DRC-2022-013761 - 0901a06881097777

DRC-2022-013761 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 Executive Director DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RADIATION CONTROL Douglas J. Hansen Director June 8, 2022
Kathy Weinel Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. 225 Union Blvd., Suite 600
Lakewood, CO 80228 RE: The 2022 Annual Seeps and Springs Monitoring Event, Field Inspection and Split Sampling, Closeout Letter Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit Number UGW370004
Dear Ms. Weinel: On May 10, 2022, the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) completed the
field inspection of the 2022 Annual Seeps and Springs Monitoring Event by Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (EFRI). This inspection also included the collection of a split sample by the Cottonwood Spring. The inspection was based on compliance with the:
1. White Mesa Uranium Mill Groundwater Quality Assurance Plan (“QAP”). Revision 7.6, dated September 10, 2019. 2. Groundwater Discharge Permit No. UGW370004 (“Permit”), dated March 8, 2021. 3. Sampling Plan for Seeps and Springs In the Vicinity of the White Mesa Uranium Mill.
Revision 2. July 8, 2016 (“Sampling Plan”). The findings of this inspection and results of the analytical analysis for the Division split sample of Cottonwood Spring will also be included as part of the review to complete the inspection for the Annual
2022 Seeps and Springs Monitoring Report. Based on Division staff observation of EFRI staff performing the sampling and monitoring on May 10, 2022, it appears that EFRI staff is in compliance with field sampling requirements in the Permit, QAP and Sampling Plan. This letter constitutes a closeout of the May 10, 2022 Annual Seeps and Springs Monitoring Event
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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/wa
c: Grant Sunada, Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department Ronnie Nieves, Environmental Health Director, San Juan Public Health Department Russell Seeley, District Engineer, UDEQ