DSHW-2025-003032

Site Information
Finalized Yes
Facility Name Higley Farms Landspreading
Facility_ID SW0390
Facility Name Higley Farms Landspreading
Street Address South of the intersection of I-80 and Burmester Road in Tooele, Utah
City Grantsville
ZIP Code 84209
County Tooele
Inspection Date 06-24-2025
Type of Visit Follow Up
Is the Visit Announced?Yes
Weather Conditions 74 and sunny
Inspection Goal To determine compliance with Solid Waste Permitting and Management
Rules.
Facility Contact Lance Nielsen is the primary contact.
Participants Alex Milne, DWMRC
Nate Nicolodemos, DWMRC
Taylor Palmer, Tooele County Health Dept.
Lance Nielsen, CARNE I Corp.
Follow Up Inspection Needed?N/A
Recommended Follow Up Date
Depart Office Date 06-24-2025
Depart Office time 06:00 AM (-6 GMT)
Return to Office Date 06-24-2025
Return to Office time 11:30 AM (-6 GMT)
1. Pre-Inspection Review
1.1 Permit Review N/A
Comment The Permit was not reviewed for this inspection.
1.2 Annual Report Review N/A
Comment The 2024 Annual Report was not reviewed for this inspection. The Quarter
1 Report for 2025 was reviewed and 1,236.55 tons of material was
accepted at the facility where 1 ton equals 239.7 US gallons.
1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes
Date Submitted: 06-25-2025 11:44 AM
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Comment The 11/21/2024 Inspection Report was reviewed. The facility resumed
landspreading activities as of 07/2024. Disking equipment was observed.
Ponding or flies were not observed.
1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes
Comment Lance Nielsen is the primary contact.
1.5 Facility Contacted (If an
announced inspection)
Yes
Comment Lance Nielsen was notified via phone on 06/18/2025 of the inspection.
1.6 Local Health Contacted Yes
Comment Taylor Palmer of the Tooele County Health Department was notified via
phone on 06/17/2025 of the inspection.
1.7 Other Yes
Comment Taylor Palmer of the Tooele Health Department has received several
complaints from local residents regarding smells and flies originating from
the facility.
2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor)
2.1 Litter 5
2.2 Roads 1
2.3 Gate House Operations NA
2.4 Vectors 5
2.5 Communications 3
2.6 Recycling Area NA
2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1
2.8 Waste Inspection Area NA
2.9 Scavenging Control 3
2.10 Open Burning NA
2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks,
Access Control
1
2.12 Working Face NA
2.13 Daily - Soil NA
2.14 Daily - Alternative NA
2.15 Leachate Collection System NA
2.16 Other NA
Comment (Required)Areas of exposed whey and dairy products were observed. Birds were
scavenging on the exposed waste. A significant amount of flies and odors
were present.
3. Signs Required / Properly Posted
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3.1 Operating Days / Hours No
3.2 Directions & Procedures No
3.3 Emergency Numbers No
3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials No
3.5 Other No
Comment (Required)The facility maintains no signage.
4. Operator / Representative / Employees
4.1 On-site While Open N/A
4.2 Training No
4.3 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility was locked upon arrival. No waste was being land applied at the
time of the inspection. Evidence of best land application practices were not
observed signifying that adequate training may not be taking place.
5. Monitoring
5.1 Methane N/A
5.2 Random Inspections N/A
5.3 Leachate N/A
5.4 Ground Water N/A
5.5 Other N/A
Comment (Required)The facility does not have any groundwater or gas monitoring requirements.
Records were not reviewed at the time of the inspection.
6. Drainage / Erosion
6.1 Water Run-on N/A
6.2 Water Run-off N/A
6.3 Other Yes
Comment (Required)Areas of ponding natural water sources were observed. These water
sources are not affiliated with landspreading activities. However, land
applications have occurred adjacent to natural water sources.
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 N/A
7.7 Asbestos N/A
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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 No
Comment (Required)Whey and dairy byproducts are not adequately being land applied, but are
being dumped in localized areas of the property. This has caused foul odors
and large fly populations to thrive.
8. Cover
8.1 Intermediate N/A
8.2 Final N/A
8.3 Vegetation N/A
8.4 Other N/A
Comment (Required)Soils are not being disked after land applications.
9. Inspection Records
9.1 Random Inspection Report N/A
9.2 Gas Monitoring System N/A
9.3 Surface Drainage Control N/A
9.4 Daily Records N/A
9.5 Weight or Volumes N/A
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
N/A
9.11 Other N/A
Comment (Required)No records were reviewed at the time of the inspection.
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
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Comment (Required)The facility does not have any groundwater or gas monitoring requirements.
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 records were reviewed at the time of the inspection.
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 N/A
Comment (Required)The facility does not accept waste tires.
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: 06-25-2025 11:44 AM
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Comments The inspection was in response to complaints from nearby residents
regarding odors and flies. Whey and dairy byproducts are not adequately
being land applied, but are being dumped in localized areas of the farm
creating strong odors and harboring insects. A significant amount of flies
were observed and strong odors were present. The facility was secured by
a locked gate and no land applications took place at the time of the
inspection. Land applications take place twice a week by a 3rd party
contractor and soils are disked once a week by CARNE I. Disking of the
soils in some areas did not appear to be occurring.
DWMRC Inspector Signature
DWMRC Inspector Name Alex Milne
Date/Time 06-25-2025
Photos
Attach Photos
View of the front entrance to the facility. Entrance is controlled by a locked gate and
no signage is present.
View driving through the farm.
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View of a localized area in which land applications have consistently occurred.
View of natural water sources across the localized area in which land applications
have consistently occurred.
View of another water source across from the localized area where land applications
have consistently occurred.
Overview of the farm and the localized area of land applications to the left.
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View of another area of localized land applications. The waste in this area was
recently dumped, and contains foul odors and flies.
View of another area where land applications have occurred. Due to the large
presence of flies, Division representatives were not able to get out of the vehicle.
Flies and odors became more prominent toward the back of the field.
More areas of localized dumping were observed.
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Additional view of the flies swarming the truck.
Additional view of the flies swarming the truck.
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