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Chelsea River (Creek) Bulk Petroleum Storage Facilities Final NPDES Permits
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EPA and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) have developed final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for seven bulk petroleum storage facilities located along Chelsea River (Creek) in Chelsea and Revere, Massachusetts to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The seven fuel terminals and their respective NPDES permit numbers are:
| Chelsea Sandwich, LLC | (MA0003280) |
| Coastal Oil of New England, Inc. - Chelsea Terminal | (MA0004375) |
| Gulf Oil Limited Partnership | (MA0001091) |
| Global REVCO Terminal, LLC | (MA0003298) |
| Global Petroleum Corporation | (MA0003425) |
| Global South Terminal, LLC | (MA0000825) |
| Irving Oil Terminal - Revere | (MA0001929) |
The
permits seek to address potential adverse impacts to sustainable
fish populations, aesthetics, and recreation due to the discharge
of storm water from these facilities. The permits have
been developed to control and limit the extent to which Petroleum
products (e.g., gasoline, ethanol, diesel, kerosene, and fuel oil)
can potentially come in contact with storm water during: 1) the
unloading or offloading of product at the marine vessel dock; 2)
the transfer and storage of product into the bulk storage tanks
located within the tank farm; and 3) the off-site distribution
of product at the truck loading rack. Contaminants found in the
petroleum products can migrate into the storm water and from there
into Chelsea Creek. All of the facilities discharge into Chelsea
Creek. However, the Global REVCO Terminal, LLC also discharges
to a tributary leading to Sales Creek. Several facilities (i.e.,
Chelsea Sandwich, LLC and Global Petroleum Corporation) also have
active ground water recovery and treatment systems whose discharges
have been incorporated into their final permits.
Between March 14 and May 12, 2005 EPA accepted comments on the seven draft permits jointly issued by EPA New England and the MADEP. In addition, a joint public information meeting and public hearing was held for interested members of the community in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 27, 2005. EPA received a number of written comments on the draft permits during the public comment period which were considered during the finalization of the permits. Summaries of the comments and EPA's responses to comments have been compiled into a document listed below as "Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Responses to Comments."
EPA’s decision-making process has benefitted from the various comments submitted. Although the information and arguments presented did not result in any substantial new changes to the permits, EPA did make certain improvements to the permits as a result of the comments raised. These improvements and changes are further explained in the "Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Responses to Comments" and are reflected in the final permits. The final permits are an important component of continuing broader public and private efforts to restore the health of Chelsea Creek and Boston Harbor.
Further information, including copies of the final permits and key supporting documentation, is available on this web site using the links below. Documents may be downloaded and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Individuals with further questions concerning the final permits may contact: Dave Webster, Industrial NPDES Permits at (617) 918-1791 or webster.david@epa.gov
Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Documents
NOTE: The following documents are in PDF format. Unless otherwise noted, they range in size from 30Kb to 800Kb and may take up to 2 minutes to download depending on connection speed. More information about PDF format »
| Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Responses to Comments (PDF) (21 pp., 97 KB, about PDF) | |
| April 2005 Public Meeting Presentation (PDF) (27 pp., 1.4 MB, about PDF) | |
| Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Summary Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp., 457 KB, about PDF) | |
| Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Public Notice (PDF) (4 pp., 190 KB, about PDF) | |
| Chelsea Sandwich, LLC | (MA0003280) |
| Coastal Oil of New England, Inc. - Chelsea Terminal | (MA0004375) |
| Gulf Oil Limited Partnership | (MA0001091) |
| Global REVCO Terminal, LLC | (MA0003298) |
| Global Petroleum Corporation | (MA0003425) |
| Global South Terminal, LLC | (MA0000825) |
| Irving Oil Terminal - Revere | (MA0001929) |