DRC-2013-004464 - 0901a06880415d58

John Hultquist <[e-mail]>
FW: CERCLA Offsite Rule Determination
6 messages DRC-2013-004464
Brown, Terry <[e-mail]> Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:34 PM
To: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Hello Mr. Hultquist - EPA has a program called the CERCLA Off-Site Rule where EPA must check the compliance and ground water release issues of
a facility when a Government Agency wishes to use the facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of CERCLA wastes. Mr. William Lyle is inquiring
about the CERCLA Off-Site Rule status for the Energy Fuels Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah.
Otis Willoughby with the DSHW suggested that I send my request for compliance information to you. Please answer the following two questions:
1. Is the Energy Fuels Uranium Mill currently in compliance?
2. Are there any uncontrolled ground-water releases?
Thanks.
Terry Brown
EPA Region 8
303-312-6419
From: Bill Lyle [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:13 AM
To: Brown, Terry
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: CERCLA Offsite Rule Determination
Good Morning Mr. Brown:
As we discussed this morning Dawn Mining Company of Ford, WA is looking for a CERCLA off-site rule determination for its Midnite Mine water
treatment plant sludge. We are looking for a CERCLA off-site rule determination for the Energy Fuels - White Mesa Uranium Mill located near Blanding,
Utah. We would expect to begin shipping sludge the first of April 2014.
Thank you for your assistance,
William Lyle
General Manager/Vice President
Dawn Mining Company, LLC
[phone]
[phone]
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John Hultquist <[e-mail]> Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:03 PM
To: Phillip Goble <[e-mail]>
FYI
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Phillip Goble <[e-mail]> Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:37 PM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: Otis Willoughby Iii <[e-mail]>, John Hultquist <[e-mail]>
Mr. Brown,
John Hultquist asked that I respond to your questions regarding the White Mesa Mill in Blanding, Utah. You will find your questions and my responses
below:
1. Is the Energy Fuels Uranium Mill currently in compliance?
This depends on what you mean by "in compliance." If you mean do they have any open Notices of Violation, then yes the Mill is in compliance as there
are no open violations. A compliance history for the Mill can be found on our website at: http://www.radiationcontrol.utah.gov/
Uranium_Mills/denison/index.htm ; however, I think it is a few months out of date and won't be updated until the first weeks of next year. If you want
more information about the violations we have issued them you are welcome to give me a call.
If you mean are they in violation of their Ground Water Permit due to releases to the groundwater that exceed the Utah Ground Water Quality Standard,
then yes they are in out of compliance status. This is further addressed in your second question.
2. Are there any uncontrolled ground-water releases?
There are two groundwater plumes located in the shallow aquifer of the White Mesa Mill. A chloroform plume was identified in August 1999 and a
nitrate + nitrite (as N) plume was identified in April 2008. A corrective action plan has been approved for the Nitrate plume and it is expected that a
corrective action plan for Chloroform will be approved early next year. The remediation strategy for both plumes is pump and treat and pumping began
in August 2005. At the present, it is believed the on-site plumes are captured; however, if it is shown that the plumes aren't, the permittee will be
required to install additional wells and adjust their pumping system to bring the plume(s) back under control.
If you have any further questions you are welcome to e-mail me or call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Phil Goble
LLRW and Uranium Mill Compliance Section Manager
Utah Division of Radiation Control
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Brown, Terry <[e-mail]> Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:24 AM
To: Phillip Goble <[e-mail]>
Cc: Otis Willoughby Hi <[e-mail]>, John Hultquist <[e-mail]>
Hi Phil - Thanks for the quick response. In regards to the Chloroform Plume, is the release "controlled by an enforceable agreement" such
that Energy Fuels will be required to take corrective measures to control the release? Thanks.
-Terry
From: Phillip Goble [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4:37 PM
To: Brown, Terry
Cc: Otis Willoughby Iii; John Hultquist
Subject: Re: FW: CERCLA Offsite Rule Determination
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Phillip Goble <[e-mail]> Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 10:25 AM
To: "Brown, Terry" <[e-mail]>
Cc: Otis Willoughby Iii <[e-mail]>, John Hultquist <[e-mail]>
Mr. Brown,
Yes. Although the approval of the Chloroform Corrective Action Plan is not final, remediation for the project began in August 2005. State of Utah
Rule R317-6-615 requires a permittee (Energy Fuels) to take corrective actions if they have contaminated groundwater. The Mill's Ground Water Permit
also requires them to do the same. There are 35 wells associated with the Chloroform plume with five of them being pumping wells.
If you have any further questions please let me know.
Phil
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Brown, Terry <[e-mail]> Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 11:54 AM
To: Bill Lyle <[e-mail]>
Cc: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>, Otis Willoughby Iii <[e-mail]>, John Hultquist <[e-mail]>, Phillip Goble
<[e-mail]>
Hello Mr. Lyle - The Energy Fuels Uranium Mill (formerly the White Mesa Uranium Mill) located near Blanding, Utah continues to be acceptable. Here's the
verification of continued acceptability (VGA):
The OSR acceptability status is dynamic in nature and subject to change, Region 8 has instituted a policy where EPA conducts a verification of continued
acceptability (VCA) on facilities that have been previously found acceptable under the CERCLA Off-site Rule (OSR) such as the Energy Fuels Uranium Mill in Utah.
The purpose of a VCA is to provide a periodic check to assure that the facility continues to be acceptable. VCAs are conducted when a request for OSR status is
received and the previous VCA had been conducted more than 60 days prior. VCA are valid for 60-days.
A VCA was completed for the Energy Fuels Uranium Mill on December 12, 2013, so the VCA is valid until February 12,2014. CERCLA waste shipments sent to the
Energy Fuels Uranium Mill up until February 12th, are in full compliance with the OSR. If CERCLA wastes are planned to be sent after this date, please submit a
request for a new VCA about a week or so prior to February 12th, so that a new VCA can be conducted at that time. Thanks.
Terry J. Brown
Regional OSR Coordinator
US EPA Region 8
303-312-6419
From: Bill Lyle [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:13 AM
To: Brown, Terry
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: CERCLA Offsite Rule Determination
Good Morning Mr. Brown:
As we discussed this morning Dawn Mining Company of Ford, WA is looking for a CERCLA off-site rule determination for its Midnite Mine water
treatment plant sludge. We are looking for a CERCLA off-site rule determination for the Energy Fuels - White Mesa Uranium Mill located near Blanding,
Utah. We would expect to begin shipping sludge the first of April 2014.
Thank you for your assistance,
William Lyle
General Manager/Vice President
Dawn Mining Company, LLC
(509) 258^511
[phone]
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