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DATE: SUB,JECT: FROM: THRU: TO: UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGIONS 77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604 MAY 1 3 2019 CLEAN AIR ACT INSPECTION REPORT Mankato Iron & Metal Inc., Mankato, Minnesota Shilpa Patel, Environmental Engineer AECAB (MN/OH) Dakota Prentice, Acting Section Chief AECAB (MN/OH) File BASIC INFORMATION Facility Name: Mankato Iron & Metal Inc. Facility Location: 215 \V Elm Street, Mankato, M:innesota 56001 Date oflnspection: 5/2/19 EPA Inspectors: 1. Shilpa Patel, Environmental Engineer 2. Scott Connolly, Environmental Engineer Other Attendees: 1. Ron Pooler, Non-ferrous Metal Buyer & Supervisor Contact Email Address: mktoim@hickorytech.net Purpose of Inspection: To determine compliance with the Clean Air Act Facility Type: Metal recycling yard Regulations Central to Inspection: 40 C.F.R. Part 82, Subpart F: Recycling and Emissions Reduction Arrival Time: 2:22 pm Departure Time: 3:05 pm Inspection Type: !YI Ur!snno,.2;-;c('d Tnspecti0T'! D Announced Inspection OPENING CONFERENCE IZI Credentials Presented IZI CBI warning to facility provided The following infonnation was obtained verbally from Mr. Pooler unless otherwise noted. Process Description: Mankato Iron & Metal Inc. accepts ferrous and non-ferrous metals for recycling from the general public and industrial suppliers. The facility accepts white goods, appliances and refrigeration components. Cars are not accepted at this facility. The material accepted are sorted by metal type. The facility also operates an aluminum shredder and an aluminum sweat furnace. The furnace is operated about 4 days a week, accepts about a ton of charge and has an afterburner. Some information in this section is considered confidential business information (CBI) and is located in the CBI Attachment. Staff Interview: Mr. Pooler stated that it requires appliances to be drained of refrigerants prior to accepting appliances. Any appliances with refrigerant are sent to GreenTech who drains the refrigerant, then sells the appliances back to the facility. No refrigerant recovery is performed on-site. The facility does not have verification statements or contracts verifying that appliances with evacuated refrigerants were recovered properly. EPA asked to review the file of documents maintained by the facility for its customers that sell white good that previously contained refrigerants. Mr. Pooler stated he did not know where the file is. TOUR INFORMATION EPA toured the facility: Yes Data Collected and Observations: EPA observed the aluminum shredder and sweat furnace. Neither were operating during the . tour. EPA observed the scrap pile where accepted materials are initially unloaded and the aluminum scrap that would be processed by.the sweat furnace. Photos: were not taken during the inspection. Field Measurements: were not taken during this inspection. Page 2 of 4 CLOSING CONFERENCE Requested <lnctu11e11ts: e Documentation collected from customers \:vho 1he facility purdmses appliances from that previously contained refrigeranL EPA stated it would foHo\.v-up \,Vith the facility 10 sec the docurnentation. ~nm,nanceAssiBtance.: \Ve gave an O\'en:1ew of the regulatory requ1rernents and options ir: 40 C.FJt Part 82. Subpart F, a.nd ar1swcrcd prelirninary questjons: abou1 tbe S ! G N A T\JRES ., Report /\, Uthor: --~-,-:--_:_c_:,~'--'--'f'--'"c.."'_,:__'~-',d'---'c_'.'J__-:--_.,_c::/;_:_~- - - Section Chief Date: - - - - ' - - - - Page 3 of 4 Facility Name: Mankato Jrnn & Metal Inc. Facility Location: 215 W Elm Street, Mankato, Minnesota Date oflnspection: 5/2/19 APPENDICES AND ATTACHMENTS 1. Confidential Business Information Attachment Page 4 of 4