NPDES Permits in New England
Chelsea River (Creek) Bulk Petroleum Storage Facilities NPDES Permits
Background
EPA and the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (MADEP) are preparing to reissue National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for seven
bulk petroleum storage facilities located along Chelsea River (Creek)
in Chelsea, Revere and East Boston, Massachusetts to meet the requirements of
the Clean Water Act. The seven terminals and their respective
NPDES permit numbers are:
| Chelsea Sandwich, LLC | (MA0003280) |
| Gulf Oil Limited Partnership | (MA0001091) |
| Global REVCO Terminal, LLC | (MA0003298) |
| Global Petroleum Corporation | (MA0003425) |
| Global South Terminal, LLC | (MA0000825) |
| Irving Oil Terminal - Revere | (MA0001929) |
| Sunoco Logistics East Boston Terminal (PDF) (16 pp, 81K) | (MA0004006) |
EPA has terminated the following NPDES permit, issued in 2005 with the majority of permits above: |
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| Coastal Oil of New England, Inc. - Chelsea Terminal | (MA0004375) |
The permits seek to address potential adverse impacts to aquatic life, aesthetics, and recreation due to the discharge of stormwater and non-stormwater from these facilities. The permits limit the extent to which petroleum products (e.g., gasoline, ethanol, diesel, kerosene, and fuel oil) or pollutants found in these products come in contact with stormwater 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. 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, Sunoco Logistics, and Global Petroleum Corporation) also have active groundwater remediation systems whose discharges have been incorporated into their current permits.
The current permits were jointly issued by EPA New England and the MADEP in 2005 and 2006. 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 for six of the current permits and the permit terminated for Coastal Oil of New England, Inc. 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." Documents for the Sunoco Logistics East Boston Terminal (formerly ConocoPhillips) are also available below.
EPA intends to reissue the draft permits through public notice. During the public notice, EPA will hold a public hearing in the community and will accept written comments from interested persons. EPA responds to comments received during the public notice period in writing.
Further information, including copies of the current 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: Shauna Little, Industrial NPDES Permits at (617) 918-1989 or little.shauna@epa.gov
Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Documents
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| 2005-2006 Documents: | |
| Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Responses to Comments (PDF) (21 pp, 97K) | |
| April 2005 Public Meeting Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 1.4MB) | |
| Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Summary Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 457K) | |
| Chelsea Creek Fuel Terminals Public Notice (PDF) (4 pp, 190K) | |
| Current Permits: | |
| 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) |
| Sunoco Logistics East Boston Terminal (PDF) (16 pp, 81K) | (MA0004006) |