Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP 2006 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010

2006 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP
A040127
Year 2 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2005 (1st Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP

A.2

Name of your parent company:

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mr. Calvin Overcash
Title:	Plant Environmental Manager, Wilmington EWP
Phone:	910.762.9878
Fax:	910.763.8178
Email:	Calvin.Overcash@LPCorp.com

A.4

Facility location:

Street Address:	2706 US Highway 421 North
Address Cont:
City:	Wilmington
State:	NC
Zip Code:	28401
Mailing address (if different from above):
Mailing Address:	2706 US Highway 421 North
Address Cont:
City:	Wilmington
State:	NC
Zip Code:	28401
If your facility has multiple street addresses, please list any other addresses for its sites or buildings.

A.5

Facility's website address (if any):

http://www.lpcorp.com

A.6

Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:

100-499

A.7

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is(are) used to classify business at the facility:

321213

A.8

In your application and, perhaps, in previous annual performance reports, you described what your facility does or makes. Have there been any (additional) changes to your facility's list of products and/or activities?

Yes

If yes, please list them here:

This facility no longer manufactures wooden I-Joists. It only manufactures wooden laminated veneer lumber (LVL).

A.9

Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period?

If yes, please describe these changes here:

Section B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a

When was an EMS assessment last conducted by an independent party at your facility?

None conducted in last three years

B.1.b

When was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?

2006

If an assessment was conducted during 2006, please provide the scope and month(s) of each assessment.

Scope	Dates
A comprehensive EMS assessment was conducted by the Plant Environmental Manager.	October 2006
A comprehensive EMS assessment was conducted by the EMS Team.	November 2006

B.1.c

When was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?

None conducted in last three years

If an assessment was not conducted in 2006, please indicate when your next audit is scheduled.

The next coprorate audit is scheduled for fourth quarter 2007.

B.1.d

(Optional) If you would like to describe any other audits or inspections that were conducted at your facility, please do so here.

B.1.e

Briefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.

No corrective actions were necessary. Areas were identified that, while not deficient, could use more attention to reach a higher level of effectiveness. These areas include increased Superviser involvement in training, more interaction with the community, development of a more comprehensive disaster recovery plan, and investigation of further areas for cost reduction.

B.1.f

Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?

No such instances identified

If no, please explain your plans to correct these instances.

B.1.g

When was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?

June 06

Who was the senior manager present at the review?

Name: Mr. James Waddell

Title: Plant Manager

B.2.a

ISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?

B.2.b

Is your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?

B.3 Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?

March 05

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

C.1 COMMITMENT 1

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's first commitment is to improve the management of the facility's non-hazardous waste.

C.1.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

The facility continued recycling efforts by recycling wood waste and aluminum cans instead of sending it to solid waste. In addition efforts continued to reduce solid waste generation by improving production yield. Wood waste recycling decreased as a result of improved yield. By producing product more efficiently, less wood waste and less landfill material were generated. Material sent to the landfill increased as a result of conducting several capital improvement projects during the reporting period.

Activities Conducted During 2005:
The facility continued recycling efforts by recycling wood waste and aluminum cans instead of sending it to solid waste. In addition efforts continued to reduce solid waste generation by improving production yield. Wood waste recycling and landfilling both decreased as a result of improved yield. By producing product more efficiently, less wood waste and less landfill material were generated. Metal recycling decreased because we switched from using primarily metal banding to primarily plastic banding.

C.1.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Waste Management Method Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

2004 2005 2006 2007

Landfill

Specify other:
740 386 418 Tons

Specify other:

Reused/recycled off-site

Specify other:
705 565 540 Tons

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

C.1.c Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Non Hazardous Waste 1,445.00 951.00 418.00 n/a Tons

Specify other:

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 0.92 .72

Total Non Hazardous Waste 1,445.00 1,033.70 580.56 1,445.00 Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Tons of I-joists and LVL produced.

C.1.e Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

C.2 COMMITMENT 2

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's second commitment is to reduce the facility's total water use.

C.2.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Normalized water use was reduced as compared to 2005. However, no further activities have been identified that will result in a reduced water usage at the facility. We will continue to explore opportunities.

Activities Conducted During 2005:
A Quality Assurance procedure that used the potable water supply to pull a vacuum was modified. The water supply mechanism was replaced with a pneumatic pump to pull the vacuum, thus eliminating the water use. Water use eliminated during 2005 was 4,750 gallons. This specific elimination of water use accounts for the water use reduction committment. However, as can be seen, overall water use at the facility increased in spite of eliminating this specific water use. Water use will be further investigated and additional methods to reduce water use will be explored.

C.2.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.

Calendar Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 Goal Units

Actual Quantity (per year) 1,143,000 1,223,000 913,000 n/a Gallons

Specify other:

C.2.c Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 .92 .73

Normalized Quantity 1,143,000 1,329,347.83 1,250,684.93 1,127,000 Gallons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Tons of I-joists and LVL produced.

C.2.e Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

C.3 COMMITMENT 3

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's third commitment is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.

C.3.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

During 2006 a compressed air audit was conducted and the compressed air system was reconfigured and updated, based on the results of the audit, for the purpose of energy savings. Also in 2006 the sawdust collection, conveyance, and control system was reconfigured to allow for more economical operation thus saving energy costs. Both of the projects were completed toward the end of 2006. Therefore the energy use reduction will not be evident until the CY 2007 report.

Activities Conducted During 2005:
No specific activities were implemented in 2005. Activities are planned for 2006 - 2007 including having an external energy use audit conducted at the facility to determine areas or activities within the mill where energy savings can be obtained and then implementing the appropriate measures to obtain the energy use reduction. .

NOTE: Natural gas usage for baseline 2004 was incorrectly reported as 53.4 MMBtu (decimal error). The actual usage was 53,374 MMBtu. This incorrect data was reported to the PTrack Information Center and the correction was made on April 26, 2006.

C.3.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

Calendar Year 2004 2005 2006 2007

Electricity Purchased

Electricity from Grid/Utility 17,530,500 16,999,900 16,450,150 Kwh

Specify:

Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources

Specify:

Total Electricity Purchased 59,814.07 58,003.66 56,127.91 MMBtus

If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center.
SERC Virginia/Carolina

Steam

EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.

Specify:

Total Energy Generated Off-Site 59,814.07 58,003.66 56,127.91 MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

Calendar Year 2004 2005 2006 2007

Coal

Specify:

Natural Gas 53,374 51,740 47,111 MMBtus

Specify:

Crude Oil

Specify:

Fuel Oil

Specify:

Diesel

Specify:

Propane/LPG

Specify:

Gasoline

Specify:

Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells

Specify:

Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells

Specify:

Biomass

Specify:

Biodiesel

Specify:

Solar

Specify:

Wind

Specify:

Landfill Gas

Specify:

Geothermal

Specify:

Hydroelectric

Specify:

Tire Derived Fuel

Specify:

Other Fuel or Source
Specify:

Specify:

Total Energy Generated On-Site 53,374.00 51,740.00 47,111.00 MMBtus

C.3.c Total energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Actual Energy Use Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Renewable Energy Use 1,579.09 1,531.30 1,481.78 n/a MMBtus

Total Non-Renewable Energy Use 111,608.97 108,212.36 101,757.13 n/a MMBtus

Total Energy Use 113,188.07 109,743.66 103,238.91 n/a MMBtus

Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 12,079.79 11,713.19 11,178.03 n/a MTCO2E

Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags MTCO2E

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 12,079.79 11,713.19 11,178.03 n/a MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 .92 .72

Total Energy Use 113,188.07 119,286.59 143,387.38 107,206.66 MMBtus

Specify other:

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 12,079.79 12,731.73 15,525.04 11,154.18 MTCO2E

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Tons of I-joists and LVL produced.

C.3.e Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

C.4 COMMITMENT 4

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's fourth commitment is to reduce the facility's materials use.

C.4.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

A change was made to our corporate logo during this reporting period. This change required us to order all new wrapping paper with the new logo, resulting in an increased amount of waste. We believe this will decrease in the next reporting period. In addition, we are still searching for recycle opportunities for this material.

Activities Conducted During 2005:
We modified our packaging procedure to add more product per bundle. This eliminated 8 of the 16 different widths of wrapping paper, so we did not have to order and stock as much wrapping paper. It also allowed us to use less wrapping paper for the same total amount of product shipped.

C.4.b Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.

Calendar Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 Goal Units

Actual Quantity (per year) 15 9.24 10.25 n/a Tons

Specify other:

C.4.c Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 .92 .72

Normalized Quantity 15 10.04 14.24 8 Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Tons of I-joists and LVL produced.

C.4.e Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Progress Towards Other Significant Aspects of your EMS

In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Commitments. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year.

Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? No

Attachments (if applicable) :

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

D.1 Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.

A facility level environmental sustainability report was produced in conjunction with the EPA Performance Track/Ceres Facility Reporting Project. The results of this report were shared with our employees, who are our major stake holders. This report will be revised for 2006 and shared with the general public.

D.2 Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.

Web Site
URL: http://lpcorp.com

Attachments (if applicable):

OMB No. 2010-0032
SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not yet in a position to accept electronic signatures and therefore requests a faxed, signed copy of the Section E page. Please complete Section E online, then print Section E using the link on the Overview page. Section E should be signed by the senior manager of your facility and faxed it to the Performance Track Information Center at (617) 354-0463.
On behalf of Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP, I certify that: I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as specified in the National Enviromental Performance Track Program Guide. This facility, to the best of my knowledge, continues to meet all program criteria; I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this Annual Performance Report. The information contained in this report is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete; My facility has an environmental management system (EMS), as defined in the Performance Track EMS criteria, including systems to maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements, in place at the facility, and the EMS will be maintained for the duration of the facility's participation in the program; My facility has conducted an objective assessment of its compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements; and the facility has corrected all identified instances of potential or actual noncompliance; and Based on the foregoing compliance assessments and subsequent corrective actions (if any were necessary), my facility is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, currently in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements. I agree that EPA's decision whether to accept participants into or remove them from the National Environment Performance Track is wholly discretionary, and I waive any right that may exist under any law to challenge EPA's acceptance or removal decision. I am the senior manager with responsibility for the facility and am fully authorized to execute this statement on behalf of the corporation or other legal entity whose facility is part of the National Environmental Performance Track program.
Signature/Date:	______________________________________________________
Name:	Mr. James Waddell
Title:	Plant Manager
Phone Number:	910-762-9878
E-Mail Address:	james.waddell@lpcorp.com
Facility Name:	Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP
Facility Street Address:	2706 US Highway 421 North Wilmington, NC 28401
Mailing Address:	,
Performance Track ID#:	A040127

B.3	Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?
	March 05

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's first commitment is to improve the management of the facility's non-hazardous waste.
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	The facility continued recycling efforts by recycling wood waste and aluminum cans instead of sending it to solid waste. In addition efforts continued to reduce solid waste generation by improving production yield. Wood waste recycling decreased as a result of improved yield. By producing product more efficiently, less wood waste and less landfill material were generated. Material sent to the landfill increased as a result of conducting several capital improvement projects during the reporting period.
	Activities Conducted During 2005:	The facility continued recycling efforts by recycling wood waste and aluminum cans instead of sending it to solid waste. In addition efforts continued to reduce solid waste generation by improving production yield. Wood waste recycling and landfilling both decreased as a result of improved yield. By producing product more efficiently, less wood waste and less landfill material were generated. Metal recycling decreased because we switched from using primarily metal banding to primarily plastic banding.
C.1.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
Waste Management Method	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Waste Management Method	2004	2005	2006	2007	Units
Landfill Specify other:	740	386	418		Tons Specify other:
Reused/recycled off-site Specify other:	705	565	540		Tons Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:

Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Non Hazardous Waste	1,445.00	951.00	418.00		n/a	Tons Specify other:

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	0.92	.72
Total Non Hazardous Waste	1,445.00	1,033.70	580.56		1,445.00	Tons Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Tons of I-joists and LVL produced.

C.1.e	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's second commitment is to reduce the facility's total water use.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Normalized water use was reduced as compared to 2005. However, no further activities have been identified that will result in a reduced water usage at the facility. We will continue to explore opportunities.
	Activities Conducted During 2005:	A Quality Assurance procedure that used the potable water supply to pull a vacuum was modified. The water supply mechanism was replaced with a pneumatic pump to pull the vacuum, thus eliminating the water use. Water use eliminated during 2005 was 4,750 gallons. This specific elimination of water use accounts for the water use reduction committment. However, as can be seen, overall water use at the facility increased in spite of eliminating this specific water use. Water use will be further investigated and additional methods to reduce water use will be explored.
C.2.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

C.2.e	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's third commitment is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	During 2006 a compressed air audit was conducted and the compressed air system was reconfigured and updated, based on the results of the audit, for the purpose of energy savings. Also in 2006 the sawdust collection, conveyance, and control system was reconfigured to allow for more economical operation thus saving energy costs. Both of the projects were completed toward the end of 2006. Therefore the energy use reduction will not be evident until the CY 2007 report.
	Activities Conducted During 2005:	No specific activities were implemented in 2005. Activities are planned for 2006 - 2007 including having an external energy use audit conducted at the facility to determine areas or activities within the mill where energy savings can be obtained and then implementing the appropriate measures to obtain the energy use reduction. . NOTE: Natural gas usage for baseline 2004 was incorrectly reported as 53.4 MMBtu (decimal error). The actual usage was 53,374 MMBtu. This incorrect data was reported to the PTrack Information Center and the correction was made on April 26, 2006.
C.3.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	Units
Electricity Purchased
Electricity from Grid/Utility	17,530,500	16,999,900	16,450,150		Kwh Specify:
Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources					Specify:
Total Electricity Purchased	59,814.07	58,003.66	56,127.91		MMBtus
	If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center. SERC Virginia/Carolina
Steam EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.					Specify:
Total Energy Generated Off-Site	59,814.07	58,003.66	56,127.91		MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	Units
Coal					Specify:
Natural Gas	53,374	51,740	47,111		MMBtus Specify:
Crude Oil					Specify:
Fuel Oil					Specify:
Diesel					Specify:
Propane/LPG					Specify:
Gasoline					Specify:
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Biomass					Specify:
Biodiesel					Specify:
Solar					Specify:
Wind					Specify:
Landfill Gas					Specify:
Geothermal					Specify:
Hydroelectric					Specify:
Tire Derived Fuel					Specify:
Other Fuel or Source Specify:					Specify:
Total Energy Generated On-Site	53,374.00	51,740.00	47,111.00		MMBtus

Actual Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Renewable Energy Use	1,579.09	1,531.30	1,481.78		n/a	MMBtus
Total Non-Renewable Energy Use	111,608.97	108,212.36	101,757.13		n/a	MMBtus
Total Energy Use	113,188.07	109,743.66	103,238.91		n/a	MMBtus
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	12,079.79	11,713.19	11,178.03		n/a	MTCO2E
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags						MTCO2E
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	12,079.79	11,713.19	11,178.03		n/a	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	.92	.72
Total Energy Use	113,188.07	119,286.59	143,387.38		107,206.66	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	12,079.79	12,731.73	15,525.04		11,154.18	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Tons of I-joists and LVL produced.

C.3.e	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

Louisiana-Pacific, Wilmington EWP's fourth commitment is to reduce the facility's materials use.
C.4.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this commitment or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	A change was made to our corporate logo during this reporting period. This change required us to order all new wrapping paper with the new logo, resulting in an increased amount of waste. We believe this will decrease in the next reporting period. In addition, we are still searching for recycle opportunities for this material.
	Activities Conducted During 2005:	We modified our packaging procedure to add more product per bundle. This eliminated 8 of the 16 different widths of wrapping paper, so we did not have to order and stock as much wrapping paper. It also allowed us to use less wrapping paper for the same total amount of product shipped.
C.4.b	Please report your facility's actual performance.

C.4.e	Please list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are reporting these data.

D.1	Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.
	A facility level environmental sustainability report was produced in conjunction with the EPA Performance Track/Ceres Facility Reporting Project. The results of this report were shared with our employees, who are our major stake holders. This report will be revised for 2006 and shared with the general public.
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.
	Web Site
	URL: http://lpcorp.com
	Attachments (if applicable):

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

Section B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

C.1 COMMITMENT 1

C.2 COMMITMENT 2

C.3 COMMITMENT 3

C.4 COMMITMENT 4

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT