DSHW-2024-004066

January 16, 2024Beck’s Sanitation Inc.CERTIFIED MAILJoseph Kingston, Facility ManagerXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
543 Iron Rose Pl
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
RE:Compliance Advisory No. 2401008
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Dear Mr. Hansen:
This Compliance Advisory is being sent to your attention on behalf of Beck’s Sanitation Inc. (the Respondent). According to the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division)
records, you are the designated contact person for the Respondent. OnNovember15, 2023, representatives of the Divisionconducted a compliance evaluation inspection at the Respondent’s
Beck’s Sanitation Inc.facility. The scope of the inspection was to verify compliance with Utah Administrative Code R315 (the Rules) and the Utah Solid and HazardousWaste Act (the Act).
Based on observations and information obtained on theNovember 15, 2023 compliance evaluation inspection, the Director of the Division (Director) is issuing this Compliance Advisory to
provide the Respondent with notice of the followingcompliance issues as well as an opportunity to correct these apparent violations:Utah Admin. Code R315-313-1requires any transfer
station or drop box facility receiving solid waste from off-site shall meet the requirements of Rule R315-313.
Beck’s Sanitation Inc.is considered a transfer station as defined by Utah Admin. Code R315-301-2(75).
Utah Admin. Code R315-313-2(2) requires each transfer station to meet the requirements of Section R315-302-2 and shall submit a plan of operation and such other information as requested
by the Director for approval prior to construction and operation.
Beck’s Sanitation Inc. accepts liquid and semi-liquid waste from off site for the purposes of treatmentprior to sending the treated waste to an applicable landfill for disposal.
Utah Admin. Code R315-314-2(2)(c) requires a ground water monitoring system that complies with Rule R315-308; ora leachate detection, collection and treatment system.
Beck’s Sanitation Inc. has ponds of liquid waste on site for the purpose of treatment. These ponds fall under the category of Utah Admin. Code R315-314Facility Standards for Piles Used
for Storage and Treatment. Due to the risk of leakage of these ponds to underlying groundwater, a groundwater monitoring plan and system that complies with Rule R315-308 is deemed necessary.
Pursuant to this Compliance Advisory, the Director is providing the Respondent an opportunity to correct the apparent violations. The Director will also consider any evidence and additional
information provided by the Respondent.
Within 30 days of the date of this Compliance Advisory, please submit the following requested documentation to the Director:
Registration to the Division’s community portal.
An application to operate as a transfer station submitted through the community portal which will include the groundwater monitoring plan.
Summary of violations and corrective actions:
the cause of each violation;
the specific corrective actions taken, results achieved, and applicable dates;
if future corrective actions are proposed, the specific corrective actions and proposed completion dates, including intermediate milestones, as applicable; and
how the corrective actions will prevent similar violations from recurring.
All information regarding corrective actions relating to this matter should be addressed to the Director at the following address:
If by U.S. Mail, to the following address:
Douglas J. Hansen, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
If by email, to the following address:
[e-mail]
If the Respondent’s response is submitted by email, please confirm submission by receipt of an autoreply email. DO NOT submit any documents or information through email that are confidential,
proprietary, or for which the Respondent claims business confidentiality under Utah Code § 63G-2-304. To better protect confidential or protected records, all such documents and information
must be submitted in paper form, using the U.S. Mail address above.
If the Respondent demonstrates that it has taken appropriate corrective actionsregarding the matters addressed in this Compliance Advisory, the Director will issue a closeout letter
and will consider this matter to be closed. In that event, the Directorwill forbear seeking penalties arising from the violations.
However, if the Respondent fails to demonstrate appropriate corrective actions within the30-day timeframe, the Director will consider taking escalated enforcement actions, including
seeking financial penalties. In all events, the matters addressed in this Compliance Advisory, including the Respondent’s corrective actions, will become part of the Respondent’s compliance
record and may be considered in connection with future enforcement matters.
If you have any questions, please contactBryan Woolf at [phone].
Sincerely,
Douglas J. Hansen, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
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c:Angela C. Dunn, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Salt Lake County Health Dept.
Dorothy Adams, Deputy Director, Salt Lake County Health Dept.
Ron Lund, Environmental Health Director, Salt Lake County Health Dept.