Department of Environmental Quality

Category: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

  • CERCLA (Superfund) Projects:
    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation Kennecott CERCLA Superfund projects overview. Superfund Documents Five Year Review The United States Environmental Protection Agency Region VIII (EPA) and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), are involved in a number of CERCLA actions at the Kennecott South and North Zones. Most recently the EPA and UDEQ…

  • Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Project:
    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Historic mining activities in the Oquirrh Mountains in southwest Salt Lake County led to the creation of two groundwater plumes in the principle aquifer of southwest Salt Lake County (Contaminated Zones Map). The two groundwater plumes contain elevated concentrations of sulfate and total dissolved solids (TDS) above the State of Utah primary drinking water standards.…

  • Butterfield Creek: Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Three-Party Agreement:
    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Completion of the Kennecott South Zone Five Year Review for Operable Units 3, 6, 7, 17 and 18 The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (UDEQ/DERR), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VIII (EPA), has conducted a Five Year Review of the Kennecott South Zone Superfund Site—Operable…

  • Comment Response Summary: Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Three-Party Agreement: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Kennecott Natural Resource Damage comment response summary complied by the Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. August 31, 2004 Introduction to the Comment Response Summary Responses to Common Comments Index of Commenters This index of commenters has been assembled to assist in locating responses to comments made by a specific person. Comments Received and…

  • Joint Proposal: Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Three-Party Agreement:
    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Kennecott Natural Resource Damage Three-Party Agreement Joint Proposal documentation compiled by the Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. June 11, 2004 Contact Information For more information on this project, contact Mazie Cox (maziecox@utah.gov), (385) 391-8129.

  • Document Repository: Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Project: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Kennecott Natural Resource Damage Document Repository documentation compiled by the Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. Administrative Documents Natural Resource Damage Claim Annual Reports Construction and Testing Stakeholder Forum Meetings and Materials March 17, 2010 June 20, 2007 August 2, 2006 Spring 2006 Bingham Canyon reverse osmosis plant tour. October 12, 2005 January 12,…

  • Stakeholder Forum Meetings: Natural Resource Damage (NRD) Project: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Kennecott Natural Resource Damage Stakeholder Forum documentation compiled by the Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. On a regular basis, DEQ, the District, and Kennecott sit down with representatives of various community groups to provide project updates. The Stakeholder Forum assists with the dissemination of the information about the various CERCLA and NRD project…

  • Permit Modification and East Waste Rock Extension UGW350010:
    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    Project Summary Kennecott Utah Copper (KUC) is proposing to extend the footprint of the East Waste Rock Dumps to accommodate additional waste rock from mining operations. This project will require the relocation and reconstruction of the Eastside Collection System (ECS), the water collection and capture system for the dumps. The East Waste Rock Extension (EWRE)…

  • CERCLA (Superfund) Projects: Five Year Reviews:
    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC Projects

    Kennecott CERCLA Five Year Reviews (Superfund) documentation compiled by the Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. Some of the selected remedies for the operable units of the Kennecott Southand North Zones have allowed waste to be left in place above an unrestricted exposure and unrestrictive land use standard, for the particular contaminants of concern.…

  • Bingham/Magna Ditch Soils Investigation: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are conducting an investigation of arsenic contaminated soil sediments associated with the former Bingham-Magna Ditch, a historic mining drainage canal located in western Salt Lake County. This page will serve as an information repository for developments concerning this project. The…

  • Questions and Answers Bingham/Magna Ditch Soils Investigation: Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC

    Frequently asked questions about the Bingham-Magna Ditch soils investigation of arsenic contaminated sediments (Kennecott Utah Copper LLC). Background What is the Bingham-Magna Ditch? In 1930 the Utah Copper Company, a predecessor of Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (Kennecott), constructed a ditch to transport waste water from copper extraction facilities in the Bingham Mine area to the…

  • Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

    The operational and environmental cleanup activities at Kennecott Utah Copper LLC’s (Kennecott) Bingham Canyon Mine, Copperton Concentrator, Smelter, Refinery, Tailings Facility and the various ancillary facilities are regulated under a number of federal and State programs with authority to oversee the work pursued by Kennecott and other third parties. The federal and State agencies draw…

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