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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRC-2011-007571 - 0901a0688028b55cState of Utah GARY R. HERBERT Govemor GREG BELL Lieutenant Governor /^ILE Department of ^.^^Oll Environmental Qu^alitgj^ Amanda Smith Executive Director DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL Rusty Lundberg Director m in m i-=i i-q Ln [T r-q CD • • o HI • !U.S. Postal ServicGTM CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT I (Domestic Mail Only; No Insurance Coverage Provided) \ For delivery information visit our website at www.uspsxom® ••--^ -i 1 *W % i;v-=^ fe^^ Postage Certified Fee Retum Receipt Fee (Endorsement Required) Restricted Delivery Fee (Endorsement Reauired) $ Postmark Here Postage Certified Fee Retum Receipt Fee (Endorsement Required) Restricted Delivery Fee (Endorsement Reauired) Postmark Here Postage Certified Fee Retum Receipt Fee (Endorsement Required) Restricted Delivery Fee (Endorsement Reauired) Postmark Here Postage Certified Fee Retum Receipt Fee (Endorsement Required) Restricted Delivery Fee (Endorsement Reauired) Postmark Here Sent To Total Post Re: Settlement Agreement UGW11-05SA / PG Jo Ann Tischler ( DUSA) 1050 17th Street Suite 950 cify:siiisr2 Denver, Co 80265 Sfreef, Apt. I or PO Box ^ PS^Form 3800, August 2006 See Reverse for Iristructiohs November 7, 2011 CERTIFIED MAIL (Return Receipt Requested) Jo Ann Tischler, Director, Compliance and Permitting Denison Mines (USA) Corp. ' ] " 1050 17"^ Street Suite 950 Denver, CO 80265 Dear Ms. Tischler: Subject: Settlement Agreement, Docket No. UGWl 1-05SA, Denison Mines (USA) Corp. (DUSA) White Mesa Uranium Mill," Blanding, UT, Utah Ground Water Discharge Permit No. UGW370004 Enclosed is a copy of the duly executed Settlement Agreement (SA), Docket No. UGWl 1-05SA. The SA' is dated and effective as of November 7, 2011. Please ensure that the required payment is submitted to the Utah Division of Radiation Control within 30 calendar days of thq effective date (by December 7, 2Q11) as required by item 5 of the SA. « Please contact Tom Rushing at (801) 536-0080 if you have any questions conceming this matter. Sincerely, Utah Water Quality Board Rusty Lundberg' V_>^ Co-Executive Secretary RL:TR:tr Enclosure: Copy of Executed SA cc: Denise Chancellor, Assistant Attorney General (w/encl.) Rob Herbert, DWQ (Letter Only) F.\DUSA\UGWn-05\Final SA documentsMIGWl 1-05 Final SA Transmittal Ltr.doc 195 North 1950 West • Salt Uke Gily. UT Mailing Address: P.O..Box 144850 • Salt Lake City. UT 84114-4850 Telephon'e (801) 536-4250 • Fax (801) 5.33-4097 • T.D.D. (801) 536-4414 ww\\:deq.iilah.f;i)v Printed on 100% recycled paper Denison Mines (USA) Corp. White Mesa Mill Settlement Agreement, Docket No. UGWl 1-05SA UTAH WATER QUALITY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF DENISON MINES (USA) CORP. 1050 17™ STREET, SUITE 950 DENVER, CO 80265 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DOCKET NUMBER UGW11-05SA This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter "AGREEMENT") is between DENISON MINES (USA) CORP. (hereinafter "OPERATOR") and the UTAH WATER QUALITY BOARD (hereinafter the "BOARD"), conceming violations of the Utah Water Quality Act (the Act), Utah Code Annotated ("UCA") §§19-5-101 to -124, and the Utah Administrative Code ("UAC")R317-I to-560. 1. The BOARD has authority to administer the Utah Water Quality Act, and the Utah Administrative Code. UCA §§19-5-106, -115. 2. The CO-EXECUTIVE SECRETARY of the BOARD (hereinafter the "EXECUTIVE SECRETARY") will administer the terms and provisions of this AGREEMENT. UCA §§19-5-106 and 115. 3. This AGREEMENT resolves the 2 violations cited in the NOTICE OF VIOLATION and ORDER, Docket Number UGWl 1-05 (hereinafter the "NOTICE") issued to the OPERATOR on June 2, 2011, by the BOARD. It does not in any way relieve the OPERATOR from any other obligation imposed under the Act or any other State or Federal laws. 4. The parties now desire to resolve this matter fully without further administrative proceedings except to the extent provided herein by entering into this AGREEMENT. Entering into this AGREEMENT is not an admission of liability or factual allegation set out in the NOTICE, nor is it an admission of or an agreement to any disputed facts or disputed legal theories, nor is it an admission of any violation of any law, rule, regulation or permit by the OPERATOR. 5. Tn resolution of violations of the NOTICE referenced in Paragraph 3 of this AGREEMENT, the OPERATOR agrees to pay a total penalty amount of $7,348 within 30 calendar days of the effective date of this AGREEMENT by check. The check will be made payable to the State of Utah, delivered or mailed to the Division of Radiation Control, Department of Environmental Quality, 195 North 1950 West, P.O. Box 144850, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4850. The penalty has been deteiTnined using the Penalty Criteria for Civil Settlement Negotiations, Utah Administrative Code ("UAC") R317-1-8 which Page 1 of 2 Denison Mines (USA) Corp. White Mesa Mill ^ Settlement Agreement, Docket No. UGW 11-05S A considers such factors as the nature, severity and extent of the violations, history of noncompliance, degree of willfulness and/or negligence, good faith efforts to comply, and - economic benefit. 5. The deadline stipulated in item 5 above may be amended by prior written mutual agreement of the parties. The party requesting the amendment must write to the other party 14 days before the dociimented deadline and request an amendment of the deadline. The other party will either agree to or deny the amendment in writing within 10 days of receipt of the request. 6. Nothing contained in this AGREEMENT shall preclude the BOARD from taking additional actions to include additional penalties against the OPERATOR for permit violations not resolved by this AGREEMENT. 7. If an agreement between the OPERATOR and the EXECUTIVE SECRETARY cannot be reached in a dispute arising under any provision of this- AGREEMENT, then the OPERATOR or the EXECUTIVE SECRETARY may commence a proceeding with the BOARD under the Utah Administrative Procedures Act, Utah Code Annotated §§63G-4-101 to -601 to resolve the dispute. A final decision in any adjudicative proceeding shall be subject to judicial review under applicable state law. 8. Nothing in this AGREEMENT shall constitute a waiver by the OPERATOR to raise in defense any legal or factual contention for future allegations of noncompliance. 9. Nothing in this AGREEMENT shall constitute or be considered as a release from any claims, to include natural resource damage claims, cause of action, or demand in law or equity which the STATE may have against the OPERATOR, or any other person, firm, partnership or corporation for any liability arising out of or relating in any way to the release of pollutants to waters of the State! AGREED to this ^^'^ day of ^jiyJlM^ hjUT. 2011. DENISO^f MIAES (USA) CORP By_ Daniel t'ryi^nlund DUSA Vice President and Counsel UTAH WATER QUALITY BOARD Rusty Lui(dterg Co-Executive Secretary Page 2 of 2