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Safety Kleen Systems, Inc., Branford

Notice of Tentative Determination
Remediation is Complete Without Controls
RCRA Permit is Not Needed


Facility Name: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
Facility Location: 11 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT
EPA I.D. Number: CTD980667927
 
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (the Department) hereby gives notice pursuant to Sections 22a-6h and 22a-449(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) and Section 22a-449(c)-110 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA), incorporating and amending 40 CFR 270, that a Tentative Determination has been reached regarding the Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., facility located at 11 Tipping Drive in Branford, Connecticut. The proposed determination is that no Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permit is necessary, and that Corrective Action is Complete without Controls. This means that no environmental engineering or institutional controls are warranted.

The Department has developed a Statement of Basis that provides details of the environmental investigation and remediation completed at the facility on which the Commissioner’s tentative determination is based. The Statement of Basis also provides a description of Safety-Kleen’s closure and corrective action obligations under RCRA. Under these obligations, Safety-Kleen is required to ensure that any releases of hazardous wastes or hazardous constituents at the facility have been investigated and remediated to levels established to protect human health and the environment, which include environmental clean-up endpoints to at least those specified pursuant to RCSA Section 22a-133k-1 et seq. (Connecticut’s Remediation Standard Regulations). All requirements pursuant to RCSA Section 22a-449(c)-104(a)(2)(O) are in full compliance. DEEP's determination that remediation is complete and that a Permit is not needed means that the interim permit status will be terminated.

Information related to this tentative determination can be found through the Department’s web site at:

CT DEEP Document eSearch under the facility’s address of 11 Tipping Drive in Branford, CT.
(https://filings.deep.ct.gov/DEEPDocumentSearchPortal/)

Request for Public Comment
The Commissioner will not make a final decision regarding this proposed decision until the public comment period has closed and all received comments have been evaluated and addressed. All interested persons are invited to express their views on the tentative determination.

All written comments on the tentative determination will be considered if received no later than September 3, 2024. Comments offered verbally during the public meeting will also be considered. Written comments should be directed to:

John Duff, Environmental Analyst
by email to: DEEP.RemStewardship@ct.gov

or if email is not possible, by US Postal Service mail to:

John Duff, Environmental Analyst
Remediation Division, 2nd Floor
Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford CT 06106-5127

Virtual Public Meeting
DEEP will host a Virtual Public Meeting for DEEP to present an overview of its draft decision and provide the public an opportunity to make comments and ask questions. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM and continue until all comments or questions have been made or by 7:00 pm, whichever is later. Registration for this meeting is required; to register go to: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-mrrjItGdUF3K3kEm-YVt57DXXGmsSY. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.


The Virtual Public Meeting will be held as follows:
Date: August 21, 2024
Time: The Public Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Location: https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-mrrjItGdUF3K3kEm-YVt57DXXGmsSY


Facility’s Name / Address: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
                                          11 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT

The State of Connecticut has authorization to administer the RCRA hazardous waste program in lieu of the Federal Government. Therefore, hazardous waste facilities in Connecticut are subject to and must comply with all applicable Connecticut hazardous waste requirements found in Sections 22a-449(c)-100 through 119 and 22a-449(c)-11 of the RCSA and Section 22a-449(c) and as applicable, Section 22a-454 of the CGS.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, or require some other accommodation, including equipment to facilitate virtual participation, please contact the DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at (860) 418-5910 or by email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov. Any person needing an accommodation for hearing impairment may call the State of Connecticut relay number - 711. To facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program or event.

/s/ Raymond Frigon, Director
Remediation Division
Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse

Published in the  New Haven Register on July 18, 2024