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Home My WebLink AboutDSHW-2014-005458 - 0901a0688041c492Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Executive Director DTVISION OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE Scott T. Anderson Director Solid and Hezardous Waste Control Board Kevin Munay, Ciair Dennis Riding, ViceChair . Eugene Cole, DrPH JeffCoombs, MPFI, LEHS Mark Franc Brett Mickelson Amanda Smith Shane Whitney Dwayne Woolley Scott T. Anderson Executive Secretary State of Utah CARYR. HERBERT Govemoi SPENCERJ. COX Lieutenant Governor Apil7,2014 George Gooch Manager, Environmental Services ATK Launch Systems - Promontory P.O. Box 707 Brigham City, UT 84302-0707 RE: Emergency Permit ATK Launch Systems - Promontory Facility uTD009081357 Dear Mr. Gooch: The Division of Solid and Hazardous waste has completed its review of your request for an emergency permit for 90 days to treat, by open burning, military flares that fail to ignite during quality control iesting procedur;s. As described in your lJtter, the qualrty control testing is required by ATK Launch System's (ATK) contract with the Department of Defense Based on the information provided in your letter, ATK has determined that flares that fail to ignite or only partially ignite during these tests, once located, are unsafe to move due to the potential damage sustained from the impact with the ground. An emergency pennit for treatment is needed so that ATK may open bum flares ihat fait to ignite properly in-place at the Kosmo testing area. The flares that will be iesiea and covered by this permit are LUU-19, LUU-I, LW2-C/8,M257, and M278. Enclosed is Utah Hazardous Waste Emergency Permit #UT-007-2014 authorizing ATK to treat the flares identified above that have been characterized as unsafe to move. This permit is based on the premise that the information provided by ATK is accurate and that treatment of flares will be conducted as specified in your letter. Waste material collected after the treatment is complete must be properly characterized and transported to an approve.d disposal facility. ATK is also required to maintain records of the open burning activities. These iecords should include ih" dutr and time of treatment, the name of the person(s) conducting the treatnent, the number and type of flares treated, the location of treafinent, a description of the treatment effectiveness and the final disposition of waste residues' (Over) 195 North 1950 west' Salt Lake City' UT Maiting Address: P.O. Box 144880 ' Salt Lake City, UT 841144880 Telephone (801) 536{200' Fax (801) 5364222 'T.D.D. (801) 5364414 wtttw.deq.utahgoo Printed on 100% rccyclcd PaPcrDSHW-20t4-005458 These records must be included in the report that is to be submitted to the Divisiort within 14 days of the expiration date of the permit. In the event that a flare doesn't deploy or ignite as designed and cannot be located for treatment under this permit, ATK should notiff the Division as soon as possible. In addition, all lost flares must be recorded and included in the report described above. This permit became effective on April 1,20t4 and will expire on June 29,2014. Emergency permits are issued under the authority of 19-6-10l through l22,Utah Code Annotated, as amended and R315-3-6.2 of the Utah Administrative Code. If you have any questions, please contact JeffVandel at (801) 536- 0257. Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste STtuW/tjm Enclosure: Emergency Permit c: Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear RiverHealth Department Scott T. Anderson, Director DSHW-2o1440545E STATE OF UTAH EMERGENCY PERMIT UT-OO7-2014 Permittee: ATK LAUNCH SYSTEMS _ PROMONTORY urD009081357 Bocranl3rfv?Ilolorrr-rrr', Pursuant to the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, 19.6.101-123, et. seq., Utah Code Annotated, as amended, and the Utah Adminisfiative Code (R315-l through R315-14 and R315-50) as adopted by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board, an emergency permit is issued to ATK Launch Systems - Promontory (hereafter 'called the "Permittee") to trea! by open burning, military flares (type LUU-I, LUU2-C[B, LUU-19, M257 or lvl279)that fail to ignite during qualrty control testing. The Permittee has requested an emergency permit based on its determination that it is unsafe to move flares that fail to ignite properly after being dropped from an airplane or launched from the ground during testing procedures. [t was determined that the safest way to manage these potentially damaged flares is to burn them in place prior to transporting it for disposal. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has authorized the Director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste to issue such a permit under Section 3006(b) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The Permittee shall comply with all terms and conditions of this permit. The pennit consists of the applicable portionsofUACR3l5-lthroughR315-14,R315-50,andR315-101. Applicablerulesarethosethatareineffect on the date of issuance of this permit. In addition, all waste generated from the treatment shall be properly characterized and hansported to an approved disposal facility. The Permittee shall maintain records of the open buming activities. These records shall include ttre date and time oftreatment, the name of the person(s) conducting the teatment, the number and type of flares treated, the specific location of treatrnent within the Kosmo testing area, arecord of any lost flares, a description of the treatnlnt effectiveness, and the final disposition of waste residues. These records shall be included in a report that shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary within 14 days of the expiration date of the permit. In ad-dition, if ATK is unable to find any flares that fail to properly ignite or deploy, ATK shall notiff the Executive Secretary as soon as possible. This permit is based on the premise that the information received in the letter dated March 25,2014 and through discussions with ATK personnel is accurate and that the teatment will be conducted as specified in the letter. Any inaccuracies or miirepresentations found in the request described above may be grounds for the termination of ttris permit, in accordante with R3l5-4-1.5(a) to the Utah Administrative Code. The Permittee shall inform the Director of any deviation from, or changes in, the information in the request which would affect the Permittee's ability to comply with the applicable regulations. This permit is effective on April l,2Ol4 and shall expire onJune 29,2014, unless terminated in accordance with R3154-1.5(a) of the Utah Code Annotated. ou,., 7 4eu- z-\( 4 -T- |Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Page I of I April7,2014 Newspaper Agency Corporation Legal Advertising Department 143 South Main Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 RE: NAC Account #9001350993 Dear Sirs: This email constitutes authorization to publish the enclosed NOTICE in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret Mornine News on @ Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to: Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880 Enclosure: Public Notice c: Brian Bennion, Health Director, Weber-Morgan Health Department Louis Cooper, LEHS, MPA, Environmental Health Director, Weber-Morgan Health Department Electronic copies to: Donna Spangler, Delene Stevenson, and Don Verbica Paper copies to: Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow State of Utah GARYR. HERBERT Govemor SPENCERJ. COX Lieutetunt Governor Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Excctrtive Director DIVISIONOF SOLIDAND HAZARDOUS WASTE Scott T. Anderson Director 195 North 1950 West' Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 ' Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880 Telephone (801) 536-0200. Fax (801) 5364222 'T.D.D. (801) 5364414 wuna.deq.utah.gott Printed on l00o/o recycled paper Solid and Hazardous Wrste Control Board KevinMunay, Chair Dennis Riding, Vice-Chair Eugene Cole, DrPH Jeff Coombs, MPH, LEHS Mark Franc Brett Mickelson Amanda Smith Shane Whitney Dwayne Woolley Scott T. Anderson Exzcutive Secretarv DSHW-2014-005458 Apil7,2014 Standard Examiner 332 South Ward Ogden, UT 84401 Attn: Denise This email constitutes authorization to publish the enclosed NOTICE in the Oeden Standard Examiner on@ Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to: Scott T. Anderson, Director Division of Solid andHazardous Waste P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880 Enclosure: Public Notice c: Brian Bennion, Health Director, Weber-Morgan Health Department Louis Cooper, LEHS, MPA, Environmental Health Director, Weber-Morgan Health Department Electronic copies to: Donna Spangler, Delene Stevenson, and Don Verbica Paper copies to: Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow GARYR. HERBERT Governor SPENCERJ. COX Lieutenant Governor Department of Environmental Quality Amanda Smith Executive Director DTVISION OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE Scott T. Anderson Director 195 North 1950 West' Salt Lake CiW, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1,14880 . Salt Lake City, UT 841144880 Telephone (801) 536-0200'Fax (801) 536-0222 'T.D.D. (801) 536{414 uturw.ileq.utah.gw Printed on 100% recYcled PaPer Solid rnd Hazardous Waste Control Boerd Kevin Murray, Cftair Dennis Riding, Vice-Chair Eugene Cole, DrPH JeffCoombs. MPH. LEHS. Mart Franc Brett Mickelson Amanda Smith Shane Whihey Dwayne Woolley Soott T. Anderson Executive Secretary DSHW-2o14-005458 NOTICE An emergency hazardous waste permit (#UT-007-2014) has been issued to the ATK Launch Systems -Promontory facility, Box Elder County, Utah. The permit authorizes ATK personnel to treat, in accordance with the Utah Hazardous Waste Management Rules, military flares that fail to ignite during airbome and ground launch testing procedures. This permit was effective on April 1, 2014 and expires on June 29,2014. Copies of the permit are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, located on the 2nd floor of the Multi-Agency State Office Building, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. For further information, please contact Jeff Vandel at (801) 536-0257. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact Dana Powers, Office of Human Resources at (801) 536-44L2TDD (801) 536-4414. DSHW-2O14-005458