Public Notice: Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in Guam under NPDES Permit No. GUG000001
Summary
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) is issuing notice of a proposed action under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to reissue a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in Guam under NPDES permit no. GUG000001.
EPA is soliciting comments on the reissuance of the NPDES General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in Guam. This permit is intended to authorize discharges of treated water from the following bulk fuel storage facilities operating in Guam: Mobil Oil Guam Inc. Cabras Terminal, Tristar Guam F-1 Pier Terminal, South Pacific Petroleum Corporation Cabras Island Terminal, Tristar Guam Agat Terminal, and Guam Power Authority Piti Terminal. Coverage under the general permit is not available for any other discharges or facilities. The receiving waters are freshwater and marine surface water bodies in Guam that receive effluent from five eligible bulk fuel facilities.
EPA is also taking comments on the frequency, duration, and volume of water discharges from each bulk fuel facility for the years including 2019 to 2024.
Facility | Outfall(s) (latitude, longitude) |
Receiving Water |
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Mobil Oil Guam Inc. Cabras Terminal | Outfall 002 (13.462222, 144.6625) | Apra Harbor |
The Tristar Guam F-1 Pier Terminal | Outfall 001 (13.458611, 144.659167) | Apra Harbor |
South Pacific Petroleum Corporation Cabras Island Terminal | Outfall 001 (13.4628, 144.664) Outfall 002 (13.463381, 144.664956) |
Apra Harbor |
Tristar Guam Agat Terminal | Outfall 001 (13.420619, 144.685267) | Big Guatali River |
Guam Power Authority Piti Terminal | Outfall 001 (13.4606, 144.68680) Outfall 002 (13.46008, 144.68547) Outfall 003 (13.46015, 144.68454) |
Piti Channel |