Petition No. 1041HW
Clean Harbors of Connecticut, Inc.
Bristol, Connecticut
November 29, 2012
On September 17, 2012, the Connecticut Siting Council, (Council) received a petition from Clean Harbors of Connecticut, Inc. (Clean Harbors) seeking a declaratory ruling that the addition of certain hazardous wastes to its existing list of accepted hazardous waste at its Bristol transfer facility would not require a Certificate of Public Safety and Necessity (Certificate).
The addition of new hazardous waste category to Clean Harbors’ existing Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit would not require a Certificate under General Statute section 22a-117 as the Clean Harborsfacility is used only for the short-term storage of hazardous waste prior to transshipment. “Short-term storage” means the holding of individual containers of hazardous waste in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such hazardous waste. Clean Harbors would also need to apply to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for an amendment to the RCRA permit after the Council acts on the petition.
On November 20, 2012, Council members Brian Toal and Philip Ashton and Council staff member Robert Mercier met with Annmarie Drugonis, Clean Harbors Environmental Compliance Manager, and Eric Congdon, Clean Harbors General Manager, at Clean Harbors Bristol facility located at 51 Broderick Road in Bristol to discuss the petition.
Clean Harbors specializes in the classification, handling, packaging, and transportation of hazardous waste. Clean Harbors currently has an existing RCRA Part B permit, allowing it to store certain hazardous wastes for up to ten days at its Bristol facility before disposal at appropriate other waste disposal facilities. Clean Harbors seeks to amend the hazardous waste transfer permit to include additional wastes that are currently shipped and temporarily stored at out of state locations (list attached). The additional wastes subject to this petition are identified with specific wastes codes and come in lab-pack form (1 liter or less) from its customers. The addition of the new waste codes to its existing permit would allow for efficiency in the transfer, storage and sorting of hazardous waste by eliminating the need for truck deliveries to out of state locations.
Storage of the containers would be within box trucks and trailers parked on site. This activity would take place on an open dock with waste containers moving from one truck to another during the waste disposition sorting process. At no time would the individual waste containers be opened. Each truck bay has its own containment system and spill control equipment is located on-site.