DERR-2024-008095

UTAH PETROLEUM BROWNFIELD’S
FACT SHEET

BACKGROUND: DELTA CITY (2005 PROJECT)
This former gasoline service station on West Main
Street in Delta, Utah was a community eyesore and
an underutilized property.

PARTNERS
Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Delta City Corporation
Topaz Museum

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
UDEQ performed confirmation soil sampling at the site in April 2005 using federal
EPA grant monies to determine the need for further corrective action or site closure.
Based on the April investigation, the site was
issued a “No Further Action” letter in June
2005 by UDEQ stating that the environmental
issues had been resolved. The underutilized
property was able to undergo the necessary
property transactions, allowing for the eventual
transfer of ownership to the City of Delta for
revitalization efforts to begin.
Various federal, state and local public and
private partnerships came together to solve an
environmental problem and benefit the local
community by resolving environmental
liability issues and allowing the property transaction to occur.
Demolition of the existing gas station occurred in August 2006 once the current lease
agreement between the owner of the former gasoline station and Delta City expired,
and Delta City became the new property owner.
The intended future land use is for a
community center and historical museum
building that highlights the World War II era
Topaz Mountain Internment Camp, in which
Japanese-Americans were confined
following the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor. The museum will detail the camp’s
history, how internment affected the local
population, and will describe the many
buildings used at the internment camp.