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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 8
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
BASIC INFORMATION
Facility Name: Hilcorp South Evaporation Facility
Facility Lat/Long: 41.556516, -109.979796
RCRA ID: WYR000207571
Notification Status: Non-notifier
Facility Contact: Matt Henderson 713-289-2970
Date of Inspection: May 16, 2023 Lead Inspector: Annette Maxwell, U.S. EPA
Arrival Time: 8:45 a.m. Departure Time: 8:50 a.m.
Other Attendees: 1. Dennis Lamb, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ)
Type and Purpose of Inspection: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Facility Type: Oilfield Waste Disposal Facility
Applicable Statute to Inspection: RCRA Section 7003
Inspection Type: Unannounced Inspection Joint: U.S. EPA and WDEQ
OPENING CONFERENCE
Facility Operator: Hilcorp Energy Company
General Facility and Process Description: The Hilcorp South Evaporation Facility is an OWDF that receives non-hazardous RCRA Subtitle C-exempt E&P oilfield waste for storage, treatment and disposal. The Facility has been issued a permit to operate a OWDF by WDEQ. The Facility includes one evaporation pond, a storage tank battery and a tanker truck offload area.
TOUR INFORMATION
No opening conference was conducted because no Facility representatives were available. The Facility pedestrian gate was open at the time of our arrival.
Facility Name: Hilcorp South Evaporation Facility Facility Location: 41.556516, -109.979796 Date of Inspection: May 16, 2023 Areas of the Facility toured:
evaporation pond, tank battery, and tanker offload area. Data Collected and Observations: During the walk-through, I observed that the facility does not have a slop/skim (separation) pit. I did not observe oil floating on the surface of the evaporation pond and did not collect any photographs during the inspection. No spills were observed in the tank battery or other areas of the facility. No bird or other wildlife mortalities were observed. CLOSING CONFERENCE No closing conference was conducted because no facility representatives were available. SIGNATURE
ANNETTE MAXWELL Date: 2023.07.12 05:17:13 -06'00' Digitally signed by ANNETTE MAXWELL
Lead Inspector: ________________________________________________ Annette Maxwell, RCRA Inspector
Digitally signed by JANICE
JANICE PEARSON PEARSON
Supervisor: ___________________________D_a_t_e_: 2_0_2_3_.0_7_.1_2_1_1_:1_1_:1_7_-_0_6_'0_0_' _ Janice A. Pearson, Manager RCRA & OPA Enforcement Branch Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
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