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Bingham/Magna Ditch Soils Investigation:
Kennecott Utah Copper LLCJump to: Potential Risks Access to Sample Yards Site History Updates Additional Information Contacts Related Links Q & A 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…
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Questions and Answers:
Bingham/Magna Ditch Soils Investigation:
Kennecott Utah Copper LLCBackground 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 tailings pond and mining mills northwest of Magna. The canal was abandoned and filled in by the…
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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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Signage & Social Media Resources: Harmful Algal Blooms and Waterborne Pathogens
Print advisory signs Coming Soon: Social media images and post templates
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Ensign-Bickford Company
2023 Public Notice: Water Quality Ensign Bickford Company, UT0025283 2020 Public Notice: Water Quality Ensign Bickford Company, UT0025283 2019 Public Notice: Water Quality Ensign Bickford Company, UT0025283 2014 Public Notice: Water Quality Ensign Bickford Company, Permit UT0025283 The Ensign-Bickford Company (EBCo) manufactured explosives at the old Trojan plant near the communities of Mapleton and Spanish…
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Blue Sky Ranch and Resort
Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Blue Sky Ranch and Resort.
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Photo Examples of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) generally occur in standing water such as reservoirs, lakes, or ponds. The appearance of HABs varies widely: blooms usually appear in various shades of green or blue – but may also be red, pink, white, gray, or purple. The texture of blooms may resemble spilled paint, green globules, surface scum, foam,…
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Coral Canyon Builders
Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Coral Canyon Builders LLC.
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Big Cottonwood Creek: Creekside Park
E. coli Monitoring 2019Update August 23, 2019 Samples collected by Salt Lake County at Big Cottonwood Creek at Creekside Park on August 22, 2019, showed E. coli levels above the maximum water quality standard. Utah uses the Most Probable Number (MPN) method to estimate the concentration of E. coli in a water sample. The presence of a high…
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ATK Launch Systems
Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in ATK Launch Systems.
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Bacchus Hazardous Waste Facility:
ATK Launch SystemsThe ATK Launch Systems, Bacchus Facility is located in West Valley City, Utah and was formerly owned and operated by the Hercules Company.The Bacchus Facility includes the following subparts. Plant 1 which is owned and operated by ATK, NIROP (the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant) which is owned by the Navy and operate by ATK,…
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Bacchus Works Permit:
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Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant (NIROP) Permit:
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Promontory Hazardous Waste Facilities:
ATK Launch SystemsATK Launch Systems—Promontory is located 30 miles northwest of Brigham City, Utah. ATK manufactures solid rocket motors for the Space Shuttle and Minuteman missiles, D-5 missile components, commercial launch (or Castor) motors, advanced flares and pyrotechnics. ATK generates reactive hazardous wastes, e.g., propellants, as part of manufacturing activities. ATK’s operations include propellant demilitarization and reclamation.…
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Promontory Permit:
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Promontory Post-Closure:
ATK Launch SystemsRead about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in ATK Launch Systems.
