WILLIAM MCKINNON (2)18-20 KOSCIUSKO STREET
WILLIAM MCKINNON
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ANTHONY V. FLETCHER. R P.E. RICHARD P. SWENSON, C,E
DIRECTOR of PUBLIC SERVICES Assistant Civil Engineer
CITY ENGINEER
June 6, 1979
The Planning Board
City of Salem
One Salem Green
Salem, MA. 01970
RE: William F. and Adele D. McKinnon
18-20 Kosciusko Street, Salem
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Planning Board:
Relative to the application of William F. and Adele D. McKinnon for the construc-
tion of a duplex house at 18-20 Kosciusko Street, Salem and approval by your planning
board, please be advised that there is an eight inch sewer line in Kosciusko Street
to which the proposed residents can be tied in. Upon the construction of the proposed
duplex residence, the owner may connect to this sewer line upon taking the usual steps
with the City of Salem.
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cc: Salem Conservation Commission
Board of Health ./
Atty. William Donaldson
Very truly yours,
A. V. Fletcher, P.E. %
City Engineer
Director of Public Services
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M`.ay 18, 1979
Mr. Jacob Wolfson, Chairman
Historic District Commission
12 Hartford Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Dear Mr. Wolfson:
On May 8, 1979, a proposal was brought before the Salem Board. of Health
for the construction of a new home by William XcRinnon to be located at
1E-20 Kosciusko Street in Salem.
We would appreciate any input you might have in this matter submitted
by the Planning Board.
Very truly yours,
rOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
ROBERT E. BI.ENI MORN
Health Agent
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May 15, 1979
William F. McKinnon
13 Glendale Drive
Danvers, Massachusetts 01923
Dear Mr. McKinnon:
At their May 8, 1979 meeting the Salem Board of Health members
requested that I invite you to attend their next regular meeting
to be held on Tuesday, June 12, 1979 at 6:00 p.m. at the Dr.
Kaplan Public Health Center, Off Jefferson Avenue in Salem.
We look forward to meeting with you at that time.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
ROBERT E. BLENKHORN
Health Agent
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May 18, 1979
Mr. Jacob Wolfson, Chairman
Historic District Commission
12 Hartford Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Dear Mr. Wolfson:
On May 8, 1979, a proposal was brought before the Salem Board of Health
for the construction of a new home by William McKinnon to be located at
18-20 Kosciusko Street in Salem.
We would appreciate any input you might have in this matter submitted
by the Planning Board.
Very truly yours',
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
ROBERT E. BLENKHORM
Health Agent
SALEM OIL AND GREASE ,
Grove Street
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SPECIAL PERMIT
WETLANDS AND FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICT
SALEM OIL & GREASE COMPANY
60 GROVE STREET
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970
On Thursday, June 21, 1979, the Planning Board of the City of Salem
held a public hearing regarding the application of Salem Oil & Grease
Company, for a Special Permit under Section P, Wetlands and Flood Hazard
Districts, of the Salem Zoning Ordinance, with respect to the construction
of a new sulphonation building for Salem Oil & Grease Company, 60 Grove
Street, Salem, Massachusetts.
At a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Board on June 21, 1979,
the Board voted, by a vote of six in favor, none opposed, to approve the
application as complying with the requirements for the issuance of the permit
with the following condition:
1. The work shall be done in accordance with the site plan prepared by
Frank E. Gallagher Engineering, Inc., 8 Marblehead St., N. Andover,
Mass, entitled New Sulfonation Building for Salem Oil & Grease Company,
Salem, Mass., L-1, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8, A-9, A-10,
A-11, A-12, A-13, A-14, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5, S-6, E-1, E-2, E-3, P-1,
H-1, H-2.
I hereby certify that a copy of this decision has been filed with the
City Clerk, and a copy is on file with the Planning Board.
This Special Permit shall not take effect until a copy of the decision
bearing the certification of the City Clerk that twenty days have elapsed and
no appeal has been filed or that if such appeal has been filed, and it has been
dismissed on denied, is recorded in the Essex County Registry of Deeds and is
indexed in the grantor index under the name of the owner of record or is recorded
and noted on the owner's certificate of title.. The fee for recording or regis-
tering shall be paid by the owner or applicant.
WALTER POWER, III
Chairman, Planning Board
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CITY OF SALEM HEALTH DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF HEALTH
Dr. Israel Kaplan Public Health Center
Off Jefferson Avenue .
Salem, Massaclulsetts 01970
PHILIP H. SAINDON
JOSEPH R. RICHARD
M. MARCIA COUNTIE, R.N.
MILDRED C. MOULTON, R.N.
EFFIE MACDONALD
ROBERT C. BONIN
April 19, 1979
Mr. Vance M. Smith III
Salem Oil and Grease
60 Grove Street
Salem, MA 01970
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ROBERT E.BLENKHO?
HEALTH AGENT
(617) 745 9059
Dear Mr. Smith:
Relative to your application for Special Permit (copy
attached) it is requested that you or your representative
attend the next meeting of the Board of Health to be
held on May 8, 1979, at 6:00 P.M., at Dr. I. Kaplan Public
Health Center, Off Jefferson Avenue, Salem, Mass.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
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ROBERT E. BLENKHORN
Health Agent
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WETLANDS AND FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICT APR 2 4 1979
BLUBBER HOLLOW REALTY TRUST
60 GROVE STREET CITY OF: SALEM
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 HEALTH DEPT.
On Thursday, April 19, 1979, the Planning Board of the City of Salem
held a public hearing regarding the application of Blubber Hollow Realty
Trust for a Special Permit under Section P, Wetlands and Flood Hazard Districts
of the Salem Zoning Ordinance.
During the public hearing for Blubber Hollow Realty Trust, the Planning
Board voted, by a vote of seven in favor, none opposed to approve the applica-
tion dated March 13, 1979 as complying with the requirements for the issuance
of the Permit, with thefollowing conditions:
1. All work except as modified by these conditions shall be done in.accordance
with:
a. Drawing L-1, A-1 through 4, P-1 through 4 and E-1 through 4, dated
3/12/79 and prepared by Frank E. Gallagher Engineering Inc., 8
Marblehead St., North Andover, Mass. 01845, titled "Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasure Plan for Salem Oil & Grease Co., 60 Grove
St. Salem, MA."
b. Drawings: 1 dated 2/16/79; 2 dated 2/19/79; 3 dated 2/26/79 and 4
dated 2/25/79, prepared by Sea Plantations, Inc. for Salem Oil and
Grease Co., 60 Grove Street, Salem, Mass.
2. All structures shall have a ratio of downward weight to uplift force
of at least 1.2 during inundation to elevation 11.0, mean sea level.
3. Manholes must conform to City requirements.
4. Sanitary/waste lines must be "tight'' joint.
5. No catch basins are to be cross connected to sanitary.
A copy of this application is on file with the Planning Board.
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I hereby certify that a copy of this decision has been filed with the
City Clerk.
This special permit shall not take effect until a copy of the decision
bearing the certification of the City Clerk that twenty days have elapsed and
no appeal has been filed, and that it has been dismissed or denied, is recorded
in the Essex County Registry of Deeds and is indexed in the grantor index
under the name of the owner of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's
certificate of title. The fee for recording or registering shall be paid
by the owner or applicant.
Walter Power III
Chairman
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CITY OF SALEM HEALTH DEPARTMENT
:';BOARD OF HEALTH
Dr. Israel Kaplan Public Health Center
Off Jefferson Avenue, -'
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
PHILIP H. SAINDON
JOSEPH R. RICHARD
M. MARCIA COUNTIE, R.N.
MILDRED C. MOULTON. R.N.
EFFIE MACDONALD
ROBERT C. BONIN
April 19, 1979
Mr. Vance M. Smith III
Salem Oil and Grease
60 Grove Street
Salem, MA 01970
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ROBERT E.BLENKHORN
HEALTH AGENT
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Dear Mr. Smith:
Relative to your application for Special Permit (copy
attached) it is requested that you or your representative
attend the next meeting of the Board of Health to be
held on May 8, 1979, at 6:00 P.M., at Dr. I. Kaplan Public
Health Center, Off Jefferson Avenue, Salem, Mass.
Very truly yours,
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
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ROBERT E. BLENKHOR14
Health Agent
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REQUEST FOR REVIEW COMMENTS
SPECIAL PERMIT
DATE: 17)jq-2e�A /3�
TO: ( ) Building Inspector ( ) Conservation Commission
( ) City Engineer ( ) Other:
(� Board of Health
Attached please find the application referenced below. The Planning Board
requests that you review this application relative to Section VII of the
Zoning Ordinance. We would appreciate your completing the form below and
returning it to us. Notice of the public hearing for this application will
be forwarded to you.
( ✓) WETLANDS & FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICTS
( ) CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
( ) PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
APPLICANT: �F./Y) C�e�E_Cs
PROJECT NAME & ADRESS: �jJ „eDUE, STf
CONTACT PERSONS AND PHONE:
Applicant: City:
COMMENTS DUE BY: P(A,AhE A'Q�Xllj pazz
(Failure to comment within 35 days lball be 8eemed la& bf
( ) Concur with proposal (Explain on reverse side)
( ) Need more information (Explain on reverse side)
( ) Cannot concur with proposal (Explain on reverse side)
( ) Comments included
S SIGNATURE ` TITLE DATE
ion.)
SALEM OIL & GREASE CO. j
MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS _.
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter hereby authorizes Sea Plantations.Ino to
represent SALEM OIL & GREASE COMPANY,in any matters
arising during the application process before the,..
various governmental agencies in obtaining those
permits necessary for construction of an effluent
treatment facility.on the above.Company's premises.
OVER
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SERVICE TO THE TANNING TRADE
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
APPLICATION
SPECIAL PERMIT
WETLANDS AND FLOOD HAZARD bISTRICTS
Applicant: Salem Oil and Grease
Address: 60 Grove Street, Salem
RECE!"ED
MAR
CITY c'_ays Or"fICE
SALEM,MASS.
Clerk
Telephone: 745-0585
Owner: Blubber Hollow Realty Trust
Address 60 Grove Street, Salem
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Location of Property: 60 Grove Street, Salem
Project Description: Waste water pre-treatment system 11
I. It has been determined by the Building Inspector that the.above property S
lies in the following area(s):
A. Wetlands District
Wetlands ( ) Buffer Zone ( )
B. Flood Hazard District
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Zone A ( ) Zone A3 ( X ) Zone'V3 ( )
II. Information required includes this application and the following additional
information (file one copy of everything with the City Clerk and five
copies with the Planning Board; all copies must be stamped by the City Clerk). j
A. A site plan at a scale of V equals 20' prepared by a registered J`
land surveyor or registered professional engineer and showing at
least the following:
1. Lot lines within which the development is proposed and the tie-
in to the nearest road intersection;
2. The location, boundaries, and dimensions of each lot in question; .
3. Two -foot contours of the existing and proposed land surface;.
4. Location of existing and proposed structures, water -courses,
drainage and drainage easements, means of access, utilities,
and sewer disposal facilities including leaching fields, if
any. Proposed elevations should be noted.
5. Boundaries of all districts, areas and zones as noted in
Section I.
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B. In the Wetlands District, a determination by a qualified engineer
of the seasonal high water table, performed during the last two j
weeks of March or the first three weeks of April. A minimum of
two percolation tests for each leaching area shall be performed.
C. In cases of flood -proofing or pile construction, certification
by a registered professional engineer or architect as to the
elevation of flood -proofing measures and as to compliance with the
applicable sections of the Massachusetts State Building Code
concerned with flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and
uplift forces, and other factors associated with the base flood.
Where specific methods or techniques have been previously certi-
fied, the Planning Board may waive this requirement.
D. A list of Federal, State, and other local permits required by the
applicant.
E. Descriptions relative to all -conditions applicable in Section III `.
below.
III. Conditions (Complete those sections indicated (x) by the Building Inspector)
In the Wetlands and Flood Hazard Districts no structure or building,
including pipes and wells, shall be erected, constructed, substantially
improved, enlarged, or otherwise created or moved; no area shall be
paved; no earth or other material shall be stored, dumped, used as
fill, excavated, or transferred; and no sediment shall be caused to
be discharged from or onto a wetland, unless all the following condi-
tions are found to exist as part of the granting of a Special Permit by
the Planning Board (Use additional pages if necessary):
A. All Districts:
(X) 1. The proposed use will comply in all respects to the uses and
provisions of the underlying District in which the land is
located. ,Yes X No
(X) 2. There is adequate convenience and safety of vehicular and pedes-
trian movement within the site, and in relation to adjacent
streets and property, particularly in the event of flooding
of the lot(s) or adjacent lot(s) caused by either overspill
from water bodies or high runoff.
Yes
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(X) 3. Utilities, including gas, electrictity, fuel, water, and
sewage disposal, shall be located and constructed so as to
protect against breaking, leaking, shortcircuiting, grounding
or igniting or any other damage due to flooding. (Provide
details)
See attached plans
(X). .4. The cumulative effect of the proposed development or use, when
combined with all other existing and anticipated development
` and uses will not obstruct or divert flood flow;.substantially
reduce natural flood -water storage capacity in the local
drainage area; destroy valuable habitat for wildlife including
fisheries or.shellfisheries; adversely affect groundwater
resources or increase storm water run-off velocity so that
water levels on other land are substantially raised.or the
: danger from flooding increased.
None of the above
B. Wetlands District: [
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( ) 1. The proposed development or use shall not include the storage.
of salt, chemicals, petroleum products or other.conta urinating
substances or discharge of any polluting liquids or materials .
into streams, brooks or wetlands. (The polluting effects of
substances on the Wetlands are to be gauged by the "Rules and
Regulations for the Establishment of Minimum Water Quality
Standards and for the Protection of the Quality and Value of
Water Resources" of -the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.) .
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( ) 2. The floor level of areas to be occupied by human beings as
living or work space shall be four (4) feet or more above
the seasonal high water table.
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( ) 3.
If the basement floor level is below the seasonal high water
table and affords the possibility of human occupancy at some
future date, although not originally intended, adequate
perimeter drainage and foundation shall be installed to with-
stand the effect of pressure and seepage. Furnace and utilities
are to be protected from the effects of leaching. (Provide details)
Applies ( ) .. Does not Apply ( )
If. the lot is to be served by an on lot septic system, the
leaching area designed for use, as well as a reserved area -
for future expansion or total future use, shall be plotted with
dimensions on the site plan, and the leaching areas shall not
be constructed where the.seasonal high water table is less
than 4 feet below the bottom of the leaching areas.
Applies ( ) See site plan
Does not aPP1Y ( )
C. Flood Hazard District (all zones):
( ) 1.
The floor of the basement, or if none, the lowest floor of
new construction or substantial improvement of structures for f
residential uses shall be at or above the 100 year flood level.
Not applicable
( ) 2.
The floor of the basement, or if none the lowest floor of
new construction or substantial improvement of structures for non-
residential uses shall be at or above the 100 year flood level
or the structures shall be flood -proofed to that level in
compliance with the applicable requirements of the Massachusetts
State Building Code. Flood -proofing measures shall insure
that the structure is watertight and that structural components
have the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and the effects of bouyancy. i
Yes (see attached plans)
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D.
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Flood Hazard District Coastal Hiph Hazard Area (Zone V3):
1'. New structures or substantial improvements shall be located
landward of the reach of Mean High Tide.
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2. New structures or substantial improvements shall be elevated
on. adequately -anchored pilings or columns, and securely
anchored to such pilings or columns so that the lowest
ion of the structural members of the lowest floor (ex-
portion
the pilings to columns) is elevated to or above the 100
elow the lowest floor shall be free
year flood level. Space b
of fixed obstruction. (Provide details)
3,' The
support of new
structures or
substantial improvements shall
fill. (Provide details)
not
be, in whole or
in part, by
the use of
.Procedure
The Planning Board shall, within 7 days after the filing
t one copy of said application, plans and all other
application, transmi
submitted.informatioirto-the Inspector_of Buildings, heirtdisc�etion, Board
of Health and Conservation Commission who may,.
investigate the application and report in writing their recommendation
to the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall not take final action
on such application until it hasreceived
a report of thelth eonandfrom the
ation .
Inspector of. Buildings, City Engineer,
Commission or until thirty-five (35) days have elapsed after dis-
tribution of such application without a submission of areport asTsoon
Planning Board Shall hold a Public Hearing on said app
licationas possible after receiving the above.reports, in accordance with
Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws. The Planning Board
shall notify the applicant in writing of its o decisionosed on
npthe spec
use
ial
Permit. The decisiondument the or
refusing the special permit. The
and the grounds for granting or
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Planning Board may, as a condition of approval, require. that the appli-
SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL
AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN
FOR
SALEM OIL & GREASE CO., INC.
60 GROVE STREET
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
FRANK E. GALLAGHER
ENGINEERING, INC.
8 Marblehead Street
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845
SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL
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COUNTERMEASURE PLAN
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SALEM OIL & GREASE CO., INC.
60 GROVE STREET
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
PREPARED BY:
FRANK E. GALLAGHER ENGINEERING, INC.
8 MARBLEHEAD STREET
NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
1.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1
2.
SPCC PLAN
3
INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION
3
SPECIFICS:
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A. Tobin Building
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B. Office, Electrical -Carpentry Shop and Warehouse
8
C. Railroad Tank Car Unloading and Loading Docks at the
9
Tobin and Barrel Storage Buildings
D. Building 59
12
E. Finishing Building
14
F. Sulfonation Building
16
G. Cooperage Building
19
H. Tank Farm
21
I. Boiler Room
23
J. Maintenance Shop
24
K. Warehouse & Barrel Storage Building
24
L. Exterior Storage Tanks - -
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1. Below Grade
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2. Above Grade
25
M. Tank Truck Transfer Location
27
N. Cooling Water Systems
29
0. Existing Sewer Lines
29
P. Pretreatment Facility
32
Q. Above Ground Piping
32
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
34
4.
DRAWINGS
1096-L1 SITE PLAN & BORING LOGS
1098-A1 FLOOR PLANS
1098-A2 PLAN - R.R. PLANS & DETAILS
1098-A3 SECTIONS
1098-A4 BERM AND RAMP DETAILS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS(CONTINUED)
Page No.
5. APPENDIX
Related Documents
9415-P1 PLAN - FINISHING BUILDING - PLUMBING
9415-P2 PLAN - COOPERAGE BUILDING - PLUMBING
9415-P3 PLAN - BUILDING 59 - PLUMBING
9415-P4 PLAN - TOBIN BUILDING - PLUMBING
9415-E1 PLAN - COOPERAGE BUILDING - ELECTRICAL
9415-E2 PLAN - BUILDING NO. 59 - ELECTRICAL
9415-E3 PLAN - TOBIN BUILDING - ELECTRICAL
• Drawings by Sea Plantations on Pretreatment Facility and industrial
waste collection system.
1. Waste Treatment Buildings.
2. Finishing Building - Plumbing Plan.
3. Building 59 - Waste Plumbing.
4. Tobin and Sulfonation Building Plumbing.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Salem Oil and Grease Corrpany, a manufacturer of oils and greases for the
leather tanning industries, is located in a valley in Salem, Massachusetts. The
property is bounded by Beaver Street to the South, Grove Street to the East,
Harmony Grove Road to the North and a railroad and some residential property to
the West. In addition, both the property and the industrial buildings thereon
are separated into two areas by the North River Canal that runs through the
property (West to East).
The North River starts in Peabody Square where Proctor and Goldthwait Brooks
connect. The river is also fed by Tapley and Strongwater Brooks. Wherever the
river becomes a canal, it is contained by walls of stacked granite slabs built in
the late 1800's. The river enters the Salem Oil and Grease property on the west
end as a natural stream and becomes an open canal where the railroad crosses it.
It remains as an open canal for about one mile until it reaches its terminus
at the south end of North Street in Salem. Approximately 1.0 mile further on
the North and Danvers Rivers interconnect and dump into Beverly Harbor, a tidal
basin.
This close proximity to a tidal basin causes a reversal of stream flow upon
an incoming tide. This reversal is clearly apparent at the property described above,
• and has an effect on the ground water levels. Some of the property is below the
100 year flood elevation of 11.0 Mean Sea Level. That portion is considered to be in
a Zone A3 Flood Hazard District coming under the jurisdiction of the Conservation
Commission in Salem, Massachusetts. -.
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Various pollution studies have shown that the North River is seriously
contaminated with raw sewage and industrial wastes all along its length. This
and similar studies elsewhere have given rise to pollution abatement programs
such as construction of a new sewage treatment facility by the South Essex Sewer
District (SESD) and inplementation of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
Plans (SPCC Plan) required by the EPA.
The physical plant consists of the following buildings.
North Side of Canal
1. Barrel Storage Building
2. Tobin Building
3. Office, Electrical -Carpentry Shop and Warehouse.
4. General Offices.
5. Railroad siding.
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South Side of Canal
1. Building 59
2. Finishing Building
3. Sulfonation Building
4. Cooperage Building
5. Tank Farm
6. Boiler Room
7. Maintenance Shop
8. Warehouse
These structures are located and oriented as shown on the enclosed
drawings. Note that buildings on either side of the canal are interconnected
by two enclosed bridges at ground level and one open bridge at the second
floor level. Access to the site is from Grove Street and Harmony Grove Road.
The access road and the sewage line therein from Harmony Grove Road will
be cut off if the Massachusetts Department of Public Works is successful in'
their endeavors to build a connector highway to Route 128. Plans for this
connector indicate that it passes through Salem Oil and Grease property between
the railroad track and Harmony Grove Road. Also, included in the plan is the
total relocation of the North River from Peabody Square to its terminus by
putting it under the proposed highway in enclosed concrete conduits. The
• sewage line will be rerouted in the near futures.
Other projects that are underway will have a major impact on this SPCC
Plan. One project is the construction of a new Sulfonation Building to re-
place the existing one 3. It is being designed to contain any and all
potential oil spills. Another project is the construction of a new sewage
collection system4 and pretreatment facility5 to meet the requirements of the
SESD. All broken and/or leaking sewer lines will be rerouted to eliminate
contamination from these sources.
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These new project will be built on the South Side of the Canal.
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SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLANS
INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION
On May 1, 1975, Salem Oil & Grease Co. was notified by the Region 1 Office
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency that they were "not in com-
pliance with EPA Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation 40CFR, Part 112." The
enclosed SPCC Plan is in response to that notification.
1
This is considered to be a strong spill contingency plan. Containment
devices are shown on the drawings and/or described herein. In the event of a
spill, manpower and removal equipment would be put into immediate service by
Salem Oil & Grease Company to rescue the valuable oil, to maintain a continuous
production schedule and to prevent any possible oil spills from entering into
the North River Canal on the property.
After a spill event, oils will be pumped from their respective containment
areas into adjacent
empty tanks
or into standby tank trucks.
Pumps will be
manually activated.
To our knowledge, this facility did not experience a spill event within
the twelve months prior to the effective date of the EPA Oil Pollution
Prevention Regulation 40 CFR, Part 112 2. In addition, experience has not
indicated a reasonable potential for tank overflow or rupture. Small leaks have
been repaired and some old piping connections have been repaired or replaced.
At locations where potential spill problems could occur, appropriate con-
tainment structures and equipment are indicated in this plan to prevent dis-
charged oil from reaching the North River Canal and subsequently the navigable
• water course, Beverly Harbor.
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The required dikes, berms, ramps, curbing, collection systems and other
equipment to confine potential oil spills are shown on the drawings enclosed
and/or described herein.
A brief description of the conditions and their corrections are as follows:
1. Six buildings contain large tanks of oils and/or other liquids which
are subject to a potential spill event. Therefore, a method of con-
tainment is being proposed herein to keep the spillages confined
within the respective buildings. Berm heights are based on the con-
tents of the largest tank plus ten percent of the sum of all of the
others within the respective buildings.
2. Two buildings have pipe penetrations through their floors. The space
between the pipe and the floor must be sealed.
3. A number of outdoor, above -ground storage tanks must be moved, re-
moved, abandoned, bermed or otherwise protected to eliminate possible
spill problems.
4. Two buildings housing production processes and subject to spills
will beabandoned and replaced by a single spill proof structure.
5. Facilities.for.unloading trucks and railroad cars must be modified
to control spills.
6. Piping in the existing Sulfonation and Tobin Buildings will be
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abandoned and partially removed. All other piping elsewhere that
is questionable will be replaced as the new Sulfonation Building
is constructed. All piping will then be inspected and maintained
on a regular basis.
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7. Existing sewer lines that leak and presently carry oils into the
city sewer system shall be rerouted or replaced, in coordination
with the design and construction of the on-site pretreatment
facility4,5
The solutions to the above problems are made complex because of require-
ments imposed by other agencies and other ongoing projects. As mentioned in
"GENERAL INFORMATION" the Massachusetts D.P.F. has a proposed highway connector
that will radically change the site conditions; the SESD has requirements for
sewage control that requires construction of a pretreatment plant and the Owner
has plans for constructing a new Sulfonation. Building that will both implement
and have impact on this SPCC Plan. Finally, the Salem Conservation Commission
• has approval control over all construction on this site because it lies in a
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flood plain district.
Consequently, all solutions to prevent contamination from spill events
must reflect their interfacing with the requirements of all agencies and on-
going projects. The exclusion of one agency or project for the benefit of
another agency cannot be done for both economic and legal reasons.
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S P E C I F I C S
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NOTE: In this report the terms "lift station" and "pumping chamber" are
used interchangeably.
A. BUILDING: TOBIN BUILDING
DESCRIPTION: The Tobin Building is an old, three-story, wooden -framed
building that is all exposed inside; i.e., no sheathing. The floors
are severely tilted or warped in various directions, and the windows
are not tight fitting.
USE: This structure houses a small sulfonation process, various storage
tanks and two mixing tanks used in the manufacture of their oil product
called Nutreen.
Tanks therein (Description, capacities and uses):
1 - 500 gal., steel tank for holding caustic potash used in
production.
• 1 -
500 gal.,
steel
tank
for storage of fatty acid.
1
- 750 gal.,
sulfonator
tank.
1 -
2500 gal.
lead
tank for storage of acid.
2 -
2000 gal.
steel
tanks
for storage of oils.
3 -
2500 gal.
steel
tanks
for storage of oils.
1 -
1000 gal.
steel
tank
for storage of oils.
2
- 2500 gal.
steel
tanks
for holding oils used in production.
1 -
1500 gal.
steel
tank
for holding oils used in production.
1
- 450 gal.
steel
tank
for holding oils Used in production.
2
- 1000 gal.
steel
tanks
for holding oils used in production.
1
- 250 gal.
steel
tank
for holding chemicals used in production.
1
- 300 gal.
steel
tank
for holding chemicals used in production.
2 -
700 gal.
steel
tanks
for holding brine used in production.
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Maximum spill potential:
Method of spill control:
Depth of fluid:
Height of berm:
Any spill in this building cannot be
contained so all production herein will
be eliminated. Tanks will be relocated
to a new Sulfonation Building.
Production in the Tobin Building will be
abandoned. Drum storage at the ground
floor will continue. The railroad
siding and loading -unloading equipment
will remain at its present location.
Modifications that are required are
described in Item C, "Railroad Tank Car
Loading and Unloading at the Tobin and
Barrel Storage Buildings".
B. BUILDING: Office, Electrical -Carpentry Shop and Warehouse
DESCRIPTION: This is a two-story, wooden -framed building with the office
and electrical -carpentry shop on the second floor and the warehouse on
the first floor. The office area is the only part of the building that
is finished on the inside face.
USE: The office area contains all the office personnel including the
executives. The electrical -carpentry shop is where associated maintenance
work is done. The warehouse area is used for storage and shipping of 55
gallon drums of manufactured products.
Tanks therein (Description, capacities and uses):
There are no tanks contained herein, only 55 gallon drums of finished
products.
Maximum spill potential:
None
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Method of spill control:
Depth of fluid: No spill control measures
are required.
Height of berm:
C. RAILROAD TANK CAR UNLOADING & LOADING DOCKS AT THE TOBIN AND BARREL
STORAGE BUILDINGS.
DESCRIPTION: These Unloading -Loading Docks are open areas outside
and adjacent to two existing buildings. One is at the Barrel
storage Building. The other is at the Tobin Building.
USE: Pipes and hoses exist at these two locations for loading and
p unloading tank cars.
The present system for loading and unloading tank cars at both
0 locations is an arrangement of 4" flexible hoses connected at one end
to the tank car and at the other end to pipes leading to two pumps.
For loading and unloading at the Tobin Building, the pump is located in
the Tobin Building. For loading and unloading at the Barrel Storage
Building the pump is in the Finishing Building and is connected via
piping to said location. Additional steam pipes are provided and are
connected to the tank cars to keep the oils viscous during pumping.
Any oil spills or drippings presently fall on the ground.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: Total contents of one railroad car.
PROBABILITY FOR A SPILL EVENT WHILE CAR IS AT SIDING: Essentially
zero.
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METHOD OF SPILL CONTROL: Armoo Collector Pans and a buried sump
tank having a pump to lift spilled oils and storm water over to pre-
treatment facility. With the probability of a railroad car spilling
its total contents being almost zero, it was decided to forego total
confinement of any spill. Instead, any spilled oils and/or storm
water will be collected by the Armco Pans and conducted to a buried
lift station.
The pump in the lift station will then automatically start when the
fluid (oil and/or water) reaches a predetermined depth and pump the
fluid to the pretreatment facility. See the Appendix for the drawings.
A separate signaling device will trip an alarm if fluids get too deep
• or if the motor trips out.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: An enclosure box is needed for the existing pump
in the Tobin Building. It shall be a five foot square by two foot
high, open -topped box that has impervious sides, bottom and joints.
The unloading station at the Barrel Storage Building is to be
abandoned, so collection pans are not required there.
Departure of railroad cars before complete disconnection of transfer
lines is not a problem since tank cars remain alone until dispatch
is requested.
Prior to filling of any tank car the lower most drain and all outlets
should be closely examined for leakage. If necessary, the proper
people should be notified to tighten, adjust or replace faulty items
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A Canopy is not required to cover the collector pans because the
pretreatment facility has been designed to handle the 13,700 gallon
annual stormwater from this area. The stormwater will carry con-
taminants from the collector pans.
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D. - BUILDING: BUILDING 59
DESCRIPTION: This building is a single -story, all -metal structure on a
concrete foundation with a floor slab on grade. The foundation is carried on
piles. Most of the interior face is covered with "Homosote". This
building has its own Boiler Plant attached to the main building.
USE: This building houses tanks and processes for producing a variety of
oils and greases. Some of the tanks are for storage. The others are
for production.
Tanks therein (Description, capacities and uses):
All tanks are made of either steel or fiberglass.
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1 - 3500 gallon tank for Salco F.
1 - 3300 gallon tank for Carbowax.
1 - 3000 gallon tank for PEG oil.
1 - 2750
1 -
8460
gallon
tank
for fatty alcohol.
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4 -
5000
gallon
tanks
for various oils.
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1 - 3500 gallon tank for Salco F.
1 - 3300 gallon tank for Carbowax.
1 - 3000 gallon tank for PEG oil.
1 - 2750
gallon
tank
for Oil storage.
1 - 2500
gallon
tank
for New Reactor.
4 - 2100
gallon
tanks
for Salco S & F oils.
1 - 1925
gallon
tank
for N-10 Storage.
4 - 1500
gallon
tanks
for various oils.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: 8460 gal. + 0.1 x 51,375 = 13,598 gallons..
FLOOR AREA: 4163 ft
DEPTH OF FLUID: 13,598 x 12 = 5.2"
7.48 x 4183
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METHOD OF SPILL CONTROL: The building shall be banned with 2 X 10S
and 2 x 12s around the exterior perimeter as shown on the drawings.
Removable berms shall be installed at the Boiler Room, and a ramp
installed at the overhead door next to the Boiler Room. The West -wall
overhead door is not a problem because the interior ramp leading to it
will carry any oil spills away from the door.
Areaway and floor drains shall be checked. Any openings between the
pipes and the adjacent concrete they penetrate shall be sealed.
Existing exterior pits shall be sealed around their top slabs, because
a spill event could cause an oil head that would be several inches
higher than the tops of these existing pits. The oil would then spill
• out and onto the ground outside.
For the following, refer to drawings in the APPENDIX and Drawings by
Sea Plantations.
Because of the proposed highway and leaks in the existing sewer line,
the present sewage system will be abandoned. Instead, industrial
wastes will be rerouted via pumps and piping to the new pretreatment
facility5. The new system consists of collection pipes, a lift pump
station and a force main to a receiving station at the front of the
Finishing Building. Domestic sewage from the restroom will bypass
the above system and be pumped by a pumper -grinder to the domestic
sewage line in the Finishing Building. Domestic and industrial
waste pipes will run above ground most of the way and be wrapped and
heat -traced in a common wrapping.
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Contaminated cooling water will be rerouted from dumping into the
canal to dumping into the new pump station or the process will be
changed to prevent contamination of the cooling water. See item N.
To confine a major spill event, assuming the pump overloads or that
the flow is too great for the pump's capacity, a signaling device
will stop the pump and allow the oil to back up into the building.
Flap valves on the other lines coming into the same pump station
will stop backflow therein. Therefore, in the event of a spill, all
oils will be kept within the pump station and the bermed area of the
building itself. The signaling device will automatically sound an
alarm in an event of this nature. Then the oils can be pumped out
• of the oil separator into storage tanks or tank -trucks. The flap
valves and pumping station shall be inspected monthly, along with
the signaling device.
E. BUILDING: FINISHING BUILDING (50'X145')
DESCRIPTION: This is a steel framed, two-story structure sitting on
a concrete slab and grade beams which, in turn, are sitting on Raymond
step -taper piles. Tf:e second floor is all wood planking on steel
beams. The floor is penetrated by the processing tanks supported on
the first floor. The west wall is constructed of metal siding. The
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others are of brick.
USE: This building houses processing tanks and equipment for producing
finished oil products.
Tanks therein (Description, capacities and uses)
All tanks are constructed of steel or fiberglass.
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First Floor
3 - 4700
gallon
tanks
for
finished
oil
production.
3 - 4000
gallon
tanks
for
finished
oil
production.
2 - 3500
gallon
tanks
for
finished
oil
production.
2 - 3250
gallon
tanks
for
finished
oil
production.
1 - 3000
gallon
tank for finished oil production.
3 - 1500
gallon
tanks
for
finished
oil
production.
4 - 1250
gallon
tanks
for
finished
oil
production.
2 - 800 gallon tanks for finished oil production.
Second Floor
2 - 1800 gallon tanks for oil in storage.
• 1 - 400 gallon tank for clean off oil.
1 - 350 gallon tank for fatty acid.
1 - 5000 lbs. tank storage of caustic potash.
2 - 2500 lbs, tank storage of caustic potash.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: (4700 + 5335) gal. = 1341.56 ft.3
7.48 gal./ft3
FLOOR AREA: 6864 ft
DEPTH OF FLUID: 1341.58 x 12 = 2.35"
48x143
` METHOD OF SPILL CONTROL: The brick walls do not need berming. The
metal -sided, west wall already has a 61 high concrete curb. The
exterior doors will have ramps at them to keep spills confined to
the building's interior. Penetrations through the first floor slab
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around pipes shall be sealed. All corroded, broken or damaged
pipes and hangers in the crawl space under the slab shall be re-
placed with new pipes or hangers. A regular inspection program of
this area shall be instituted. Any spills from the few tanks on
the second floor will drop to the first floor without leaking
outside because of the pitch of the second floor and the masonry
construction of the building. See the drawings attached, in the
APPENDIX and others by Sea Plantations for details. All crawl
space piping presently connects to the existing sewer. That will
be changed. On the line, just before the on-site pretreatment
facility at the Finishing Building loading dock, there will be a
pumping chamber installed. This station, while acting as the
central collecting area for the whole site 5, will also act as the
spill control system for the Finishing Building. It will function,
in this regard, just as the one at Building 59. The roof storm
drain will be disconnected from the sewer system and be redirected
to empty directly into the North River Canal. This is uncontaminated
storm water runoff.
F. BUILDING: SULFONATION BUILDING (64X72) 64)(4 17 ) WI -
DESCRIPTION:
I -DESCRIPTION: The old building of brick and concrete will be abandoned.
The new building will be�a spill -tight building setting on grade beams
and piles. The first floor will be a concrete slab on grade beams.
The second floor and roof may be prestressed concrete plank. Walls
will be.insulated, precast -concrete, architectural plank or masonry
0 block.
USE: Sulfonation of oils production of Nutreen, storage of acid and
caustics.
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Tanks therein (Description, capacities and uses)
Tanks are all constructed of steel or fiberglass or both.
Storage
1 - 7,930 gallon tank for sulfuric acid storage.
2 - 10,000 gallon tanks for caustic soda and potash storage.
Sulfonation Processes:
6 - 100 gallon acid tanks.
6 - 900 gallon crocks.
3 - 4100 gallon wash tanks.
6 - 2400 gallon setting pans.
3 - 580 gallon caustic soda tanks.
2 - 4100 gallon crock.
Other production
2 - 2500
gallon
Nutreen Production tanks.
1 - 2500
gallon
Vitroneats Finishing & Storage Tank
Miscellaneous
1 - 580
gallon
soap crusher.
2 - 2670
gallon
Lard oil tanks.
1 - 1400
gallon
mixing tank.
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MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: -----Gallons Sulfuric Acid in Storag
11000
------ Gallons Caustic Soda in Storage
8,500
------ Gallons in production areas.
FLOOR AREA: 202 ft for Acid Storage
390 ft for Caustic Storage
3840 ft for Production Tanks
DEPTH OF FLUID: 63 inches in Acid Storage area.
45 inches in Caustic Storage Area.
3.6 inches in production area.
METHOD OF SPILL CONTROL: Concrete block or foundation walls will extend
above the concrete floor slab to several inches higher than the
a
depth of fluid expected in a spill event. The floor to wall con-
nection will be watertight and acid resistant.
• An extensive investigation of the existing Sulfonation Building has
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revealed that it would not be a prudent investment for Salem Oil and
Grease to try and restore their building and make it leakproof. Con-
sequently, they have decided to abandon their existing structure and
sewer and to build a new Sulfonation Building that is leakproof and
corrosion -resistant. A new sewer line will be built from this new
building. All processing from the Tobin and old Sulfonation buildings
will be transferred to this new building. All waste effluents will be
conducted to the new pretreatment facility via fiberglass piping and
and the central pumping station at the Finishing Building.
Confinement, alarming and handling of a spill event will be similar
to Building 59 (Item D).
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G. BUILDING: COOPERAGE BUILDING
DESCRIPTION: The Cooperage Building is an old one-story, brick and
wood structure with a concrete slab over a crawl space, for a portion
of its area and a slab on grade for the remainder of it. The Cooperage
Building is connected directly to the existing Sulfonation Building
but will not be abandoned.
Within the Cooperage Building there is a large room with a depressed
floor level. It is used as a tank storage area. It is the only area
of this building that is subject to a potential spill event. The
floor and walls are watertight except at the access door to the
crawl space under the upper floor slab of the Cooperage Building.
• That access door sill is located approximately twenty inches above
the tank room floor.
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USE: The tank room of the Cooperage Building houses storage tanks full
of various oils used in Production. The remainder of the building
houses rock -salt storage, drum storage, used parts and equipment and
an incinerator.
Tanks in Tank Poon:
All tanks are constructed of steel.
1- 1200 gallon tank for Methyl Ester oil in storage and production.
1- 3500 gallon tank for Cod Blend oil in storage and production.
2- 1200 gallon tanks for Parafine oil in storage.
2- 500 gallon tanks for Parafine oil in storage.
1- 3500 gallon tank for Parafine oil in storage.
• 1- 1200 gallon tank for 7-U oil in storage.
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1- 1200 gallon tank for Leaky Oil in storage.
1- 1200 gallon tank for Clean out oil in storage.
1- 3500 gallon tank for 77-U oil in storage.
1- 3500 gallon tank for Castor oil in storage.
1- 3500 gallon tank for X-2 oil in storage.
1- 3500 gallon tank for X-3 oil in storage.
1- 3500 gallon tank for Vegetable blend oil in storage.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: 3500 gal. + 0.1 x 29200 = 6420 gallons
In Tank Room
Tank Room Area: 36X34 = 1224 ft
Depth of fluid: 6420 X 12 = 8.4..
7.48 x 1224
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USE: This building is used to store large volumes of oil in steel tanks.
This is the principal area for storage of oils used in production.
There are pipes from all unloading areas running to this building. There
is a pump herein used to pump the oils to the various production areas.
Tanks therein: All tanks are of steel construction.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Methyl Ester Oil.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Olefins.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Anchovy oil.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Lard oil.
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1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of NFd Cod oil.
1- 16,600 gallon tank for storage of Fatty Acid oil.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Rice Oil.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Cod Blend oil.
1- 18,600 gallon tank for storage of Herring Oil.
1- 9,600 gallon tank for storage of Cod oil.
1- 9,600 gallon tank for storage of Sperm oil.
1- 9,600 gallon tank for storage of Sperm blend oil.
1- 9,600 gallon tank for storage of Coconut oil.
1- 9,600 gallon tank for storage of Mustard oil.
Maximum Spill Potential: 18,600 + 0.1 (8X18,600 + 6X9,600)=39,240 gallons.
Floor area: 2209 ft2
Depth of fluid: 39,240 X 12_ 28.5"
7.48 X 2209
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9 METHOD OF SPILL CONTROL: Berms that are 30 inches high shall be con-
structed of wood and shall extend completely across the front wall,
the party wall to the boiler room and partly across the exterior
west end wall. The existing front wall must be firmly anchored to the
existing foundation before building the berm.
At the exterior front door that opens inward, the berm shall turn in-
wards to create an -alcove for the door. Self closing and sealing doors
shall allow access into the bermed area. The Drawings show all of the
berm details.
At the manhole cover through the floor slab a neoprene flexible sealant
strip must be bonded to the cover. It must be capable of keeping any
oils from seeping between the cover and its frame.
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truck unloading areas.
The existing pump in the Tank Farm, now located on the floor, should be
raised to an elevation above the berm and inwards towards the tanks.
Once the berms are installed here, spills should not cause any concern.
I. BUILDING: BOILER ROOM
DESCRIPTION AND USE: The Boiler Room located between the Tank Farm and
the Maintenance Shop, is constructed of brick walls and a fireproof
wood roof and houses the boilers used for supplying most of the heat for
production and heating in various building on site. The fuel oil for
the boilers is stored outside in a buried tank.
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This building has been subjected to
a number of spills
because of piping
or pipe -connection breaks occuring
during pumping from
the railroad or
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truck unloading areas.
The existing pump in the Tank Farm, now located on the floor, should be
raised to an elevation above the berm and inwards towards the tanks.
Once the berms are installed here, spills should not cause any concern.
I. BUILDING: BOILER ROOM
DESCRIPTION AND USE: The Boiler Room located between the Tank Farm and
the Maintenance Shop, is constructed of brick walls and a fireproof
wood roof and houses the boilers used for supplying most of the heat for
production and heating in various building on site. The fuel oil for
the boilers is stored outside in a buried tank.
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MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: None. There are no potential spill
problems, so no spill prevention work is required.
J. BUILDING: MAINTENANCE SHOP
DESCRIPTION: The Maintenance Shop, located between the Boiler Room
and Warehouse, is constructed of brick walls with a wood roof.
USE: The building houses equipment, tools, and spare parts used for
on site maintenance. The maintenance supervisor's office and a
single toilet restroom are also located therein. There is a large
sink situated against an inner wall in the supervisor's office. Both
the sink and the toilet get day long use.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: None. There are no oil storage tanks
therein. No spill prevention work is required.
OTHER PROBLEMS: The sanitary wastes from this building will be re-
routed to a new or existing manhole on the existing sewer line. It is
presently tied into the existing Sulfonation Building sewer that will
be abandoned.
K. BUILDING: WAREHOUSE AND BARREL STORAGE BUILDINGS
DESCRIPTION: THe Warehouse, located at the extreme southeast corner
of the site, is constructed of a standard built-up roof on steel
decking, joists and steel frame. The walls are of concrete block and
the floor is a concrete slab on grade.
The Barrel Storage Building is located beside the Tobin Building on
the north side of the River, and is built in a similar way as the
Warehouse.
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USE: Both Buildings are used for storing 55 gallon drums of processed
oil. In addition, there is a railroad tank car unloading and loading
dock at the Barrel Storage Building. The pump is located in the
Finishing Building across the river from this building. Only the
pipes run through this building. This unloading -loading dock will be
abandoned.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: None. Neither the drums nor the pipes present
a potential spill event of any magnitude. Any spillages would be small
and easily mopped up causing no damage.
L. EXTERIOR STORAGE TANKS
1. Tanks Below Grade
• Only two tanks are below grade. They contain the fuel oil used at
the two boiler rooms. A 10,000 gallon tank is buried off the end of
the Tank Farm. The other is a 5000 gallon tank buried to the east of
the boiler room of Building 59. To our knowledge, both tanks were
designed against uplift, Neither tank presents an oil spill problem.
2. Tanks Above Grade
a. Refer to Drawings for locations on site.
b._ Tanks will be abandoned, removed or bermed as designated below.
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c. Tanks are as follows:
Size
Tank No. (gallons)- Contents Directive
1 10,000 Mineral OilTo be removed.
2 10,000 Empty To remain in sheltered
building but not to be
used. Difficult to. remove.
3(2 tanks) 1,000 ea.
4 6,000
5 10,000
6 10,000
7 10,000
Empty To remain but be abandoned.
Ultrasene
'These tanks will be isolated
SameYThese tanks will be isolated
off the end of the Finishing
Vegetable, fish
Building into a bermed area
or mineral oils
as shown on the Drawings.
Same Building 59 as shown on the
The area drainage will be
Same
connected to a pumping tank
fitted with an alarm. Con -
Same
taminated storm water will
pass through to pretreatment
facility. Spill volume =
by Sea Plantations5, for
10,000 +., (26,000) = 12,600
gallons. Fluid Depth =
12,600X12= 10.3" (12" berm
Building 59. Spill Volume =
7.48X1960 required)
8
10,000
SameYThese tanks will be isolated
in a berm area beside
9
10,000
Same Building 59 as shown on the
Drawings. The drainage will
be connected to the pumping
station tank provided in work
by Sea Plantations5, for
Building 59. Spill Volume =
11,000 gallons. Fluid depth =
11,000X12 = 17.5"
7.48X13.67X73.67
20" berm as required.
10
500
Sulfuric Acid To be removed and wasted. A
new double jacketed tank
r
shall be installed inside new
Sulfonation Building.
11
1,000
Caustic Potash To be emptied and abandoned.
A new 10,000 gallon tank
shall be installed inside
the new Sulfonation
Building (Item F).
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METHOD OF SPILL CONTROL: (Refer to Drawings attached in the APPENDIX)
The berm for tanks 4 through 7 will be constructed to the above noted
heights starting from Elevation 11.0 and be tied into a pumping
station tank. The berm for tanks 8 through 9 will be constructed to
the noted height and be tied into the Building 59 tank. The berm walls
will be concrete and the soil inside the berms will be compacted gravel
fill, pitched to a grated drain covered with a membrane and coated with
1/2" of Chevron's "Sucoat" to obtain an impervious, oil and weather
proof surface. Uplift is not a problem.
In both areas, oil or storm water contaminated by oil drippings, will be
routed to the pretreatment facility which is designed to handle this.
The bottoms of the pumping tanks shall be kept relatively clean of sludge
• and other sediments. A minimum of monthly inspections of the lift
stations and alarming devices will be required. The bermed area for
tanks 8 and 9 share the same pumping chamber as Building 59. As at
Building 59, the pumping station for bermed tanks 4 through 7 shall
be alarmed and controlled for motor overload and high fluid level.
M. TANK TRUCK TRANSFER LOCATIONS
DESCRIPTION: There are three locations having tank truck transfer
equipment. One is located at the East side of the Cooperage Building,
another on the South side of the Finishing Building, and the third at
the East end of Building 59.
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At the Finishing Building, the tank truck transfer locations are
at the ends of the loading dock and beside the loading dock above
a 16'X64' concrete slab on grade, pitched to a drain near its center.
The drain ties directly into the existing sewer. All tank spills or
drippings go on the ground or into the sewer and truck-washdowns go
into the sewer. And as there is no canopy above, all storm water
does too.
At the Cooperage Building, the tank truck transfer location is ad-
jacent to a sliding door. There is no slab on grade or special
drainage to the sewer, so drippings or spills go onto the ground. A
similar situation exists at the East end of Building 59.
USE: Tank trucks, that load or unload at the tank truck transfer
locations, commonly carry a total content of 6000 gallons. They cannot
legally carry more than that or they will exceed highway load limits.
Pumps in the respective buildings are used to load and unload the trucks.
MAXIMUM SPILL POTENTIAL: Maximum volume would be 2000 gallons from any
one chamber of a truck tank. It is extremely unlikely that a truck tank
would split open and spill its contents quickly. It is more logical to
expect a valve or pipe breakage and a gradual content spill that can be
stopped before a tank chamber is empty.
SPILL CONTROL: Refer to drawings attached and in the APPENDIX.
Berms and spill holding sumps will not be needed. only pitched concrete
slabs -on -grade are required such as the one already at the Finishing
Building. New ones are required at the Cooperage Building and at
Building 59 as shown on the Drawings. A new larger one will be built
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at the Finishing Building. Drains from these areas
must be- tied into pump chambers to route contaminated storm water and/
or spilled oils to the pretreatment facility.
The truck transfer locations at the ends of the Finishing Building
loading dock must be relocated to positions directly over the pitched
slab beside said loading dock. The existing drain must be rerouted
to the new pump chamber in front of the Finishing Buildings, and a flap
valve placed on the end of the line at the tank.
N. COOLING WATER SYSTEMS '
DESCRIPTION AND USE: Uncontaminated cooling water used in the various
Processes is dumped directly into the North River Canal at several
locations. No tanks except those which the water cools are involved
• in this process.
The cooling water, presently exiting the Refrigeration Room, will be
eliminated when the room is relocated to its new position away from the
canal.
PROBLEM: However, the cooling water outflow at Building 59 is contaminated
with oil and is presently running down an embankment into the Canal.
SOLUTION: This contaminated cooling water must be rerouted, if the
contamination cannot be eliminated, to dumping into the Building 59
pump chamber (Item D).
O. EXISTING SEWER LINES
DESCRIPTION AND USE: Buildings on the North side of the river (Tobin,
Carpentry -Electrical Shop, Office and Warehouse) all have their sewers
• interconnected to a single line that exits at the East end and travels
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out to the trunk line in Grove Street. This sewer was restored to
good use in the Fall of 1978.
The Building 59 sewer exits to the North under the railroad tracks, and
thence across the river at the road bridge to a sewer main in Harmony
Grove Road. The sewer is in poor condition. It is leaking at its
North River crossing.
The remaining buildings on the south side of the Canal have their sewers
interconnected to a line that starts at the Finishing Building, heads
Southerly to a manhole in the center of the roadway, and then turns
easterly. Ultimately, after picking up the other building connections,
it ties into the 52 inch sewer main in Grove Street. A recent test
• indicates that the main sewer line from Grove Street to the manhole
in front of the Finishing Building is in very good condition. The same
is true for the manholes.
However, the connection from the existing Sulfonation Building leaks
badly.
PROBLEM: All domestic and industrial wastes are presently combined and
dumped, without treatment, into the City of Salem sewer system. Some
of the effluent is leaking, from two existing building connections, into
the North River Canal and must be stopped.
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SOLUTION: Refer to drawings attached, in the Appendix and by Sea
Plantations. The sewer serving the Tobin -Office Buildings has been
replaced underground. And, upon construction of the New Sulfonation
Building, all production processes will be removed from the Tobin
• Building leaving only domestic sewage passing through that sewer connection.
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The existing sewer connection from the existing Sulfonation Building
will be plugged and abandoned. Temporarily, the sewage will be re-
routed to the pretreatment facility until production starts in the
new Sulfonation Building.
The existing sewer line from Building 59 will be plugged, discon-
nected and replaced with new, separate industrial and domestic sewage
lines to the pretreatment plant and to the existing sewer from the
Finishing Building, respectively. They will run above ground in a
common, heat -traced, wrapping.
All on-site industrial and contaminated wastes will be rerouted to
new pumping stations for transfer to the new pretreatment facility.
• All domestic sewage will be carried in separate lines to be tied into
the existing sewer line by-passing the pretreatment facility. Lift
stations and force mains will be used when required.
When this project is completed, all leaks will be eliminated. All
sewer lines, lift stations, pumps, manholes, pretreatment facility
equipment, and associated equipment and materials will be compatible
and resistant to the chemicals associated with them. They will also
be designed for the soil and uplift conditions in which they will be
placed. They and their associated alarming devices will be inspected
on a monthly basis.
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P. ON-SITE PRETREATMENT FACILITY
DESCRIPTION: The South Essex Sewer District, which is gradually
putting their new treatment plant on line, is requiring Salem Oil
and Grease to pretreat their industrial wastes before dumping into
the city sewer.
Salem Oil and Grease Company has now determined what type and size
of treatment facility is required. The treatment facility will
handle all industrial wastes from the various buildings that house
production.
The facility, itself, has been designed by Sea Plantations5 so as
not to give rise to spill problems. Refer to their Drawings. In
actuality, the various potential spills in the areas of production
• can be readily handled by the treatment facility. Hence, the spill
prevention problem is tied directly to the solution for industrial
waste treatment.
Q. ABOVE GROUND PIPING
DESCRIPTION: Throughout the site, there is considerable above ground
piping. Much of it will be rerouted and replaced when the new
Sulfonation Building is constructed.
USE: The piping travels between tanks, processing Sreas and loading -
unloading areas. Pumps move the oils and finished products along
these pipes.
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PROBLEMS: Once in a while a pipe break occurs and a spill follows.
In the memory of the Owner, these pipe breaks have only occurred
two or three times in the last ten years. The spills are
comparatively small, consisting of a few gallons to upwards to 600
or 700 gallons before shutdown.
SOLUTION: A program of more frequent inspection will be instituted.
All above ground valves and pipelines will be examined periodically
for general condition of items such as piping, flange joints, valve
glands and bodies, drippans, pipeline supports and pumps.
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• The history of Salem Oil and Grease Company has indicated that overfilling and
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overflowing of tanks has not been a problem. Because of their concern for
production costs, losses of oil must be minimized. Although their inspection
program for tanks is not formalized, Salem Oil and Grease Company has had a
good historical record of keeping their tanks in good condition. Leaks are
promptly patched and worn out tanks are regularly replaced.
The new berms, new sewer lines, new pumping chambers, new
sulfonation building and pretreatment facility should adequately contain any
possible spill events from any storage or process tanks.
A better program for above ground pipe inspection and maintenance will be
instituted. Pumping chambers, flap valves and associated alarming
devices shall be inspected monthly and kept in good condition..
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Page 34164, fourth paragraph of the "Federal Register, Vol. 38,
No. 237 --Tuesday, December 11, 1973".
2. Page 34167, paragraph 112.7(a) of the "Federal Register, Vol. 38,
No. 237 --Tuesday, December 11, 1973".
3. Contract Job No. 9408 with Frank E. Gallagher Engineering, Inc.,
"Design and Construction of a New Sulfonation Building", 1978-1979.
4. Contract Job No. 9415 with Frank E. Gallagher Engineering, Inc.,
"Spill Prevention and Waste Collection System", 1978-1979.
5. Salem Oil and Grease Company contract with Sea Plantations, Inc.,
for Pretreatment Facility and Industrial Waste Collection.
6. SESD--"South Essex District". A New Sewage Treatment Plant
Maintained and Operated by the SESD is About to Start Operations
and is requiring Pretreatment of Effluents by the various users.
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