TRI Pollution Prevention Report for MOTIVA - PORT ARTHUR CHEMICALS and Chlorine

Facility ID: 77641TXCCHGATE2

Facility Name and Address:
MOTIVA - PORT ARTHUR CHEMICALS
4241 SAVANNAH AVE
PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640

Parent Company: ARAMCO SERVICES CO

Industry: Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110)
Chemical: Chlorine

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

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*
2010			Other Environmental Practices - The reported chlorine emissions are a result of malfunctions. All other chlorine use associated with cooling tower water treatment is assumed to be transformed in the water and released as chloroform. Per the response to Question 488 of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) guidance document (EPA 745-B-98-004) titled "EPCRA Section 313 Questions and Answers - Revised 1998 Version," a facility meeting the activity threshold may report the amount of chlorine released as zero if the chlorine is transformed in the waste stream prior to any release. Chloroform manufactured in this manner is below the activity threshold of 25,000 lbs and therefore is not reportable.

*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.