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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 Page 2 of 2