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June 11, 2025DIVISION OF WATER QUALITYUTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TORENEW A UPDES PERMITPURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
The purpose of this public notice is to declare the Director of the Division of Water Quality’s intention to renew a Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES) Permit under
the authority of the Utah Water Quality Act, Utah Code § 19-5-106(2)(g). The draft Permit and the Fact Sheet (collectively, the draft Permit documents) are available for review and
comment.PERMIT INFORMATIONPERMITTEE NAME: Morton Salt, Inc.FACILITY NAME:Grantsville facilityMAILING ADDRESS: 1794 West Solar Road Grantsville, Utah 84029TELEPHONE NUMBER:(801)
933-4420FACILITY LOCATION:Same as AboveUPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0000639PERMITTED OUTFALLS:001OUTFALL LOCATION:Latitude 40°42'31.9"N, Longitude 112°28'40.9"WRECEIVING WATER: Gilbert Bay of
The Great Salt LakeBACKGROUND
Morton Salt Division of Morton International, Inc. (Morton) Grantsville facility precipitates, harvests, washes, dries, sizes, packages, and ships salt. The discharge is to Great Salt
Lake. The receiving water the effluent discharges to is classified as 5E Transitional Waters and then to 5A (Gilbert Bay, Great Salt Lake) according to Utah Administrative Code (UAC)
R317-2-6.5.a. Both the Transitional Waters and Gilbert Bay are protected for waterfowl, shore birds, and other water-oriented wildlife including their necessary food chain. No water
quality-based effluent limits are required for this facility because the discharge does not have reasonable potential to cause or contribute to an exceedance of a water quality standard.
This conclusion is based on the fact that the contents of the bitterns came from the lake and nothing is added.PUBLIC COMMENTSPursuant to Utah Admin. Code R317-8-6(6.6), any interested
person may submit written comments on the draft permit documents and may request a public hearing if no hearing has already been scheduled. A request for a public hearing shall be in
writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. All comments will be considered in making the final decision and shall be answered as provided
in Utah Admin. Code R317-8-6(6.12). Commenters have an affirmative obligation to raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably available arguments and factual grounds
supporting their position, including all supporting material. Supporting material must be included in full and may not be incorporated by reference, unless the material is already part
of the administrative record. Public comments are invited any time prior to the deadline of the close of business on MONTHXX, 202X. Written public comments can be submitted to: Lonnie
Shull, UPDES Individual Permits Section, Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: [e-mail] considering public comments,
the Director of the Division of Water Quality will issuea finalPermit decision. The draft Permit documents are available for public review under “Public Participation” at www.waterquality.utah.gov/.
Additionally, If internet access is not available, a copy may be obtained by calling Lonnie Shull at [phone].
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