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Remediation & Miscellaneous Contaminated Sites General Permit (RGP)

2010 Final Remediation General Permit

The Notice of Availability of the final Remediation General Permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for discharges in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including both Commonwealth and Indian country lands) (MAG910000) and the State of New Hampshire (NHG910000) was published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2010. This general permit, referred to as the 2010 Remediation General Permit (RGP), is effective on September 10, 2010, and replaces the 2005 RGP.

Operators that applied and received coverage under the 2005 RGP must do one of the following:

  1. re-apply for coverage by submitting a Notice of Intent (NOI) to EPA by December 9, 2010 (no later than 90 days after the effective date of the 2010 RGP);
  2. submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) to EPA by December 9, 2010; or
  3. apply for an individual permit. (If you apply for an individual permit, you are not likely to have continuous permit coverage during the processes of application review, public notice and final issuance.)

For facility operators who have not previously filed a NPDES application for coverage under an individual permit or who have never submitted a NOI under the 2005 RGP, follow the Application and Notice of Intent procedures in Part I.B of the 2010 RGP.

The 2010 final general permit continues the requirements of the previous permit, with some changes and clarifications. A summary of major changes is available on this webpage under "Helpful Information and Links."

In reaching a final decision on the permit, EPA responded to all significant comments. The responses are available to the public and are posted on this website under "Fact Sheet and Response to Public Comments."

Notice of Intents (NOIs) and Notice of Terminations (NOTs) may be sent via USPS, email, or fax to EPA at: EPA-Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Mail Code OEP06-4, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109-3912; email address NPDES.Generalpermits@epa.gov; or fax number (617) 918-0505. Notification information shall be submitted to the appropriate State agency at the addresses listed at Appendix V of the General Permit.

You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.

Corrections to the RGP 2010 - Immediately effective

Changes have been made to the RGP 2010 to correct errors.
The following corrections were made. These corrections are reflected in the appropriate appendices.

  • Appendix III - The effluent limit for Benzene was omitted. The effluent limit for benzene in 5 ug/l.
  • Appendix VI - The test method for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons was incorrect. The correct test method is Method 1664A.

These errors are hereby disseminated as a "Minor Modification" to the RGP document based on 40 CFR Section 122.63 of permits. Minor errors are corrected without following the procedures of Part 124 which requires a formal public notice review as required in Section 122.62.

Final Permit

Fact Sheet and Response to Public Comments

2005 Remediation General Permit

EPA Contacts

Primary contact - Victor Alvarez (Alvarez.Victor@epa.gov or 617-918-1572)
Secondary contact - George Papadopoulos (Papadopoulos.George@epa.gov or 617-918-1579)

Notices of Intent

Notices of Intent (NOI) will be posted on this page for a minimum of seven days after EPA receives them. Please contact Shelly Puleo (puleo.shelly@epa.gov or 617-918-1545) if you have any questions regarding NOIs. See the table below for a chronological listing of NOIs. Older NOIs are listed in the NOI archive.

Date Posted / Updated Date Issued Permit No. Date Terminated Town/City, State Site Address/Year
05/18/12   MAG910539   South Boston, MA One Channel Center (PDF) (138 pp, 3MB)
05/18/12 05/18/12 MAG910535   Boston, MA Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Center for esign and Media (PDF) (142 pp, 5.1MB)
05/18/12   MAG910538   Boston, MA Brookline Overflow Conduit (PDF) (100 pp, 7.1MB)
05/17/12 05/17/12 MAG910534   Boston, MA Longwood Center (PDF) (50 pp, 13.4MB)
05/17/12   MAG910536   Boston, MA Boylston West (PDF) (280 pp, 19MB)
05/17/12   MAG910537   Cambridge to Boston, MA Veolia Energy Steam Pipeline Install (PDF) (84 pp, 6.2MB)
05/03/12 05/03/12 MAG910533   Newton, MA Chestnut Hill Shopping Center (PDF) (87 pp, 17.7MB)
04/30/12 04/27/12 MAG910532   Acton, MA Mobil Station No. 1476 (PDF) (153 pp, 6MB)
04/27/12 04/20/12 MAG910530   Cambridge, MA CAM 017 Drainage Improvements (PDF) (55 pp, 12.1MB)
04/19/12 04/19/12 MAG910529   South Boston, MA West Square (PDF) (219 pp, 7.1MB)
04/16/12   MAG910531   Allston, MA Executive Education Tunnel (PDF) (156 pp, 5.1MB)
04/13/12 04/12/12 MAG910526   West Boylston, MA Hartwell Business Park (PDF) (51 pp, 5.8MB)
03/30/12 03/30/12 MAG910528   Falmouth, MA Proposed Fuel Facility (PDF) (58 pp, 7.7MB)
03/23/12 03/23/12 MAG910527   Wakefield, MA Proposed CVS Pharmacy Store (PDF) (257 pp, 4.1MB)
03/22/12 03/20/12 MAG910524   Chelmsford, MA Proposed CVS Pharmacy Store (PDF) (90 pp, 3.5MB)
03/22/12 03/20/12 MAG910525   Boston, MA Waterside Place (PDF) (91 pp, 8.9MB)
03/08/12 03/07/12 MAG910522   Leominster, MA Hess Petroleum Retail Station #21508 (PDF) (60 pp, 4.9MB)
03/06/12 03/05/12 MAG910523   West Boylston, MA Englewood Properties (PDF) (44 pp, 4.4MB)
02/27/12 02/28/12 MAG910521   Millbury, MA Lewcott Corp (dba Barrday) (PDF) (60 pp, 6.7MB)
02/22/12 02/21/12 MAG910520   South Boston, MA Proposed Boston Wharf Tower (PDF) (186 pp, 5.8MB)
02/15/12 02/15/12 MAG910519   Boston, MA Brigham Green Parking Facility (PDF) (143 pp, 9.1MB)
02/07/12 02/03/12 MAG910518   Allston, MA 60 Brainerd Road (PDF) (94 pp, 9.4MB)
01/17/12 01/13/12 MAG910516   Andover, MA 15 Elm Street (PDF) (101 pp, 28MB)
01/17/12 01/13/12 MAG910517   Brighton, MA 300-316 North Beacon Street (PDF) (63 pp, 7.7MB)
01/09/12 01/06/12 MAG910515   Cambridge, MA NIBRI Campus Expansion Project (PDF) (201 pp, 6.1MB)
12/20/11 12/20/11 MAG910514   Boston, MA Alford Street Bridge (PDF) (49 pp, 4.9MB)
12/20/11 12/19/11 MAG910513   Boston, MA 121 Brookline Avenue (PDF) (101 pp, 7.4MB)
12/19/11 12/19/11 MAG910512   Billerica, MA CFI Billerica #2149/V1017 (PDF) (78 pp, 7.8MB)
12/13/11 12/13/11 MAG910511   Melrose, MA FMR Boston Rubber Shoe Company (PDF) (29 pp, 10.9MB)
12/12/11 12/12/11 MAG910510   Cambridge, MA 130 Brookline Street (PDF) (99 pp, 14.7MB)
12/01/11 11/30/11 MAG910509   Cambridge, MA 75 Ames Street (PDF) (207 pp, 8.8MB)
11/03/11 11/03/11 MAG910508   Southwick, MA Pride Station (PDF) (39 pp, 7.6MB)
11/03/11 11/02/11 MAG910507   Newton, MA Chestnut Hill Square (PDF) (44 pp, 11.4MB)
10/20/11 10/19/11 MAG910506   Hanson, MA Former Ocean Spray Building (PDF) (60 pp, 9.1MB)
10/20/11 10/19/11 MAG910505   Boston, MA UMass Boston Integrated Sciences Complex (PDF) (234 pp, 6.2MB)
10/12/11 10/12/11 NHG910057   Berlin, NH Burgess BioPower (PDF) (89 pp, 4.8MB)
10/11/11 10/11/11 MAG910504   Cambridge, MA 610 Main Street (PDF) (156 pp, 7.4MB)
09/19/11   MAG910503   Marshfield, MA Hess Petroleum Retail Station #21324 (PDF) (60 pp, 1.6MB)
09/15/11 09/15/11 MAG910501   Brighton, MA Charlesview Development Brighton Mills (PDF) (8 pp, 2.5MB)
09/15/11 09/15/11 MAG910500   Everett, MA Sunoco Service Station (PDF) (92 pp, 7.2MB)
09/13/11   MAG910502   Cambridge, MA 150 Second Street (PDF) (193 pp, 8MB)

 

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