DSHW-2025-000689

Site Information
Finalized No
Facility Name Brennan Bottom Disposal - 12 Mile Wash Facility
Facility_ID SW0397
Facility Name Brennan Bottom Disposal - 12 Mile Wash Facility
Street Address 3999 West 122250 South, Twelve Mile Wash Road
City Vernal
ZIP Code 84078
County Uintah County
Inspection Date 12-23-2024
Type of Visit Routine Oversite
Is the Visit Announced?No
40.433353, -110.027773
Weather Conditions Sunny, high of 56 degrees Fahrenheit.
Inspection Goal To determine compliance with conditions of the permit and solid waste
rules.
Facility Contact CJ Nebeker
Participants Bryan Watt (DWMRC)
Brian Speer (DWMRC)
Nathan Nicolodemos (DWMRC)
CJ Nebeker (Operator)
Follow Up Inspection Needed?No
Recommended Follow Up Date
Depart Office Date 11-21-2024
Depart Office time 12:00 PM (-7 GMT)
Return to Office Date 11-21-2024
Return to Office time 04:30 PM (-7 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review Yes
Comment Permit was reviewed prior to inspection.
1.2 Annual Report Review No
Comment AR was not reviewed prior to inspection.
1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes
Comment Previous inspection report was reviewed prior to inspection.
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1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Comment Confirmed CJ Nebeker.
1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
N/A
Comment Unannounced inspection.
1.6 Local Health Contacted No
Comment Health Department was not contacted for the inspection.
1.7 Other N/A
Comment CJ was at the facility conducting maintenance and oversight when
inspectors showed up. CJ was very helpful in answering questions about
general and specific facility operation procedures. CJ was also very
informative in describing new centrifuge operations and waste stream
process at the facility.
2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor)
2.1 Litter 1
2.2 Roads 1
2.3 Gate House Operations 1
2.4 Vectors 1
2.5 Communications 1
2.6 Recycling Area NA
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area NA
2.9 Scavenging Control 1
2.10 Open Burning NA
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
1
2.12 Working Face NA
2.13 Daily - Soil NA
2.14 Daily - Alternative NA
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other 1
Comment (Required) Good site controls.
Leak detection system appeared operational and did not contain any leaks.
3. Signs Required / Properly Posted
3.1 Operating Days / Hours Yes
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3.2 Directions & Procedures Yes
3.3 Emergency Numbers Yes
3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials No
3.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Did not see signage for unacceptable materials.
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open Yes
4.2 Training Yes
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Operator and employees were onsite during the inspection and available for
any questions from the inspectors.
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane N/A
5.2 Random Inspections N/A
5.3 Leachate Yes
5.4 Ground Water Yes
5.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Excess leachate from closed down landfill cell appeared to be nearly empty
from leachate and other high liquids. This landfill cell had issues with high
liquids in this cell during previous inspections and the facility has been
working diligently to remove the leachate/high liquids.
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on Yes
6.2 Water Run-off Yes
6.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Drainage and erosion control devices were in place and functioning
properly.
7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal
7.1 Special Waste N/A
7.2 Batteries N/A
7.3 Hazardous Waste N/A
7.4 Infectious Waste N/A
7.6 Dead Animals N/A
7.7 Asbestos N/A
7.8 Bulky Waste N/A
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7.9 Contaminated Soil N/A
7.10 Ash N/A
7.11 Sludge N/A
7.12 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No special wastes accepted at this facility.
8. Cover
8.1 Intermediate N/A
8.2 Final N/A
8.3 Vegetation N/A
8.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No cover required at this facility at this time.
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report Yes
9.2 Gas Monitoring System N/A
9.3 Surface Drainage Control Yes
9.4 Daily Records Yes
9.5 Weight or Volumes Yes
9.6 Intermediate Cover N/A
9.7 Final Cover N/A
9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly
Reports)
Yes
9.9 Deviation From Plans N/A
9.10 Permit, Permit Application,
and Rules Available
Yes
9.11 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No additional comments for records at this time.
10. Monitoring / Sampling / Analysis Records
10.1 Explosive Gas Monitoring N/A
10.2 Leachate Sampling &
Treatment
N/A
10.3 Ground Water Sampling
Results
N/A
10.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No additional monitoring, sampling, or analysis records are require at this
time.
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11. Special Waste Records
11.1 Lab Analysis Results N/A
11.2 Manifests N/A
11.3 Treatment Certification N/A
11.4 Paint Filter Test Results N/A
11.5 Onsite Treatment
Documentation
N/A
11.6 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No special wastes accepted at the facility.
12. Waste Tires
12.1 Acceptance procedures for
Waste Tires
N/A
12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated N/A
12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste
Tires
No
Number of Tires
12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training N/A
Comment (Required)No waste tires accepted at this facility.
13 Other Items
13.1 Notice of Inspections Form
Completed and Signed
N/A
13.2 N/A
13.3 N/A
13.4 N/A
Comment (Required)No notice of inspection form or other items required at this time.
14. Special Permit Requirements
14.1 N/A
14.2 N/A
14.3 N/A
Comment (Required)No additional special permit requirements at this time.
General Comments
Comments Facility is in good operational condition and continues work to extract high
liquids from previously closed landfill cell.
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DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Bryan Watt
Date/Time 11-21-2024
Photos
Attach Photos
Photo of landfill cell that was closed down due to the presence of excessive liquids.
The cell appears to only have a couple areas of liquids remaining and remains closed
for disposal until liquids have been removed.
Photo of leak detection near pond adjacent to offload area. It appears dry.
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Photo of facility using enhanced evaporation techniques on ponds.
Photo of 400 bbl tank and adjacent offload area. The secondary containment was
noted as requiring maintenance.
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