2020 Environmental 101 Seminar
Bryant Esch, Waupaca Foundry Inc.
• Overview of metalcasting issues for the environmental manager
• Potential environmental impacts of metalcasting processes
• Overview of major laws and regulations affecting foundries
• Overview of environmental management systems
• Online information reference resource
Larry Bowers, McWane, Inc.;
Bryant Esch, Waupaca Foundry Inc.
• Waste management laws
• Waste management regulations
• Identification and classification of foundry wastes
• Testing/point of generation/baghouse dusts
• Waste generator requirements o Storage, accumulation and labeling
o Containers, emergency response, planning
and training
o Waste minimization and shipment
• Management of other wastes
o Oily wastes, empty containers, aerosol cans,
contaminated wipes/rags, universal waste
o Other non-hazardous foundry process wastes
Recordkeeping and reporting
Craig Schmeisser, Mad River Strategies; Jeet Radia, McWane Inc.; Kathy Moore, Keramida Inc.
• Clean Air Act
• Review of basic terms and concepts
• Basic emission estimation techniques
• Air permitting
o Construction permits, operating permits
o Major Source/Minor Sources, PSD/NSR avoidance concepts
• NESHAPs — Applicable MACT and GACT requirements review
• Stack testing basics — What you need to know
• Air dispersion modeling basics
• Air pollution control systems commonly used in foundries
• Neighborhood issues commonly encountered by foundries
• Road to Success: Air Professionals Top 10
Paul Turpin
• Introduction to the Clean Water Act
o Structure of the act, definition of
“Waters of the U.S.”
o Use designations, water quality criteria, and
use impairments
o Anti-degradation, technology-based vs. water
quality-based
o Effluent limits
• Types of permits
o Section 402 — Wastewater, Stormwater
o Indirect discharge — Industrial pretreatment o Section 404
• Metal Molding and Castings (foundries)
• Categorical pretreatment standards
• Monitoring and reporting overview
• Common compliance pitfalls
Larry Bowers, McWane Inc.
• Introduction to the EPA Stormwater Management Program
o Applicability and relationship to state permits
o Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
(SWPPP) development
(Introduction to AFS template)
o Non-numeric technology-based effluent limits
o Benchmark monitoring
o Visual evaluations
o Routine and comprehensive inspections
o Corrective actions and the iterative process
• State permit variability
• Metalcasting specific opportunities and challenges
• Overview of common administrative management practices
• Overview of available structural controls (treatment
• Common compliance pitfalls
6A. Major Regulations for Metalcasters
Greg Kramer, ME Global
• Laws and regulations affecting foundries:
o CERCLA (aka Superfund), SARA, EPCRA, TSCA,
FIFRA (all w/ EPA) and HMTA (w/DOT)
• Asbestos
• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
• Pesticides and radiation
• Testing
6B. Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
Mack Overton, Keramida, Inc.
• Who is subject to SPCC rules? What are the requirements?
• What to do when you are subject to SPCC?
• Common compliance issues
6C. Beneficial Reuse and Recycling
Mike Lenahan, KB Foundry Services
6D. Management Issues
Greg Kramer, ME Global; Mack Overton, Keramida Inc.
• Recordkeeping and reporting
• Training requirements
• Regulatory inspections (EPA, state, local) – Do’s and Don’t’s
• Community relations
• Questions and Answers