COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
BUREAU OF WASTE PREVENTION
BUSINESS COMPLIANCE DIVISION

N O T I C E

PUBLIC NOTICE OF A DRAFT HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY LICENSE AND OPTIONAL PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE THERETO PURSUANT TO MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 21C AND MASSACHUSETTS HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS, 310 CMR 30.000.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED GROUNDWATER MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS 310 CMR 30.000 AND THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS (HSWA) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).

NAME AND LOCATION OF FACILITY:

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., Marlborough
50 Brigham Street
Marlborough, MA  01752

FACILITY I.D. NUMBER: MAD088978143

PROPOSED:

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc, Marlborough is an existing on-site hazardous waste storage facility (Facility) operating under the terms of a Hazardous Waste License #30B/95 issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) on October 26, 1995. The company proposes to continue its operation and has applied for a five-year license from MassDEP.

A Draft License has been issued by MassDEP. Pursuant to the public participation requirements in 310 CMR 30.800, the public has forty-five days to comment on the Draft License.

The Facility is regulated under the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Regulations 310 CMR 30.000 and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), 310 CMR 40.0000. Massachusetts is authorized by the USEPA to implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action Program. Pursuant to the public participation requirements in 310 CMR 30.800, the public has forty-five days to comment on the proposed Corrective Action Program requirements contained in the draft license.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Any member of the public wishing to comment on the Draft License may file written comments during the public comment period that will extend from May 1, 2009, to June 16, 2009. Comments should be submitted to:

Joseph Tepper, Environmental Engineer
Department of Environmental Protection 
Bureau of Waste Prevention
Business Compliance Division 
One Winter Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA  02108

Any member of the public wishing to comment on the Groundwater Monitoring Requirements and Corrective Action Program may file written comments during the public comment period that will extend from May 1, 2009 to June 16, 2009. Comments should be submitted to:

Jeff Chormann, Environmental Analyst
Department of Environmental Protection 
Bureau of Waste Prevention
Business Compliance Division 
One Winter Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA  02108

Pursuant to 310 CMR 30.837(1), if during the comment period or within 15 days of the close of the comment period MassDEP receives written notice requesting a public hearing or if MassDEP determines on its own that there is significant public interest in either the Draft License or the Groundwater Monitoring Requirements and Corrective Action Program, MassDEP shall  schedule an informal public hearing on the proposed action. Written and oral comments will be accepted at the hearing.

The Draft License and a Fact Sheet that describes the licensing process, the company, its operation, and terms and conditions of the Draft License is available for review at the Marlborough Board of Health, the Marlborough Public Library, MassDEP's Worcester and Boston Offices and the USEPA New England - Region I Office in Boston. Anyone wishing to examine the Draft License may do so at these locations. The Fact Sheet is also available for viewing on MassDEP's website at: http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/hazardous/treatmen.htm.

A Fact Sheet that describes the Groundwater Monitoring Requirements and Corrective Action Program is available for review at the Marlborough Board of Health, the Marlborough Public Library, MassDEP's Worcester and Boston Offices and the USEPA New England - Region I Office in Boston. The Fact Sheet is also available for viewing on MassDEP's website at:
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/hazardous/treatmen.htm.

FINAL DECISION:

MassDEP will consider all written comments received during the comment period; all comments received at a hearing, if held; and the requirements of the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Regulations, 310 CMR 30.000. MassDEP will then make a final decision regarding the issuance of a hazardous waste license to Safety-Kleen, Inc, Marlborough. A notice of the final license decision will be sent to the applicant and to each person who has submitted written comments, or has otherwise requested notice of the final license decision. If no comments requesting a change in the Draft License are received, a final decision will become effective twenty-one (21) days after the date of the notice of the decision. The final license decision will be postponed if a request for an adjudicatory hearing before the MassDEP is made within the twenty-one (21) day period.

For additional information regarding the license, contact Joseph Tepper at MassDEP's Business Compliance Division at (617) 292-5905.   For additional information regarding the Groundwater Monitoring Requirements and Corrective Action Program, contact Jeff Chormann at (617) 292-5888.

April 22, 2009

Steven A. DeGabriele, Director
Business Compliance Division
Bureau of Waste Prevention

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