PacifiCorp submitted a permit application to renew its permit for the Hunter Power Plant Coal Combustion Residuals CCR Landfill (Landfill), which is approximately three miles south of Castle Dale, Utah on State Route 10 in Emery County. The proposed permit application has been reviewed and has been determined to be complete and in compliance with the Utah Solid Waste Permitting and Management Rules. The permit allows the Landfill to continue to operate for ten years after it has been approved. The Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control is currently seeking public comment on this draft permit.
A 45-day public comment period to receive comments on the permit draft will commence on Thursday, February 8, 2024, and end at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Documents related to the permit application and permit draft can be reviewed at the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control Public Notices website at https://deq.utah.gov/public-notices-archive/waste-management-radiation-control-public-notices. If further information or assistance in obtaining a copy of documents is required, contact Matt Sullivan at 385-454-8012.
Written comments will be accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024. Written comments must be directed to the following address:
Douglas J. Hansen, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
Comments can also be submitted electronically by email to dwmrcpublic@utah.gov. Comments submitted by email must be identified using the following in the subject line: “Public comment on Hunter Power Plant Coal Combustion Residuals Landfill Permit.” All documents included in comments must be submitted in pdf format or as ASCII (text) files.
Under Utah Code Section 19-1-301.5 a person who wishes to challenge a Permit Order may only raise an issue or argument during an adjudicatory proceeding that was raised during the public comment period and was supported with sufficient information or documentation to enable the director to fully consider the substance and significance of the issue.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact LeAnn Johnson, Office of Human Resources, at 385-226-4881, Telecommunications Relay Service 711, or by email at leannjohnson@utah.gov
Published in the ETV Newspaper February 7, 2024.