PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
The purpose of this Public Notice is to declare the State of Utah’s intention to reissue a Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES) Permit under authority of the Utah Water Quality Act, Section 19-5-106 and 107, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended. Said “Permit” refers to UPDES Permit and the Fact Sheet Statement of Basis (including the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL’s)) if applicable, as per section 303 (d) of the federal clean water act (CWA).
PERMIT INFORMATION
PERMITTEE NAME: Castle Valley Special Service District – Ferron City Lagoons
MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 877, Castle Dale, UT 84513
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (435) 381-5333
FACILITY LOCATION: Approximately 2.25 Miles east of the City of Ferron off Highway 10
UPDES PERMIT NO.: UT0020052
PERMITTED OUTFALLS: 001
RECEIVING WATER: Ferron Creek
BACKGROUND
The Castle Valley Special Service District (CVSSD) constructed a new lagoon system in 2005 to handle domestic sewage for the City of Ferron. To date there has been no discharge from this facility and none is anticipated for many years due to the size of the lagoons. The Ferron facility has a design flow of 0.5 million gallons per day (MGD) with a single discharge point known as Outfall 001.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited any time prior to the deadline of the close of business on October 10, 2019. Written public comments can be submitted to: Dan Griffin, UPDES Engineering Section, Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: dgriffin@utah.gov. After considering public comment, the Division of Water Quality may reissue, revise, or abandon this permit. The permit is available for public review under “UPDES Discharge Permits” at https://deq.utah.gov/public-notices-archive/water-quality-public-notices. If internet access is not available, a copy may be obtained by calling Dan Griffin at 801-536-4387.
Published in the ETV Newspaper on September 11, 2019.