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DRC-2018-011791 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880 Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone] • T.D.D. [phone]
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Department of Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson Executive Director DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RADIATION CONTROL Scott T. Anderson Director

State of Utah
GARY R. HERBERT Governor SPENCER J. COX
Lieutenant Governor
November 20, 2018
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Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 EMAIL: [e-mail] RE: NAC Account #9001350993

Dear Sirs: This email constitutes authorization to publish the attached NOTICE in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to: Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880 Attachment: Public Notice c: Kirk Benge, Health Officer, San Juan Public Health Department
Rick Meyer, Environmental Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department Scott Hacking, P.E., DEQ District Engineer Donna Spangler (Email), Carlee Christoffersen (Email), Tom Ball (Email) Kimberly Diamond-Smith (Email), Larene Wyss (Email) Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow

DRC-2018-011791 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880 Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone] • T.D.D. [phone]
www.deq.utah.gov
Printed on 100% recycled paper
Department of Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson Executive Director DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RADIATION CONTROL Scott T. Anderson Director

State of Utah
GARY R. HERBERT Governor SPENCER J. COX
Lieutenant Governor

November 20, 2018
San Juan Record
Legal Advertising Department 49 South Main Street P.O. Box 879 Monticello, Utah 84535
Email: [e-mail] Phone: [phone] Dear Sirs:
This email constitutes authorization to publish the attached NOTICE in the San Juan Record on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to:
Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Attachment: Public Notice
c: Kirk Benge, Health Officer, San Juan Public Health Department Rick Meyer, Environmental Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department Scott Hacking, P.E., DEQ District Engineer
Donna Spangler (Email), Carlee Christoffersen (Email), Tom Ball (Email)
Kimberly Diamond-Smith (Email), Larene Wyss (Email) Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc., White Mesa Uranium Mill Groundwater Discharge Permit Modification Utah Groundwater Permit No. UGW370004

The Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control is seeking public comment on a request from Energy Fuels Resources to modify the Groundwater Discharge Permit (Permit No. UGW370004) for the White Mesa Uranium Mill located in Blanding, Utah. This modification includes:
1. Changes to select groundwater compliance limits; 2. The addition of dissolved oxygen to field
monitoring requirements; 3. A change regarding seeps and springs monitoring frequency to allow for 4th quarter monitoring, and; 4. A clarification of the due date for the slimes drain compliance plan. The action modifies the groundwater permit issued effective January 19, 2018. The action does not alter the effective or expiration dates of the groundwater permit. A draft permit has been prepared.

The public comment period to receive comments on the groundwater permit modification will commence on November 28, 2018 and end on December 28, 2018. A public hearing has been scheduled at 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Blanding Arts and Events Center Auditorium, Utah State University Eastern, 715 West 200 South, Blanding, Utah.

Documents related to this modification can be reviewed at the following location: Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control Multi Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah For the public’s convenience, an unofficial copy of the groundwater statement of basis for the draft groundwater permit is available on the Internet at “https://deq.utah.gov/waste-management-and-
radiation-control/waste-management-radiation-control-public-notices”.
Written comments will be accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018 and should be submitted to the address below. Comments can also be hand delivered to the Division address above and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018.

Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Comments can also be sent by electronic mail to: “[e-mail]”. Comments sent in electronic format should be identified by putting the following in the subject line: “Public Comment regarding the White Mesa Uranium Mill Groundwater Permit.” All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.
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.

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For further information, contact Tom Rushing of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at [phone]. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Kimberly Diamond-
Smith, Office of Human Resources at [phone], Telecommunications Relay Service 711, or by
email at “[e-mail]”.