DSHW-1995-002808 - 0901a0688013f5fe

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Mr. Don A. Ostler, Director
Division of Water Quality
P. O. Box 144870
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870
Dear Mr. Ostler
Subject: Cessation of All Unpermitted Wastewater
Discharges
Reference: Stipulation and Consent Order Docket Number
UIC93-1
All unpermitted wastewater flows at Thiokol's northern Utah
manufacturing plant were eliminated on or before 31 May 1995,
as required in Order Item #6 of the referenced Consent Order.
Documentation of every flow collected/eliminated is now being
prepared and will be sent as soon as the sewer line work is
complete. We are also pleased to note that the pollution
prevention report for July is the only provision of Order Item
#6 still pending.
We have not yet connected four (4) wastewater discharges to
the sanitary sewer. However, operations in the buildings
generating the discharges have been modified to ensure that no
unpermitted flow will occur.. The discharges include one in
the Manufacturing Area (M-86) and three in the Plant 78 Area
(M-191, M-338, and M-585). In each case, the operation(s)
generating the waste in the building have been temporarily
stopped until the connections are complete. Connections to
Buildings M-86 and M-191 will be complete in less than a week.
The boiler at M-338 has been shut down for the summer and will
not generate wastewater until this fall. And the cooling
units at M-585 will not be turned on until the wastewater can
be collected.
Detailed inventories at each building have also revealed
uncontaminated water flows which go directly to the ground.
These include overflow water from swamp coolers, once-around
cooling water, drinking fountain water, and water flowing to
keep it fresh. As agreed earlier, Thiokol will identify each
of these flows and list them for the Division's records.
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Mr. Don A. Ostler, Director
1 June 1995
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Thiokol has connected nearly 200 wastewater flows (including
domestic septic tank systems) to the sanitary sewer system in
a very short period. We are pleased that the project has gone
smoothly and that the new wastewater treatment plants are
performing properly. As a result, we are in compliance with
all aspects of the Consent Order. As mentioned, we are
developing documentation for our compliance and will forward
the information as soon as possible. Please call me at 863-
5928 or Steve Harris at 863-5456 if you have any questions.
Sincerely
J. D. Thompson, Director
Safety, Environmental & Support
cc: Raymond Bruntmyer, U.S. Air Force
Joel Hoyt, Bear River Health Department
Dan Jackson, EPA Region VIII
Ali Khan, U.S. Air Force
Fred Nelson, Utah Attorney General's Office
Utah Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
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