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Executive Office of Energy &Environmental Affairs
Department of Environmental Protection
Northeast Regional Office•205B Lowell Street, Wilmington MA 01887.978-694-3200
RECEIVED
Charles D.Baker Matthew A.Beaton
Governor Secretary
DEC 0 71.20
Karyn E.Polito Martin Suuberg
Lieutenant Governor CITY OF SALEM Commissioner
BOARD OF HEALTH ic ^y
November 30,2018
David Knowlton,Director RE: SALEM—Solid Waste Management
Department of Public Works Salem Transfer Station&Ash Landfill
City of Salem 12 Swampscott Road
93 Washington Street FMF#39974
Salem, MA 01970 BWP SW45/Any Facility-Presumptive Approval
Authorization Number: SW45-0000013
Temporary Storage of Street Sweepings
Conditional Approval
Dear Mr. Knowlton:
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection,Northeast Regional Office, Bureau
of Air and Waste, Solid Waste Management Section(the Department or MassDEP)has reviewed
your application, category BWP SW45 Any Facility Presumptive Approval, Application Number:
18-SW45-000018-APP (the Application),for the temporary storage of street sweepings at the
Salem Transfer Station site located at 12 Swampscott Road in Salem, Massachusetts. The
Application was prepared and submitted to MassDEP on behalf of the City of Salem(the City)
by Tighe &Bond, Inc. of Portsmouth,New Hampshire.
DISCUSSION
In 2015,waste handling operations at the Salem Transfer Station ceased,with the exception of a
temporary drop-off area for residential yard waste. The Salem Ash Landfill(the Landfill)is also
located at the site (the transfer station and the landfill are collectively referred to as the Site). The
Application proposes the temporary storage of approximately 500 cubic yards (cy) of street
sweepings at the Site. As discussed in the Application,the street sweepings were generated by
the City of Salem Department of Public Works (DPW) during 2018 and are currently stored at
the DPW yard at 5 Jefferson Avenue in Salem,MA(DPW Yard).
This information is available in alternate format.Contact Michelle Waters-Ekanem,Director of Diversity/Civil Rights at 617-292-5751.
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As proposed, approximately 500 cy of street sweepings will be relocated from the DPW Yard to
a temporary storage area at the Site located south of the former transfer station building. A site
plan showing the proposed stockpile location is included as Appendix A of the Application. The
Application states the City will install hay bales on the downgradient side of the temporary
stockpile to control storm water runoff.
On November 29, 2018, Tighe&Bond submitted a completed application certification signed by
the Engineer of Record and the Town in response to MassDEP's November 23, 2018 request for
additional information regarding the Application.
DECISION
MassDEP has reviewed the Application pursuant to 310 CMR 19.000,the Solid Waste
Management Regulations and approves the Application subject to the City's compliance with the
conditions of this decision imposed by MassDEP pursuant to 310 CMR 19.043(1),Items Subject
to Conditions.
This decision is issued by MassDEP pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 111, § 150A and the
implementing regulations thereunder at 310 CMR 19.000. In the event this approval conflicts
with all or parts of prior plans or approvals issued pursuant to Chapter 111, § 150A,the terms
and conditions of this approval shall supersede the conflicting provisions of the prior approvals.
This decision does not relieve the City, or any other person, of the responsibility to comply with
all other applicable federal, state and local statutes,regulations and requirements.
This decision allows the temporary storage of street sweepings as shown on the site plan
included with the Application. In issuing this decision,MassDEP is not approving the reuse of
street sweepings or any other material at the Site, and is not authorizing any disturbance or
modification of the Landfill.
CONDITIONS
1. By no later than December 31, 2018,the City may relocate up to 500 cubic yards of street
sweepings from the DPW Yard to the Site. The City may not bring in any other street
sweepings to the Site.
2. The City shall not store more than 500 cubic yards of street sweepings at the Site:
3. All street sweepings stored at the Site shall be stored as proposed in the Application and
shall only be stored at the location shown on the site plan included with the Application.
4. Storm water controls(e.g., hay bales) shall be installed and maintained around the
downgradient side of the temporary street sweepings stockpile to prevent erosion and
sedimentation of wetland resource areas.
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5. All street sweepings stored pursuant to this decision shall be removed from the Site no
later than May 31, 2019.
6. All street sweepings removed from the Site shall be managed pursuant to applicable state
and federal regulations including,but not limited to,the management of solid waste in
accordance with 310 CMR 19.000 and shall be either disposed of off-site at a disposal
facility permitted for the disposal of solid waste, or reused in accordance with an
approval issued pursuant to the requirements of 310 CMR 19.060.
7. Within fifteen(15) days of the removal of the street sweepings,from the Site,the City
shall submit to MassDEP a written report documenting the removal of the street
sweepings and identifying any off-site disposal location and any reuse of the street
sweepings.
8. The City shall comply with 310 CMR 19.000, the Solid Waste Management Regulations,
including, but not limited to,the requirements established at 310 CMR 19.043(5),
Standard Conditions.
9. The City shall comply with 310 CMR 40.0000,the Massachusetts Contingency Plan
including, but not limited to, section 310 CMR 40.0114:Solid Waste Management
Facilities.
10. The City shall ensure persons conducting activities at the Site are familiar with the
applicable provisions of this permit and the approved plans, and that all work performed
at the Site complies with 310-CMR 19.000 and the applicable requirements of this
decision.
11. The City shall not cause or allow nuisance conditions to exist as a result of the activities
subject to this decision. In the event any nuisance conditions occur,the City shall take the
necessary measures to abate and eliminate said nuisance conditions,including,but not
limited to, ceasing or reducing the storage and separation activities, and taking the
necessary actions to prevent the conditions from re-occurring.
12. The City shall,without limitation, implement Best Management Practices to prevent the
occurrence of nuisance conditions. This shall include, without limitation,measures to
prevent wind-blown dust and litter, fugitive dust emissions, odors,noise, and potential
public health issues associated with the activities subject to this decision. Water shall not
be used for dust control in amounts that produce excessive infiltration,ponding,runoff or
erosion.
13. The City shall notify the Chief of the Solid Waste Section in MassDEP's Northeast
Regional Office or other individual designated by MassDEP in writing,within twenty-
four(24)hours of receiving a nuisance complaint regarding the activities subject to this
decision. This written notification shall be made by FAX to MassDEP's Solid Waste
Management Section,Northeast Regional Office at(978) 694-3499 or by email to
mark.fairbrothcrra?mass.jzov. This notice shall, at a minimum, include a description of
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the incident and/or complaint,the impact on the activities authorized by this decision, and
a description of any corrective actions the City has taken or,intends to take to minimize
the potential for a recurrence.
14. Any additional activities or modifications not described in the Application(Number:
18-SW45-000018-APP)may require notification of MassDEP, and the preparation and
submittal of a separate application for permit modification.
15. MassDEP reserves the right to rescind, suspend or modify this approval based upon a
determination that the project causes or contributes to the development of nuisance
conditions, is not being operated safely or in accordance with this approval, or results in a
threat to the public health, safety or the environment.
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO.APPEAL
The City of Salem(the City) is hereby notified that it may within twenty-one (21) days file a
request that this decision be deemed a provisional decision under 310 CMR 19.033(4)(b),by
submitting a written statement of the basis on which the City believes it is aggrieved,together
with any supporting materials. Upon timely filing of such a request, the decision shall be
deemed a provisional decision with an effective date twenty-one (21) days after the Department's
receipt of the request. Such a request shall reopen the administrative record, and the Department
may rescind, supplement, modify, or reaffirm its decision. Failure by the City to exercise the
right provided in this section shall constitute a waiver of the City's right to appeal.
Appeal. Any person aggrieved by the issuance of this decision, except as provided for under
310 CMR 19.033(4)(b), may file an appeal for judicial review of said decision in accordance
with the provisions of M.G:L. c. 111, s. 150A, and M.G.L. c. 30A,not later than thirty(30) days
following the receipt of the final decision. The standing of a person to file an appeal and the
procedures for filing such appeal shall be governed by the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A. Unless
the person requesting an appeal requests and is granted a stay of the terms and conditions of the
decision by a court of competent jurisdiction,the decision shall remain effective.
Notice of Action. Any aggrieved person intending to appeal this decision to the Superior Court
shall first provide notice to the Department of their intention to commence such action. Said
notice of intention shall include the Department file number and shall identify with particularity
the issues and reasons why it is believed the decision was not proper. Such notice shall be
provided to the Office of General Counsel of the Department and the Regional Director for the
regional office which processed the application. The appropriate addresses to which to send
such notices are:
General Counsel
Department of Environmental Protection
One Winter Street- 3rd Floor
Boston,MA 02108
and
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Eric Worrall
Regional Director
Department of Environmental Protection
205B Lowell Street
Wilmington,MA 01887
No allegation shall be made in any judicial appeal of this decision unless the matter complained
of was raised at the appropriate point in the administrative review procedures established in those
regulations,provided that a matter may be raised upon a showing that it is material and that it
was not reasonably possible with due diligence to have been raised during such procedures or
that matter sought to be raised is of critical importance to the environmental impact of the
permitted activity.
If you have any questions regarding this matter,please contact Mark Fairbrother at(978) 694-
.3298.
Sincerely,
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Mark G. Fairbrother
Section Chief
Solid Waste Management
Enclosure: Communication for Non-English Speaking Parties
cc: Susan Ruch, Deputy Regional Director,MassDEP-NEROBAW
Email:susan.ruch@state.ma.us
Salem Board of Health
City of Salem
98 Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Salem,MA 01970
Darya Mattes
Department of Planning& Community Development
City of Salem
98 Washington Street,2nd Floor
Salem,MA 01970
David Murphy(Tighe and Bond,Inc.)
Email: DAMpMhy@tigheBond.com
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
One Winter Street, Boston MA 02108 • Phone: 617-292-5751
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