COMMONWEALTHOFMASSACHUSETTSEXECUTNEOFFICEOFENVIRONMENTALAFFAIRSDEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION
ONEWINTERSTREET,BOSTON,MA02108617"292'5500MITTROMNEYGovernorSTEPHENR.PRITCHARD
Secretary
KERRYHEALEYLieutenantGovernorROBERTW.GOLLEDGE,
Jr.
Commissioner
MEMORANDUMTo:From:Date:SteveEllis,Acti~nRegi.
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WROBobGolledge,Coe~-====_...__.._._June23,2006'.
R.E:
ApprovalofWaiverRequest,NorthamptonLandfillApplicationforExpansion,Northampton.Massachusetts(Transmittal#8W016447andW074719)TheCityofNorthamptonhassubmittedasiteassignmentapplicationtotheDepartmentforaproposedlateralexpansionoftheexistingmunicipallandfill.Aspartofthesiteassignmentapplication,theproponentisaskingforawaiverfromthesitingcriteriaforZoneUsat310CMR16..40(3)(a)1,andPotentiallyProductiveAquifers(PPA)at.310CMR16/tO(3)(a)lO,Thespecificregulatoryrequirementsareasfollows:(3)Facility.specificSiteSuitabilityCriteria"(a)CriteIiaforLandfillFacilities(RestrictedAreas}.Nositeshallbedeterminedtobesuitableorbeassignedasalandfillfacilitywhere:1..anyareaofwastedepositionwouldbewithinaZone
n
areaofanexistingpublicwatersupplywell;10.,anyareaofwastedepositionwouldbewithinaPotentiallyProductiveAquiferunless:a,theproponentdemonstratestotheDepartment'ssatisfaction,basedonhydrogeologicalstudies,thatthedesignationoftheareaasapotentiallyproductiveaquiferisincorrect;b.theproponentdemonstratestotheDepartment'ssatisfaction,basedonhydrogeologicalstudies,thattheaquifercannotnow,norinthereasonablyforeseeablefuture,beusedasapublicwatersupplyduetoexistingcontaminationoftheaquifer;
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ctheareahasbeenexcludedasa''Non-PotentialDrinkingWaterSourceArea"pursuantto310CMR40.0932,orasotherwisedefinedat310
CMR.
40..0006:TlieMassachusettsContingencyPlan,
TheSiteAssignmentRegulationsat310
CMR.
16
AOe
6)governthewaiverprocess
IbisinformationisavailableinalternateformatCallDonaldM.Gomes,ADACoordinatorat
617·556-1057,
IDD
Service-1·800-298·2207.
MassDEPontheWorldWideWeb:http://www
mass
govJdep()PrintedonRecycledPaper
TheCityofNorthamptoncommencedlandfilloperationsattheGlendaleRoadsiteinthe1960's(seeSiteLocusMap).TheCityofEasthamptonpermittedtheMaloneyWellthroughtheMassDEPDivisionofWaterSupplyin1976.Throughoutthe1990'stheCityofNorthamptonreceivedpermitsforlinedexpansionsoftheNorthamptonlandfillattheexistingsite,Thelandfillcurrentlyacceptsmunicipalsolidwastefromnumerouscommunitiesintheregion.OnAugust2,2001theDepartment,aspartoftheSourceWaterAssessmentProgram(SWAP),approvedaconceptualZoneIIdelineationfortheMaloneyWellinEasthamptonthatencompassesboththeexistingNorthamptonLandfillandtheproposedexpansionAdditionally,anumberofexistinglanduses
in
EasthamptonarewithintheZoneIIandposeapotentialtlueattothewell,includingtwoclosedEasthamptonlandfillswhichliebetweentheNorthamptonLandfillandthewell,
Background
TheMaloneyWellisafreeflowingartesian(confined),graveldevelopedwell,installedin1975,.Duetoelevatedmanganeseconcentrations,thewellhasnotbeenusedsinceNovember1996,TheCityofEasthamptondevelopedanewwell(NonotuckWell)toreplacetheMaloneyWellcapacity.TheMaloneywellis,however,maintainedasanactivewell,allowingEasthamptontheflexibilitytousethewellondemand,asneeded,Easthamptonalsousesseveralotherwells(HendricksStreetwellfield,PinesWellandBrooksStreetWell)andthesewellsprovideadequatesourcestoallowtheMaloneyWelltobeusedonlyforactiveback-up,TheMaloneyWellislocatedwithintheBarnesAquifer,averyextensiveburiedvalley,sandandgravelaquiferextendingfromtheWestfieldRiverinthesouthtoNorthamptonThenorthernportionoftheBarnesAquiferconsistsofthree"lobes",theeastandwestlobesflowingnorthtowardthecenterofEasthamptonandthenorthwestlobeflowingsoutheasttowardthecenterofEasthamptonandtheneast/northeasttowardtheMaloneyWellandtheConnecticutRiver(seeMaloneyWellWatershedmapandHydrogeologicFeaturesmap)TheNorthamptonLandfillislocatedinthenorthwest"lobe"Thelandfillislocatedapproximately16,000feetwestoftheMaloneyWell,butapproximately22,000feetalongthegroundwaterflowpath,TheMaloneyWellislocateddowngradientoftheconfluenceofthethreelobes.
Proposal
TheCityofNoIthamptonisproposingtoexpandtheNorthamptonlandfillontoaparceloflandadjacenttoandnorthoftheexistinglandfilloperation(seeConceptualGtadingPlan).Theexpansionareas,designatedasPhases5and5B,werepurchasedbytheCityin1988forthepurposeoftheexpansion.TheproposedPhase5areais15.6acresandtheproposedPhase5Bar'eais4Jacres.Thecurrentpermittedlandfillisexpectedtorunoutofcapacityattheendof2007orearly2008Theproposedexpansionarea,includingtheareaofoverlapontotheexistinglandfill(anadditional9,.5acres)willprovideanestimatedgrossvolume(notincludingthevolumetakenupbythelinerandcap)of2,237,000cubicyards,whichwillprovide21yearsofadditionalcapacityatthecurrentdisposalrateTheapplicantisrequestingawaiveroftherequirementsof310CMR16AO(3)(a)1and10,withrespecttothesitingofthePhase5and5BexpansionareasintheZoneIIofapublicdrinking2
CriteriaforGrantingaWaiver
waterwellandwithinaPotentiallyProductiveAquifer,TheexistinglandfillisalsolocatedwithintheZone
n
andthePP
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TheDepartmentreviewedseveraldocumentssubmittedaspartofthesiteassignmentapplicationwithregardtothewaiverrequest,including:•NorthamptonLandfillSanitaryLandfillPhase5B,BWPSW01SiteSuitabilityReportVolume1:TechnicalReport•NorthamptonLandfillSanitaryLandfillPhase5B,BWPSW01SiteSuitabilityReportVolume2:Appendices•NorthamptonLandfillPhase5ExpansionContaminantTransportScopeofWork•SummaryReportonContaminantTransportModel,NorthamptonSanitaryLandfillPhase5ExpansionProject•LetterdatedJune6,2006fromStantectoMassDEP:NorthamptonSanitaryLandfill-Phase5Expansion,BWPSW01SiteSuitabilityReportTransmittalNo"W016447-SupplementalInformation•LetterdatedJune12,2006fromStantectoMassDEP:NorthamptonSanitaryLandfill-Phase
5/5B
Expansion,BWPSW01SiteSuitabilityReportTransmittalNo"W074719-SupplementalInformationTheDepartmenthasreviewedthewaiverrequestsubmittedwiththeSiteAssignmentApplicationbaseduponthewaivercriteriaestablished
in
theSiteAssignmentRegulationsat310CJ\.1R16.40(6).,ThoseregulationsindicatethattheCommissionermaywaiveafacility-specificsitesuitabilitycriterionwhentheCommissionerfindsthatstrictcompliancewiththecriterion"wouldresultinunduehardshipandwouldnotservetominimizeoravoidadverseimpact."TheregulationsindicatethattheCommissionercanonlygrantawaiveruponafindingthatit"isnecessarytoaccommodateanoverridingcommunity,regional,orstatepublicinterestandthegrantingofthewaiverwouldnotdiminishthelevelofprotectiontopublichealthandsafetyandtheenvironment"Inreviewingawaiverrequest,theregulationsalsoincludeanumberoffactorsforconsideration:•Theavailabilityofothersuitablesitesintheaffectedmunicipalityorregionaldistrict;•WhetherthesiteisinapreferredmunicipalityasdefinedinMG
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•Theminimumfacilitysizerequiredtoreasonablymeetessentialwastehandlingactivities;•Whetherthewaiverwillresultinenvironmentalbenefits
in
excessofthosethatcouldbeachievedintheabsenceofthewaiver;•Theextenttowhichtheproposedfacilityispartofanintegratedsolidwastemanagementactivity;and•Whetherthesolidwastemanagementobjectivesoftheproposedprojectcouldbeachievedintheabsenceofthewaiver.EachofthesefactorsisdiscussedingreaterdetailwithregardspecificallytotheNorthamptonwaiver
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MA DEP waived drinking water supply regs to allow Northampton MA landfill expansion site assignment. 2006.
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