DRC-2017-005502 - 0901a068807346b8

Div of Waste Management
and Radiation Control
Dear Director Anderson,JUL 1 7 2017
I urge you to deny both the Radioactive Materials License (UT1900479) renewal and the
Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit (Permit UGW370004) for the White Mesa Uranium Mill
located on the ancestral lands of the indigenous Ute Mountain Ute nation, for the following
reasons:
• The Mill adversely impacts sacred and historical lands to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe,
including more than 200 rare and significant cultural and archeological sites.
• The Mill sits above the Sandstone Aquifer which provides drinking water to the
surrounding communities, and if contaminated will cause irreparable harm to the
groundwater.
• The Mill releases toxic radon gas and other emissions, which are harmful to public
health.
• By accepting alternate feed and uranium ore from several sites around the country,
the Mill creates an extreme transportation hazard that exacerbates the risk of
contamination and adverse health impacts nationally.
• The amount of waste accepted and produced by the Mill creates an undue burden
upon the local residents and indigenous people that will remain radioactive and
dangerous for many generations.
Looking at the history of mill sites in this region, including those in Churchrock and Shiprock,
Mexico and in Tuba City and Mexican Hat, Arizona, all of which remain contaminated to
this day; the Southwest suffers the impacts from these Mills decades after they operated. If
White Mesa Mill is allowed to continue, the future environmental quality of this site is just as
uncertain as those which are not being properly cleaned up and will continue to pose threats of
environmental contamination and public health impacts.
Let’s learn from the effects of past uranium mining and milling that caused 1000’s of
contaminated sites across the country and focus on preventing further contamination to our
land, air, and water. Please deny the permit renewals and clean up the White Mesa Mill
immediately!
Sincerely;
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Div of Waste Management
and Radiation Control
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Re: White Mesa Mill
195 North 1950 West, Board Room 1015
Salt Lake City, Utah
jul 1 7 2017
Div of Waste Management
and Radiation Control
I urge you to deny both the Radioactive Materials License (UT1900479) renewal and the
Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit (Permit UGW370004) for the White Mesa Uranium Mill
located on the ancestral lands of the indigenous Ute Mountain Ute nation, for the following
reasons:
• The Mill adversely impacts sacred and historical lands to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe,
including more than 200 rare and significant cultural and archeological sites.
• The Mill sits above the Sandstone Aquifer which provides drinking water to the
surrounding communities, and if contaminated will cause irreparable harm to the
groundwater.
• The Mill releases toxic radon gas and other emissions, which are harmful to public
health.
• By accepting alternate feed and uranium ore from several sites around the country,
the Mill creates an extreme transportation hazard that exacerbates the risk of
contamination and adverse health impacts nationally.
• The amount of waste accepted and produced by the Mill creates an undue burden
upon the local residents and indigenous people that will remain radioactive and
dangerous for many generations.
Looking at the history of mill sites in this region, including those in Churchrock and Shiprock,
New Mexico and in Tuba City and Mexican Hat, Arizona, all of which remain contaminated to
this day; the Southwest suffers the impacts from these Mills decades after they operated. If
White Mesa Mill is allowed to continue, the future environmental quality of this site is just as
uncertain as those which are not being properly cleaned up and will continue to pose threats of
environmental contamination and public health impacts.
Let’s learn from the effects of past uranium mining and milling that caused 1000’s of
contaminated sites across the country and focus on preventing further contamination to our
land, air, and water. Please deny the permit renewals and clean up the White Mesa Mill
immediately!
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Re: White Mesa Mill
195 North 1950 West, Board Room 1015
Salt Lake City, Utah
Div of Waste Management
and Radiation Control
JUL 1 7 2017
I urge you to deny both the Radioactive Materials License (UT1900479) renewal and the
Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit (Permit UGW370004) for the White Mesa Uranium Mill
located on the ancestral lands of the indigenous Ute Mountain Ute nation, for the following
reasons:
• The Mill adversely impacts sacred and historical lands to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe,
including more than 200 rare and significant cultural and archeological sites.
• The Mill sits above the Sandstone Aquifer which provides drinking water to the
surrounding communities, and if contaminated will cause irreparable harm to the
groundwater.
• The Mill releases toxic radon gas and other emissions, which are harmful to public
health.
• By accepting alternate feed and uranium ore from several sites around the country,
the Mill creates an extremg transportation hazard that exacerbates the risk of
contamination and adverse health impacts nationally.
• The amount of waste accepted and produced by the Mill creates an undue burden
upon the local residents and indigenous people that will remain radioactive and
dangerous for many generations.
Looking at the history of mill sites in this region, including those in Churchrock and Shiprock,
New Mexico and in Tuba City and Mexican Hat, Arizona, all of which remain contaminated to
this day; the Southwest suffers the impacts from these Mills decades after they operated. If
White Mesa Mill is allowed to continue, the future environmental quality of this site is just as
uncertain as those which are not being properly cleaned up and will continue to pose threats of
environmental contamination and public health impacts.
Let’s learn from the effects of past uranium mining and milling that caused 1000’s of
contaminated sites across the country and focus on preventing further contamination to our
land, air, and water. Please deny the permit renewals and clean up the White Mesa Mill
immediately!
Dear Director Anderson,
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Dear Director Anderson,
I urge you to deny both the Radioactive Materials License (UT1900479) renewal and the
Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit (Permit UGW370004) for the White Mesa Uranium Mill
located on the ancestral lands of the indigenous Ute Mountain Ute nation, for the following
reasons:
• The Mill adversely impacts sacred and historical lands to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe,
including more than 200 rare and significant cultural and archeological sites.
• The Mill sits above the Sandstone Aquifer which provides drinking water to the
surrounding communities, and if contaminated will cause irreparable harm to the
groundwater.
• The Mill releases toxic radon gas and other emissions, which are harmful to public
health.
• By accepting alternate feed and uranium ore from several sites around the country,
the Mill creates an extreme transportation hazard that exacerbates the risk of
contamination and adverse health impacts nationally.
• The amount of waste accepted and produced by the Mill creates an undue burden
upon the local residents and indigenous people that will remain radioactive and
dangerous for many generations.
Looking at the history of mill sites in this region, including those in Churchrock and Shiprock,
New Mexico and in Tuba City and Mexican Hat, Arizona, all of which remain contaminated to
this day; the Southwest suffers the impacts from these Mills decades after they operated. If
White Mesa Mill is allowed to continue, the future environmental quality of this site is just as
uncertain as those which are not being properly cleaned up and will continue to pose threats of
environmental contamination and public health impacts.
Let’s learn from the effects of past uranium mining and milling that caused 1000’s of
contaminated sites across the country and focus on preventing further contamination to our
land, air, and water. Please deny the permit renewals and clean up the White Mesa Mill
immediately!
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