310 CMR 40.0047
Reporting Requirements for Discharges of Remedial Wastewater and Remedial Additives
(1) Reporting Requirements for Remedial Wastewater Discharges to Surface Water, Sewer
Systems, POTWs, or Non-publicly Owned Treatment Works. Each person performing response
actions at a disposal site in accordance with M.G.L. c. 21E, and 310 CMR 40.0000 that includes
the discharge of Remedial Wastewater to a surface water body, sewer system, POTW or Non-
publicly Owned Treatment Works, shall include a description of the results of the inspections
and monitoring required by 310 CMR 40.0040 in the pertinent status reports and/or completion
reports submitted to the Department pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0000. In addition to the
monitoring data required pursuant to 40.0040, RPs, PRPs and Other Persons shall also include
in pertinent status reports and/or completion reports all other relevant data for the discharge
and/or treatment works, collected as a result of their own undertaking or to demonstrate
compliance with requirements imposed by other entities. Such additional data includes, but is
not limited to, the results of any monitoring required by EPA or the person controlling the sewer
system, POTW or Non-publicly Owned Treatment Works receiving the discharge, and any
influent monitoring results.
(2) Reporting Requirements for Discharges of Remedial Wastewater to the Ground Surface or
Subsurface and/or Groundwater. Each person performing response actions at a disposal site in
accordance with M.G.L. c. 21E, and 310 CMR 40.0000 that includes the discharge of Remedial
Wastewater to the ground surface or subsurface and/or groundwater, shall include a description
of the results of the inspections and monitoring required by 310 CMR 40.0040 in the pertinent
status reports and/or completion reports submitted to the Department pursuant to 310 CMR
40.0000. In addition to the monitoring data required pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0040, RPs, PRPs
and Other Persons shall also include in pertinent status reports and/or completion reports all
other relevant data for the discharge and/or treatment works, collected either as a result of their
own undertaking or to demonstrate compliance with 310 CMR 40.0000. Such additional
monitoring data includes, but is not limited to, influent monitoring data, or other information
concerning the performance of the treatment works.
(3) Reporting Requirements for Discharges of Remedial Additives. Each person performing
response actions at a disposal site in accordance with M.G.L. c. 21E, and 310 CMR 40.0000 that
includes the application of Remedial Additives to the ground surface or subsurface and/or
groundwater, shall include a description of the composition, volume, and concentration of the
Remedial Additives applied, the methodology employed, and the results of the monitoring
required by310 CMR 40.0040 in the pertinent status reports and/or completion reports submitted
to the Department pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0000. In addition to the monitoring data required
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pursuant to 40.0040, RPs, PRPs and Other Persons shall also include in pertinent status reports
and/or completion reports all other relevant data for the application of and discharge of Remedial
Additives, collected as a result of their own undertaking, or to demonstrate compliance with
310 CMR 40.0000. Such additional monitoring data includes, but is not limited to, soil or
groundwater analyses obtained from areas where Remedial Additives have been applied, or any
other information concerning the performance of the Remedial Additives.
(4)
Except as provided for in 310 CMR 40.0045(5) through (7), each status report and
completion report submitted in accordance with 310 CMR 40.0047(1) through (3), shall include
the following:
(a) the time and date of any inspections and/or monitoring for the period covered by the
report;
(b) graphical and tabular presentation of any monitoring results for the period covered by
the report;
(c) a description of any operation and maintenance activities including, but not limited to,
a description of any modification to the treatment works or shut-down; and
(d) if applicable, the name and license number of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
employed or engaged at the disposal site, and a copy of his or her inspection report.
(5) Except as provided by 310 CMR 40.0311, each person performing response actions at a
disposal site in accordance with M.G.L. c. 21E, and 310 CMR 40.0000 that includes the
discharge of Remedial Wastewater to a surface water body, sewer system, POTW or Non
publiclyOwned Treatment Works, or the ground surface or subsurface and/or groundwater, shall
report any noncompliance with discharge or concentration limits in 310 CMR 40.0040 through
310 CMR 40.0049 within 72 hours after obtaining knowledge of the circumstances. If the person
performingresponse actions has not corrected the noncompliance, such person shall immediately
take appropriate steps to reduce, eliminate and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. Such
person shall submit to the Department a written description of the noncompliance, including
exact dates and times, and a description of the steps taken, or to be taken, to assess, reduce,
eliminate and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance in the next applicable response action
Status Report.