DSHW-2025-001344

Site Information
Finalized Yes
Facility Name Santaquin City Solid Waste Landfill
Facility_ID SW0178
Facility Name Santaquin City Solid Waste Landfill
Street Address 991 West 200 North
City Santaquin
ZIP Code 84655
County Utah
Inspection Date 03-06-2025
Type of Visit Routine Oversite
Is the Visit Announced?Yes
41.082935, -111.969584
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 Jason Callaway
Participants Beatriz Ávila, Alexandra Milne, Jason Callaway
Follow Up Inspection Needed?Yes
Recommended Follow Up Date 06-05-2025
Depart Office Date
Depart Office time 08:40 AM (-7 GMT)
Return to Office Date
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 Records were not inspected during last visit
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
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Comment
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 1
2.5 Communications 2
2.6 Recycling Area NA
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area 5
2.9 Scavenging Control 1
2.10 Open Burning 5
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
2
2.12 Working Face 1
2.13 Daily - Soil NA
2.14 Daily - Alternative NA
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other NA
Comment (Required)Working face kept to a minimal size. Waste tires to be removed from the
facility. Burning green waste after contacting the city.
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
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Comment (Required)Signage in place but to be placed at the main gate
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open No
4.2 Training Yes
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No employee on site during business hours.
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane N/A
5.2 Random Inspections No
5.3 Leachate N/A
5.4 Ground Water No
5.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)A lot of room for improvement. In non compliance with Records.
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 appeared to be actively managed
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 Yes
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)Mentioned to accept once in a while some dead animals but following the
requirements of covering immediately
8. Cover
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8.1 Intermediate Yes
8.2 Final Yes
8.3 Vegetation Yes
8.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)All cover seems to be applied properly as required
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report No
9.2 Gas Monitoring System N/A
9.3 Surface Drainage Control N/A
9.4 Daily Records No
9.5 Weight or Volumes N/A
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 N/A
Comment (Required)They are going to work in getting a better record system to be able to
provide with more recurrence and accurate.
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)Not applicable
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
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11.6 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No special wastes should be accepted at this facility .
12. Waste Tires
12.1 Acceptance procedures for
Waste Tires
N/A
12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated Yes
12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste
Tires
Yes
Number of Tires 300
12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training Yes
Comment (Required)The facility encounter with some waste tires that has been sitting there for a
while. We are working to get them removed when they submit a Waste Tire
Removal request. Also, they were advised if they wish to accept tires to pile
them (max 200) in an accessible area to be removed later from a Register
Transporter
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)Air Permit in case they wish to burn green waste.
Permit modification for free liquids acceptance after proof of adequate
management
General Comments
Comments The landfill needs improvements such as, keeping records organized and
up to date. They have to designated an employee to conduct random
inspections when the gates are open and ensure they know and can
provide proof of the material contents being accepted. Additionally, they
need to work on obtaining an air permit if they wish to burn their green
waste, or dispose on their cells as stated in their permit. They cannot accept
free liquids
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DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Beatriz Ávila
Date/Time 03-07-2025
Photos
Attach Photos
Informative signage at the gate
Informative signage at the gate
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They mentioned to move the signage to this main gate where no signage is in place
Waste tires to be removed once they submit a request to our Waste Tire Removal
Program
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Working face
Minimal records provided and are not up to date
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