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12 GOODHUE STREET - GUESS, ROBERT G - ZBA il�,Goodhue St. (Industrial) Robert G. Guess V r ' (� fLi# of �zlem, Cttssttcljuse##s DECISION ON THE PETITION OF ROBERT G. GUESS d/b/a ROMAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (PETITIONER) P. CLAYMAN & SONS, INC. (OWNERS) FOR A_ SPECIAL PERMIT FOR 12 GOODHUE STREET, SALEM 86 IIE' —I F 1 A hearing on this petition was held Novem�r, '28, 1984 witin-.the following Board Members present: James Hacker, Chairman; lessrs. , Charnas, Gauthier, Luzinski and Strout. Notice of the hearing was sent to abutters and others and notices of the hearing were properly published in the Salem Evening News in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A. Petitioner is requesting a Special Permit to install and operate a precious metal recovery process in this Industrial district. The provision of the Salem Zoning Ordinance which is applicable to this request for a Special Permit is Section V B 10, which provides as follows: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary appearing in his Ordinance, the Board of Appeal may, in accordance with the procedure and conditions set forth in Section VIII F and IX D, grant Special Permits for alterations and reconstruction of nonconforming structures, and for changes, enlargement, extension or expansion of nonconforming lots, land, structures, and uses, provided, however, that such change, extension enlargement or expansion shall not be substantially more detrimental than the existing nonconforming use to the neighborhood. In more general terms, this Board is, when reviewing Special Permit requests, guided by the rule that a Special Permit request may be granted upon a finding by the Board that the grant of the Special Permit will promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the city' s inhabitants. The Board of Appeal, after hearing the evidence presented and after viewing the plans, makes the following findings of fact: 1 . Pio neighborhood opposition was present at the hearing; 2. The City Planner was in favor of the project; 3. Fire Department was in favor as long as certain conditions were met. On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented at the hearing, the Board of Appeal concludes as follows: 1 . The relief requested will not substantially derogate from nor nullify the intent or purpose of the Zoning Ordinance; 2. The relief requested will not be a substantial detriment to the public good. ' DECISION ON THE PETITION OF ROBERT G. GUESS FOR A. SPECIAL PERMIT FOR 12 GOODHUE ST. , SALEM page two Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appealby a .vote of four in favor, one opposed, granted the Special Permit requested provided that: i . All necessary permits be apolie$ fpr, Wd received by DEQE, SESD, Federal and State EPA Wd a6y other regulatory agencies; 2. All chemicals stored o�lpremises must 'be labelled as requested by the Salem Fire Department; 3. A Certificate of Occupancy must be obtained. SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED nn ames B. Hacker, Chairman A COPY OF THIS DECISION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITY CLERK r 'r 17 C lS nll _ h IC T't`C D - 'k. ec D c , OR IS EE�i:RDED A-.0 60ARD OF A"r P:Ai r SEWER DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION To the South Essex Sewerage District: The undersigned being the Authorized Representative of the property located at 12 Goodhue Street , Salem, Ma . , 01970 does hereby request a permit to discharge to a sewer connection serving the ROMAR TECHNOLOGIES , INC , Name of Company/Business) which company/business is engaged in Recovering precious metals from industrial Type of business activity waste and by-product materials by chemical and mechanical processes . at said loactlon. In consideration of the granting of this permit, the undersigned agrees: 1. To furnish any additional Information relating to the installation or use of the sewer for which this permit is sought as may be requested by the South Essex Sewerage District. 2. To accept and abide by all provisions of the Sewer Use Regulations, as amended, of/by the South Essex Sewerage District. ;. To operate and maintain any waste pretreatment facilities, as may be required as a condition of the acceptance into the publlc .sewer of the wastes involved, in an efficent manner at all times; and at no expense to the community or the South Essex Sewerage District. No permit Is transferable, and a new user of an already existing facility must file for a new permit. gnature ROBERT G . GUESS r me ame President Title November 1 , 1984 rat; SEWER DISCHARGE PERMIT Please furnish the following information: 1 . A plan of the property showing accurately all sewers and drains now existing, and attach as Exhibit "A", 2. Plans and specifications covering any work proposed that will modify Exhibit "A" and attach as Exhibit "B", 3. A complete schedule of all process waste flows produced or expected to be produced at said property, including the waste water constituents and characteristics the daily volume and maximum rates of discharge, and attach as Exhibit "C". The above plans (Exhibits "A" b "B") and schedule (Exhibit "C") will be approved with the conditions noted below. The approval will be based on existing information and accepted practice and will be revoked if inspection or sampling reveals that information shown in Exhibits "A", "B", or "C" was misrepresented or has been modified without a new application. Also, approval will not remove from the Applicant the responsibilty of meeting any future treatment and/or monitoring requirements that may be imposed. C 57 Signature and Title ' /eGMA/� TECi J VC Lo G /�S, SNC . Date ROBERT G. GUESS 31 Atlantic Avenue November 15, 1984 Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 (617) 927-4929 James J. Auge Chief of Monitoring & Enforcement South Essex Sewerage District P.O. Box 989 Salem, Ms. 01970 Dear Mr. Auge: Thanks again for taking time to review my plans for locating Romar Technologies, Inc. at 12 Goodhue Street in Salem, for recovering silver from photographic wastes. Welan to renovate enovate the old boiler room at this location to make it suitable and attractive for our use. After cleaning and restoring the building, we will first install our process facilities and get into operation. We are targeting for the end of January to be set up in business. Later next Spring, we plan to build offices, a laboratory and workshop space to make the site our business headquarters for Romar Technologies. We want to improve the outside appearance and create a truly attractive facility for our company and for the community as well. As I mentioned, we will be collecting silver containing, spent photographic solutions from all the various business locations generating such materials. Hospitals, photo finishers, one-hour labs, radiology clinics, printers, pub- lishers, typesetters, etc. are all potential sources for these solutions. Our aim is to install and operate a responsible and competent process that will remove virtually 100% of the silver from these various solutions. A three stage, batch operated process will be used that includes a final fixed-bed treatment that removes any final trace of silver. The effluent from this last stage will have a pH in the range of 7 to 9, will be lukewarm in temperature, and will contain well below 1 ppm of silver. The effluent will still contain the spent photographic chemicals used in the photo-developer and fixer processes. I have listed those photographic chemical components I believe will be present on the attached sheet. Due to various dilutions in their use and intermixing in my process, I have no way to estimate their actual concentrations. To the best of my knowledge, neither the EPA nor other research groups have found any reason for concern about this group of compounds going into a P.O.T.W. system. As long as the silver is removed effectively, the residual liquids have been deemed safe for this method of disposal. I am attaching copies of my plannea floor plan for using the building, along with a diagram of existing sewer lines and a schematic of my proposed tie-ins to the system. ROBERT G. GUESS -2- 31 Atlantic Avenue Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 (617) 927-4929 I welcome your comments and any suggestions you care to make. I also want you to understand that my closest attention and every effort will be given to make my facility trouble-free for you and your system. I appreciate your effort to bring my application before the Board in their meeting November 21st. As I mentioned, I will be away at that time. If any questions need answering before then, please let me know. Thanks for your help and consideration. Very truly yours, Robert G. Guess, PResident ROMAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Attachment RGG:mlg Appendix to:Mr. James J. Auge, November 15, 1984 Photographic Developing/Fixing Solutions - Active Ingredients List hydroquinone (reducing agent) metol (reducing agent) sodium sulfite potassium sulfite ammonium sulfite animal gelatin sodium chloride potassium chloride sodium bromide potassium bromide sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide potassium carbonate sodium thiosulfate ammonium thiosulfate ammonium thiocyanate 2-diethylaminiethanol 2-methylaminaethanol dimethyl formamide aluminum sulfate glutaraldehyde acetic acid EDTA-ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid Appendix _y_ t Added by Treatment i sodium borate sodium sulfate sodium chloride calcium carbonate 77 .............. � -14l F-T LL I. N1.-i-li Al ii 41 F ks AKI 5� 7— Al I T7 Lj --- --------- j- AE1> 'I A. -1 il311 A J J- I- - I J� 1 Ji7,i, 7-- UP ?ITO-gt j VA > 4�