DSHW-2025-002992

Site Information
Finalized Yes
Facility Name Juab Rural Development Agency Landfill
Facility_ID SW0137
Facility Name Juab Rural Development Agency Landfill
Street Address Approximately 5 miles west of Nephi, south off State Route 132
City Nephi
ZIP Code 84648
County Juab County
Inspection Date 06-11-2025
Type of Visit Routine Oversite
Is the Visit Announced?Yes
Weather Conditions 95 and sunny
Inspection Goal To determine compliance with Solid Waste Permitting and Management
Rules.
Facility Contact John Crippen, Landfill Manager
Juab Rural Development Agency
Participants Alex Milne, DWMRC
Nate Nicolodemos, DWMRC
Nick Painter, JRDA
Follow Up Inspection Needed?N/A
Recommended Follow Up Date
Depart Office Date 06-11-2025
Depart Office time 11:00 AM (-6 GMT)
Return to Office Date 06-11-2025
Return to Office time 01:30 PM (-6 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review Yes
Comment The Permit (DSHW-2016-013883) was reviewed. The facility is permitted to
accept MSW ( 20 ton daily limit), commercial waste, industrial waste, C&D
waste, special waste (incinerator ash, dead animals, asbestos),
conditionally exempt SQG haz waste, and PCBs. Burning is permitted. Daily
covered is required. Gas monitoring is required.
1.2 Annual Report Review Yes
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Comment The 2024 Annual Report was submitted and reviewed. 100% of the waste
received was from Juab County. Total Materials Received is recorded to be
11,819.00 tons.
1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes
Comment The 04/20/2023 Inspection Report and Letter were reviewed. No issues
were observed.
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Comment John Crippen is the primary contact.
1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
Yes
Comment John Crippen was notified of the inspection via email on 05/13/2025. A
follow-up call was made on 06/10/2025 and a voicemail was left.
1.6 Local Health Contacted Yes
Comment Eric Larson of the Central Utah Public Health Department was notified of
the inspection via email on 05/13/2025.
1.7 Other N/A
Comment N/A
2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor)
2.1 Litter 3
2.2 Roads 1
2.3 Gate House Operations 1
2.4 Vectors 1
2.5 Communications 1
2.6 Recycling Area 3
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area 1
2.9 Scavenging Control 1
2.10 Open Burning 1
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
1
2.12 Working Face 1
2.13 Daily - Soil 1
2.14 Daily - Alternative NA
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other NA
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Comment (Required)Uncovered waste beyond the working face was observed. The green waste
pile is burned yearly with Fire Marshal approval. Metals are separated for
recycling. However, large amounts of metal piles were observed. The
recycling area also contained waste and other material. The scale house is
fully staffed, roads are well maintained, and minimal wind-blown litter was
observed.
3. Signs Required / Properly Posted
3.1 Operating Days / Hours Yes
3.2 Directions & Procedures Yes
3.3 Emergency Numbers No
3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials Yes
3.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility displays several signs throughout. An emergency number was
not displayed. The sign located near the landfill cells was not clear and
shows all waste goes in the same area. More clear signage is needed.
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open Yes
4.2 Training N/A
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility was fully staffed at the time of the inspection. Please ensure
staff are present when customers are unloading at the working face.
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)The facility does not have a groundwater monitoring requirement. The
facility is required to conduct quarterly gas monitoring. Random load
inspections are being conducted.
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on Yes
6.2 Water Run-off Yes
6.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility maintains adequate drainage and erosion controls.
7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal
7.1 Special Waste Yes
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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)The facility is permitted to accept dead animals. Dead animals are
immediately buried upon arrival at the MSW (household waste) cell.
8. Cover
8.1 Intermediate Yes
8.2 Final N/A
8.3 Vegetation N/A
8.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)MSW is being covered daily. C&D waste is not being covered at least
monthly.
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report Yes
9.2 Gas Monitoring System Yes
9.3 Surface Drainage Control N/A
9.4 Daily Records Yes
9.5 Weight or Volumes Yes
9.6 Intermediate Cover N/A
9.7 Final Cover N/A
9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly
Reports)
N/A
9.9 Deviation From Plans N/A
9.10 Permit, Permit Application,
and Rules Available
No
9.11 Other N/A
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Comment (Required)Quarterly inspection reports were not reviewed. The facility maintains gas
monitoring records. A copy of the Permit was not available, but a copy was
emailed to the facility by the inspector on 06/11/2025. Waste receipt records
are kept in the scale house. The facility will start implementing a cover log.
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
Comment (Required)The facility does not have a groundwater monitoring requirement. The
facility is required to conduct quarterly gas monitoring. The facility maintains
gas monitoring records in the scale house.
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)No special waste records were reviewed.
12. Waste Tires
12.1 Acceptance procedures for
Waste Tires
N/A
12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated N/A
12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste
Tires
No
Number of Tires
12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training Yes
Comment (Required)Section 2.3.8 of the Plan of Operation states (4) tires are accepted at a time
and placed at the bottom of the working face of the Class II or Class IV cell.
The Waste Tire Recycling Act (the Act) prohibits the landfilling of waste
tires. Waste tires should be segregated and stored for recycling. The Act
allows the acceptance of up to 12 waste tires per person per day for
recycling. The facility was educated on the Act and provided instructions via
a follow-up email on how to request the removal of waste tires.
13 Other Items
13.1 Notice of Inspections Form
Completed and Signed
N/A
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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
Comments Uncovered waste beyond the working face was observed. C&D waste is not
being covered at least monthly. The green waste pile is burned yearly with
Fire Marshal approval. Metals are separated for recycling. However, large
amounts of metal piles were observed. The recycling area also contained
waste and other material. Confusing signage was observed near the landfill
cells. The scale house is fully staffed, roads are well maintained, and
minimal wind-blown litter was observed. The facility was educated in waste
tire management.
DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Alex Milne
Date/Time 06-11-2025
Photos
Attach Photos
View of the facility's front entrance signage.
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View of the facility scale house. The scale house is fully staffed during operating
hours.
View of the back side of the landfill. Exposed waste is visible.
Additional view of exposed waste heading up toward the landfill.
View of concrete behind the landfill.
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Additional view of concrete behind the landfill.
View of the working face of the C&D cell. C&D waste does not receive cover at least
monthly.
View of facility's signage within the landfill area. The signage is not clear and shows
the C&D cell to be straight ahead with the MSW cell, which is incorrect.
View of the MSW cell. The cell was actively being worked on at the time of the
inspection.
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Additional view of the MSW cell.
View of one of the metal recyclables piles. This pile also included C&D waste.
View of various mixed waste piles ranging from metals, appliances, lawn mowers,
generators, C&D waste, etc.
View of the facility's large white appliance pile stored to be picked up by a metal
recycler.
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Overview of miscellaneous waste and metals.
Additional view of appliances being stored and awaiting pick up from a metal recycler.
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