DSHW-2024-005046

March XX, 2024Sevier CountyCERTIFIED MAILAttn: Cory Condie, Landfill ManagerXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
250 North Main Street
Richfield, UT 84701
RE:Compliance AdvisoryNo. 2402028
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
SW117
Dear Mr. Condie:
This Compliance Advisory is being sent to your attention on behalf of Sevier County (the Respondent). According to the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) records,
you are the designated contact person for the Respondent. On February 15, 2024, a representativeof the Division (inspector)conducted a compliance evaluation inspection at the Respondent’s
Sevier County-Sage Flat MSW Landfill (Landfill). The scope of the inspection was to verify compliance with Utah Administrative Code R315 and the Utah Solid and HazardousWaste Act (the
Act), and the active Permit for the Landfill, issued December 23, 2019 (DSHW-2019-016304).
Based on observations and information obtained during the inspection, the Director of the Division (Director) is issuing this Compliance Advisory to provide the Respondent with notice
of the followingcompliance issues as well as an opportunity to correct these apparent violations:Utah Admin. Code R315-315-6(2)(b) requires dead animals to be completely covered with
a minimum of six inches of earth at the end of the working day the carcasses are received.
The inspector observed exposed dead animal carcasses, including bones, within the two dead animal trenches.Permit Condition III.E.1 and Utah Admin. Code R315-303-4(4)(a) require waste
to be completely covered with at least six inches of soil daily.
During the inspection, the inspector observed a large amount of uncovered waste beyond the working face of the MSW cell.
Utah Admin. Code R315-315-2(3)(d)(i) requireslimited access to the regulated asbestos-containing material management site to no more than two entrances by gates that can be locked when
left unattended and by fencing adequate to restrict access by the general public. Utah Admin. Code R315-2(3)(d)(ii) requires warning signs at the entrances and at intervals no greater
than 330 feet along the perimeter of the sections where the regulated asbestos-containing materials is deposited that comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 61.154(b).
The inspector did not observe any signage designating the asbestos area. The inspector also did not observe security controls to restrict access to the area.
Pursuant to this Compliance Advisory, the Director is providing the Respondent an opportunity to correct the apparent violations. The Director will also consider any evidence and additional
information provided by the Respondent.
Within 30 days of the date of this Compliance Advisory, please submit the following requested documentation to the Director:
Photographs demonstrating dead animals are full covered with a minimum of six inches of earth at the end of the working day the carcasses are received.
Photographs demonstrating the waste observed beyond the working face is fully covered with a minimum of six inches of earthen cover.
Photographs demonstrating signage and security controls following the requirements of R315-315-2 are in place for the asbestos pit.
Summary of violations and corrective actions:
the cause of each violation;
the specific corrective actions taken, results achieved, and applicable dates;
if future corrective actions are proposed, the specific corrective actions and proposed completion dates, including intermediate milestones, as applicable; and
how the corrective actions will prevent similar violations from recurring.
All information regarding corrective actions relating to this matter should be addressed to the Director at the following address:
If by U.S. Mail, to the following address:
Douglas J. Hansen, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
If by email, to the following address:
[e-mail]
If the Respondent’s response is submitted by email, please confirm submission by receipt of an autoreply email.DO NOT submit any documents or information through email that are confidential,
proprietary, or for which the Respondent claims business confidentiality under Utah Code § 63G-2-304. To better protect confidential or protected records, all such documents and information
must be submitted in paper form, using the U.S. Mail address above.
If the Respondent demonstrates that it has taken appropriate corrective actionsregarding the matters addressed in this Compliance Advisory, the Director will issue a closeout letter
and will consider this matter to be closed. In that event, the Director forbears seeking penalties arising from the violations.
However, if the Respondent fails to demonstrate appropriate corrective actions within the30-day timeframe, the Director will consider taking escalated enforcement actions, including
the potential imposition of penalties. In all events, the matters addressed in this Compliance Advisory, including the Respondent’s corrective actions, will become part of the Respondent’s
compliance record and may be considered in connection with future enforcement matters.
If you have any questions, please contact Alex Milne at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone].
Sincerely,
Douglas J. Hansen, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
DJH/AM
Enclosure(s):Inspection Report (DSHW-2024-XXXXXX)
c:Nathan Selin,Health Officer, Central Utah Public Health Dept.
Eric Larsen, Environmental Health Director, Central Utah Public Health Dept.
John Chartier, P.E., UDEQ District Engineer