Some 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 MoreSuperfund is a federal program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with state governments to identify and cleanup the worst hazardous waste sites in the United States.
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 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 …
Read MoreSite State Project Manager Status Davenport and Flagstaff SmeltersSandy, Utah Maureen Petit (mpetit@utah.gov)(801) 536-4172 Deleted NPL Intermountain Waste Oil RefineryBountiful, Utah Tony Howes (thowes@utah.gov)(801) 536-4283 Deleted NPL International Smelting and RefiningTooele, Utah Tony Howes (thowes@utah.gov)(801) 536-4283 Deleted NPL Petrochem Recycling Corp./Ekotek PlantSalt Lake City, Utah Maureen Petit (mpetit@utah.gov)(801) 536-4172 Deleted NPL Rose Park Sludge PitSalt …
Read MoreSite State Project Manager Status Hill Air Force BaseHill Air Force Base, Utah Craig Barnitz (cbarnitz@utah.gov)(801) 536-0071 Federal FacilityFinal NPL Monticello Mill Tailings (USDOE)Monticello, Utah Michael Storck (mstorck@utah.gov)(801) 536-4179 Federal FacilityFinal NPL Monticello Radioactively Contaminated PropertiesMonticello, Utah Michael Storck (mstorck@utah.gov)(801) 536-4179 Federal FacilityDeleted NPL Ogden Defense Depot (DLA)Ogden, Utah Craig Barnitz (cbarnitz@utah.gov)(801) 536-0071 Federal FacilityFinal …
Read MoreAdministered by the CERCLA Branch of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation Site State Project Manager Status Kennecott North Zone/TailingsMagna, Utah Mazie Cox (maziecox@utah.gov)(385) 391-8129 Proposed NPL Kennecott South Zone/BinghamCopperton, Utah Mazie Cox (maziecox@utah.gov)(385) 391-8129 Remove from Proposed NPL Murray SmelterMurray, Utah Michael Storck (mstorck@utah.gov)(801) 536-4179 Proposed NPL Richardson Flat TailingsPark City, Utah Mo …
Read MoreBy Donna Kemp Spangler Thirty years ago, becoming an environmental protector wasn’t exactly a common career choice. But many of Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) top watchdogs first found their niche in the 1980’s, and protecting Utah’s environment has been a passion ever since. Because of their efforts, Utah’s environment is better today than …
Read MoreBy Dave Allison It’s always challenging working as a liaison with the public on abandoned hazardous waste sites in Utah through EPA’s Superfund program. Chances are you’ve probably never heard of CERCLA or Superfund until a site is designated within your community and it’s our job to make a very complex process more understandable. The …
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