Public Hearings and Comment Periods

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Current Public Hearing and Comment Periods

TOCDF
EnergySolutions
Clean Harbors Aragonite
Plain City Class IVb landfill
Site Management Plans at the former Geneva Steel Facility
Carbon County Class IVb Landfill
Cedar City Bulloch Pit Landfill

TOCDF

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) has requested a Class 3 Modification (2012.00528) to permit and manage Igloo 1639 (TMA)-C Permitted Container Storage. Public information meeting will be held on March 21, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Tooele Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office. A 60 day public comment period begins on February 28, 2012 and ends on April 30, 2012. Written comments may be submitted to Scott Anderson, Director for the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste no later than April 30, 2012. For more information call Tom Ball at 801-536-0251

Deseret Chemical Depot (TOCDF) - submitted to the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste (DSHW) a Class 2 Modification (2011.02713) on December 19, 2011. TOCDF proposed to revise the RCRA Modules 5 and 6 and Attachment 2, to remove the requirement to perform the Metals Parts Furnace (MPF) Secondary Waste Function Tests and to revise the Waste Analysis Plan (WAP) to conform with the operational status of the TOCDF once the destruction of the Deseret Chemical Depot Stockpile is completed. No comments were received during the public information meeting held on January 18, 2012. The modification received approval on March 22, 2012. For more information call Tina Mercer at 801-536-0259.

EnergySolutions LLC

The Executive Secretary of the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board is seeking public comment on a Class 3 modification to the EnergySolutions LLC., state-issued hazardous waste permit. This modification requests changes to facilitate construction and operation of a surface impoundment.

A 45-day public comment period will begin on April 24, 2012, when the public notice is
published in the Tooele County Transcript Bulletin, the Salt Lake Tribune, and the Deseret
Morning News and will end on June 8, 2012, at 5:00p.m. In addition, a public hearing will be
held to allow the public to make comments concerning this modification request. The hearing
will be held May 23,2012, from 7:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at the Tooele County Courthouse. The
courthouse is located at 47 South Main St. Tooele, Utah.

A copy of the draft final changes to Module I, General Conditions; Attachment 11-1-6, Leachate, Evaporation, and Decontamination Waste Management Plan; Attachment 11-1-15 Management of Waste for Disposal at the LLRW Facility; Attachment 11-3, Site Inspection Plan; and Attachment 11-11, Facility Drawings is available for review during the comment period during normal business hours of 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday at the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, 2nd Floor, Multi Agency State Office Building, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah.

For the public's convenience, an unofficial copy of the draft final changes can be viewed on line in pdf format.

Written comments must be received no later than 5:00p.m. on Friday June 8, 2012, and should be addressed to:

Scott T. Anderson, Executive Secretary
Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board
PO Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments can also be sent by electronic mail to: swpublic@utah.gov. Comments sent in
electronic format should be identified by putting the following in the subject line: public
comment on Class 3 permit modification for EnergySolutions LLC. All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.

For additional information regarding the permit modification request, contact Otis Willoughby of the Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste at (801) 536-0220. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Brooke Baker, Office of Human Resources at (801) 536-4412 (TDD (801) 536-4414).

Clean Harbors Aragonite

Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC (CHA) has requested a Class 2 Modification (2012.00334) the Modification if granted would allow (CHA) to continue to operate the direct burn system on the sludge pad, feeding waste direct the incinerator either through the sludge lance or direct burn lance. Until granted, CHA will continue to feed only that material that was proposed in the initial Temporary Authorization. The 60 day public comment period for this modification begins on February 18, 2012 with a public meeting scheduled for March 15, 2012. For more information call Boyd Swenson at (801) 536-0232.

Plain City Class IVb landfill

The Executive Secretary of the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board is seeking public comment on a request by Plain City for renewal of its solid waste permit for its existing Class IVb landfill at 5100 West 2700 Plain City, Utah. Class IVb landfills are non-commercial landfills that receive only construction/demolition waste, yard waste and inert waste. The application for a Class IV permit renewal has been reviewed for compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules and a draft permit has been prepared. The Executive Secretary is soliciting comments on the permit renewal application and the draft permit. The public comment period begins April 16, 2012 and will end May 15, 2012.

Copies of the application documents and the draft permit are available for public review during the comment period during normal business hours at the following locations:

Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Multi Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah

Weber-Morgan Health Department
477 - 23rd Street
Ogden, Utah

For the public's convenience, an unofficial copy of the application and the draft permit are available on line in pdf format.

Written comments will be accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2012 and should be submitted to the address below. Comments can be hand delivered to the Division address above and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2012.

Scott T. Anderson, Executive Secretary
Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments can also be sent by electronic mail to: swpublic@utah.gov. Comments sent in electronic format should be identified by putting the following in the subject line: public comment on Plain City Landfill. All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.

For further information, please contact Ralph Bohn or Phillip Burns of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste at (801) 536-0200. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Brooke Baker, Office of Human Resources, at (801) 536-4412 TDD (801) 536-4414.

Site Management Plans at the former Geneva Steel Facility

The Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste has prepared four draft Site Management Plans
(SMP) for the SK Area (MS-13), Maintenance Area (SWMU 4.6), Highline Area (SWMU 4.13), and the 1500 North Area (SWMU 3.19 Sulfur Pile) at the former Geneva Steel Facility in Vineyard, Utah These SMPs address management of risks associated with the site due to residual low level contaminants left in place (soil and groundwater) after an environmental response activity conducted at the site.

The public comment period for the SMPs will begin on April 16, 2012 when the public notice is published in the Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, and Daily Herald. The comment period will end on May 17, 2012. Copies of the SMPs for all four areas and all related documents will be available for public review throughout the comment period during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the following location:

Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Multi Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, 2no Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

For the public's convenience, an unofficial copy of the SMPs for the SK Area (MS-13), Maintenance Area (SWMU 4.6), Highline Area (SWMU 4.13), and the 1500 North Area (SWMU 3.19 Sulfur Pile) can be viewed on line in pdf format.

Written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday May 17, 2012, and should be addressed to:

Scott T. Anderson, Executive Secretary
Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board
Division of Solid Hazardous Waste
P. O. Box 144880
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments may also be sent by electronic mail to: swpublic@utah.gov. Comments sent in electronic format must also be received by 6:00 p.m., Monday, June 13, 2011, and should be identified by putting the following information in the subject line: "Anderson Geneva Site Management Plans." All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files.

For further information, contact Allan Moore, Eric Baiden or Rocky Stonestreet at (801) 536-0200. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Brooke Baker, Office of Human Resources at 801-536-4413 (TDD 801-536-4414).

Carbon County Class IVb Landfill

Carbon County has completed the application requirements for renewal of the solid waste permit
for the Class IVb landfill at the existing site on Airport Road, east of Price, Utah. The Division of
Solid and Hazardous Waste has reviewed the permit renewal application and a draft permit has
been prepared. Class IVb landfills are noncommercial landfills that are permitted to receive all
non-hazardous construction and demolition waste, yard waste, dead animals, inert waste and
waste tires. The public comment period for the application and draft permit will commence on
May 15,2012 and end on June 14,2012.

A public hearing may be held if, within 15 days of publication of this notice, a request is made in
writing which meets the requirements of Utah Administrative Code R315-311-3.
For public convenience, an unofficial copy of the application and the draft permit can be viewed
on line in pdf format. The application and draft permit can also be viewed during normal business hours at the following locations:

Southeastern Utah Health Department
28 South 100 East
Price, Utah

Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
195 North 1950 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah

Comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. June 14, 2012 and should be delivered to the Division
address above or mailed to the address below:

Scott T. Anderson, Executive Secretary
Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board
Department of Environmental Quality
PO Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments may be submitted electronically through the Internet to: swpublic@utah.gov. Please
identiff the comments on the subject line as: Public Comments on the Carbon County Landfill #
94-llR. Any document attached to the comments must be in ASCII (text) or PDF file format. If,
based upon comments, a public hearing is required on the draft permit, notice will be given of its
time and location.

For further information, please contact Ralph Bohn or Doug Taylor, Division of Solid and
Hazardous Waste, (801) 536-0200. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should
contact Brooke Baker, Office of Human Resources at (801) 536-4412 (TDD 536-4414).

Cedar City Bulloch Pit Landfill

Cedar City Corporation has completed the application requirements for renewal of the solid waste
permit for its Class IV landfill at the existing landfill site called the Bulloch Pit located at 1050
North Lund Highway in Cedar City. The permit renewal application has been reviewed by the
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste and a draft permit has been prepared. Class IV landfills
are noncommercial landfills that are permitted to receive only construction/demolition waste, yard
waste, inert waste, after meeting certain requirements, dead animals, waste tires, and
petroleum contaminated soils. The public comment period on the draft permit begins May 74,
2012 and will end June 13, 2012.

A public hearing may be held if, within l5 days of publication of this notice, a request is made to
the Division Director in writing which meets the requirements of Utah Administrative Code
R3l5-311-3.

Copies of the application documents and the draft permit are available for public review during
the comment period during normal business hours at the following location:

Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
195 N. 1950 W. 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah

Southwest Utah Public Health Department
260 East DL Sargent Drive
Cedar City, Utah

For the public's convenience, an unofficial copy of the application and draft permit are available
on line in pdf format.

Written comments will be accepted if received by 5:00 pm on June 13, 2012 and should be mailed to the Division address below or delivered to the Division address above.

Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
PO Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments can also be sent by electronic mail to:swpublic@utah.gov. Comments sent in
electronic format should be identified by putting the following in the subject line: public comment
on Cedar City Bulloch Pit Landfill. All documents included in comments should be submitted as
ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.

Proposed Rule Changes

Milestones

An emergency hazardous waste permit (#UT-002-2012) has been issued to University of Utah. The permit authorizes treatments by stabilization, prior to off-site shipment and disposal of 14 potentially unstable containers of hazardous waste. Permit was effective March 5, 2012 and expired March 7, 2012. Notice was published in the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune on April 9, 2012. For more information call Jon Parry at 801-536-0234.

The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste maintains a list of all approved hazardous waste permit modifications. An updated list of these modifications is available for public review upon request during normal business hours at the following location: