SEMASS Resource Recovery Facility Audit Questionnaire
Site
Management
1. Provide facility name and address, including corporate
structure, EPA ID number, any State or Federal permits and ID numbers.
Facility Name and Address
SEMASS PARTNERSHIP
Route 28
141 Cranberry Hwy.
Rochester, MA 02770
Permit |
Effective |
Expiration |
Plymouth Solid
Waste South St. Transfer Station No. 51963 |
6/1/94 |
N/A |
Braintree
Solid Waste Transfer Station Permit No. NESW 87-009 |
6/21/88 |
N/A |
USEPA
Prevention of Significant Air Quality Deterioration Permit to
Construct No. 025-120MA14 |
3/15/82 |
N/A |
Authorization
to Operate, Combined permit, final |
8/21/95 |
N/A |
MADEP
Conditional Approval and PSD permit for construction of Third Boiler
Application No. 4I87182, 4087130 and 4P90109 |
6/21/90 |
N/A
|
MADEP
Conditional Approval Leachate Use Application No. 4P94063 |
12/11/95 |
N/A |
Interim
Permit for Water Withdrawal No. 9P-4-24-250.01 |
6/7/91 |
N/A |
Water
Withdrawal Permit No. 9P-4-24-250.01 |
9/11/92 |
5/31/11 |
Stormwater
General Permit No. MAR00A315 |
12/31/92 |
N/A
|
Action
T5, Ventilation, Load, and Tires |
12/2/96 |
N/A |
CMW
Landfill, ATO Phase IVA |
5/12/98 |
N/A |
Corporate Structure
The facility is owned and operated by American Ref-Fuel
2. Provide financial statement and amount of security,
review of closure and post closure estimates.
Company is privately owned and operated. Our parent companies? Annual
Reports are available for review.
3. List of acceptable wastes, permitted volumes and
final disposal of ash.
Non-hazardous waste streams, including residential,
commercial, and industrial wastes. Our ash is currently
being sent to the CMW, a local landfill.
4. Provide the following insurance information,
comprehensive general liability, workers compensation,
environmental impairment and indemnity liability.
Insurance information is available on this website.
5. Is there on-site security and in-house inspections (self audit)?
There is a security force on site during the hours that waste is received
(Monday-Saturday 4:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.) The site is fully fenced
to provide security during other hours.
Site History
1. What was the site used for prior to current operations?
In July 1978 the former owners, Environmental Energy Corporation
received an initial site assignment of 99.5 acres from the Rochester
Board of Health. In 1981 it was amended to indicate Energy Answers
Corporation as the assignee, and again in September 1986 to indicate
SEMASS Partnership as the successor of interest. Then, in December
1987, it was amended to include construction of Unit 3, it was also
amended for hours of operation. The original plans called for
construction of two processed refuse fuel (PRF) boilers, and all
ancillary refuse processing equipment. Conditional plan approval
to construct Units 1 & 2 was issued in September 1985 and was
reissued in June 1990 to include Unit 3 by the Massachusetts DEP.
Prior to the site being utilized in the current manner the
land appears to have been unutilized. There is very limited
information available about the site besides the owner?s name, William L. Byrne.
2. How old is the current operation?
The SEMASS Partnership purchased the land from William Byrne
in 1984, the facility first burned waste at the site in 1989.
American Ref-Fuel took over operation of the site in 1996
by acquiring a 90% interest.
3. Has the site operations changed significantly
or has the site been modified since waste treatment
(incineration) began on site?
No.
4. What treatment or storage methods were
used in the past which are not currently active?
None.
5. How long is the final product (ash) stored on site?
Less than 1 week, all ash is transported to a landfill operated by
American Ref-Fuel.
6. List all reported spills or State or Federal violations in the last three years.
Since American Ref-Fuel assumed operation of the Resource Recovery
Facility, there has been one reportable quantity. A 50-gallon diesel
oil spill occurred on August 10, 1996, the spill was cleaned to
background levels, and certified in accordance with the MCP, by
a Licensed Site Professional.
Site Setting
1. Identify neighbors who might potentially be
affected by site operations or an accidental spill or
release to the environment.
Our site is bordered by the following:
North (across Cranberry Highway) - Concrete company, restaurant, homes
South - Cranberry bogs, asphalt plant
West - Undeveloped land
East - Cranberry bogs, Cedar Swamp Brook, homes
2. Are there any sensitive populations or areas within
three miles of the site, i.e., school, hospitals, wetlands,
parks, wildlife management areas, recreation or drinking
water sources?
Yes, schools, parks, drinking water sources, and wetlands
are all located within 3 miles of our site.
3. Identify the closest residential populations, i.e., distance.
Less than 1 mile.
4. What is the drinking water source in the area?
Municipal and private well water.
5. Are any wells used to supply drinking water in the area?
Yes, well water is used as potable water.
6. Identify the depth to groundwater.
Approximately 6-12 feet.
7. Does the facility emit any significant air emissions
which might potentially affect workers and/or the local population?
No, the source has controlled emissions.
Regulatory Compliance
1. Are all permits current?
Yes
2. Are any up for renewal in the following year?
No.
3. Have any permits expired or been revoked?
There has not been any permit expiration or revocation
during the American Ref-Fuel management of the facility.
4 Is the facility complying with all requirements of the permit?
Yes
5. Has the facility been issued any notices of violation?
If yes, what are the nature of the violations and what steps
have been taken to address the issues?
See attached Compliance
History.
6. Please provide all necessary documentation provided by State
or Federal authorities that indicate that are ash is legally
considered non-hazardous.
Ash characterization information is available at the facility.
8. Is the following training given to employees?
(a) Hazardous (RCRA) and/or non-hazardous waste handling procedures.
Yes
(b) OSHA Hazard Communications and Right to Know, if applicable.
Yes
(c) OSHA 1910.120 (Emergency Response Training), if applicable.
Yes
9. Does the facility have a contingency plan or emergency response plan?
Yes.
10. When was the plan last revised?
January 2000.
Waste Handling & Containment
1. Is any waste that is delivered to the facility for processing
contained in drums on-site? If yes, is the containment area
diked, in good condition, impervious and orderly?
Yes, there are two (2) 500-gallon aboveground waste oil tank ?
one is located in vehicle maintenance and the other is located
in the power block. The containment is in good condition and impervious.
2. Is waste that is delivered to the facility
for processing contained in tanks on-site? If yes,
are tanks in good condition and what are their approximate age?
See above, approximately 10 years and 2 years respectively.
3. What is the permeability of the diking and
containment structures utilized on-site?
The containment is impervious.
4. How is runoff from containment or operations managed?
Process water is collected by trench drains and directed to a low quality
pump for use in the Plant. The Plant is zero discharge for process
water. Stormwater is handled onsite through the use of stormwater
ponds, which may overflow to adjacent wetlands during significant
rain events.
5. Is the facility regulated under a NPDES permit?
There is none anymore.
6. Is waste handled in such a way as to prevent releases,
contact with incompatibilities or safety hazards, i.e.,
ground, segregation, etc.?
Yes.
Services
1. What method of treatment, storage or disposal are
offered by the facility, i.e., storage method, treatment
and disposal methods on site?
Incineration, assured destruction.
2. What types of waste is the facility permitted to accept?
Residential, non-hazardous commercial and non-hazardous industrial wastes.
3. Are there any limits to the quantity?
Yes, 1,095,000 tons/year of non-hazardous wastes.
4. How is each specific waste type handled or treated on site?
Tipping area, with the use of pay-loaders to manipulate the waste.
5. Does the facility broker any waste off site? If yes, which waste and where?
Any waste materials brought in to the facility are processed in one of the facility?s
three combustors. Bypass material is sent to BFI Fall River Landfill on occasion.
6. Is the facility backed by a parent company?
If yes, what is the name of that company?
This facility is owned and operated by American Ref-Fuel Company.
Investors in American Ref-Fuel are Duke Energy North America of Houston,
Texas; and United American Energy Corp. of Woodcliff Lake New Jersey.
Residuals Management
1. What residues are generated from on-site processes,
i.e., ash, empty drums, spent carbon, bio-sludge, filters,
etc.?
Ash residue, ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
2. What methods are used for disposal of
residues generated at the Facility or site?
Contractor to haul the material to either our landfill facility or a local recycler.
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