DRC-2020-014748 - 0901a06880d1cc1e

DRC-2020-014748 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
GARY R. HERBERT Governor SPENCER J. COX Lieutenant Governor
Department of Environmental Quality
L. Scott Baird Executive Director DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RADIATION CONTROL Ty L. Howard Director

September 1, 2020

Kathy Weinel, Quality Assurance Manager Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc.
225 Union Blvd., Suite 600
Lakewood, CO 80228 RE: April 29, 2020, 1st 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
April 29, 2020, 1st 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 April 29, 2020, 1st Quarter, 2020 Nitrate Monitoring Report.

(Over)

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: Kirk Benge, Health Officer, San Juan Public Health Department
Rick Meyer, Environmental Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department
Russell Seeley, UDEQ District Engineer