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 2004 Report to the Public
- NRD Joint Proposal
June 11, 2004 (Due to the length of this document, it is broken down into several parts: narrative, tables, figures, and appendices.) - August 2004 Project Agreement
- August 2004 Three Party Agreement
- 2006 Kennecott Letter, RE: Completion of the Zone A Plant
- 2006 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Notice that the Zone A Reverse Osmosis Treatment Plant is Completed
- 2009 First Amendment of Agreement Among the Trustee for Natural Resources for the State of Utah, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District and Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
- 2012 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: NRD Trustee’s Notice Acknowledging that the Zone B Facilities have Reached Completion (etc…)
- 2012 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Receipt of Notice on Election Not To Proceed With Lost Use Facilities (Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project)
Annual Reports
- 2007 Kennecott Letter, RE: Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree
- 2007 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Kennecott Letters Entitled Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree & 2007 Adjustment to NRD Irrevocable Letters of Credit
- 2008 Kennecott Letter, RE: Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree
- 2008 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation’s (Kennecott) letter entitled Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree, dated July 31, 2008
- 2009 Kennecott Letter, RE: Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree
- 2010 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation’s (Kennecott) letter entitled Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree, dated July 29, 2009
- 2010 Kennecott Letter, RE: Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations & Acid Plume Extraction under NRD Consent Decree
- 2010 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation’s (Kennecott) letter entitled Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree, dated July 30, 2010
- 2011 Kennecott Letter, RE: Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction under NRD Consent Decree
- 2011 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Review of KUC Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extractions Under NRD Consent Decree, dated July 26, 2011
- 2012 Kennecott Letter, RE: Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree
- 2012 NRD Trustee Letter, RE: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC’s letter entitled Annual Report on Zone A Plant Operations and Acid Plume Extraction Under NRD Consent Decree, dated July 30, 2012
Construction and Testing
- 2012 JVWCD Letter, RE: Lost Use Facilities In Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project
- 2012 JVWCD Letter, RE: Notice of the Completion of the Zone B Facilities
Stakeholder Forum Meetings and Materials
- March 17, 2004
- March 31, 2004
- April 14, 2004
- May 19, 2004
- June 16, 2004
- January 12, 2005
- October 12, 2005
- Spring 2006
- August 2, 2006
- June 20, 2007
- March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Groundwater Recharge, Movement, and Discharge in Salt Lake Valley
- Draft—Kennecott South Facilities Groundwater Remediation 2009 Progress Report
- Overview of the Design and Construction Activities for Zone B: Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project: 1 of 3
- Overview of the Design and Construction Activities for Zone B: Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project: 2 of 3
- Overview of the Design and Construction Activities for Zone B: Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project: 3 of 3
- Southwest Groundwater Treatment Plant Proposed UPDES Permit
- UPDES Permit for Discharge of Reverse Osmosis By-products to Great Salt Lake
June 20, 2007
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- 2007 Work Planned and In Progress: DEQ
- Annual Monitoring Report: Kennecott
- CERCLA OU2 Remedial Design Consent Decree: DEQ
- Groundwater Project Update: JVWCD
August 2, 2006
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Annual Monitoring Report: Kennecott
- Update on Great Salt Lake Study: DEQ
- Osmosis Plant Startup: JVWCD
- 2006 Work Planned and In Progress: DEQ
- UPDES Permit Status: DEQ
Spring 2006
Bingham Canyon reverse osmosis plant tour.
- About the SWJV Groundwater Project: JVWCD
- Actions on Behalf of the Public: DEQ
- Bingham Canyon Water Treatment Plant Water Quality and Assurance: JVWCD
- How the New Water Source Will Be Delivered: JVWCD
- Project Facilities Map
- Utah’s First Municipal Reverse Osmosis Plant Readies for Operation: JVWCD
October 12, 2005
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Great Salt Lake Study Update: DEQ
- Kennecott North Facilities Remediation—Stakeholder Forum Update: Kennecott
- South Facilities Groundwater Remediation—Annual Progress Report: Kennecott
- Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project: JVWCD
- Status of OU2 Consent Decree: DEQ
January 12, 2005
Updates: Great Salt Lake Selenium Project, JVWCD Project schedule, and Consent Decree process.
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Kennecott and the Environment: Working to Cleanup and Protect: DEQ
- Remedial Design Consent Decrees: Their Purpose and Process: DEQ
- Remedial Design Consent Decrees: Their Purpose and Process: Presentation: DEQ
- Selenium Steering Committee and Science Panel Update: DEQ
- Status report and schedule outlook for Jordan Valley Groundwater Treatment Project: JVWC
June 16, 2004
- Agenda
- Addendum to Appendix D: Revised Flow and Transport Model, Southwestern Jordan Valley, Utah; June 11, 2004: Kennecott
- Appendix H: Pilot Study Final Report: Carollo Engineers
- Model Predicted Layer for Sulfate Year 2025 (Figure 6.3 A): Map
- Model Predicted Layer for Sulfate Year 2050 (Figure 6.3 B): Map
- Proposed Groundwater Extraction and Treatment System (Figure 5.2A): Map
- Proposal to the Utah State NRD Trustee and USEPACERCLA Remedial Project Manager for a Groundwater Extraction and Treatment Remedial Project in the Southwestern Jordan Valley: Kennecott and JVWCD
- Report to Public; June 2004: DEQ
- Summary of Changes to Figures: Joint Proposal Draft
- Zone A Plume—Treatment (Figure 5.4A)
- Zone A Remedial Activities Update—June 16, 2004: Kennecott
- Zone B and Lost Use Integrated Design (Figure 5.4B), Zone B and Lost Use Minimum Integrated Design (Figure 5.4 C), and Zone B and Lost Use Separate Design (Figure 5.4 D)
- Zone B Design Options—June 16, 2004: JVWCD
May 19, 2004
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Draft Issues List (Grouped by Topic): Facilitated Discussion
- Friends of the Great Salt Lake Position Paper on Water Quality Standards for the Great Salt Lake
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Recommendation on Southwest Groundwater Treatment Project
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Recommendation to Modify Joint Proposal
April 14, 2004
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-Product—Alternative 1—Discharge of Zone B to KUCC Tailings Pipeline; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative 1.1—Zone B Discharge to the KUCC Tailings Pipeline; Lost Use Discharge to GSL; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative 1.2—Zone B Discharge to the KUCC Tailings Pipeline; Lost Use Discharge to KUCC GSL Outfall; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative 1.3—Zone B Discharge to the KUCC Tailings Pipeline; Lost Use Distillation; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative F.1—Zone B Discharge to Tailings Impoundment; Lost Use Discharge to Great Salt Lake”; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative F.2—Discharge Zone B to KUCC Tailings Impoundment; Discharge Lost Use to KUCC GSL Outfall; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative F.3—Zone B Discharge to KUCC Tailings Impoundment; Lost Use Distillation; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-Product; Alternative D—Discharge to the Great Salt Lake; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative E—Discharge to KUCC GSL Outfall; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Cost Estimate for Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Alternative F—Discharge of Zone B by-product to KUCC Tailings Impoundment; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Evaluation of Alternatives for Disposal of Zone B Reverse Osmosis By-product to KUCC Facilities; April 13, 2004: Kennecott
- Evaluation of Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-Product—Alternative H—Distillation and Disposal of Salts; April 12, 2004: Ch2Mill
- Evaluation of Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-Product; Biological Treatment for Selenium Removal; April 13, 2004: Carollo Engineers
- Deep Well Injection: Regulatory and Hydrogeolocial/Geochemical Feasibility; April 13, 2004: DEQ
- Evaluation of Disposal of Reverse Osmosis By-product; Selection of Reverse Osmosis; April 13, 2004: Carollo Engineers
- Evaluation of Reverse Osmosis By-product Disposal; Alternative H—Disposal to a Landfill by Thermal Zero Liquid Discharge Processing; April 13, 2004: Carollo Engineers
- Figure 1: Example ZLD Process Flow Diagram: Tech Memo No. 6: JVWCD
- Preliminary Investigation of Selenium in Water, Bottom Sediment, and Biota
- Project Costs and Impact to JVWCD Water Rates – Zone B Lost Use Reverse Osmosis By-product disposal Alternatives; Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Remediation Project Stakeholders Forum; April 13, 2004: JVWCD
- Reverse Osmosis By-Product Disposal and Estimates; April 14, 2004
- Secondary Water Deliveries Alternative; Zone B/Lost Use Reverse Osmosis By-product Disposal Alternatives; Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Remediation Project Stakeholders Forum; April 8, 2004: JVWCD
- Trace Level Selenium Analysis in High Brine Matrix; April 14, 2004
March 31, 2004
- Agenda
- Attendance List
- Alternatives; March 31, 2004
- Alternatives and Criteria Comparison Chart
- Summarized Criteria and Group Concerns, Requests, and Suggestions
March 17, 2004
- Agenda
- Forum Members
- Disposal Alternatives
- Meeting Attendees and Factors Raised: Summary
- Reverse Osmosis; March 17, 2004
- Stakeholder Forum Purpose and Goals
Related Documents
The following documents have been referenced during Forum discussions. Placement on this page is for information purposes only and should not be interpreted as having been condoned, supported, or reviewed by DEQ.
Selenium-Related Studies
- Analysis of Field and Laboratory Data to Derive Selenium Toxicity Thresholds for Birds: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 22, No. 9 pp.2028-2029 – 2003: Kennecott
- Chronic Toxicity of Arsenic to Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp: 2002 Article in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety: Kennecott
- Implications of Selenium in Proposed Wastewater Discharges to Great Salt Lake; January 30, 2004: USDA/Forest Service
- Preliminary Investigation of Selenium in Water, Bottom Sediment, and Biota, Great Salt Lake Utah: USFWS/USGS (Abstract)
- Results for Method Development and Analytical Services for Water Samples from the Great Salt Lake: Frontier Geosciences; Prepared for Bill Adams, Undated: Kennecott
- Site-Specific Approach for Setting Water Quality Criteria for Selenium: Differences Between Lotic and Lentic Systems: Presentation at Ministry of Energy and Mines Mine Reclamation Symposium; June 21-22, 2000: Kennecott
- Site-Specific Water Quality Standard for Selenium: Kennecott
- Trace Level Selenium Analysis in High Brine Matrix: Kennecott
Contact Information
For more information on this project, contact Doug Bacon (dbacon@utah.gov), Project Manager (801) 536-4282.