Bingham/Magna Ditch Soils Investigation Five Year Review Superfund Documents Completion of the Kennecott South Zone Five Year Review for Operable Units 3, 6, 7, 17 and 18 Explanation of Significant Differences, August 2003 Fact Sheet, October 2006 Kennecott Utah Copper’s Final Design for Remedial Action at South Facilities Groundwater Appendix A: Post Closure Report-December 2002 …
Read MoreHistoric 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. …
Read MoreCompletion of the Five Year Review Update: November 29, 2010 The EPA and UDEQ completed the Five Year Review of the selected remedies for Operable Units 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of the Kennecott South Zone in September 2010. During the review, the EPA and UDEQ examined current information, carried out site inspections, and …
Read MoreCompletion 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 …
Read MoreAugust 31, 2004 Introduction to the Comment Response Summary Responses to Common Comments Process for Public Involvement Groundwater and Aquifer Characterization in Zone A and Zone B Support for Groundwater Cleanup Sulfate Plume Treatment Zone A Acid Plume Treatment Zone B and Shallow Aquifer (Lost Use) Groundwater Cleanup Use of Tailings Impoundment for Disposal of …
Read MoreJune 11, 2004 NRD Joint Proposal Narrative and Tables NRD Joint Proposal Figures Changes to Figures Figure 2.4A Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Customers and Boundaries Figure 2.4B Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Water System Figure 4.1A S.W. Jordan Valley Highest Sulfate Concentration Data Figure 5.2A Proposed Groundwater Extraction and Treatment System Figure 5.4A Zone …
Read MoreJump to: Administrative Documents Annual Reports Construction and Testing Stakeholder Forum Meetings and Materials Related Documents Administrative Documents Natural Resource Damage Claim 1995 Natural Resource Damage Consent Decree Comment Response Summary August 31, 2004 (Due to the length of this document, it is broken down into topical chapters.) Findings and Conclusions August 31, 2004 June …
Read MoreOn 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 aspects at Kennecott Utah Copper. Next Meeting The next meeting of the Stakeholder Forum will be held …
Read MoreSome 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. As such, the EPA is required, on a periodic basis, to review the selected remedies, assess whether …
Read MoreThe Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) was established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to address contamination from past DoD operations and restore land to useable conditions at active installations, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS), and Base Realignment and Closure locations.
Read MoreRead about the 2012 PCE Plume at 700 South 1600 East in Salt Lake City.
Read MoreEnvironmental covenants, whether called institutional controls, land use controls or some other term, may be considered as part of the environmental remediation process for contaminated real property. Environmental Covenant Template Memorandum About Signature Authority Designation Under the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act. Uniform Environmental Covenants Act Utah Code Ann. 57-25-101, et seq.
Read MoreUDEQ has a Brownfields tool known as an Enforceable Written Assurance (EWA), which allows the Executive Director of the UDEQ to issue an EWA to a bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP). This term is defined by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and incorporated in the Hazardous Substances Mitigation Act (HSMA). The …
Read MoreIn 1997, the Utah Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) was created to promote the voluntary cleanup of contaminated sites. The VCP is intended to encourage redevelopment of Brownfields and other impacted sites by providing a streamlined cleanup program. Success Stories General Information Technical Criteria Statute Application Screening Levels Uniform Environmental Covenants Completions Sites Questions or to …
Read MoreAdministered by the CERCLA Branch of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation Active Superfund Sites Defense Environmental Restoration Program Sites Deleted Superfund Sites Federal Facility Sites Proposed Superfund Sites Superfund is a federal environmental program established by the U.S. Congress to address abandoned hazardous waste sites within the United States. It is also the …
Read MoreAdministered by the CERCLA Branch of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation Site State Project Manager Status Bountiful/Woods Cross 5th South PCE Plume Bountiful, Utah Michael Storck (mstorck@utah.gov)(801) 536-4179 Final NPL Eureka MillsEureka, Utah Michael Storck (mstorck@utah.gov)(801) 536-4179 Final NPL Five Points PCE PlumeWoods Cross, Utah Tony Howes (thowes@utah.gov)(801) 536-4283 Final NPL Jacobs SmelterStockton, Utah Maureen Petit …
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