Ground Water Discharge Permits (Current) Permittee Permitted Facility/Operation Permit No. Statement of Basis Manager Advanced Clean Energy Storage I, LLC (ACES I) Brine Pond 4 UGW450013Appendix AAppendix B SOB Dan Hall (dhall@utah.gov) American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC) Wastewater pond UGW210002 SOB Woodrow Campbell (wwcampbell@utah.gov) Barrick Resources (USA) Inc. Tailings impoundment UGW450002 SOB Jeff Kolmel (jkolmel@utah.gov) Black …
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Utah classifies ground water according to Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentration and contaminant concentration as follows: Class I Ground Water CLASS I ground water is subdivided into three subclasses: Class IA, Class IB, and Class IC. Class IA Class IA ground water is referred to as Pristine Ground Water and is classified as such by …
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There are two primary types of compliance monitoring for ground water discharge permits: Best Available Technology (BAT) The purpose of BAT monitoring is to evaluate the performance of discharge control and containment systems for compliance with permit performance standards. For example, BAT for industrial wastewater ponds and tailings impoundments typically include double synthetic liners with …
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A AquiferA geologic formation, group of geologic formations or part of a geologic formation that contains sufficiently saturated permeable material to yield usable quantities of water to wells and springs. B Background ConcentrationThe concentration of a pollutant in ground water upgradient or lateral hydraulically equivalent point from a facility, practice or activity which has not …
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Jump to: PBR Facilities PBR Facility Responsibility Permitting a PBR Facility The following facilities are considered to be permitted-by-rule under the Utah Ground Water Quality Protection Program and are not required to obtain a ground water discharge permit provided they do not cause ground water to exceed ground water quality standards or the applicable class …
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Ground Water Discharge Permitting Ground Water Discharge Permit Application Package Ground Water Permitting Information Document (12/2006) Utah Guidance for Constructing Liquid Waste Storage Facilities for Animal Feeding Operations (AFO) (02/2007) Liner Requirements for Liquid Waste Storage Facilities at Animal Feeding Operations (Tables 2a, 2b & 2c) NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 313, Waste Storage Facilities (08/2006) …
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Table 1 of R317-6-2.1 Physical Characteristics Parameter CASRN GWQS Unit Color 15.0 Corrosivity Noncorrosive Odor 3.0 pH 6.5 – 8.5 Inorganic Chemicals Parameter CASRN GWQS Unit Bromate 7789-38-0 0.01 mg/l Chloramine (as Cl2) 10599-90-3 4.0 mg/l Chlorine (as Cl2) 7782-50-5 4.0 mg/l Chlorine Dioxide 10049-04-4 0.8 mg/l Chlorite 7758-19-2 1.0 mg/l Cyanide (free) 143-33-9 0.2 …
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Aquifer Classification Process When sufficient information is available, entire aquifers or parts of aquifers may be classified or reclassified by the Utah Water Quality Board according to ground water quality of the aquifer. Petition Requirements Any person may petition the Water Quality Board for classification of an aquifer, and the petition must include the following …
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