CONTACT
REPORT
From:
Dave
Reeves
Date
of
Contact:
September
9,
2002
Company/
Agency:
JVC
Magnetics
America
Company
#
1
JVC
Road
Tuscaloosa,
AL
35405
Telephone
Number:
(
205)
556
­
7111
[
main];
(
205)
554
­
5220
[
direct]

Person
Contacted:
Steve
Perkra
[
pronounced
"
Per­
keer­
a"],
Environmental
Manager
CONTACT
SUMMARY:
I
called
JVC
to
inquire
about
reported
emissions
from
the
facility.
Mr.
Perkra
verified
that
the
facility
only
produces
magnetic
tape,
so
all
of
the
reported
TRI
emissions
are
related
to
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
operations.
Mr.
Perkra
also
verified
the
reported
TRI
emissions
of
MEK
(
84
tons)
and
toluene
(
55
tons)
for
the
year
2000.

I
asked
Mr.
Perkra
if
there
have
been
any
significant
process
or
equipment
changes
in
the
past
10
years
(
when
EPA
and
MRI
last
visited
the
facility).
He
informed
me
that
the
facility
now
uses
two
Airco
condenser
units
to
control
solvent
emissions
at
the
facility.
The
360
condenser
unit
handles
solvent
laden
air
(
SLA)
from
the
coating
lines
and
ovens,
and
the
120
condenser
unit
handles
SLA
from
the
mix
tanks,
storage
tanks,
calendaring,
and
molecular
sieves.
The
120
unit
was
installed
approximately
3
years
ago
and
replaced
an
activated
carbon
system
used
previously.

The
other
process,
equipment,
and
facility
information
in
the
previous
site
visit
trip
report
should
still
be
valid.
Mr.
Perkra
mentioned
they
use
nitrogen
blanketed
storage
tanks
and
large
mix
tanks
to
reduce
solvent
emissions
as
well.
