The Promontory Point Landfill is located on the west side of the southern peninsula tip of Promontory Point. It currently holds a Class I solid waste permit initially issued by DEQ in March 2004. The landfill is the only privately owned, Class I landfill in the state. The company recently broke ground on the 2,000 acre site and plans to begin operations in Fall 2018. The site includes 1,000 acres for disposal bounded by a 1,000 acre buffer area.
Groundwater Modification
The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control has completed the review of the modification request submitted on October 25, 2017 by Promontory Point Resources (PPR).
The document includes the final Permit including all Attachments and the Statement of Basis. The statement of basis provides the rationale of the Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control in modifying the Promontory Class I Landfill Permit to approve the monitoring wells Promontory Point Resources (PPR) requested. This Statement of Basis includes the Director’s response to the public comments received during the public comment period held between January 13 and February 14, 2018 and in addition, the reply comments received from Promontory on January 15, 2019 and, the sur-reply comments received from public commenters submitted by June 20, 2019 at the request of the Director.
Class I Permit
Class I landfills are noncommercial facilities that can accept municipal solid waste, commercial waste, industrial waste, construction/demolition waste, special waste such as incinerator ash, and conditionally exempt small-quantity generator hazardous waste. A Class I permit requires that, among other things, a facility meets the following conditions before it can accept waste:
- The facility is solely under contract with a local government within Utah for waste generated within the boundaries of the local government. Each contract shall be approved by the Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (DWMRC) prior to acceptance of the waste at the site.
- The facility must demonstrate adequate financial assurance, meaning there is funding to cover closure and post-closure costs in the event the facility is unable to pay.
- The landfill installs monitoring wells in accordance with a ground water monitoring plan to protect human health and the environment.
Public Notices
2023 Public Notices
Promontory Point Landfill: Class V Application Decision
- Public Notice
- Statement of Basis
- Permit Application
- Close of Comments: April 10, 2023
- Public Hearing: March 27, 2023, 4:00 pm
- DEQ Board Room #1015
- Multi-Agency State Office Building
- 195 North 1950 West Salt Lake City, UT 84116.
- Interested parties may join the March 27th public hearing virtually using one of the options below:
- Video link: https://meet.google.com/bjv-afss-dqb
- Or dial: (US) +1 262-607-9068
- PIN: 526 894 078#
- Contact (Email): dwmrcpublic@utah.gov
- Type: Class V Application Decision