DSHW-2018-005942 - 0901a0688085cb45

UST MEDIA
SITE VISIT
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June 19,2018
UST Media
Freeport Center
Davis
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12:08 PM / 2:00 PM
Clear, sunny, mild breeze, 70's
Otis Willoughby and Karen Wallner
DWMRC: Otis Willoughby, Karen Wallner
Justin Beard, Karl Nieman, Ryan Shaw, HAFB
Mark Padilla, UST Media
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R3 15: R3 | 5 -262, R3 I 5 -268, R3 | 5 -27 3 and R3 I 5 -263
of the Utah Administrative Code
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this Site Visit was to investigate the current situation at UST Media
regarding management of blast media. UST Media is a former US Technologies site. UST
Media manages the supply of new blast media and collection for recycling of spent blast
media at Hill Air Force Base. This facility also receives spent blast media from other Air
Force and commercial sources.
The DWMRC inspectors and HAFB Environmental Personnel met Mark Padilla at the
UST Media facility location. Mark indicated that he generally ships three to four
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truckloads of spent blast media per month to facilities in Georgia or Kentucky. However,Mark said that the last truckload that was shinn.o was in aprifzota. Upon entering thefacility, the inspectors observed that the facility was near "apacity and that the materialswere no longer organizedin an orderly manner. Mark indicated that the receiving facilitiesin Kentucky and Georgia have halted the shipments and appear to be backlogged withspent media at their facilities as well.
The inspectors observed general housekeeping to be in disanay. pallets and containerswere disorganized and spent blast media was found spilled on the floor. Theseobservations were contrary to visits in2016 and20li.
Mark indicated that all material currently onsite has been received during 20Ig. Inspectorsinquired about an operating log for the facility. Information communicated to theinspectors indicated that 19m9of this operational information is kept with HAFB, some ofthe information is kept with UST Media at the Freeport center, and some of theinformation is kept with UST Media at their ohio headquarters. Justin Beard offered tocollect the information from all three facilities and provide it to DWMRC.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS: As directed.
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Date: _June 19, 2018
ATTACHMENTS:UST Media Site Visit photographs.
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UST Media Site Visit PhotoeraPhs
View from the entrance to the UST Media facility. Note the waste stored immediately adjacent to the
doorway. Containers with yellow labels are waste from HAFB.
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View of waste just inside the UST Media facility.
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View of the stacks of waste looking down an aisle to the west.
Stacked drums of new blast media.
supersacks and 55-gallon drums of spent blast media from HAFB (yellow labels).
More supersacks and 55-gallon drums of spent blast media from HAFB. Note stacked drums with yellow
labels in the background.
Another view of the supersacks and 55-gallon drums of spent blast media from HAFB.
A view of the warehouse general storage conditions and volume. Fifty-five gallon drums are stacked
four levels high in the background.
A view of the stacked waste from approximately the center of the warehouse towards the west side of
the facility.
Photograph showing the shrink-wrapped palletized bags of new blast media stored adjacent to the
spent blast media drums and supersacks. Note the supersack of spent blast media stacked on top of
the new product.
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A closer view of the intermingled product and waste storage.
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A view towards the south side of the facility. Mixed product and waste storage can be seen. Note the
lack of aisle space among the stacked waste.
Spilled spent blast media observed on the facility floor.
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A view of supersacks in the foreground and 55-gallon drums stacked four levels high in the background.
A view of the tight storage of waste materials.
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Storage of supersacks and drums of spent blast media. Supersack weigh approximately 2,000 pounds.
HAFB label showing the waste description, "spent blast media recycled through UST."