DSHW-1989-002209 - 0901a0688033ed0f

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION VIII
999 18th STREET -SUITE 500
DENVER, COLORADO 80202-2405
Ref: 8HWM-RI
Mr. R.M. McQuivey, Vice President
Facilities and Test Operations
Morton Thiokol-Wasatch Operations
P.O. Box 524
Brigham City, Utah 84302
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RE: Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA)
Emergency Permit
EPA ID # UTD009081357
Dear Mr. McQuivey:
Enclosed is the RCRA emergency permit for operation of four
Subpart X miscellaneous units (vessels). The emergency permit is
being issued for the management of the reactive (D003) hazardous
waste currently being disposed in twelve (12) M-136 area surface
impoundments and described in Morton Thiokol's October 25 and
November 3, 1988, submittals.
As Morton Thiokol is aware, Section 3005(j) of RCRA, as
amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
(HSWA), prohibits the operation of the 12 surface impoundments
after November 8, 1988, as currently constructed. On October 25,
1988, EPA denied the interim status for these surface
impoundments. Since emergency permits are limited to ninety (90)
days under 40 C.F.R. Sec. 270.61, subsequent emergency permits
will be issued, provided that all permit terms and conditions are
met. The emergency permits are only to assist Morton Thiokol
from November 8, 1988, through May 31, 1989, to manage its
reactive wastes. The company has committed to the Utah
Department of Health (UDH) to provide by June 1, 1989, an
operational treatment system for the r~~ctiv~ hazardous
wastewaters. The treatment system wiLl pro·.j ide a permanent
technique for handling the hazardous waste curre~Lly disposed in
the surface impoundments.
This permit is effective for 25 days, expiring on
December 2, 1988. During this 25-day period a more comprehensive
emergency perrnit~~i1l be subsequently developed and issued for
continued operatim·i·c:lnd·-ci'Os'\lre· of the vessels. This permit will
be based on the information submitted by Morton Thiokol and