DRC-2021-001502 - 0901a06880df3eda

DRC-2021-001502 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880 Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone] • T.D.D. [phone]
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State of Utah
SPENCER J. COX Governor DEIDRE HENDERSON Lieutenant Governor
Department of Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley Interim Executive Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RADIATION CONTROL Ty L. Howard Director

February 8, 2021
Kathy Weinel, Quality Assurance Manager
Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. 225 Union Blvd., Suite 600 Lakewood, CO 80228
RE: November 12, 2020, 3rd Quarter, 2020 Nitrate Monitoring Report. Corrective Action Plan for Nitrate White Mesa Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah. Closeout Letter Dear Ms. Weinel: The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (“Division”) has completed the review of the November 12, 2020, 3rd Quarter, 2020 Nitrate Monitoring Report for the Nitrate Contamination Investigation. The review was based on compliance with the following:
• Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc., White Mesa Uranium Mill, Groundwater Discharge Permit No. UGW370004, signed March 19, 2019 (“Permit”). • Corrective Action Plan for Nitrate White Mesa Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah, May 7, 2012,
(“CAP”) approved December 12, 2012. • The EFR Quality Assurance Plan (“QAP”) June 5, 2019 (Revision. 7.5)
The Division review concluded that the Report was found to be in compliance with the Permit, CAP, and QAP. This letter constitutes a closeout of the November 12, 2020, 3rd Quarter, 2020 Nitrate Monitoring Report. If you have any questions, please contact Dean Henderson at [phone]. Sincerely, Phil Goble, Uranium Mills and Radioactive Materials Manager Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
PRG/DCH/as
c: Mike Moulton, Interim Health Officer, San Juan County Public Health Department Ronnie Nieves, Environmental Director, San Juan County Public Health Department Russell Seeley, UDEQ District Engineer