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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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January 5, 1998
Mel Marchese
1430 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA 01845
Re : NPDES Permit Exclusion for the Cleanup of #2 Fuel Oil, Fuel
Line Leak at Residence, 1430 Great Pond Road, North Andover, MA.
DEP RTN: 3-15859
NPDES Permit Exclusion Reference #98-048
Dear Mr. Marchese:
Based on information provided by Ms . Susan Benoit, of Simmons
Environmental Services, Inc . , I grant you, pursuant to Title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 122 . 3 (d) , exclusion from
the requirement for a permit under the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) , in order that water may be
removed and treated allowing for the above-mentioned cleanup to
progress in a timely fashion.
Subject to other controls that may be established by the State of
Massachusetts and the Town of North Andover, you are authorized
to discharge up to 10 gallons of treated water per minute,
through a system consisting of two 200-pound activated carbon
adsorption units, into a drain leading to an unnamed wetland.
The discharge must be done in accordance with the following
provisions :
1 . No discharge of oil, sufficient to cause a sheen (as defined
in 40 CFR 110) , occurs to U. S . waters . The discharge of a
sheen of oil, or gasoline, constitutes an oil spill and must
be reported, immediately, to the National Response Center
(NRC) at (800) 424-8802 .
2 . Security provisions are maintained to assure that system
failure, vandalism, or other incident will be addressed in- a
timely fashion, preventing the loss of oil or contaminated
water to the storm water drainage system.
3 . Sampling and analysis, in accordance with EPA Methods, must
be performed for the following chemicals with the listed
limits being applicable:
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons 5 ppmt
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Benzene 5 ppb
- Toluene
Ethyl Benzene
Xylenes
The total for Benzene, Toluene, -----
Ethyl Benzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) 100 ppb
Laboratory samples must be obtained from the influent and
the treated effluent discharge. Samples shall be taken on
the first and fifth day then weekly for three weeks and
monthly thereafter for the duration of the discharge.
Analytical Reports, with quality control information, are to
be reported to the DEP Project Manager, and to this office,
by the 28th of the following month.
4 . You, or your representative, provide 24 hours notice of the
anticipated start-up of discharge, if start-up begins after
January 21, 1998 .
Because the purpose of this exclusion from the regulations is to
allow for the cleanup and discharge of ground water, this
exclusion will be in effect for three months from system start-
up . This exclusion may also be adjusted verbally if operational
conditions require (ie; equipment failure or weather) .
I any questio should arise, please do not hesitate to contact
me at (617) 3-9. 2 .
Sin ely
Randy c
On-Sce Coordinator
Emerg cy Response Section
CC : J. Downing EPA-MA Permits
K. Keohane DEP-DWPC
Bureau of waste Site-Cleanup, MADEP Northeast Region
S . Benoit Simmons