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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
Company Name: Facility Name: Facility Physical Location:
(city, state, zip code) Mailing address:
(city, state, zip code) County/Parish: Facility Phone Number Facility Contact:
09/15/2021 RCRA Hazardous Waste
WWF Operating Company Danone Wave 3333 3333 Dan Morton Dr. Dallas, TX 75236 Same as above
Dallas 214-907-3466 Scott Hazelton
EHS Manager
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
NA TXD055333819 NA 311511 - Fluid Milk Manufacturing --
Personnel participating in inspection:
Debra Pandak
EPA Region 6
Inspector
EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
Debra Pandak
DEBRA
PANDAK
Digitally signed by DEBRA PANDAK DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=DEBRA PANDAK, 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003655850 Date: 2021.09.16 14:06:39 -05'00'
JEFFREY
YURK
Digitally signed by JEFFREY YURK DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=JEFFREY YURK, 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003652717 Date: 2021.09.16 12:19:08 -05'00'
Jeff Yurk
Date
9/16/21
Date
6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020)
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Section I - INTRODUCTION
Danone 3333
Inspection Date 09/15/2021
PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION I, Debra Pandak, EPA Region 6 inspector arrived at Danone Wave 3333 (Danone) at 1:07 pm on 09/15/2021 for an unannounced inspection. I met with Scott Hazelton, Health and Safety Manager for an opening conference. I presented my credentials and informed Mr. Hazelton that this was an EPA inspection to evaluate the facilities compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations.
The scope of the inspection is a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) and includes evaluation of the facility's hazardous waste management activities.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION Danone is part of Danone North America, a food and beverage company whose brands includes: Activia, DanActive and Oikos. Danone has more than 6,000 employees and 14 production locations across the U.S. and Canada.
The facility registered as Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) in 2017.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS
EPA's review of RCRAinfo database show Danone generates hazardous wastes from the production of food and beverage products and facility maintenance. Waste registered include, characteristic waste codes: D001 D002 D006 D007 D008 D009 D011 D018 D019 D020 D030 D031 D032 D033 D034 D035 D036 D038 D039 D042, and Listed Waste: F005. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) registration data show over 27 active waste codes (hazardous and non-hazardous).
Based on waste generation in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Danone potentially generated quantities of hazardous waste triggering Small Quantity or Large Quantity Generator status requirements (greater than 100 kgs/month generation rate). TCEQ Annual Waste Summary reports are summarized and show hazardous waste quantities generated per year. Associated manifests of concern are identified for reference.
2018 AWS
2019 AWS
2020 AWS
1,465 kgs
1,919 kgs
1,887 kgs
Manifest Date
Manifest #
Kgs Reported
Waste Code(s)
09/11/2018
018911930 JJK
9,026
90071101, 90081051, 90071101
02/11/2019 001142442VES
1,597
D001
12/21/2020 001180882VES
1,887
D001, 5225219H
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Danone 3333
Inspection Date 09/15/2021
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN I provided a Notice of Potential Violation and Opportunity to Confer (NOPVOC) letter to Mr. Hazelton. The NOPVOC identified the following concerns:
Notification - Failure to notify the EPA or authorized state adequately describing the hazardous waste generating activity at the Facility pursuant to Section 3010(a) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6930(a), and the regulation at 30 TAC 335.6.
Hazardous Waste Determination - Failure to conduct a hazardous waste determination pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 262.11 and 30 TAC 335.62.
EPA requested information specific to facility operations and hazardous waste management as part of the NOPVOC letter. Section IV - FOLLOW UP EPA extended Danone the opportunity to advise the Agency via a conference call, or in writing, of any further information the EPA should consider with respect to the potential violations of the RCRA and the implementing regulations. Danone has 14 days to notify EPA if interested in participating in an opportunity to confer with the Agency.
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