Georgetown scrap yard cited for industrial stormwater violations

GEORGETOWN — State environmental officials have cited Donovan Salvage Works, a recycling and used auto parts business in Georgetown, for stormwater-related violations and evidence that petroleum was leaking at the site.

Violations were discovered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in 2011, 2014 and February 2016 and included failure to maintain a stormwater plan, failure to minimize exposure of industrial materials, failure to perform and record benchmark monitoring and other reports and failure to identify and properly label outfalls. In 2014, an inspection found petroleum leaks and spills that were again observed in 2016.

“Inspectors observed petroleum impacted surface water discharging from a petroleum storage area under a building that takes on surface water drainage from the facility,” the report states. “Petroleum staining was also observed along the building foundation indicating that a release had occurred. In addition, within the building, used petroleum was being stored in large open vats, creating a vapor issue and a health and safety concern due to fire and explosion potential.”

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