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e e ,," ) \ .~ " , " ' --r'f'---'-- . - A~ CE...RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. ON-SITE RECOVERY FREON RECLAMATION REFRIGERANT SALES June 22, 1999 Doug Knuepper City of La Porte, Planning Dept. P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77572 RE: Conditional Permit Dear Mr. Knuepper, At the City Council's meeting on June 14, 1999, several issues surfaced regarding our, request for a special permit to operate in a Light Industrial area. This letter will clarifY those issues. The Council wanted to know what caused the accident at our business on February 20, 1999. Please find attached the conclusions of two separate engineers hired by insurance companies involved. The tank which ruptured was purchased used and tested by a Department of Transportation approved cylinder tester. That tank, along with an identical tank, have been replaced with new, ASME coded tanks. To further reduce any risk, we have gone to much smaller tanks. Our facility is EPA approved (see attached letter). Our approval was not revoked or diminished by the above mentioned accident. It is my understanding that we are to receive three violations from OSHA as a result of their visit to our facility the day after the accident. Those violations are for (1) not having small cylinders properly secured with a chain/cage, (2) not having OSHA 2000 logs posted, and (3) lack of a proper PRY on an unrelated tank. A letter was also written to the Council by our neighbor, Ron Holt, relating dissatisfaction with how his liability claim was being handled. Our insurance carrier has assured me that they have made a fair offer of settlement to Mr. Holt, but that he has rejected that offer, The insurance company is awaiting documentation from Mr. Holt. In summary, our business is refrigerant reclamation. Recycled refrigerant is considered non-hazardous (see EPA attachment). The material we use is also non-flammable. We P.O. BOX 2011 II LA PORTE, TEXAS 77572 · (281) 470-9046 · (800) 263.7211 · FAX (281) 470-9708