DERR-2024-008676

195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144840 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4840
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State of Utah
SPENCER J. COX
Governor
DEIDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE AND REMEDIATION
Brent H. Everett
Director
ERRL-0284-24
July 3, 2024
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Jason Miller
Springville City
110 South Main Street
Springville, Utah 84663
Re: Additional Sampling Request and Requirements
Whitehead Power Facility, located at 777 North 425 West, Springville, Utah
Facility Identification No. 1000990, Release OGA
Dear Mr. Miller:
The Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (DERR) has reviewed the
documents for this Release Site, including a Subsurface Investigation Report (2023) and a line
removal Closure Notice (2023) provided by you or your consultant. After reviewing this
information, the DERR project manager recommends further investigation before a determination
of no further action (closure) can be considered.
The Division Director requires that five grab soil samples be collected from surface soils
along the waterline level of the pond embankments that were impacted by the 2022 petroleum
release at the power plant. Two of the samples should be collected nearest to where the petroleum
sheen was daylighting into the first surface pond. The other three samples should be taken from the
farthest areas of the pond system where the sheen may have collected due to water flow or surface
water cleanup activities (booms or other absorbent materials used to collect sheen or limit its
movement). All environmental samples must be collected by a Utah-certified groundwater and soil
sampler following sampling protocols outlined in Utah Admin. Code R311-205. The report and map
showing the sample locations associated with these requirements must be submitted to our office
within 90 days of your receipt of this letter. Environmental samples must be analyzed for diesel
using the methods indicated in the enclosed Table of Analytical Methods for Sampling.
Facility ID# 1000990
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If you have any questions, please contact Eileen Brennan, the DERR project manager, at
[phone].
Sincerely,
Brent H. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Response and Remediation
BHE/EB/rr
Enclosure: Table of Analytical Methods for Sampling
cc: Eric Edwards, Executive Director, Utah County Health Department
Jason Garrett, Environmental Health Director, Utah County Health Department
Dave S. Hansen, Certified UST Consultant, Rockwell Solutions, Inc.
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Analytical Methods for Environmental Sampling at
Petroleum Storage Tank Sites in Utah
(September 2022)

Substance or
Product Type
Contaminant Compounds to be Analyzed for Each
Substance or Product Type
ANALYTICAL METHODS1
Soil, Groundwater
or Surface Water

Gasoline
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (purgeable TPH as gasoline
range organics C6 - C10)
EPA 8015 or EPA 8260
Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, Xylenes, Naphthalene,
(BT EXN) and MTBE
EPA 8021 or EPA 8260

Diesel
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (extractable TPH as diesel
range organics C10 – C28)
EPA 8015
Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, Xylenes, and Naphthalene
(BT EXN)
EPA 8021 or EPA 8260
Used Oil
Oil and Grease (O&G) or
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (T RPH)
EPA 1664 or
EPA 1664 (SGT*)
Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, Xylenes, Naphthalene
(BT EXN) & MTBE; and Halogenated Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOX)
EPA 8021 or EPA 8260
New Oil Oil and Grease (O&G) or
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (T RPH)
EPA 1664 or
EPA 1664 (SGT*)
Other Type of analyses will be based upon the substance or product
stored, and as approved by the DERR Division Director
Method will be based upon the
substance or product type
Unknown
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (purgeable TPH as gasoline
range organics C6 - C10)
EPA 8015 or EPA 8260
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (extractable TPH as diesel
range organics C10 – C28)
EPA 8015
Oil and Grease (O&G) or
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (T RPH)
EPA 1664 or
EPA 1664 (SGT*)
Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, Xylenes, and Naphthalene
(BT EXN) and MT BE; and Halogenated Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOX)
EPA 8021 or EPA 8260

1 The following modifications to these certified methods are considered acceptable by the DERR Division Director:
• Dual column confirmation may n ot be required for TP H and BTEXN/MTBE analysis.
• A micro-extraction or scale-down technique may be used for aqueous samples, but only for the
determination of extractable TP H as diesel range organics (C10 – C28).
• Hexane may be used as an extraction solvent.
• *Silica Gel Treatment (SGT) may be used in the determination of Total Recoverable P etroleum Hydrocarbons.
NOTE: The sample preparation method and any modification(s) to a certified method must be reported by the laboratory.