DERR-2025-000521

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
ERRP-012-25
January 21, 2025
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Steve Lund
Sterling Country Store
111 North Main Street
Sterling, Utah 84665
Re:Notice of Non-Compliance for Petroleum Storage Tank Violations
Sterling Country Store, located at 111 North Main Street, Sterling, Utah
Facility Identification No. 2000744
Dear Mr. Lund:
The Utah Underground Storage Tank Act (Act) imposes certain obligations on the owner or
operator of a facility having petroleum storage tanks (PSTs). The Act authorizes the Director of the
Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (Division Director) to enforce the Act and
rules promulgated thereunder by issuing notices and orders. At the request of the Division Director,
the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (DERR) performed a compliance review
for the facility owned or operated by you. This facility contains six PSTs and is located at 111 North
Main Street, Sterling, Utah. The designated Facility Identification Number is 2000744.
The compliance review indicates you have not satisfied the requirements of the Act and
regulations. To achieve compliance, you must do all of the following within 60 days of the date
of this letter:
1. Qualify for and obtain a certificate of compliance for the three above ground storage
tanks that are in use by completing the following:
a. Submit a copy of a current (performed in the last 12 months) tank tightness
test, and a precision line test for the associated piping.
b. Submit a site drawing showing tanks lines, and the surrounding area.
2. The other option is to submit a closure plan to permanently close the regulated parts
of the system.
Facility ID# 2000744
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The Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 19-6-407 and 19-6-408, gives the Division Director the
authority to assess a civil penalty of $1,000.00 if an owner or operator of a PST fails to register the
tank or fails to pay fees within 60 days of due date, and to assess interest on the unpaid registration
fee balance. Under Utah Code Ann. § 19-6-425, other violations of the Act, rules, or orders may
result in civil penalties of up to $10,000.00 per day. Failure to comply with the Act and regulations
may also result in revocation of your certificate of compliance under Utah Code Ann. § 19-6-414.
Failure to comply with the requirements of the Act and rules may result in the issuance of a
Notice of Violation and Order and/or a Notice of Agency Action and the assessment of a civil
penalty.
If you have any questions, please contact Sean Warner, the DERR project manager, at
[phone].
Sincerely,
Brent H. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Response and Remediation
BHE/SDW/tt
cc: Nathan Selin, Executive Director, Central Utah Public Health Department
Eric Larsen, Environmental Director, Central Utah Public Health Department
John Chartier, District Engineer, Utah Department of Environmental Quality