Site
visit:
Crystal
Lake
Automotive,
Inc.
16055
Buck
Hill
Road
Lakeville,
MN
55044
Participants:
Jim
Siegfried­
Crystal
Lake
Marv
Hays­
Crystal
Lake
Teena
Wooten­
EPA
OSW
Jim
O'Leary­
EPA­
OSW
Nancy
Ellefson­
MN
Pollution
Control
Agency
Date:
May
10,
2006
Jim
O'Leary
and
Teena
Wooten
with
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Nancy
Ellefson
with
the
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
Agency
visited
the
Crystal
Lake
Automotive
facility
in
Lakeville,
MN
on
May
10,
2006.
Mr.
Siegfried
escorted
the
group
to
the
painting
area
where
he
introduced
Mr.
Hays.
The
group
watched
a
technician
remove
sealer
from
a
car.
He
first
sprayed
a
small
amount
of
solvent
on
the
vehicle
and
then
used
a
disposable
towel
to
remove
the
solvent
and
sealer.
A
petroleum­
based
solvent
is
used
for
the
initial
cleaning.
Before
painting,
the
technician
will
use
a
water­
soluble
solvent.
After
use,
the
wipe,
which
is
considered
an
industrial
solid
waste,
is
thrown
into
the
trash
container.

Crystal
Lake
uses
disposal
wipes
for
its
degreasing
operations.
The
facility
changed
to
disposal
wipes
approximately
six
years
ago
because
of
the
lint
from
reusable
wipes.
Crystal
Lake
also
changed
from
applying
the
solvent
to
the
wipe
to
using
a
sprayer.
This
reduced
the
quantity
of
solvent
needed
and
the
number
of
wipes
used.
The
facility
is
a
very
small
quantity
user
under
the
MPCA
criteria.
Crystal
Lake
uses
a
solvent
containing
vat
to
clean
the
spray
guns.
Once
used
the
solvent
is
reclaimed
on
site.
By
reclaiming
the
solvent,
the
facility
has
reduced
its
waste
from
12
drums
of
sludge
to
one
drum.
