Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - New Haven CT
Renewal of a Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-454 Facility Permit (Used Oil Processing and Marketing Facility)
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”). The proposed activity is not expected to adversely affect any natural resources or human health.
Application No.: 201704567
Applicant’s Name / Address: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (“SKS”), 120 Forbes Avenue, New Haven, CT 06512
Applicant’s Contact Person: Richard Domschine (203) 466-2002; domschine.richard@cleanharbors.com
Type of Permit: Renewal of a CGS Section 22a-454 Facility Permit
Type of Facility: Used Oil Processing and Marketing Facility
Facility Location: 120 Forbes Avenue, New Haven, CT 06512
SKS seeks final authorization to continue operations of a CGS Section 22a-454 Facility. The applicant is permitted to bulk and process, off-specification used oil, non-hazardous waste oil, and non-hazardous oily wastewaters; and to store on-specification used oil and oily waste solids. The applicant is not permitted to open or repackage any container of oily waste solids other than in an emergency. All oily wastewaters and oily waste solids stored at the facility are shipped off-site by barge or truck within 180 days of receipt, to a properly licensed facility. This SKS facility has five waste management areas, identified as: (1) the loading/unloading areas (container and bulk), (2) the used oil storage/blending area, (3) the oily wastewater processing area, (4) the container storage area (warehouse), and (5) the 72-hour truck parking area. The used oil storage/blending area may contain up to 42,000 gallons of used oil combined in three (3) tanks. The oily wastewater processing area may contain up to 20,000 gallons of oily wastewater. The warehouse container storage area may contain up to fifty (50) 55-gallon capacity containers on pallets. No RCRA hazardous wastes are accepted for processing or storage at the facility.
INFORMATION REQUESTS/PUBLIC COMMENT
This application has been assigned No. 201704567; 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
The Commissioner may conduct a public hearing if the Commissioner determines that the public interest will best be served thereby, or shall hold a hearing upon receipt of a petition signed by at least twenty-five persons. Petitions should include the application number noted above and also identify a contact person to receive notifications. Petitions should also identify a person who is authorized to engage in discussions regarding the application and, if resolution is reached, withdraw the petition. Original signed petitions may be scanned and sent electronically to deep.adjudications@ct.gov or may be mailed or delivered to: DEEP Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06106-5127. All petitions must be received within the comment period noted above. If submitted electronically, original signed petitions must also be mailed or delivered to the address above within ten (10) days of electronic submittal. If a hearing is held, timely notice of such hearing will be published in a newspaper of general circulation. Additional information at www.ct.gov/deep/adjudications.
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 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 July 28, 2023