SOUTH BAY RESEARCH NOTES & RESOURCES:
SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR FMR
SOUTH BAY AVE, ROXBURY, MA 02119
Facility ID: 3-0000952; MA SHWS S106510439
According to Robert Mehegan, Executive Secretary of the City of Boston Department of Public Works, the site is filled land. It was formerly a tidal marsh. It was filled and used as a rail yard by the New York; New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. The City of Boston took two parcels by eminent domain from the railroad in 1955. One parcel 91,110 square feet in area, was taken on January 20, 1955. The other, 30,711 square feet in area, was taken on November 18, 1955. A third parcel of land was acquired by the city in 1968. It is 26,119 square feet in area. It was transferred from the state DPW to the City of Boston on May 8, 1968. From 1959-1975 the city operated an incinerator at the property. It was designed by Metcalf & Eddy and built from 1957-1959. The incinerator had a capacity of 800-900 tons of refuse per day. It was closed by court order in August 1975. The incinerator handled part of Boston's refuse. According to a Stone and Webster report, the city generated 1400 tons of trash per day in 1971. Half of this went to the Gardner Street Sanitary Landfill, half to the incinerator. Of the refuse generated in the city, half was collected by city-contract collectors from households and half was from commercial/industrial sources. 1 According to Robert Mehegan, the soil profile at the site is fill over clay over bedrock. There is 5-50 ft of fill there. Piles supporting the incinerator building are 150' long. There have been a number of possible contamination sources at the site. During filling, contaminated material may have been brought to the site. The railroad, in the time it operated the site as a train yard, may have added contamination due to spillage. Liquids may have spilled at the site during incinerator operations, and incidents after the incinerator closed may have added to contamination on site. Possibly affected media at the site include soil and ground water.
South Boston (Boston) - South Bay Incinerator, Memorandum from Mass. Dept. Env. Quality Eng., (June 10, 1986)
SOUTH BAY AVE, ROXBURY, MA 02119
Facility ID: 3-0000952; MA SHWS S106510439
According to Robert Mehegan, Executive Secretary of the City of Boston Department of Public Works, the site is filled land. It was formerly a tidal marsh. It was filled and used as a rail yard by the New York; New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. The City of Boston took two parcels by eminent domain from the railroad in 1955. One parcel 91,110 square feet in area, was taken on January 20, 1955. The other, 30,711 square feet in area, was taken on November 18, 1955. A third parcel of land was acquired by the city in 1968. It is 26,119 square feet in area. It was transferred from the state DPW to the City of Boston on May 8, 1968. From 1959-1975 the city operated an incinerator at the property. It was designed by Metcalf & Eddy and built from 1957-1959. The incinerator had a capacity of 800-900 tons of refuse per day. It was closed by court order in August 1975. The incinerator handled part of Boston's refuse. According to a Stone and Webster report, the city generated 1400 tons of trash per day in 1971. Half of this went to the Gardner Street Sanitary Landfill, half to the incinerator. Of the refuse generated in the city, half was collected by city-contract collectors from households and half was from commercial/industrial sources. 1 According to Robert Mehegan, the soil profile at the site is fill over clay over bedrock. There is 5-50 ft of fill there. Piles supporting the incinerator building are 150' long. There have been a number of possible contamination sources at the site. During filling, contaminated material may have been brought to the site. The railroad, in the time it operated the site as a train yard, may have added contamination due to spillage. Liquids may have spilled at the site during incinerator operations, and incidents after the incinerator closed may have added to contamination on site. Possibly affected media at the site include soil and ground water.
South Boston (Boston) - South Bay Incinerator, Memorandum from Mass. Dept. Env. Quality Eng., (June 10, 1986)
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COC: VOC'S, PAH'S,HEAVY METALS, PCB'S, SEMI-VOC'S,PRIORITY PO LUTANT METALS, NON PRIORITY POLLUTANT METALS, FLY ASH, UNSPECIFIED INCINERATOR WASTE
Years of Operation 1959-1975
POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE IDENTIFICATION, EPA PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, PART 1 -SITE INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT (MA 3-1977)
COC: VOC'S, PAH'S,HEAVY METALS, PCB'S, SEMI-VOC'S,PRIORITY PO LUTANT METALS, NON PRIORITY POLLUTANT METALS, FLY ASH, UNSPECIFIED INCINERATOR WASTE
Years of Operation 1959-1975
POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE IDENTIFICATION, EPA PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, PART 1 -SITE INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT (MA 3-1977)
BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, BOSTON SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR
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The Boston Globe, Why Black Rain?, Fri, May 13, 1960 ·Page 20
City: “our smoke is so pure”
20 block clean up rushed – soot could be health meance and samples of it now being anlayzed by the HD and district is “grime covered”
The Boston Globe
Wed, Sep 02, 1992 ·Page 76
Incinerators blamed for mercury – mercury emissions affect fish in Mass
EPA strongly suspected mercury vaporized when burning fluorescent bulbs, dry cell batteries and paint contributed to dangerous levels of mercury in freshwater fish. Its volatizing and leachable
The Boston Globe, Health Notebook, Sun, May 07, 1995 ·Page 10
The Boston Globe, Incinerator Plans Halted on Critcism of Federal Official, Sat, Apr 12, 1952 ·Page 10
Plan for 750 ton refuse incinerator on Southampton
Federal meat inspector said would be “inadvisable to locate such a facility adjacent to the site of a proposed (butcher shop).” Mayor called USDA and demanded a meeting.
City: “our smoke is so pure”
20 block clean up rushed – soot could be health meance and samples of it now being anlayzed by the HD and district is “grime covered”
The Boston Globe
Wed, Sep 02, 1992 ·Page 76
Incinerators blamed for mercury – mercury emissions affect fish in Mass
EPA strongly suspected mercury vaporized when burning fluorescent bulbs, dry cell batteries and paint contributed to dangerous levels of mercury in freshwater fish. Its volatizing and leachable
The Boston Globe, Health Notebook, Sun, May 07, 1995 ·Page 10
The Boston Globe, Incinerator Plans Halted on Critcism of Federal Official, Sat, Apr 12, 1952 ·Page 10
Plan for 750 ton refuse incinerator on Southampton
Federal meat inspector said would be “inadvisable to locate such a facility adjacent to the site of a proposed (butcher shop).” Mayor called USDA and demanded a meeting.
The former South Bay Incinerator property is listed in the SHWS, RELEASE, and INST CONTROL databases in association with the documented release of OHM assigned to RTNs 3-952 3-17174. As early as 1988, an environmental investigation at the property had revealed the presence of metals and petroleum constituents in soil in excess of the applicable regulatory criteria. At the time of this investigation, groundwater contamination was also identified. It was also known that the area addressed by RTN 3-952 was a closed landfill. RTN 3-952 was assigned to the disposal Site in January 1989. The disposal site achieved initial regulatory closure in June 2002 with the submittal of Class A-3 RAO statement and the filing of an AUL. Residual contamination v remained at the disposal site, and a Condition of No Significant Risk is maintained by the implementation of the AUL. RTN 3-17174 was assigned to the disposal site in August 1989 when petroleum products were identified in soil at reportable concentrations. RTN 3-17174 was linked to primary RTN 3-952 in January 1999. All following remedial response actions were completed under the primary RTN.
CERCLA Site Information
SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) (EPA ID: MAD980734206)
OFF S.E. EXPRESSWAY, BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON), MA 02127
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"Most furnaces built today are sufficiently efficient so that they require no gaseous emissions control devices. Only particulate reduction, ones. The South Bay furnaces are inefficient AND have no gas abatement equipment. Gas emissions from the present facility would be in non-compliance with today's standards. Brining South Bay into compliance would require expensive add-on systems, not merely cyclones or precipitators... My discussions with counsel for the City, other City personnel and, State and Federal officials, and my study of the South Bay facility indicate that that the decision to challenge the State's filing for closure was unwise. Evidence suggests that a decision would be rendered against the City, and costs of litigation, plus continued incinerator operation exceeded the available disposal alternatives. The court's ruling supports this: "The court does not believe that this is a situation of impossibility, or extreme hardship involving one who has made, and is making good faith efforts to comply with the law. On the contrary, the overall picture in this case shows considerable foot-dragging by the City.""
THE INCINERATOR AT SOUTH HAY, ITS HISTORY AND FUTURE. BRA No. 4831.
"BOSTON CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LAWRENCE S, DICARA THIS WEEK CALLED FOR A RE-EXAMINATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS WITHIN THE CITY. DICARA SAID, "FOR YEARS AND YEARS BOSTON HAS BEEN POLLUTING ITS LAND, WATER, AND AIR THROUGH DISPOSAL OF ITS SOLID WASTE, AND IT IS TIME TO EVALUATE OTHER OPTIONS.""
Boston City Council, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 9, 1973)
THE INCINERATOR AT SOUTH HAY, ITS HISTORY AND FUTURE. BRA No. 4831.
"BOSTON CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LAWRENCE S, DICARA THIS WEEK CALLED FOR A RE-EXAMINATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS WITHIN THE CITY. DICARA SAID, "FOR YEARS AND YEARS BOSTON HAS BEEN POLLUTING ITS LAND, WATER, AND AIR THROUGH DISPOSAL OF ITS SOLID WASTE, AND IT IS TIME TO EVALUATE OTHER OPTIONS.""
Boston City Council, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 9, 1973)
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This latter site was under jurisdiction of the State Department of Public Works. Their plans for expressway construction in this
area included using part of this land. When they had determined what land could be allotted to the City for an incinerator site, permissive legislation was filed in the General Court providing for the transfer of title to this land from the State to the City. Coincidentally, the City, in January 1955, made a taking of an adjacent parcel of 94,110 square feet from the New Haven Railroad.
Unfortunately, 1955 was an election year, the incinerator site became a political issue, and the bill was defeated. The City then
made an additional taking from the New Haven Railroad in November, 1955 of 30,711 square feet, the only remaining land adjacent
to the original taking and not owned by the State or needed for the expressway location. The total area of 124,821 square feet provides a compact but adequate site. To obtain additional space for equipment and materials during construction, a 100-foot wide strip adjacent to the site has been leased from the Commonwealth for a five-year period.
About the time these takings were made, a petition signed by the wholesale meat dealers and processors in the area, strenuously objecting to this location for the incinerator, was submitted to City officials. They stated that the incinerator would be detrimental · to their business in spite of the fact that state and local health authorities had approved the incinerator site, and the local Federal Meat Inspection Bureau was not opposed to it. A few days after the petition was filed, I toured the market area and counted over twenty barrels with burning trash in front of the petitioners' establishments, all actively polluting the air.
There are several junk yards in the plant vicinity where extensive burning of automobile bodies is carried on, and which produces dense clouds of black smoke. Smoke emission is heavy at times from some industrial stacks in view of the site. We have taken pictures showing some of these occurrences. The State Department of Public Health has placed air sampling stations at various points to measure the amount of particulate matter in the atmosphere around the incinerator site. It will be interesting to see how these samplings compare with those taken after the incinerator is placed in operation.
BOSTON SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR, BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
area included using part of this land. When they had determined what land could be allotted to the City for an incinerator site, permissive legislation was filed in the General Court providing for the transfer of title to this land from the State to the City. Coincidentally, the City, in January 1955, made a taking of an adjacent parcel of 94,110 square feet from the New Haven Railroad.
Unfortunately, 1955 was an election year, the incinerator site became a political issue, and the bill was defeated. The City then
made an additional taking from the New Haven Railroad in November, 1955 of 30,711 square feet, the only remaining land adjacent
to the original taking and not owned by the State or needed for the expressway location. The total area of 124,821 square feet provides a compact but adequate site. To obtain additional space for equipment and materials during construction, a 100-foot wide strip adjacent to the site has been leased from the Commonwealth for a five-year period.
About the time these takings were made, a petition signed by the wholesale meat dealers and processors in the area, strenuously objecting to this location for the incinerator, was submitted to City officials. They stated that the incinerator would be detrimental · to their business in spite of the fact that state and local health authorities had approved the incinerator site, and the local Federal Meat Inspection Bureau was not opposed to it. A few days after the petition was filed, I toured the market area and counted over twenty barrels with burning trash in front of the petitioners' establishments, all actively polluting the air.
There are several junk yards in the plant vicinity where extensive burning of automobile bodies is carried on, and which produces dense clouds of black smoke. Smoke emission is heavy at times from some industrial stacks in view of the site. We have taken pictures showing some of these occurrences. The State Department of Public Health has placed air sampling stations at various points to measure the amount of particulate matter in the atmosphere around the incinerator site. It will be interesting to see how these samplings compare with those taken after the incinerator is placed in operation.
BOSTON SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR, BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
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...The difficulties of obtaining any site upon which this plant could be constructed. The one finally secured is about as tight a site as could possibly be used. Examination of old maps indicated that this was at one time water front property, in fact it may have been completely under water before the construction ·of the docks at the south end of South Bay. In addition to having limited space around the plant, the site required expensive foundations. The purpose of the plant is to burn mixed municipal refuse, consisting of garbage and rubbish. There are six furnaces, each of a rated capacity of 150 tons per day and three waste heat boilers, each of a capacity of 75,000 lbs. of steam per hour. Each waste heat boiler is served by two furnaces. The building is approximately 241 feet long by 200 feet wide and there are three large chimneys. The collection vehicles enter the building at the east end passing over truck scales at the entrance. They back against the curb and discharge their contents into the receiving bin. From the bin, refuse is hoisted by grab bucket cranes to the charging hoppers on the top floor, then falls by gravity onto the grates in the furnaces on the stoking floor. After combustion the ashes are dropped into ash pits below the furnaces whence, after quenching, they are discharged by gravity into trucks and hauled away from the plant and dumped the gases may be cooled in a spray chamber before entering the fly
ash arrestors and the induced draft fans, or may flow directly to the chimneys, bypassing boilers, fly ash arrestors and I.D. fans. The
fly ash arrestors and I.D. fans were manufactured by the Fly Ash Arrestor Corp. and are the dry multiclone type. From the induced draft fans the gases go directly · to the chimneys, one chimney being provided for each pair of furnaces. The chimneys are 22 feet in outside diameter at the base and have complete self-supported refractory linings to the top.... The steam will be used primarily at the large City Hospital nearby. As Mc Flaherty has pointed out, a connection will probably be made with the Boston Edison steam system. If this is done, sur plus steam from the incinerator would become available for use in the Edison system. A small amount of steam will be used for certain auxiliaries in the incinerator building.
Borings indicated a deep layer of soft blue clay underlying several layers of fill, silt, peat, fine sand and clay, with compact material and hardpan beginning approximately 113 to 150 feet below . the surface. Rock was encountered at a depth of 243 feet at one point. After thorough consideration of various types of construction, it was decided that end bearing pile foundations should be used to support the heavy loads of this building, the chimneys and other equipment. Because of the steel shortage which was prevalent at that time, contractors were using great ingenuity in the use of used material. Accordingly, bids were invited for driving piles of various types and the bidders were given the option to bid on any number of types which they chose as well as on new and used material. Bids were received in October 1956. The lowest was for driving H piles but the delivery of the steel would have resulted in a delay of seven to eight months before starting driving. Therefore, the next higher bid, for driving second-hand concrete-filled steel pipe piles; was accepted. The pipe used was 12 ¾ in. o.d. oil country line pipe weighing approximately. 50 pounds per lineal foot. This pipe looked as if it had been used in acid Louisiana marshes because one side of it, perhaps the invert, apparently had been almost continuously riddled with corrosion but when delivered to the site it had been so thoroughly patched by welding that it was considered acceptable for use. In accordance with the Engineering News Record formula, these piles driven to a resistance of 22 blows per inch with a Vulcan No. 1 hammer will carry a safe working load of 70 tons.
A pile loading test was made in November 1956, with two adjacent piles for use as tension or anchor piles. The first section of the test pile was 98 feet in length and no driving was necessary for the first 18 feet as the weight of the pipe and hammer caused the pile to penetrate to that depth. Moderate resistance was encountered for the next 10 to 14 ft. and then little resistance as it entered the deep layer of soft blue clay until the 96 ft. depth was reached where driving was stopped to permit splicing of the upper section. When driving was resumed, little resistance was encountered to the 160 ft. depth where the resistance increased rapidly until 26 blows were recorded for the last inch of penetration at a final depth of 163.4 ft. below cut-off elevation. The loading test was conducted in accordance with the building code, applying the load in five ton increments every four hours, the final load of 140 tons remaining on the pile for a 48-hour period. The maximum settlement recorded was 0.3 72 inches which was well within the limit of .500 inches allowable. With successful conclusion of tests the pile driving was commenced immediately A study was carried out to determine the amount of corrosion of the steel pipe that could be expected. This study was made by the Electro Rustproofing Corporation of New Jersey and .included an analysis of the galvanic. action due to the differences in the various layers of soil and a survey of stray currents in the area due to the proximity of the New Haven Railroad yards. The results of their investigations indicated that the pipe piles would suffer minor galvanic attack in the blue clay area adjacent to the sand and gravel. In addition, minor corrosion would also take place in the fill due to the presence of cinders and other deleterious materials. It was estimated that based on surface potential gradients, a single pile would lose approxjmately 540 pounds of steel over a SO-year period due to stray currents. Considering all factors involved, it is estimated that without protection the steel pipe piles will have a useful life well in excess of 50 years. In order to minimize the effects of the small amount of corrosion expected, design provided for keeping the piles insulated from one another and to ensure that they would not be used for grounding purposes or come in direct contact with any electrical current. The excavation for the bin was approximately 210 ft. long by 35 ft. wide and 30 ft. deep below the ground surface. Observations made during pile driving indicated that the water table remained .fairly constant at 6 ft. below the ground surface which meant a depth of excavation of approximately 24 ft. below the ground water level.
BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, BOSTON SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
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"The memorandum cited several possible contamination sources which consisted of the following: filling of the site with possible contaminated material, contamination resulting from railroad operation on the property (railyard), liquids or materials stored at the site while the incinerator was in operation or after the incinerator was closed. '
The memorandum concludes that the priority for an inspection of the site is low based upon the lack of sensitive receptors and the lack of a documented release at the site. However, since some type of release of hazardous materials may have occurred at the site, a site inspection should be conducted as priority permits."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
The memorandum concludes that the priority for an inspection of the site is low based upon the lack of sensitive receptors and the lack of a documented release at the site. However, since some type of release of hazardous materials may have occurred at the site, a site inspection should be conducted as priority permits."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
"Mr. John Shea, Principal Health Inspector, City of Boston, reports no problems at the subject parcel concerning spills, leaking tanks, or anything else which would create an environmental concern to the site. However, he stated that there have been several spills from fuel tanks by the DPW on the incinerator property, the incineration unit is full of asbestos, used for a storage area for salt, and that there has been significant illegal dumping on that property."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
"The site is also the location of the closed South Bay Incinerator and the property used by the DPW as a storage area for roadsalt A DEQE memorandum, dated June 10, 1986 regarding the South Bay Incinerator, stated that the incinerator handled 700 tons of trash per day in 1978."
"South Bay Incinerator is located on the southeastern side of the site. The building is currently vacant, operations having been ceased in August, 1975. At the present time the area is used by the Department of Public Works (DPW) for the storage of road salt and miscellaneous debris (light poles, sand, cold patch, empty drums, trailer, bookmobile, I concrete, styrofoam, car gasoline tanks, car parts, wood, metal, furniture, tiles, tires, several 275 gallon tanks, pavement, tar paper, & shingles). There are numerous stained areas and two large above ground storage tanks on the site. The property is 123,432 sq ft in size."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
"According to the memorandum, the only incident recorded at the South Bay Incinerator consisted of a dumpster fire on October 3, 1982. The fire was the result of the illegal disposal of 40 drums of 1-N-Methylaminoanthraquinone. The fire was controlled by the fire department and the spill cleaned up by Jetline, Inc. This material originated from Benzenoid Organics Inc. in North Bellingham; a company which went out of business."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
"The site is also the location of the closed South Bay Incinerator and the property used by the DPW as a storage area for roadsalt A DEQE memorandum, dated June 10, 1986 regarding the South Bay Incinerator, stated that the incinerator handled 700 tons of trash per day in 1978."
"South Bay Incinerator is located on the southeastern side of the site. The building is currently vacant, operations having been ceased in August, 1975. At the present time the area is used by the Department of Public Works (DPW) for the storage of road salt and miscellaneous debris (light poles, sand, cold patch, empty drums, trailer, bookmobile, I concrete, styrofoam, car gasoline tanks, car parts, wood, metal, furniture, tiles, tires, several 275 gallon tanks, pavement, tar paper, & shingles). There are numerous stained areas and two large above ground storage tanks on the site. The property is 123,432 sq ft in size."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
"According to the memorandum, the only incident recorded at the South Bay Incinerator consisted of a dumpster fire on October 3, 1982. The fire was the result of the illegal disposal of 40 drums of 1-N-Methylaminoanthraquinone. The fire was controlled by the fire department and the spill cleaned up by Jetline, Inc. This material originated from Benzenoid Organics Inc. in North Bellingham; a company which went out of business."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988).
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In October 1996, petroleum contaminated soil was encountered during the construction of the new fueling station at the 400 Frontage Road Property. The source of the contamination was unknown. Petroleum contaminated soil was excavated and transported off site for disposal and petroleum contaminated groundwater was treated with a carbon treatment system and discharged back into the excavation. Petroleum contamination was also encountered during the removal of the nearby former fueling station on the west side of the 400 Frontage Road Property. During the removal of the underground storage tanks {USTs) and associated piping,
petroleum contaminated soil was excavated and transported off site for disposal. Residual petroleum contaminated soil remains at the Site. In 2006 only a small portion of the Property, the new and former fueling stations, was evaluated for the presence of oil and hazardous material. Additional data was collected in 2018 across the entire Property as part of other activities, triggering the need to report new contamination to MassDEP under RTN 3-35462. Petroleum-related contamination and metals were identified across the Property, including within the fueling facility associated with RTN 3-14507. The primary contaminants of concern at the Property are petroleum compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals including arsenic, antimony, lead, and zinc. The source of contamination is likely related to the historic filling as well as historic maintenance facility operations and the fueling station.
Recording of Notice of Termination Activity and Use Limitation, 400 Frontage Road, Boston, Massachusetts, MassDEP RTN 3-14507 (November 6, 2023).
petroleum contaminated soil was excavated and transported off site for disposal. Residual petroleum contaminated soil remains at the Site. In 2006 only a small portion of the Property, the new and former fueling stations, was evaluated for the presence of oil and hazardous material. Additional data was collected in 2018 across the entire Property as part of other activities, triggering the need to report new contamination to MassDEP under RTN 3-35462. Petroleum-related contamination and metals were identified across the Property, including within the fueling facility associated with RTN 3-14507. The primary contaminants of concern at the Property are petroleum compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals including arsenic, antimony, lead, and zinc. The source of contamination is likely related to the historic filling as well as historic maintenance facility operations and the fueling station.
Recording of Notice of Termination Activity and Use Limitation, 400 Frontage Road, Boston, Massachusetts, MassDEP RTN 3-14507 (November 6, 2023).
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The 1982 Hazmat Fire:
"a dumpster fire on October 3, 1982. The fire was the result of the illegal disposal of 40 drums of 1-N-Methylaminoanthraquinone."
Post-Closure Contamination: The site was used by DPW for storage including:
"a dumpster fire on October 3, 1982. The fire was the result of the illegal disposal of 40 drums of 1-N-Methylaminoanthraquinone."
Post-Closure Contamination: The site was used by DPW for storage including:
- Road salt
- Light poles, sand, cold patch
- Empty drums
- Several 275-gallon tanks
- Two large above-ground storage tanks
- Car gasoline tanks and car parts
- "Numerous stained areas"
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400 FRONTAGE RD, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110003482302, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110003482302
RCRA ID: MAD982710493, MAR000570721 (“Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities”; “Police Protection”; “Tire Retreading”), https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110003482302
MA EPICS Hazardous Watse: 36936, 526920
CAA ID: MA0000002511903449 (ICIS), 15479911 (EIS) (“Solid Waste Landfill”)
MA EPICS Air Stationary Source: 521059, 526921
CWA 311B6A2 AO For Class II Penalty: Failure To Have Adequate SPCC Plan | ICIS-01-1998-0134 | FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (06/27/2001, Id. 19288, Final Order With Penalty), https://echo.epa.gov/enforcement-case-report?activity_id=941
400 FRONTAGE RD, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110003482302, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110003482302
RCRA ID: MAD982710493, MAR000570721 (“Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities”; “Police Protection”; “Tire Retreading”), https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110003482302
MA EPICS Hazardous Watse: 36936, 526920
CAA ID: MA0000002511903449 (ICIS), 15479911 (EIS) (“Solid Waste Landfill”)
MA EPICS Air Stationary Source: 521059, 526921
CWA 311B6A2 AO For Class II Penalty: Failure To Have Adequate SPCC Plan | ICIS-01-1998-0134 | FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (06/27/2001, Id. 19288, Final Order With Penalty), https://echo.epa.gov/enforcement-case-report?activity_id=941
Other KNOWN LANDFILLS & DUMP SITES
"Landfill (DEQE File # 33B-035-001F) is located between the Expressway and South Bay Avenue which is situated adjacent to or part of the subject property, on 1 the southeastern side. This landfill is considered a potential hazardous waste site. The landfill is located in the Massachusetts Bay Sub-basin Number 8 (MB-8) and classified as status unknown."
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988)
20 Bradson, Roxbury MA, Mass. DEP Project Number 75029MA (June 1, 1988)
TABLE 7 | LOCATION OF RUBBISH, DEBRIS AND DUMPS
Boston - Fort Point Channel - rubbish and debris - entire length of channel
Joint Report on Pollution of Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor, US DOI and MA Water Resources Commission, April 1969
Boston - Fort Point Channel - rubbish and debris - entire length of channel
Joint Report on Pollution of Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor, US DOI and MA Water Resources Commission, April 1969
