DSHW-1993-004147 - 0901a06880156d7f

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I DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
I DIVISION OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
I
Michael O. Leavitt | 288 North 1460 West
Governor I P.O. Box 144880
Dianne R. Nielson, Ph.D. I Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Executive Director [phone]
Dennis R. Downs [phone] Fax r%oLllAf TM
Director [phone] T.D.D. DSHWTN
1993.11263
February 9, 1993
E. Richard Anderson, Manager
Environmental Engineering and Hygiene
Hercules Aerospace Company
Bacchus Works
Magna, Utah 84044-0098
Dear Mr. Anderson:
SUBJECT: Emergency Permit for Explosives Treatment
Enclosed is the emergency permit to conduct treatment by detonation of the unreacted material
following explosive classification tests at Pit 38 of the Hercules test facility. No more than 15
liters of liquid ammonia/ammonium perchlorate (NH4/AP) solution may be treated by detonation.
No more than one 1 liter container may be detonated at one time. Detonations shall occur in
a pit designed to contain fragments from detonations. The emergency permit for hazardous
waste treatment will remain in effect from February 9, 1993 until May 11, 1993. If you have
any questions, please contact Ed Deputy at 538-6170.
Sincerely,
Dennis R. Downs, Executive Secretary
Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board
DRD/EJD/ejd
c: Harry L, Gibbons, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer/Department Director,
Salt Lake City/County Health Department
Larry Wapensky, EPA Region VIII
John Waugaman, Hercules Aerospace Company
Don Verbica, UDSHW
Enclosure
Printed on recycled paper
Permit Number UT-01-93
STATE OF UTAH EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL
Permittee:
Hercules Aerospace Company
Space/Strategic Propulsion
Bacchus Works
Magna, Utah
Pursuant to the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, (the Act), 19.6,101-122, et, seq,, Utah
Code Annotated 1953, as amended and the Utah Administrative Code (UAC) (R315-1 through
R315-14, R315-50 and R315-101) as adopted by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control
Board, an emergency plan approval (herein after called "permit") is issued to Hercules
Aerospace Company Bacchus Works (hereafter called the "Permittee"), to conduct treatment by
detonation of the unreacted material following explosive classification tests at Pit 38 of the
Hercules test facility. No more than 15 liters of liquid ammonia/ammonium perchlorate
(NH4/AP) solution may be treated by detonation. No more than one 1 liter container may be
detonated at one time. Detonations shall occur in a pit designed to contain fragments from
detonations. The emergency permit for hazardous waste treatment will remain in effect from
February 9, 1993 until May 11, 1993. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
has authorized the Executive Secretary to issue such a permit under Section 3006(b) of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
The Permittee must comply with all the terms and conditions of this permit. The permit consists
of the applicable portions of R315-1 through R315-14, R315-50, and R315-101 incorporated by
reference. Applicable rules are those which are in effect on the date of issuance of this permit.
This permit is based on the premise that the written information provided to the Executive
Secretary on February 9, 1993 (hereafter referred to as the application), is accurate and that the
treatment will be conducted as specified in the application. Any inaccuracies or
misrepresentations found in the application may be grounds for the termination of this permit
(see R315-3-19). The Permittee shall inform the Executive Secretary of any deviation from, or
changes in the information in the application which would affect the Permittee's ability to
coinply_with the applicable regulations.
Signature: /7\Ji!>oc,<^J^^ /XI.^K,*'--^' Date: J//o/iS—
Dennis R. Downs
Executive Secretary
Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board