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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
05/16/2013 05/17/2013 MAG910576   Boston, MA Brigham Building for the Future (PDF) (337 pp, 6.2MB)
05/15/2013   MAG910577   Winchester, MA Proposed Fuel Facility (PDF) (92 pp, 20.3MB)
04/30/2013 04/30/2013 MAG910575   Auburn, MA Cumberland Farms Station #2449 (PDF) (64 pp, 7.6MB)
04/30/2013 04/30/2013 MAG910572   Boston, MA 1282 Boylston Street (PDF) (141 pp, 5.6MB)
04/30/2013 04/29/2013 MAG910573   Norton, MA Former Kilburn Glass Site (PDF) (76 pp, 8.7MB)
04/30/2013 04/29/2013 MAG910574   Wellesley, MA Proposed CVS Pharmacy/Store (PDF) (359 pp, 6.7MB)
04/17/2013 04/17/2013 MAG910571   Taunton, MA Parcel 6A, Mason and Porter Streets (PDF) (406 pp, 34.7MB)
04/11/2013 04/10/2013 MAG910570   Boston, MA Parcel 24 (PDF) (48 pp, 8.1MB)
03/26/2013 03/27/2013 NHG910062   Whitefield, NH Jiffy Mart (PDF) (39 pp, 9MB)
03/21/2013 03/18/2013 MAG910568   Boston, MA Lovejoy Wharf (PDF) (135 pp, 6.6MB)
03/21/2013 03/15/2013 MAG910569   East Boston, MA East Pier - Building 7 (PDF) (35 pp, 3.3MB)
02/19/2013 02/28/2013 NHG910061   Plaistow, NH Walgreens Pharmacy (PDF) (439 pp, 9.4MB)
02/07/2013 02/08/2013 MAG910567   Boston, MA TD Garden (PDF) (89 pp, 12.5MB)
01/17/2013   MAG910566   Salem, MA Peabody Essex Museum (PDF) (236 pp, 11.3MB)
01/14/2013 01/11/2013 MAG910565   West Bridgewater, MA Proposed CVS Pharmacy/Store #1803 (PDF) (54 pp, 12.2MB)
01/11/2013 01/11/2013 MAG910564   Boston, MA 525 Huntington Avenue (PDF) (134 pp, 10.6MB)
12/18/2012 12/18/2012 NHG910060   Wilton, NH Brookside Mini Mart (PDF) (70 pp, 16.2MB)
12/18/2012 12/05/2012 MAG910558   Greenfield, MA Shell Station Greenfield (PDF) (103 pp, 10.6MB)
12/14/2012 12/13/2012 MAG910561   Cambridge, MA 160 Cambridge Park Drive (PDF) (140 pp, 10.8MB)
12/14/2012 12/13/2012 MAG910563   Sturbridge, MA Proposed Fuel Facility (PDF) (92 pp, 7.1MB)
12/14/2012 12/13/2012 MAG910562   Burlington, MA 43-63 South Avenue (PDF) (108 pp, 21.1MB)
11/30/2012 11/28/2012 MAG910560   Natick, MA Former Natick Paperboard (PDF) (98 pp, 3.8MB)
11/27/2012 11/21/2012 MAG910559   Melrose, MA FMR Boston Rubber Shoe Company (PDF) (117 pp, 3.6MB)
10/09/2012 10/09/2012 MAG910557   Westminster, MA Simplex/Digital Site RTN # 2-10229 (PDF) (154 pp, 5MB)
10/04/2012 10/03/2012 MAG910556   Chelsea, MA Willoughby Street Eastern Ave (PDF) (156 pp, 10.43MB)
10/02/2012 10/02/2012 NHG910059   Seabrook, NH NextEra Energy Seabrook LLC (PDF) (61 pp, 14.2MB)
09/19/2012 09/19/2012 NHG910058   Strafford, NH Blue Loon General Store (PDF) (47 pp, 4.3MB)
09/14/2012 09/13/2012 MAG910554   Danvers, MA Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (PDF) (169 pp, 6.7MB)
08/28/2012 08/28/2012 MAG910531   Allston, MA Executive Education Tunnel (PDF) (163 pp, 7.2MB)
08/27/2012   MAG910555   Boston, MA 132 Ipswich Street (PDF) (170 pp, 2.6MB)

 

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