Automobile Salvage & Recycling
Automobile salvage yards, vehicle dismantling, outdoor vehicle and equipment storage, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling and processing, materials handling and sorting facilities.
COMMON POLLUTANTS: Suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), chemical oxygen demand (COD), oil and grease (O&G), Floatables
In 1990, permitting regulations were developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
These regulations control stormwater discharges under Sector M (Automobile Salvage Yards) and covers activities related to dismantling of used motor vehicles for the purpose of selling parts and the wholesale or retail distribution of used motor vehicle parts. Common pollutant sources associated with automobile salvage yards may include oils, anti-freeze, batteries, gasoline, waste disposal, sanitary water and vehicle wash water may discharge to receiving waters or to a municipal separate storm sewer system.
The NPDES regulations also cover discharges from Sector N (Scrap Recycling Facilities) and covers activities such as merchant wholesalers and source separated recycling. Pollutant sources associated with recycling yards include metal segregation, processing, welding and cutting, and baling. Dependent on the types of metals handled, the pollutants from this type of facility can include TSS, oil, COD and other organics, metals and nutrients.
Whatever the nature of your business, or the activities you engage in to run your business, you are at risk of releasing contaminants such as TSS, organics and heavy metals into receiving waters. Your business needs to stay in compliance and off the radar. StormwateRx staff understand this and we have the products that fit your industrial business and financial needs.
Facility Types and Sources:
- Automotive wrecking and dismantling for scrap wholesale
- Materials recovery facilities (MRFs)
- Scrap metals recyclers
- Ferrous metal recycling
Facility Types and Sources:
- Non-ferrous metal recyclers
- Battery recyclers and re-claimers
- Paper, cardboard, plastic, glass recycling
- Source separated recycling
General Permit Designations:
- Sector M – Automobile Salvage Yards
- Sector N – Scrap Recycling Facilities
- SIC 5015, 5093
PRODUCTS APPLICABLE TO THIS SECTOR
Our treatment and filtration systems are designed to remove many of the pollutants that your site can generate: TSS, heavy metals, oil and grease. Our treatment trains provide progressively cleaner water to maximize efficiency. The heart of our treatment systems for metal processing facilities is the Aquip® enhanced stormwater filtration system. Aquip® may be paired with our Clara® stormwater plug-flow separator or our Purus® stormwater polishing system for ultimate filtration results.
Once your treatment system is installed, StormwateRx trains your staff to operate and maintain the equipment for the best results at the lowest cost. We follow up with inspection and maintenance service to ensure your treatment system operates at maximum efficiency and keeps you in compliance with changing regulatory requirements.
Our stormwater treatment systems work, and we have the track record to prove it. Many of our salvage and recycling industry clients are repeat customers and referral sources. Our customers believe in us because our passion for clean water drives us to build the finest industrial stormwater filtration systems available. We know our products will serve the needs of your business, efficiently and cost-effectively.
PROJECT PROFILES:
Salvage & Recycling
Sullivan Scrap Metals, Hatboro, PA
Clara® 40C
Davis Industries, Lorton, VA
Aquip®, Purus®
Calbag Metals Company, Portland, OR
Clara®, Aquip®, Purus®
Atlas Iron and Metals Company, CA
Clara®, Aquip®