Public Notice: Spring Grove Resource Recovery, Inc. (Clean Harbors)
This serves as a public notice of Proposed PCB Commercial Storage Approval for the Clean Harbors Spring Grove Resource Recovery, Inc. facility located at 4879 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.
On this page:
- Background
- Facility, Repository and Contact Information
- Important Dates
- Supporting Documents
- Comments
Background
Spring Grove Resource Recovery, Inc. (SGRR) would be allowed to continue operating as a commercial polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) storage facility under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) if a proposed approval is granted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
SGRR is a hazardous waste storage, treatment, and transfer facility owned by Clean Harbors. SGRR operates under a RCRA Part B permit issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, SGRR has been operating as a commercial storer of PCBs since 1990 under an interim approval from the EPA.
EPA received an updated application from SGRR for PCB commercial storage and has determined the company has shown the operation does not present a risk to human health or the environment. The proposed EPA Approval would allow SGRR to continue storing up to 10,670 gallons of PCBs in drums; up to 10,350 gallons of PCBs in a bulk storage tank; and up to 56,813 gallons in tanker trucks and rolloff boxes in three 30-day temporary storage areas. In addition, SGRR would be allowed to solidify PCB sludge and remediation waste with inert ingredients such as saw dust and clay.
Before a final decision is made, EPA is taking comments from the public on the proposed approval for SGRR located at 4879 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The draft PCB commercial storage approval was open for public comment for 45 days from August 16 to September 30, 2017. Copies of the draft PCB commercial storage approval and supporting documents (i.e., SGRR application) are located at the St. Bernard Library as well as posted online (see below). Comments were accepted on the draft approval, not the supporting document.
Facility, Repository and Contact Information
General Facility Information
| City: | Cincinnati |
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| State: | Ohio |
| County: | Hamilton |
| EPA ID#: | OHD000816629 |
| Alias(es): | N/A |
Repository Information
| Name: | St. Bernard Library |
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| Street Address: | 10 McClelland Ave. |
| City/State: | Cincinnati, Ohio 45217 |
| Opening Hours: |
Noon - 8 p.m. (Mon, Tues, Thu) 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Wed, Fri, Sat) 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Sun) |
Contact Information
EPA Public Affairs Specialist:
Rafael P. Gonzalez
Gonzalez.rafaelp@epa.gov
800-621-8431, Ext. 60269
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., weekdays
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Project Manager:
Lisa Graczyk
Graczyk.lisa@epa.gov
312-353-3219
Fax: 312-692-2027
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., weekdays
For other inquiries about this public notice, please use the online web form below.
Important Dates
- August 16 to September 30, 2017 – Public Comment Period has closed
Supporting Documents
Below are the supporting documents upon which the Draft PCB Commercial Storage Approval is based.
- Administrative Record Index
- EPA 2017 Draft Approval to Commercially Store PCBs, 06/15/2017
- Application to Operate Commercial PCB Storage Facility, Revised, 04/17/2017
- Email Request for Revised Application, 03/16/2017
- EPA Notice of Deficiency (NOD) Letter, 04/20/2016
- Application to Operate Commercial PCB Storage Facility (dated 08/23/2002), Received 03/22/2016
- Final Federal RCRA Permit, Spring Grove Resource Recovery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, OHD000816629, 03/28/2013