DSHW-2025-001343

Site Information
Finalized Yes
Facility Name Payson City Landfill Class V and VI
Facility_ID SW0176
Facility Name Payson City Landfill Class V and VI
Street Address 6211 West 10400 South
City Payson
ZIP Code 84651
County Utah
Inspection Date 03-06-2025
Type of Visit Routine Oversite
Is the Visit Announced?Yes
41.082833, -111.969604
Weather Conditions Cloudy and raining
Inspection Goal To ensure compliance with environmental regulations, assess waste management
practices, identify potential environmental hazards, and evaluate the overall
condition of infrastructure
Facility Contact Kent Fowden
Participants Beatriz Ávila, Alexandra Milne, Jed Lowe, Kent Fowden
Follow Up Inspection Needed?Yes
Recommended Follow Up Date 03-06-2025
Depart Office Date 03-06-2025
Depart Office time 09:00 AM (-7 GMT)
Return to Office Date 03-06-2025
Return to Office time 04:20 PM (-7 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review Yes
Comment
1.2 Annual Report Review Yes
Comment
1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes
Comment
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Comment
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1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
Yes
Comment
1.6 Local Health Contacted Yes
Comment
1.7 Other N/A
Comment
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 2
2.5 Communications 1
2.6 Recycling Area 1
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area 1
2.9 Scavenging Control 1
2.10 Open Burning NA
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
1
2.12 Working Face 1
2.13 Daily - Soil 2
2.14 Daily - Alternative 1
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other NA
Comment (Required)Appeared to have some waste that was exposed/partially buried that was not part of
the working faces. The C&D cell is shaping a berm out of waste and it there looked
to be more waste exposed than needed. They use C&D as alternative daily cover
3. Signs Required / Properly Posted
3.1 Operating Days / Hours Yes
3.2 Directions & Procedures Yes
3.3 Emergency Numbers Yes
3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials Yes
3.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility now features new and efficient signage
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
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4.1 On-site While Open Yes
4.2 Training Yes
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The employees appear to be well informed and organized, and they provided
training records.
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane Yes
5.2 Random Inspections Yes
5.3 Leachate N/A
5.4 Ground Water No
5.5 Other Yes
Comment (Required)The facility is currently non compliant with groundwater monitoring requirements.
They have notified the DEQ and are actively working towards achieving compliance.
A meeting is going to be held from a month from now. 03/06/2025
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on Yes
6.2 Water Run-off Yes
6.3 Other
Comment (Required)We encountered some little ponds on the ground, however it was a heavily raining
day .
7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal
7.1 Special Waste Yes
7.2 Batteries N/A
7.3 Hazardous Waste N/A
7.4 Infectious Waste N/A
7.6 Dead Animals Yes
7.7 Asbestos Yes
7.8 Bulky Waste Yes
7.9 Contaminated Soil N/A
7.10 Ash N/A
7.11 Sludge N/A
7.12 Other N/A
Comment (Required)They appear to be doing managing waste effectively at the facility, with designated
areas for collection and clear signage. However from now on they must collect and
store tires until 200, to be picked up by a registered transporter if they wish to
continue accepting them.
8. Cover
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8.1 Intermediate Yes
8.2 Final Yes
8.3 Vegetation Yes
8.4 Other Yes
Comment (Required)Cover is applied as required. Some areas of the landfill could use a more thorough
intermediate cover specially where plastic is exposed and could be a potential wind
blown issue.
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report Yes
9.2 Gas Monitoring System Yes
9.3 Surface Drainage Control Yes
9.4 Daily Records Yes
9.5 Weight or Volumes Yes
9.6 Intermediate Cover Yes
9.7 Final Cover Yes
9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly
Reports)
Yes
9.9 Deviation From Plans Yes
9.10 Permit, Permit Application,
and Rules Available
Yes
9.11 Other No
Comment (Required)The facility has been informed to change their waste tires conduct to be in
compliance with R315-320 and theirs Permit
10. Monitoring / Sampling / Analysis Records
10.1 Explosive Gas Monitoring Yes
10.2 Leachate Sampling &
Treatment
N/A
10.3 Ground Water Sampling
Results
No
10.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No ground water monitoring has been conducted
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 N/A
Comment (Required)special waste records for Abestos are kept within the scale house
12. Waste Tires
12.1 Acceptance procedures for
Waste Tires
Yes
12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated No
12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste
Tires
No
Number of Tires
12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training Yes
Comment (Required)The facility is now aware of the Waste Tire Recycling Act and Utah Administrative
Code R315-320
13 Other Items
13.1 Notice of Inspections Form
Completed and Signed
Yes
13.2 N/A
13.3 N/A
13.4 N/A
Comment (Required)N/A
14. Special Permit Requirements
14.1 Yes
14.2 N/A
14.3 N/A
Comment (Required)N/ A
General Comments
Comments The facility appears to a have a solid waste management system in place, with
excellent signage, proper training, thorough record-keeping, and equipment in good
condition. However, they are currently non compliant with waste tire disposal and
groundwater monitoring. They are working to address this issues.
DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Beatriz Ávila
Date/Time 03-07-2025
Photos
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Informative signage at the front gate
Informative signage ate the front gate
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Recycling metal containers with signage
Scale house
mulch and chipped wood produced from green waste.
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Accessible Records at the scale house
Great signage in place
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MSW could use more frequently cover
Construction waste could use more cover
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