DSHW-2024-007387

DSHW-2024-007387 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
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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 WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL

Douglas J. Hansen
Director

August 2, 2024

William Simmons, Facility General Manager
Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC
P.O. Box 1339
Grantsville, UT 84029-1339

RE: Extended Response Timeline for Notice of Violation and Compliance Order No. 2402019
UTD981552177

Dear Mr. Simmons:

On July 16, 2024, the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) received your
request for an additional 30 days to respond to Notice of Violation and Compliance Order No. 2402019
(NOV/CO) (DSHW-2024-007366). The Director of the Division hereby grants the extension request, and
based on the June 25, 2024, signature date of the NOV/CO, the following response timelines now apply:

For Violations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC shall, within 60 days of the
signature date of the NOV/CO, submit to the Director a written statement describing the following
information in detail:

a. The cause of each violation;
b. The specific corrective actions taken, results achieved, and applicable dates;
c. If future corrective actions are proposed, the specific corrective actions and proposed completion
dates, including intermediate milestones, as applicable; and
d. How the corrective actions will prevent similar violations from recurring.

Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC shall, within 90 days of the signature date of the NOV/CO, correct
Violations 1 and 3 by completing the following:

a. Develop a list of intercompany profiles that have been used to ship waste to CHA within the last
three years;
b. Determine the amount of waste that has been shipped to the Facility under an intercompany profile
per year for the last three years; and
c. Schedule a meeting with representatives of the Director to discuss the information gathered and
possible paths towards resolving Violations 1 and 3.
(Over)

Additionally, the Division requests Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC sign the forthcoming tolling agreement
(DSHW-2024-007622).

If you have any questions, please call Gabrielle Marinick at 385-499-0172.

Sincerely,

Douglas J. Hansen, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control

DJH/GEM/wa

c: Jeff Coombs, Health Officer, Tooele County Health Department
Bryan Slade, Environmental Health Director, Tooele County Health Department
Annette Maxwell, U.S. EPA, Region 8
Natalie Cannon, U.S. EPA, Region 8
William Simmons, Facility General Manager,
Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC (Email and Hard Copy)
Ken Banks, Senior Environmental Compliance Manager, Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC (Email)
Stevie Norcross, PhD, Assistant Director,
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, UDEQ
Brenden Catt, Assistant Attorney General, Utah Attorney General’s Office
Raymond Wixom, Assistant Attorney General, Utah Attorney General’s Office