Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Safety Kleen Systems, Inc., New Haven

Consolidated Permit Notice to Approve a Section 22a-454 Facility Permit

Applicant: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. ("SKS")
Application No.: 202078501
City/Town: New Haven

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) hereby gives notice that a tentative determination has been reached to approve the following application submitted under Sections 22a-6 and 22a-454 of the Connecticut General Statutes (“CGS”).  Subsequently, the CGS Section 22a-454 Facility Permit No. 1011010-CRW-001-R2023 issued on October 17, 2023 is no longer in effect and is replaced by this Permit.

Application No.: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. ("SKS")

Applicant's name/phone/e-mail: Vincent Perez, (203) 780-7054, perez.vincent5@cleanharbors.com 

Type of Permit/Activity: Modification of a CGS Section 22a-454 Facility Permit 

Type of Facility: Used Oil Processing/Marketing and Commercial Non-RCRA Hazardous Waste Facility

Facility Location: 120 Forbes Avenue, New Haven, CT 06512 

SKS seeks final approval to modify operations at its CGS Section 22a-454 Facility. The facility is permitted to bulk and process off-spec used oil (including motor oil), non-hazardous waste oil, and oily wastewater; and to store on-spec used oil for marketing, as well as oily waste solids, used antifreeze, and industrial wastewater for oil recovery and transfer. The modified facility will include eight waste-management areas: loading/unloading (container and bulk), used oil storage/blending, used motor-oil storage/blending, used-antifreeze storage, industrial-wastewater storage, oily-wastewater processing, warehouse container storage, and a 72-hour truck parking area. Capacity limits include up to 102,000 gallons of used oil across five tanks; up to 30,000 gallons each of used antifreeze and industrial wastewater in separate single tanks; and up to 20,000 gallons of oily wastewater in one processing tank. The warehouse may store up to fifty 55-gallon containers. No RCRA hazardous waste is accepted for storage or processing.

INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 

This application has been assigned No. 202078501; please use this number when corresponding with DEEP regarding this application.  Interested persons may obtain a copy of the application from the applicant’s contact noted above.  The application and supporting documentation are available for inspection at DEEP, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and at other times by appointment.  Questions may be directed to Justin Williams of the Solid Waste Permitting Program at (860) 424-3113 or Justin.Williams@ct.gov.   

Before making a final decision on this application, the Commissioner shall consider written comments on the application from interested persons.  Written comments on the application should be directed to Justin Williams, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, or may be submitted via electronic mail to Justin.Williams@ct.gov no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice. 

PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEARING 

Petitions for a hearing shall be submitted within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this public notice and should include the application number(s) noted above and identify a contact person to receive notifications.  Petitions may also identify a person who is authorized to engage in discussions regarding the application and, if a resolution is reached, withdraw the petition.

Petitions shall comply with applicable laws, including Public Act 2584, which took effect upon passage in June 2025. Upon receipt of a petition, the Commissioner shall take action as required by relevant laws.  Petitions shall be filed with the Office of Adjudications electronically through the E-Filing Service, Visit the Adjudications Public Portal webpage. All initial and subsequent filings must be submitted through this system. Under special exception, petitions will be accepted by mail or hand delivered. Those mailed or delivered should go to the DEEP Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106. If the signed original petition is only in an electronic format, the petition must be submitted with a statement signed by the petitioner that the petition exists only in that form. Original petitions must also be mailed or delivered to the Office of Adjudications within 30 days of electronic submittal.

Information to assist with the E-Filing System, including how to set up a profile and submit filings: Visit the E-Filing System to set up a profile. 
 
If a hearing occurs, members of the public can “subscribe” through the Public Portal to receive e-mail notifications of all docket activity. Interested members of the public will also be able to submit their public comment for the hearing the docket webpage.  All petitions must be received within the period noted above. If a hearing is held, timely notice of such hearing will be published in a newspaper of general circulation and posted on the DEEP website: Visit the DEEP Website.  Any docket activity can be viewed through the Adjudications Public Portal. 

/s/ Brent Madho
Brent Madho, Acting Division Director
Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance

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. Please contact Justin.Williams@ct.gov if you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, or require some other accommodation. If you wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, you may submit your complaint to the DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at (860) 418-5910 or via email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov. In order 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. 

Published in the New Haven Register on October 15, 2026

Draft Permit