2006 Additional Environmental Achievements

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In addition to air emissions, IC/GN Companies reduced other environmental impacts; namely the use of hazardous materials, energy, and water and the generation of hazardous waste. The table below summarizes the IC/GN Companies’ 2006 environmental achievements not directly related to air emissions and their potential impacts to the community.

YEAR 2: 2006 ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS (NOT RELATED TO AIR EMISSIONS)
Environmental Results	Company	Reduction Goal	Reduction Achieved	Quantity Reduced	Community Benefit
Energy	Able Engineering	5%	6.6%	191,904 kwh		Energy use reductions by IC/GN Companies benefit the community by decreasing overall energy demand and associated impacts to regional air quality from power generation and transmission.
	National Gypsum	7%	5.17%	6,985,369 kwh
	ON Semiconductor	5%	42.3%	64,916,193 kwh
	Schuff Steel Company	20%	27.6%	1,940,973 kwh
	Total			74,034,439 kwh
Hazardous Material Use and Disposal	Able Engineering					By reducing hazardous material use and hazardous waste generation, IC/GN Companies reduce the potential for spills and inadvertent releases from storage, handling and transport of hazardous materials through the South Phoenix community.
	Hazardous solid waste	100%	100%	42,480 lbs
	Hazardous liquid waste	20%	77.1%	27,593 lbs
	Hexavalent chrome	20%	31%	552 lbs
	Schuff Steel
	Xylene	90%	100%	7,033 lbs
	VOCs	20%	19.6%	4,143 lbs
	Super Radiator Coils
	Stamping oil	10%	37.5%	3,467 lbs
	PERC (Tetrachloroethylene)	5%	13.7%	7,406 lbs
	UCSC Inc .
	Lead content in product	0%	63.5%	17 lbs
	Total			92,691 lbs
Water Use	Able Engineering	20%	7.1%	7,749 gal		Water conservation by IC/GN Companies decrease demand for potable water, a scarce resource in Arizona’s desert climate.
Water Use	Total			7,749 gal

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