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Division of Waste Management and
Radiation Control
Solid Waste Management Program
Mailing Address Office Location Phone (801) 536-0200
P.O. Box 144880 195 North 1950 West Fax (801) 536-0222
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-488 Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 www.deq.utah.gov
APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO OPERATE AN
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION WASTE FACILITY
In 2019, the Utah Legislature made changes to the Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, Utah Code § 19-6-
101 et seq., which required jurisdiction over the disposal of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
Waste move from the Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (DOGM) to the
Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (DWMRC).
In preparation for this regulatory shift, DWMRC has proposed a temporary permitting mechanism for
existing Exploration and Production (E&P) facilities as defined in the proposed Utah Admin. Code R315-
301-2(22)(a).
The proposed rules state that the Director of DWMRC may issue a temporary permit for the purposes of
facilitating the owner’s or operator’s good faith transition from regulation under Utah Admin. Code R649-9
to regulation under Utah Admin. Code R315-321 or R315-322. Applications for temporary permits must
be received by the Director of DWMRC no less than 30 days before October 1, 2024. The temporary
permits will expire one year from the effective date, which is the date the financial assurance mechanism
held by DOGM is transferred to DWMRC.
To complete a temporary permit application to operate an E&P facility, an owner or operator of an existing
E&P facility must:
1. Register the company in DWMRC’s Community Portal and complete facility information within the
Community Portal.
2. Complete the attached Exploration and Production Waste Facility Temporary Permit Application
Form.
3. Provide DWMRC with the following required documentation, to the extent it has not already been
provided to DWMRC or is not already in DWMRC’s possession:
a. Facility map with each landfarm cell, landfill cell, and surface impoundment labeled;
b. Copy of Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Permit;
c. Copy of Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Permit Approval/Issuance Letter; and
d. Copy of Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Bonding (financial assurance).
4. Submit the Application Form and required documentation to DWMRC through the Community
Portal Miscellaneous Document Submission.
5. Within 120 days of DWMRC’s issuance of a temporary permit, the financial assurance
mechanism held by DOGM must be transferred to DWMRC. If the Director issues a temporary
permit, it shall not become effective until the financial assurance mechanism held by DOGM is
transferred to DWMRC. An effective temporary permit is required to operate an E&P Facility
under DWMRC’s jurisdiction.
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Exploration and Production Waste Facility Temporary Permit Application Form
I. Facility Name and Location
Name of Facility
Wonsit Waste Management Facility
Facility Address (Street or Directions to Facility)
County
Uintah
City
Vernal
Zip Code
84078
Telephone
Township
8S
Range
21E
Section
26
Quarter Section
Quarter/Quarter
Section
Main Gate Latitude: Longitude:
II. Existing E&P Facilities
☐ Open Landfarm Cell(s)
☐ Evaporation Pond(s)
Number of Open Landfarm Cells: 0
Number of Evaporation Ponds: 6
III. Facilities to be Permitted by DWMRC
☐ Landfill Cell(s)
☐ Surface Impoundment(s)
Number of Landfill Cells:6
Number of Surface Impoundments:
III. Facility Owner(s) Information
Legal Name of Facility Owner
R.N. Industries Inc.
Mailing Address
P.O Box 1168
City
Vernal
State
Utah
Zip Code
84087
Telephone
435-722-2800
IV. Facility Operator(s) Information
Legal Name of Facility Operator
Dalbo Holdings, Inc.
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1168
City
Vernal
State
Utah
Zip Code
84078
Telephone
435-828-0867
V. Property Owner(s) Information
Is the property leased? No
Name of Property Owner
Dalbo Inc.
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1168
City
Vernal
State
Utah
Zip Code
84078
Telephone
435-722-2800
VI. Designated Contact Information
Facility Owner Designated Contact (if different than
above)
Title
3
Mailing Address
City. State
Zip Code
Telephone
Email Address
Alternative Telephone (cell phone or other)
Facility Operator Designated Contact (if different than
above)
Title
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip Code
Telephone
Email Address
Alternative Telephone (cell phone or other)
Property Owner Contact (if different than above)
Title
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip Code
Telephone
Email Address
Alternative Telephone (cell phone or other)
VII. Waste Types to be Disposed of (check all that
apply) VIII. Facility Area
☐ Exploration and Production wastes that are exempt from
hazardous waste rules (R315-260-4(b)(5)).
☐ Very Small Quantity Generator hazardous waste
Facility Area: 161 acres
Disposal Area: 47.1 acres
IX. Application Documents
Indicate documents attached to this application (all are required):
☐ Facility Map with each landfarm cell, landfill cell, and surface impoundment labeled
☐ Copy of Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Permit
☐ Copy of Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Approval/Issuance Letter
☐ Copy of Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Bonding (Financial Assurance)
STATE OF UTAH Waste Disposal Permit
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AMENDED REPORT
DIVISION OF OIL, GAS AND MINING Original Filing Date: 6/17/2020
WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT
1. Name of Operator
R N Industries
2. Utah Account Number
101818.0
3. Address of Operator City State Zip
PO Box 1168 Vernal UT 84078
4. Phone Number
435-722-3800
5. Name of 3rd Party Contractor
GeoStrata
6. Facility Name
Wonsit
7. Address of Contractor City State Zip
14425 S Center Point Way Bluffdale UT 84065
7. Phone Number
8015010583
9. Additional Comments
August 11, 2020
Sundry Number: 104605
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
RN Industries Date: 4/29/2020
Facility: Wonsit E&P Disposal
Number of Acres to be Reclaimed 63 Acres 0
Contamination Remediation Cost Estimates $ 76,296 2
Removal of Infrastructure Costs Estimates 26,666$ 3
Earthwork and Grading Cost Estimates $ 585,719 4
Revegetation Cost Estimates $ 79,064 5
Final Closure & Post Closure Cost Estimates 52,403$ 6
Additional cost associated with inflation from 2018-2020 16,106$
Total Cost Estimate $ 836,253
(Increase above total cost estimate by 14% if indirect costs are not included) $ 117,075
Total Reclamation Cost Required $ 953,328
Bond Posted 1,461,497$ 7
Difference Between Cost Estimate and Bond $ 508,169
Direct and Indirect Costs
Five Year E&P Waste Disposal Facility Bond Calculation Summary Form
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Bond Calculation Summary Form
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Item
0
Percentages
7% 01 21 55.50 0200 With an additional 2% of unforseeable events
3% 01 31 00 Adjusted to reflect a percentage, also referenced ACEC and ASCE for rates
1% 01 41 26.50 0100
0% 01 51 00 Not applicable for the scope and scale of a project like this
3% 01 71 00 Adjusted to reflect a percentage, also referenced ACEC and ASCE for rates
Total: 14%
1 62.7 Acres Total Site 160 Acres
2
Unit Quantity Unit Price Extended Cost
Gallons 1,140,697 0.04$44,487$02 65 10.30 0130 (modifed for scale)
Bbl 27,159 0.68$17,653$
31 23 23.20 4096 adjusted to cy for hauling (with $.65 / bbl cost for disposal facility
to accept waste)
0 0 -$Above costs include the removal (by vac truck) and disposal of 10% of tank volume
0 0 -$
0 0 -$
Positive Samples 5 Varies 14,155$GeoStrataStandard
0 0 -$
Total: 76,296$
3
Unit Quantity Unit Price Extended Cost
Cubic Yard 1,070 Varies 546$02 41 19.20 0020
Each -Varies No Cost (net of salvage)02 65 10.30 1253
Each 4 200.00$No Cost (net of salvage)02 65 10.30 1253
Linear Foot 3,700 Varies -$Leak Detection Pipe will be ground up with liner shredding
cubic yard -4.28$1,875$31 23 16.32 0020
Cubic Yard -1.09$-$02 41 16.17 0440
Linear Foot 9,959 Varies 22,507$02 41 13.60 1600
Cubic Yard 116 1.61$186$31 23 23.20 4104 Modified for Proximity to Duchesne LF
Ton 78 20.00$1,552$Duchesne/ Wasatch Bluebench Landfill Tonnage Rates
Total: 26,666$
4
Unit Quantity Unit Price Extended Cost
cubic yard 262,414 1.76$461,849$31 23 16.46 5020
cubic yard -2.83$-$31 23 16.46 5040
cubic yard -1.53$-$31 23 16.46 5000
square foot 2,477,398 0.05$123,870$31 22 13.20 0280 (modifed for scale)
Total: 585,719$
5
Unit Quantity Unit Price Extended Cost
MSF 2,732 28.94 79,064$32 92 19.14 5800 (modified with specific seeding costs of Granite Seed in Lehi, UT)
Total: 79,064$
6
Unit Quantity Unit Price Extended Cost
Year 10 990.00$9,900$GeoStrata estimates based off of inhouse estimates
Year 10 120.00$1,200$GeoStrata estimates based off of inhouse estimates
Year 10 600.00$6,000$GeoStrata estimates based off of inhouse estimates
Month 9 1,000.00$9,000$32 91 13.23 Structural Soil Mixing (pg 331)
Month 12 850.21$10,203$32 91 13.23 6000 Tilling 6" Cost for 12 tillings
Year 1 Varies 2,100$GeoStrata estimates based off of inhouse estimates
Year 8 1,200.00$9,600$GeoStrata estimates based off of inhouse estimates
Year 2 2,200.00$4,400$GeoStrata estimates based off of inhouse estimates
Total: 52,403$
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Type ID Number Posted Amount
1 7 1,461,497$
Total: 1,461,497$
Self Attenuating
PID Closure Soil Sampling
Post Remediation Monitoring
Descripiton
Removal of Contaminated Liquid
Disposal of Contaminated Liquid (Haul and
Dump)
Vapor Extraction
Pump & Treat
RN Industries
Wonsit E&P Disposal
Site Assessment, Closure & Post Closure Cost Estimate & Re-statement of Existing Bonds in Suport of DOGM Bonding Evaluation
Reclaimed Area
Contamination Remediation Cost Estimates
DOGM Line Item
Indirect Costs
Descripiton
Contingencies Price and Payments Procedures
Administrative Requirements
Quality Requirements
Temporary Facilities and Controls
Executions of Closeout Requirements
Removal of Infrastructure Costs Estimates
Descripiton
Buildings
Shred Liner
Final Closure & Post Closure Cost Estimates
Descripiton
Well Inspection & Sampling
Listed Reclamation
Water Quality Meter Rental
Lab Analysis
Grounds Maintenance
Monitoring Well Abandonment
Annual Report
Initial and Final Post Closure Report
Bond Posted
Bond Descripiton & Date
Landfarm
Rough Grading
Revegetation Cost Estimates
Descripiton
Hydro Seeding of Indian Rice Grass
Sand & Gravel to be Moved
Tanks (No cost - net of salvage)
Gensets
Buried Piping
Concrete Pads
Fencing
Earthwork and Grading Cost Estimates
Descripiton
Common Earth to be Dozed
Clay to be Moved
Hauling
Dumping
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Bond Calculation Summary Form
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
ENERGY SERVICE
355 S 1000 E Vernal UT, 84078
Permit Renewal Application
RN Industries
(a subsidiary of DHI)
Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal
Facility Five Year Permit Renewal
May 1, 2020
Property Location:
162 Acres in SESE QTR/QTR Section 26 and
NE QTR Section 35, T8S, R21E, SLB&M
Uintah County, Utah
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Detailed Site Description
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal Facility
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Introduction and Narrative
B. Site Description and Assessment and Closure and Post Closure Cost Estimate
1. Description and Assessment of Existing Conditions
a. Site Description
b. Contamination Evaluation
c. Equipment Assessment
d. Practices Assessment
e. Monitoring Program
2. Closure Cost and Bonding Evaluation
a. Contamination Evaluation
b. Remediation of E&P Waste Contamination
c. Site Closure Evaluation Scope of Work
d. Infrastructure Removal Scope of Work
e. Seeding and Revegetation Scope of Work
f. Initial Closure Monitoring Report
g. Post Closure Monitoring Scope of Work
3. Observations and Recommendations
C. Attachments
1. Attachment 1 – Maps and drawings
2. Attachment 2 – Operations Procedure
3. Attachment 3 – Third Party Closure Cost Estimate
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Detailed Site Description
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal Facility
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
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A. Introduction and Narrative
RNI submits this Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste Disposal Permit Renewal Application
(Application) for the subject facility (Facility) in accordance with the requirements of Utah
Administrative Code, Rules R649-9-8.2, R649-9-8.2.1 and R649-9-8.5.1. This Application includes
an assessment of site reclamation requirements and closure cost estimates compiled by a
responsible third-party contractor.
The Facility receives and treats produced water and associated entrained hydrocarbons and
solids from Oil and Gas producers.
The Facility is located about 25 miles South of Vernal, Utah. The address to the Facility is:
374 East Chapita Grove Road
Uintah County, Utah 84078
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Detailed Site Description
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal Facility
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
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B. Site Description and Assessment, Closure and Post Closure Cost Estimate and
Bond Evaluation
The following narrative addresses requirements established for permit renewal of the titled facility as
described in in Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining guidance document, Five Year E&P Waste Disposal
Facility Permit Renewals, (re: Utah Oil & Gas Conservation General Rules R649-9-8.5.1 Bonding of
Disposal Facilities), dated August 2017.
1. Description and Assessment of Existing Conditions
a. Site Description:
The RN Industries (RNI) Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal is located on approximately 162 Acres in
the SESE QTR-QTR of Section 26 and the NE QTR of Section 35, T 8S, R 21E, SLB&M. See
Attachment 1.
The current site has one small office building, an off-loading area, one concrete oil/water
separation vault (OWS), and two API-12 above-ground storage tanks. The site has a single skim
pond, seven operational evaporation ponds, and one pond that is currently being reclaimed. The
operational evaporation ponds range from 5.5 to 8.4 acres in size. The Facility also has one
inactive landfarm that is also in the reclamation process.
Liquid E&P waste is discharged from tank trucks into the inground oil water separation vault
(OWS). Entrained solids settle to the bottom of the vault and oil collects on the surface. Water
flows through a downcomer pipe from the OWS to the skim pond for further oil separation and
removal. Water is then discharged from the skim pond to the operational evaporation ponds.
Oil that is recovered from the OWS and skim pond is stored in above ground tanks. Solids are
dewatered and transported to the onsite landfill. See Process Flow Diagram in Attachment 1.
Water diversion ditches and stormwater detention basins have been designed and constructed to
hold runoff generated by a 25-year, 24-hour storm. If it became necessary to remove storm
water from the detention basins, it will be transferred either via pump or vacuum truck to OWS
and allowed to enter the evaporation ponds.
In 2018 a large volume of waste oil was released from the netted skim pond and ended up in
evaporation pond 5. The waste material was contained within the impoundment banks of the
pond. The pond has been closed and drained of free liquids. During the operational life of the
pond, solids built up and will now need to be removed. The solids are currently being removed
and placed in the onsite landfill. It is anticipated that pond will be emptied by the end of 2020.
After the pond is emptied, the soil under the liner will be tested for contamination and following
UDOGM approval it will be reclaimed.
The skim pond that was in place in 2018 has been removed and replaced with a new design
that was approved by the Division in December 2019. With the receiving evaporation pond
(pond 5) being taken out of service, it will be necessary to reroute the flowline from the skim
pond to the new receiving pond which will be pond 3. The construction drawings of the
proposed reroute we submitted to the Division in March of 2020. Work will begin on the reroute
following approval by the Division.
The Operations and Maintenance Plan (Attachment 2) describes the procedures that RNI has
implemented to ensure the new receiving pond will be kept free of hydrocarbons.
b. Contamination Evaluation
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Detailed Site Description
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
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374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
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There is no known surface soil contamination on this site.
No process induced vadose zone soil or unconfined aquifer contamination is known to exist.
Monitoring wells drilled to the uppermost aquiclude have always been dry.
There are no known records of incomplete uncontained spill clean-up.
Process containment berms, sumps and similar enclosures that are currently operational
are free from pooled oil and/or measurable oil accumulation.
c. Equipment Evaluation
All major equipment and infrastructure construction at this facility
is in expected condition for its age. Future assessment of life expectancy can be based on age.
More particularly:
i. Site roadways are constructed and maintained with appropriate wearing surface, drainage
and turning radii for expected traffic.
ii. Road and site drainage show no signs of overflow, debris accumulation or excessive
erosion.
iii. Earthen structures are free of excessive erosion.
iv. Observable portions of piping and HDPE liners are not excessively worn or weathered.
v. Process heaters are appropriately maintained. They are thermostatically
controlled and manually brought in and out of service by facility operators when
needed.
vi. Exposed surfaces of tanks and piping are corrosion free with the exception of mill scale
and light, tightly adhering rust. No pitting corrosion was observed.
vii. Buildings - An approximately 150 square foot portable wood-framed structure with no
potable water, wash water supply or wastewater drainage is used as an office and for
parts storage.
d. Practices Assessment
As discussed in section b, in 2018 a large volume of waste oil was released from the netted skim
pond and ended up in evaporation pond 5. An investigation into the cause of the release showed
that it was a primarily a result of failure of the facility supervisor and operations personnel to
maintain the oil levels of the skim pond and OWS at levels that would allow sufficient retention
time for them to work as they are designed and also processing liquid wastes through the
headworks at a rate higher than they could work efficiently.
At the direction of UDOGM and the US EPA, RNI personnel have reviewed the operational
practices at the facility and have made the following changes:
i. RNI has implemented an operations policy which will require regular cleaning of oil and sediment from
the concrete receiving vault and will also limit the rate that water is accepted at the facility (see
Attachment 2). The objectives of these operational changes are to reduce or eliminate the amount of oil
flowing from the concrete receiving vault to the covered skim pond.
ii. The facility operator is required to measure and record the depth of oil on the skim pond and OWS daily.
Oil will be removed from the skim pond when it reaches a depth equal to or greater than 4 inches.
iii. RNI will reduce the number of offload connections to the cement vault from 4 to 2 increase the
minimum retention time before fluid moves to the skim pond.
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Description of Contamination
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal Facility
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
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iv. Process sampling will continue to be performed manually and locally because the Facility
is not big enough to warrant remote, automated process sampling.
v. The biggest process variable is the type of waste brought to the Facility. There is no
available commercially off- the-shelf (COTS) equipment to automate the incoming waste
classification process. There is no Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) or
even Best Available Control Technology (BACT) that is economically viable for RNI to
implement. The methods that remain (client waste certification, periodic waste testing by
client, waste evaluation by experienced staff and similar) are best available for the RNI
operation and should continue to be used.
e. Monitoring Program
Soil and water sampling and testing, visual equipment inspection, sampling and analysis of
material collected by leak detection systems and waste mass balance calculations used at this
facility are described below. Additional or re-configured monitoring practices which could
reasonably and economically improve detection of inadvertent waste release are also described
below
Water Sampling and testing is performed on all liquid taken from leak detection sumps.
i. Leak Detection Monitoring of designated leak detection sumps is performed weekly.
ii. Facility inspection will be performed daily when the Facility is open and the inspection results will be
recorded on a tablet-based inspection form. The forms are automatically forwarded to the Disposal
Manager for review and saved in the RNI corporate database.
f. Additional or re-configured monitoring practices which could reasonably and economically
improve operational efficacy and detection of inadvertent waste release are described below.
To enhance early detection of inadvertent waste release and more accurately determine leak
sources RNI is considering:
i. Annual low-pressure (< 15 psig) testing of buried pipe between the skim pond and the receiving pond.
ii. Periodic liner leak testing.
2. Closure Cost and Bonding Evaluation
Bond cost components referenced in this section have been determined by GeoStrata, a third party
Geologic and Engineering company based in Bluffdale Utah.
applying unit costs to quantity take-off from drawings and documents provided by Owner and
cursory field inspections and surveys by GeoStrata personnel.
a. Contamination Evaluation
No evidence of Soil, Surface Water or Groundwater contamination has been found at the facility.
b. Remediation of E&P Waste Contamination
None required.
c. Site Closure Evaluation Scope of Work
Upon closure potential soil contamination will be identified with a PID survey. Groundwater
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Description of Equipment
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quality will be sampled tested in an approved lab. Any hazardous substances stored or used
on site will be inventoried and either repurposed at another RNI property or disposed of in an
approved disposal facility. Costs for this evaluation are included in calculated closure costs.
d. Infrastructure Removal Scope of Work
The cost to remove all site infrastructure and equipment as may be reasonable and necessary to
return site to a condition similar to its use and appearance before being used as an E&P Waste
Disposal is included in reclamation cost estimate.
Grading and contouring the site to the exact site geometry before site was used as an E&P
Disposal has not been used as a reclamation criterion
Generally, infrastructure removal closure cost estimates include:
i. Removal all tanks, security fence, buildings, liner materials, piping and concrete structures
which do not add value to the site are included in the Infrastructure Removal portion of
closure costs.
ii. Earthwork and grading to restore the site to a condition that does not create excessive
ponding or erosion and is similar to the surrounding land use and drainage.
e. Seeding and Revegetation Scope of Work
Seeding/revegetation cost that is based on drag harrowing and drill seeding is included in the
closure cost estimate. Seed mixture and application rate was determined by Great Basin
Company of Ephraim, Utah.
f. Initial Closure Monitoring Report
This report describes:
i. Closure PID survey results and required sampling and lab testing.
ii. Groundwater and surface water required to be sampled and tested.
iii. Inventory of hazardous substances removed from site.
iv. Site grading, revegetation and erosion control.
g. Post Closure Monitoring Scope of Work
Post closure monitoring and care cost will include annual:
i. Erosion control and surface water management.
ii. Sampling and testing of groundwater.
iii. Sampling and testing of soil and surface water as described in the initial closure report.
iv. Written report describing the condition of the reclaimed site and work performed to
monitor and maintain reclaimed site.
3. Observations and Recommendations
Included in Articles 1. d. and 1. f, above.
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Assessment of Managment Practices
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits E&P Waste Disposal Facility
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
ATTACHMENT 1 MAPS and DRAWINGS
Site & Vicinity
Process Flow Diagram
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Description of Monitoring Programs
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
162.
325 650 975 1,300 Feet
16000
2 1
4 3
5 6
7 LAND FARM
LAND FILL
SKIM POND
8
Disposal Facility Permit Renewal
RN Industries
Wonsits E&P Disposal Facility
Map
1
Legend
Copyright GeoStrata, 2018
BASE MAP:
2016 NAIP Aerial Orth photography obtained from the State of Utah
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Produced
Water
Vault
Oil/Water/solids
Separator
Skim Pond
Evaporation
Ponds
Legend Water
Oil Solids
Wonsits Process Flow Diagram
Figure 2
Solids Disposed
in Landfill
Sundry Number: 104605 File: Description of Monitoring Programs
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits Exploration & Production Waste Disposal
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
ATTACHMENT 2
Operations and Maintenance Plan
Plans for operations of the concrete receiving vault and skim pond
RNI has implemented an operations policy which will require regular cleaning of oil and sediment from the
concrete receiving vault and will also limit the rate that water is accepted at the facility. The objectives of
these operational changes are to reduce or eliminate the amount of oil flowing from the concrete receiving
vault to the covered skim pond.
To achieve this objective, RNI will reduce the number of offload connections to the cement vault from 4 to 2.
And, although there will be two offload connections at the vault, the facility operators have been instructed to
only allow two trucks to unload simultaneously when the fluid volume in the concrete vault is low enough that
simultaneous offloading will not cause significant carry over of oil to the skim pond.
RNI has also implemented a policy change that will require that the facility operator recover oil from the skim
pond when the oil depth on the surface is greater than 4 inches. The oil depth on the skim pond will be
measured each day and when it is greater than 4 inches it will be removed with a vacuum truck and placed in
the above ground tanks.
Regular and effective skimming (or other removal measures) of evaporation ponds to address
oil sheens and oily waste
RNI will install an oil absorbent double boom at the inlet of the receiving evaporation pond to capture and
contain any oil that might reach the pond. The boom will be inspected daily and, if oil is present, it will be
removed promptly.
Ongoing inspection and maintenance of skim pond netting and synthetic liners
When the facility is reopened for produced water deliveries, the skim pond netting will be inspected daily.
During the inspection, the operators will be instructed to ensures that there are no gaps between the net and
the ground surface and that the netting does not sag down into the pit and record the results of the
inspection.
If deficiencies are observed in the netting, the operator will attempt to correct them at that time. If it is not
possible to correct them immediately, the operator is instructed to contact his supervisor who is the
designated project coordinator for RNI. The project coordinator with arrange to have the netting fixed in a
timely manner.
When the operator inspects the containment booms of the receiving evaporation pond, he will also be
inspecting the pond and liner surfaces to ensure that no oil is escaping containment. If oil is reaching the
evaporation pond, he will notify his supervisor who is the designated project coordinator for RNI. The project
coordinator will make an assessment to determine the cause. The primary cause of oil reaching the
evaporation pond will be inadequate retention time in the headworks of the facility. If it is determined that
the headworks are not functioning properly, he will divert produced water to other facilities until the problem
with the headworks can be resolved.
Sundry Number: 104605 Closure Cost Estimates From 3rd Party Contractor
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Wonsits Exploration & Production Waste Disposal
374 East Chapita Grove Road Uintah County, Utah
ATTACHMENT 3
CLOSURE COST ESTIMATE
Bev summary &
GeoStrata Backup Calcs
Sundry Number: 104605 Closure Cost Estimates From 3rd Party Contractor
RECEIVED: Jun. 17, 2020
Facility State Agency
Bonding Type Account # Issuer
RNI GL
Account
Number
Actual Interest
Rate as of
12/31/2023
Confirmed
12/31/2023
Value
YTD
ESTIMATED
Interest
Income(net of
interest
earned and
released) YTD
Y/E Interest
Adjustment
to actual
2024
Deposits Releases
Transfer
In/Out Ending Estimated Balance EOM Per GL Difference
Exceed FDIC
Per 12/31/2024
Confirm
GL Confirm
Difference
Actual
Interest Rate
as of
12/31/2023
BlueBell RNI Utah DOGM Business MM 027766005 Zions Bank
18201 see statement $144,810.23 $0.00 $91.96 reconciled at cash recon worksheet $144,821.87 reconciled at cash recon worksheet $0.00 144,810.23 -$11.64 0.75%
Glen Bench RNI Utah DOGM Business MM 027765999 Zions Bank
18202 see statement $123,860.37 $0.00 $78.66 reconciled at cash recon worksheet $123,870.33 reconciled at cash recon worksheet $0.00 123,860.37 -$9.96 0.75%
Pleasant Valley - RNI Utah Duchesne County Business MM 027765973 Zions Bank
18203 see statement $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 - $0.00 0.00%
Pleasant Valley - RNI Utah DOGM Business MM 027765932 Zions Bank
18204 see statement $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 - $0.00 0.00%
Seep Ridge Utah DOGM Business MM 027765940 Zions Bank
18205 see statement $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 - $0.00 0.00%
Bluebell Utah DOGM CD
579-156795-0 Zions First National 18206 5.07% $601,621.13 $17,792.94 -$404,215.86 $215,198.21 $215,198.21 $0.00 $0.00 601,621.13 $386,422.92 5.07%
Chapita Utah DOGM CD
579-156799-2 Zions First National 18207 0.19% $57,809.07 $64.07 $57,873.14 $57,873.14 $0.00 $0.00 57,809.07 -$64.07 0.19%
Chapita Utah DOGM CD
579-156796-8 Zions First National 18208 5.07% $941,783.28 $27,853.24 -$208,573.00 $761,063.52 $761,063.52 $0.00 $511,063.52 941,783.28 $180,719.76 5.07%
Glen Bench - RNI Utah DOGM CD
579-156797-6 Zions First National 18209 5.07% $643,711.72 $19,037.77 $662,749.49 $662,749.49 $0.00 $412,749.49 643,711.72 -$19,037.77 5.07%
Wonsit Utah DOGM CD
579-156798-4 Zions First National 18210 5.07% $1,201,951.28 $35,547.71 -$87,599.67 $1,149,899.32 $1,149,899.32 $0.00 $899,899.32 1,201,951.28 $52,051.96 5.07%
Ace Utah DOGM CD 579-156800-8
Zions First National 18211 5.07% $197,568.34 $5,843.08 $203,411.42 $203,411.42 $0.00 $0.00 197,568.34 -$5,843.08 5.07%
Glen Bench Utah DOGM CD 579-156801-6
Zions First National 18212 5.07% $574,582.63 $16,993.28 $591,575.91 $591,575.91 $0.00 $341,575.91 574,582.63 -$16,993.28 5.07%
Seep Ridge Utah DOGM CD 579-156803-2
Zions First National 18213 5.07% $448,453.13 $13,263.00 $461,716.13 $461,716.13 $0.00 $211,716.13 448,453.13 -$13,263.00 5.07%
Seep Ridge Utah DOGM CD 579-156804-0
Zions First National 18214 5.07% $306,868.61 $9,075.64 $315,944.25 $315,944.25 $0.00 $65,944.25 306,868.61 -$9,075.64 5.07%
Ace Utah DOGM CD 579-156805-7
Zions First National 18215 5.07% $251,995.44 $7,452.77 $259,448.21 $259,448.21 $0.00 $9,448.21 251,995.44 -$7,452.77 5.07%
Piceance Creek Colorado CDPHE CD 5780001086
Vectra Bank 18216 0.14% $138,699.61 $113.27 $138,812.88 $138,812.88 $0.00 $0.00 138,699.61 -$113.27 0.00%
Piceance Creek Colorado CDPHE CD 5780001078
Vectra Bank 18217 0.14% $195,285.46 $159.48 $195,444.94 $195,444.94 $0.00 $0.00 195,285.46 -$159.48 0.00%
Rangely Colorado CDPHE CD 11023600100407 Bank of the San Juans
18218 0.21% $285,283.72 $349.47 $285,633.19 $285,633.19 $0.00 $35,633.19 285,283.72 -$349.47 0.00%
Wonsit Landfill Utah Solid Waste CD 579-234585-1 Zions Bank
18219 0.19% $542,893.64 $601.71 $543,495.35 $543,495.35 $0.00 $293,495.35 542,893.64 -$601.71 0.19%
Bluebell Landfill Utah Solid Waste Savings 579-741682-2 Zions Bank
18220 0.19% $358,003.09 $396.79 $358,399.88 $358,399.88 $0.00 $108,399.88 358,003.09 -$396.79 0.19%
Chapita Utah SITLA 8911974 Zions Money Market
18221 0.19% $117,260.43 $129.96 $117,390.39 $117,390.39 $0.00 $0.00 $117,260.43 -$129.96 0.00%
TOTALS - RESTRICTED CASH $7,132,441.18 $154,674.18 $0.00 $0.00 -$700,388.53 $170.62 $6,318,056.23 $6,586,748.43 $0.00 $2,889,925.25