10-22-12 Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors

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Bayport -Physical Plant The Bayport facility is situated on 2.5 acres of land located in the Bayport Industrial Complex, Pasadena, Texas. The facility was constructed in 1999 on virgin property zoned strictly industrial. All truck handling and material processing operations are conducted within a sealed concrete containment area designed to eliminate the possibility of environmental contamination. The Bayport facility is routinely inspected by a variety of regulatory agencies and has never been cited for a major violation. A closure bond has been established with the TCEQ in the form of a paid-in trust to cover potential clean up expenses in the event of facility closure. The Bayport facility is registered with the U.S. EPA and the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as a used oil processor and transporter. The facility is permitted by the U.S. Coast Guard as a mobile transfer facility and by the TCEQ as a non-hazardous industrial waste processing facility. The U.S. EPA has determined that the Bayport facility is acceptable for the receipt of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants (excluding RCRA hazardous waste) from Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) response actions. Intergulf’s Bayport facility recovers several thousand barrels of oil/fuel and recovered products per month that is blended onsite then sold into utility fuel oil, gasoline blendstock market, and commercial chemical product markets. Residual waste water rd generated from the fuel recovery operation and waste water received from 3party generators is pretreated using a variety of approved methods prior to discharge via pipeline to Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority (GCA). GCA is a state-chartered authority created to provide regional waste treatment services to industry. Wastewater discharged is allowed under a permit withGCA to its Bayport plant. The physical plant and facility consists of 2 office buildings with asphalt parking lot, plant processing area of approximately 22,000 square feet which contains 6 truck loading/unloading stations, rail spur for rail car transfers, 18 assorted storage/processing tanks with a total capacity of 700,000 gallons, two steam boilers, DAF (dissolved air floatation unit), filter press, mix tank, solids handing unit, and associated pumps, valves, piping, filters, walkways, controls, carbon absorption canisters, etc. Our onsite laboratory supports all phases of operations including material screening and oil and water quality. The Bayport plant is equipped to handle both truck and rail shipments. Intergulf also provides off site waste services and transportation using our fleet and vacuum, tank trucks, and drum transports.