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ENB Region 2 Completed Applications 11/14/2007 - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
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ENB Region 2 Completed Applications 11/14/2007
In accordance with 6NYCRR Parts 621.7(b)(9) and 201-6.4(c), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has the authority to bar issuance of any Title V Facility Permit if it is determined not to be in compliance with applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act or 6NYCRR Part 201. This is a Title V application renewal for a facility generating electricity and steam. The facility operates four very large boilers, three simple cycle combustion turbines utilized to generate electricity; and other exempt sources. The facility is required to comply with monitoring conditions in the permit (a mandatory condition included in all of Con Edison's Title V permits.) Conditions for 6 NYCRR 227-3 in previous permits have been replaced by Part 204 conditions.
Exxonmobil Greenpoint Remediation Project
400 Kingsland Ave
2-6101-00107/00026
The Department has made a tentative determination to approve this application for a new SPDES permit for existing discharges of up to 1.48 million gallons per day of treated groundwater into Newtown Creek (Class I). A Long Island Well permit for the equivalent withdrawal of groundwater from 9 existing and 10 proposed wells will also be issued. As part of the Greenpoint Remediation Project, ExxonMobil operates two product recovery and groundwater treatment systems: (1) the On-Site Recovery and Containment System treatment facility located at 400 Kingsland Avenue; and (2) the Off-Site Product Recovery System treatment facility located at 5 Bridgewater Street. The SPDES permit will incorporate the present Permit Equivalents for both the "On-Site" and "Off-Site" locations into one permit and will also include a Schedule of Compliance to review the treatment technologies at the facilities, and to upgrade the facilities, if needed. In 2007 a full technical review of the operations of the facilities regarding discharge of treated groundwater & stormwater to Newtown Creek resulted in the modification of the previous Permit Equivalents on June 22, 2007. The modification of the permit equivalents included the modification of limits, the addition of parameters and monitoring requirements, a short-term high-intensity monitoring program for mercury, and Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing to determine the effects of the discharge on organisms.
2-6301-00006/00002
The applicant proposes to renew and modify an existing 6 NYCRR Part 373 Hazardous Waste Management Permit. NYSDEC has made a tentative determination to renew and modify the Part 373 Permit, which would continue to authorize the operation of the Astoria Hazardous Waste Storage Facility for the storage and management of hazardous and nonhazardous wastes.
Con Edison Company of New York Inc. (Con Edison) provides electric, gas and steam to customers throughout the five boroughs of New York City and to neighboring areas in Westchester County. Con Edison owns and operates a Part 373 permitted facility for the storage of hazardous and nonhazardous wastes known as the Astoria Hazardous Waste Storage Facility (facility), located in the northwestern corner of Queens County in the State of New York, at 31-01 20th Avenue, Long Island City, NY. The Central Field Services (CFS) Department operates the facility and associated areas which are designed to manage hazardous and nonhazardous waste generated or received at the entire Astoria Complex.
PCB hazardous waste is generated during reconditioning activities conducted at the Astoria Transformer Shop. Electrical equipment that is evaluated by field organizations of the Astoria Transformer Shop and determined to be not reconditionable is designated for disposal. Drummed and bulk PCB liquid and solids are also received at the facility. RCRA hazardous waste is generated throughout the Astoria Complex and is also received from off-site Con Edison owned facilities. The facility includes the following areas:
PCB Storage Building (Area 9);
Non-liquid PCB Waste Drum Storage area (Area 10);
Non-liquid Waste Roll-off Container Storage Area (Area 11);
Drained PCB Equipment Storage Area (Area 13);
PCB Waste Oil Storage Tank (Area 14);
Less-than-50-PPM Waste Oil Storage Tank (Area 15);
RCRA/PCB Liquid Waste Storage Cabinets (Area 16); and
Non-liquid RCRA Waste Drum Storage Area (Area 17).
Activities undertaken at the Astoria Complex which generate hazardous and nonhazardous wastes include the following:
Equipment and drum storage;
Salvageable part removal;
Liquid-containing equipment draining and pinning operations (except for containment pans), or other equivalent means for rendering PCB-containing liquid equipment ?empty?(50-499 ppm PCB) per 6 NYCRR Part 371.1(h). PCB equipment >500 ppm may also be drained in this area;
Non-liquid PCB and RCRA wastes (e.g. soils, PPE, clothing, rags, debris, etc.) consolidation from various smaller containers into large bulk containers (e.g. 30 cubic yard roll off containers);
?RCRA-empty? drum crushing using appropriate equipment and consolidation with the non-liquid PCB or RCRA waste; and
Normal maintenance operations involving tankers, pumps and all other peripheral equipment.
Con Edison submitted the permit renewal and modification application as required by 6 NYCRR 373-1.8. Under the provisions of State Administrative Procedures Act (SAPA), Section 401(2), the current permit continues in effect until the NYSDEC makes a final decision on the application submitted by Con Edison. TENTATIVE DETERMINATION
After review of the permit application, the NYSDEC found it to be complete and meeting the permitting requirements of Part 373. The NYSDEC has made a tentative determination to renew and modify the 6NYCRR Part 373 Permit. The NYSDEC has prepared a Draft Permit pursuant to the regulations in 6NYCRR Part 373-2 (Final Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities) and other applicable regulations, including 6 NYCRR Part 370, Part 371, Part 372, Subpart 373-1, and Part 376. The duration of the Permit will be ten (10) years from the date of issuance. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS The specific corrective action requirements for the solid waste management units (SWMUs) and Areas of Concern (AOCs) at the facility are addressed in Module II (including Attachments A and B) of the draft Part 373 permit. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY Copies of the draft Part 373 Permit, the supporting permit renewal application, and the Fact Sheet are available for review at: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 2 Office, Division of Environmental Permits 1 Hunters Point Plaza 47-40 21st Street Long Island City, NY 11101-5407
Contact Person: Harold J. Dickey, Deputy Regional Permit Administrator Telephone No: (718) 482-4997 Copies of the documents are also available for review at a Public Repository located at the Queens Borough Public Library Steinway Branch, located in Astoria at 21-45 31st Street.
There is a public comment period on the draft permit renewal. The public may submit written comments on the draft permit renewal no later than November , 2007 to Harold J. Dickey at the above address. All comments will be considered and evaluated in making the final determination to renew and modify the permit. Prior to approval of the permit, the NYSDEC will respond to any comments submitted by the public. If warranted, changes will be made in the draft version. If a significant degree of interest exists in the renewal of the permit and if a request for a hearing is received during the public comment period, the NYSDEC will hold a legislative public hearing as provided in the Uniform Procedures Act, 6 NYCRR Part 621. Any request for a public hearing must be made in writing, stating the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing and submitted to Harold J. Dickey no later than the last filing date. A notice of the final decision will be sent to each interested citizen or organizations who have submitted written comments or have requested such notice with a summary of responses to the comments received.
Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Jan 14, 2008.