DWQ-2025-005060

June 24, 2025Via Email
Kit Pappas, Environmental Manager
Bronco Utah Operations, LLC
PO Box 527
Emery, Utah 84522
[e-mail]:Issuance of Modified UPDES Permit No. UT0022616Bronco Utah Operations, LLC – Emery MineDear Mr. Pappas:Enclosed is a signed copy of the Modified UPDES Permit
No. UT0022616 andFact Sheet information for the facility referenced above.The 30-day public notice period ended June 12, 2025, with no comments received. Therefore, the permit has been
reissued as modified subject to the right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Utah Administrative Code,Section R317-9. An invoice for this permitmodification has been previously
sent under separate cover as appropriate.As the State agency charged with the administration of issuing UPDES Permits, we are continuously
looking for ways to improve our quality of service to you. In an effort to improve the State UPDES
permitting process, we are asking for your input. Please take a few moments to complete an online survey
(Go to https://deq.utah.gov/division-water-quality and click on the "Feedback" link on the right side of
page.) The results will be used to improve our quality and responsiveness to our permittees and give us
feedback on customer satisfaction. We will address the issues you have identified on an ongoing basis.Thank you for your continued efforts to help protect Utah’s water quality. If you
have any questions with regard to this matter, please contact Jeff Studenka at [phone] or [e-mail],Danielle LenzDanielle Lenz, ManagerUPDES Individual Permit
SectionDL/JAS/cjhEnclosures:1. Modified Permit (DWQ-2022-028240)2. Fact Sheet(DWQ-2025-003816)Cc:Via Email w/Enclosures Amy Maybach, US EPA Region VIIIMichael Boeglin, US EPA Region
VIIICurtis Page, DEQ SE District EngineerOrion Rogers, SE Utah Health DepartmentAmanda Daniels, DOGM Coal Program Manager [e-mail] Gefferth, Bronco Mine Representative
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Via Email w/out EnclosuresRiley Peck, Utah Division of Wildlife [e-mail] Jason Gipson, Regulatory Office, US Corps of Engineers
Chris Merritt, State Historic Preservation Office DWQ-2025-00