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Finalized Yes
Facility Name White Hills Class I Landfill
Facility_ID SW0249
Facility Name White Hills Class I Landfill
Street Address South of UT- 37, one mile W. of Mayfield, then S. two miles.
City Mayfield
ZIP Code 84643
County Sanpete
Inspection Date 01-22-2025
Type of Visit Routine Oversite
Is the Visit Announced?No
40.774168, -111.947915
Weather Conditions Sun, 30 degrees.
Inspection Goal Routine inspection to determine compliance with permit.
Facility Contact Don Perry
Participants Nathan Nicolodemos, Kelly Shaw, Scott (operator)
Follow Up Inspection Needed?N/A
Recommended Follow Up Date
Depart Office Date 01-14-2025
Depart Office time 07:00 AM (-7 GMT)
Return to Office Date 01-14-2025
Return to Office time 06:00 PM (-7 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review Yes
Comment Permit reviewed. Acceptable waste: MSW, commercial, industrial, C&D, SQGHW,
non friable asbestos.
1.2 Annual Report Review Yes
Comment Annual report reviewed.
1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes
Comment 7/2024 inspection indicated that intermediate cover throughout landfill was
insufficient.
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Comment Contacts need updating in database.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov
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1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
N/A
Comment Unannounced.
1.6 Local Health Contacted Yes
Comment No response from local health.
1.7 Other N/A
Comment Check intermediate cover.
2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor)
2.1 Litter 4
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 3
2.10 Open Burning 1
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
3
2.12 Working Face 2
2.13 Daily - Soil 4
2.14 Daily - Alternative NA
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other NA
Comment (Required)Intermediate cover is lacking around landfill, especially in area adjacent to working
face. Previous working area is becoming exposed and litter is blowing away. South
fencing is full of windblown litter. Large pile of uncovered waste on southeast
property hilltop. Pile of uncovered C&D and other mixed waste on north side of
property, east of front gate. Appears to have been there for a long time.
40 foot section of fencing east of the front gate is missing, which could allow for
unauthorized access of vehicles and animals.
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
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov
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Comment (Required)Signage present and sufficient.
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open Yes
4.2 Training Yes
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Operators onsite during opening hours. Training records are not being recorded
according to permit, see below.
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane Yes
5.2 Random Inspections Yes
5.3 Leachate N/A
5.4 Ground Water N/A
5.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Gas monitoring is being submitted quarterly. Groundwater monitoring exempt.
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on Yes
6.2 Water Run-off Yes
6.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Controls are in place.
7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal
7.1 Special Waste Yes
7.2 Batteries Yes
7.3 Hazardous Waste No
7.4 Infectious Waste N/A
7.6 Dead Animals Yes
7.7 Asbestos Yes
7.8 Bulky Waste No
7.9 Contaminated Soil Yes
7.10 Ash Yes
7.11 Sludge N/A
7.12 Other N/A
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov
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Comment (Required)Large pile of uncovered bulky waste on northeast side of property.
Several barrels of what appear to be used oil sitting on a pallet, one of which is
punctured and leaking onto the ground. Operator mentioned they had always been
there.
Metals picked up for recycling every 6 months. Pile is a manageable size.
8. Cover
8.1 Intermediate No
8.2 Final N/A
8.3 Vegetation N/A
8.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Intermediate cover insufficient, especially east of working face. Cover in previous
working areas is insufficient and allowing litter to become windblown. Large pile of
MSW waste and another uncovered pile of C&D waste in non-working area are
uncovered.
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report No
9.2 Gas Monitoring System Yes
9.3 Surface Drainage Control No
9.4 Daily Records Yes
9.5 Weight or Volumes Yes
9.6 Intermediate Cover No
9.7 Final Cover N/A
9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly
Reports)
No
9.9 Deviation From Plans N/A
9.10 Permit, Permit Application,
and Rules Available
Yes
9.11 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Permit was in binder onsite, but not the most current copy.
Daily cover, operations checklist, equipment checklist, and self inspection form are
not being filled out. Inspection forms would help to facilitate proper application of
cover.
Methane monitoring and daily weights/loads being filled out.
10. Monitoring / Sampling / Analysis Records
10.1 Explosive Gas Monitoring Yes
10.2 Leachate Sampling &
Treatment
N/A
10.3 Ground Water Sampling
Results
N/A
10.4 Other N/A
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
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Comment (Required)Methane monitoring performed quarterly.
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)Special waste records not recruited for special wastes received at the landfill.
12. Waste Tires
12.1 Acceptance procedures for
Waste Tires
Yes
12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated Yes
12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste
Tires
Yes
Number of Tires 40
12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training N/A
Comment (Required)Waste tires managed according to permit, stored in trailer before being removed and
recycled.
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)N/A
14. Special Permit Requirements
14.1 N/A
14.2 N/A
14.3 N/A
Comment (Required)N/A
General Comments
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov
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Comments Intermediate cover is lacking around landfill, especially in area adjacent to working
face. Previous working area is becoming exposed and litter is blowing away. South
fencing is full of windblown litter. Large pile of uncovered waste on southeast
property hilltop. Pile of uncovered C&D and other mixed waste on north side of
property, east of front gate. Appears to have been there for a long time.
40 foot section of fencing east of the front gate is missing, which could allow for
unauthorized access of vehicles and animals.
Several barrels of what appear to be used oil sitting on a pallet, one of which is
punctured and leaking onto the ground. Operator mentioned they had always been
there.
Record keeping needs to be updated and filled out according to forms in the permit.
DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Nathan Nicolodemos
Date/Time 01-14-2025
Photos
Attach Photos
Entrance signage.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
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Front gate, note missing fencing to the left.
Pile of uncovered mixed waste on north end of facility.
Another shot of uncovered mixed waste.
Green waste pile.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
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Punctured used oil barrel.
Battery storage area.
Barrels of used oil.
Uncovered waste pile in southeast corner.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
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Uncovered waste pile in southeast corner.
Windblown litter.
Windblown litter.
Uncovered waste pile in southeast corner.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
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Area east of working face. Previous working area that needs cover. Couple of tires
that need to be moved to waste area.
Animal pit being covered immediately.
Waste tire storage.
Metals pile.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
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Area where cover needs to be refreshed, note exposed waste.
Uncovered waste in previous working area.
Windblown litter.
Windblown litter.
Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM
Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov
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