OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010
2003 Performance Track Annual Performance Report















3M ESPE
A090016
 Year 3 Annual Performance Report

























SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1Name of your facility:
3M ESPE

A.2Name of your parent company:
3M Company

A.3Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:
  Name:Ms. Megan Trempe
  Title:Environmental Engineer
  Phone:(949) 863-1360
  Fax:(949) 863-7023
  Email:mktrempe@mmm.com

A.4
Facility location:
  Street Address:2111 McGaw Ave
  Address Cont:
  City:Irvine
  State:CA
  Zip Code:92614


Mailing address (if different from above):
  Mailing Address:
  Address Cont:
  City:
  State:
  Zip Code:

A.5
Facility's website address (if any):

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:
339114        

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? If yes, please list them here:

No Changes


A.9
Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period? If yes, please describe these changes here.

No Changes


SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.aWhen was an EMS assessment last conducted by an independent party at your facility?
2003

If an assessment was conducted during 2003, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.

Type
Scope
Dates
ISO 14001 The facility was audited against the requirements of ISO 14001 standards. This is part of a bi-annual ISO 14001 recertification audit.   January  2003  
ISO 14001 The facility was audited against the requirements of ISO 14001 standards. This is part of a bi-annual ISO 14001 recertification audit.   July  2003  



B.1.bWhen was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?
2003

If an assessment was conducted during 2003, please provide the scope and month(s) of each assessment.

Scope
Dates

An annual internal EMS audit was conducted to determine if the plant's environmental activities conform to the requirements described in the 3M ESPE Environmental Management System Policy Manual.

June  2003



B.1.cWhen was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?
2003

If an audit was conducted during 2003, please provide the scope and the month(s) of each audit, and indicate who conducted the audit(s) (e.g., facility staff, corporate groups, third party). (Don't include audits, inspections, or site visits by regulatory or external organizations).

Scope
Dates
Who conducted the audit

Internal audit against the requirements of ISO 14001 standards.

June  2003Tony Tran, ISO 14001 certified internal auditor



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.

3M ESPE conducts monthly cross departmental audits in which associates of one department review the environmental, safety and health practices of another department. Issues identified are reviewed on a monthly basis until closed.

B.1.eBriefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.

There were no corrective actions identified. Improvements have been made in the following areas: chemical tracking, California environmental regulations refresher training, and industrial wastewater monitoring.

B.1.fHas your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?
No such instances identified



B.1.gWhen was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?
August  2003
Who was the senior manager present at the review?
Name: Mr. Allen Amundson
Title: Plant Engineering Manager

B.2.aISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?
Yes

B.2.bIs your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?


B.3Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?
January  2003

B.4Progress Toward Achieving Objectives and Targets. 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 in Section C. 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? Yes



Environmental Aspect
Progress Made This Year (e.g., quantitative or qualitative improvements, activities conducted)
Waste MinimizationContinue to recycle our abrasive material. The material is incinerated than the energy earned is converted to electricity for homes.
Air Emissions ReductionEliminated a product that was significant in emitting Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Energy UseCompressed air system: installed a 75 hp variable compressor to replace a 150 hp compressor.


SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS

COMMITMENT 1

Category:Waste
Aspect:Total Solid Waste
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
120
137
126
83.7
114
Measurement Units:
tons
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Pounds of dental product produced
Normalized Quantity per year:
120
114.17
96.92
64.38
114
* Estimated

C.1.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Continue to monitor the progress of a Six Sigma project that identified a recyclable material, inherent abrasive waste, produced from our abrasive disc process. We removed the inherent abrasive waste from our landfill waste stream to recycle through a vendor for combustion. The energy generated from combustion is used to heat homes.

C.1.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).
NA



COMMITMENT 2

Category:Air Emissions
Aspect:Emissions of VOCs
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
3.73
3.28
2.25
2.45
3.54
Measurement Units:
tons
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Pounds of dental product produced
Normalized Quantity per year:
3.73
2.73
1.73
1.88
3.54
* Estimated

C.2.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
A new environmentally friendly dental restorative product launched in 2002 (uses technology that condenses and captures vapors) enabled an older product that significately emitted methanol and acetic acid, Volatile Organic Compounds, to be eliminated.

C.2.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).
NA



COMMITMENT 3

Category:Energy Use
Aspect:Total Energy Use
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
15,700
15,500
16,500
16979
14,900
Measurement Units:
mmBtu
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Pounds of dental product produced
Normalized Quantity per year:
15,700
12916.67
12692.31
13060.77
14900
* Estimated

C.3.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Used the Six Sigma methodology to identify and reduce major energy contributors. Installed automatic shut off lights in warehouse and offices.

C.3.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).
NA



COMMITMENT 4

Category:Waste
Aspect:Hazardous Solid Waste
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
42
40
45.9
49
40
Measurement Units:
tons
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Pounds of dental product produced
Normalized Quantity per year:
42
33.33
35.31
37.69
40
* Estimated

C.4.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Hazardous waste oil (non-RCRA) is treated offsite for energy recovery.

C.4.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).
NA


SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING




D.1Please 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.

Submitted press release to Orange County Register for print.

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

Press Releases


Attachments (if applicable) :
2002 NEPT Press Release.doc