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DRC-2022-014983 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
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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 22, 2022

Kathy Weinel, Quality Assurance Manager
Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
225 Union Blvd., Suite 600
Lakewood, CO 80228

RE: Energy Fuels Resources, White Mesa Uranium Mill May 5, 2022, 1st Quarter 2022 Groundwater
Monitoring Report, and, May 2, 2022, Notice Pursuant to Part I.G.1(a).
Utah Groundwater Discharge Permit No. UGW370004

Dear Ms. Weinel:

The Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (DWMRC) has reviewed the following
documents submitted by Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (EFR) regarding the White Mesa Uranium
Mill (Mill):

1. EFR, May 5, 2022, Transmittal of 1st Quarter 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report
Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit UGW370004 White Mesa Uranium Mill
(Received by DWMRC on May 11, 2022).
2. EFR, May 2, 2022, State of Utah Groundwater Discharge Permit No. UGW370004 White
Mesa Uranium Mill – Notice Pursuant to Part I.G.1(a).

The review was conducted to ensure compliance with all applicable parts of Utah Groundwater
Discharge Permit No. UGW370004 (Permit) issued for the White Mesa Uranium Mill located in
Blanding, Utah.

EFR 1st Quarter 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report Close-out:

Based on review of the EFR May 5, 2022, 1st Quarter 2022 Groundwater Monitoring Report, it appears
that all applicable requirements of the Permit were met. Therefore, the review is hereby closed out.

(Over)

EFR Notice Pursuant to Part I.G.1(a) – Close-out:

Based on review of the EFR May 2, 2022, Notice, it appears that all requirements of the Permit were
met. Therefore, the review is hereby closed out.

If you have any questions, please call Tom Rushing at [phone].

Sincerely,

Phil Goble, Uranium Mills and Radioactive Materials Manager
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control

PG/TR/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