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DRC-2023-004465 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

May 23, 2023

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

RE: The 2023 Annual Seeps and Springs Monitoring Event, Field Inspection and Split Sampling,
Closeout Letter, Groundwater Quality Discharge Permit Number UGW370004

Dear Ms. Weinel:

On May 16, 2023, the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division) completed the
field inspection of the 2023 Annual Seeps and Springs Monitoring Event by Energy Fuels Resources
(USA) Inc. (EFRI). This inspection also included the collection of a split sample of the Entrance Spring.

The inspection was based on compliance with the following:

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
Entrance Spring will also be included as part of the review to complete the inspection for the Annual
2023 Seeps and Springs Monitoring Report. Based on Division staff observation of EFRI staff
performing the sampling and monitoring on May 16, 2023, 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 16, 2023 Annual Seeps and Springs Monitoring Event

(Over)

If you have any questions, please contact Dean Henderson at 385-499-4443.

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