TRI Pollution Prevention Report for WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE and Lead compounds

Facility ID: 69361WSTRN2100E

Facility Name and Address:
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE
2100 E OVERLAND DR
SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 69361

Parent Company: WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE

Industry: Beet Sugar Manufacturing (311313)
Chemical: Lead compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - In February 2023 this facility will be replaced its coal-fired boilers with new, natural gas-fired boilers. Coal consumption in 2023 will cease, and therefore lead releases will be greatly reduced.
2021			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - In the winter of 2022, this facility will be replacing its coal-fired boilers with new, natural gas-fired boilers. Coal consumption shortly thereafter will cease, and therefore lead releases will be greatly reduced.
2020			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - In September 2022, this facility will be replacing its coal-fired boilers with new, natural gas-fired boilers. Coal consumption will cease and so will lead releases.
2016			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Design function at this time.

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.