DSHW-2025-000702

Site Information
Finalized Yes
Facility Name South Utah Valley Solid Waste District Springville Transfer Station
Facility_ID SW0112
Facility Name South Utah Valley Solid Waste District Springville Transfer Station
Street Address 2450 West 400 South
City Springville
ZIP Code 84663
County Utah County
Inspection Date 12-19-2024
Type of Visit Facility Status
Is the Visit Announced?Yes
40.553602, -111.873488
Weather Conditions Sunny and 47 degrees
Inspection Goal Facility Status is closed. This was an inspection of the closed transfer
station. Springville Transfer Station was owned by South Utah Valley Solid
Waste District (SUVSWD).
Facility Contact Terry Ficklin
Participants Terry Ficklin and Matt Sullivan
Follow Up Inspection Needed?N/A
Recommended Follow Up Date
Depart Office Date 12-19-2024
Depart Office time 08:30 AM (-7 GMT)
Return to Office Date 12-19-2024
Return to Office time 03:00 PM (-7 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review Yes
Comment
1.2 Annual Report Review N/A
Comment
1.3 Previous Inspection Review N/A
Comment
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Date Submitted: 12-23-2024 12:35 PM
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Comment
1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
Yes
Comment
1.6 Local Health Contacted N/A
Comment This was not a standard compliance inspection of operations and records. It
was intended to be a walkthrough at the property where the transfer station
was located before it was demolished.
1.7 Other
Comment
2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor)
2.1 Litter 1
2.2 Roads 1
2.3 Gate House Operations NA
2.4 Vectors 1
2.5 Communications NA
2.6 Recycling Area NA
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area NA
2.9 Scavenging Control NA
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
Comment (Required)Gate access onto the property was locked.
3. Signs Required / Properly Posted
3.1 Operating Days / Hours N/A
3.2 Directions & Procedures N/A
3.3 Emergency Numbers N/A
3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials N/A
3.5 Other
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Comment (Required)Facility is closed
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open N/A
4.2 Training N/A
4.3 Other
Comment (Required)Facility is closed
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane N/A
5.2 Random Inspections N/A
5.3 Leachate N/A
5.4 Ground Water N/A
5.5 Other
Comment (Required)Facility is closed
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on N/A
6.2 Water Run-off N/A
6.3 Other
Comment (Required)Building structures and foundations were demolished, removed, and
property was level
7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal
7.1 Special Waste
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
7.9 Contaminated Soil N/A
7.10 Ash N/A
7.11 Sludge N/A
7.12 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Operations have moved to the Dry Creek Transfer Station in Spanish Fork.
8. Cover
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8.1 Intermediate N/A
8.2 Final N/A
8.3 Vegetation N/A
8.4 Other
Comment (Required)This was a former transfer station site
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report N/A
9.2 Gas Monitoring System N/A
9.3 Surface Drainage Control N/A
9.4 Daily Records N/A
9.5 Weight or Volumes N/A
9.6 Intermediate Cover N/A
9.7 Final Cover N/A
9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly
Reports)
N/A
9.9 Deviation From Plans N/A
9.10 Permit, Permit Application,
and Rules Available
N/A
9.11 Other
Comment (Required)Operations have moved to the Dry Creek Transfer Station in Spanish Fork.
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
Yes
10.4 Other
Comment (Required)Owner conducted groundwater and soil sampling.
11. Special Waste Records
11.1 Lab Analysis Results Yes
11.2 Manifests Yes
11.3 Treatment Certification N/A
11.4 Paint Filter Test Results N/A
11.5 Onsite Treatment
Documentation
N/A
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11.6 Other
Comment (Required)The owner submitted a closure report to DWMRC on November 21, 2024
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)NA
13 Other Items
13.1 Notice of Inspections Form
Completed and Signed
N/A
13.2
13.3
13.4
Comment (Required)Operations have moved to the Dry Creek Transfer Station in Spanish Fork.
14. Special Permit Requirements
14.1
14.2
14.3
Comment (Required)NA
General Comments
Comments This was intended to be a walkthrough at the property where the transfer
station was located before it was demolished. Upon arrival at the closed
facility, the gate was locked making access onto the property not possible.
Therefore, observations of the site were made and photos were taken
(attached to this inspection report) from the gate entrance and locations
near it.
DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Matt Sullivan
Date/Time 12-23-2024
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Photos
Attach Photos
View of the entrance to the former Springville Transfer Station from 400 North and
2450 West, looking north. Part of the selling agreement between the new owner
SUVSWD was to remove the road asphalt as seen here.
Closed and locked gate entrance onto the property. Looking north with Mt.
Timpanogos is in the background.
West end of the facility (left side of photo)
View of the former main facility area
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View of the east end of the property in the distance, this side of McDonand's sign and
parked trucks. Undeveloped property in the foreground was also owned by SUVSWD
and sold.
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