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January 16, 2024DIVISION OF WATER QUALITYUTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPUBLIC NOTICE TO REISSUE A UPDES PERMITPURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE IS TO DECLARE THE STATE OF UTAH'S INTENTION TO REISSUE A UTAH POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (UPDES) PERMIT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE UTAH WATER
POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 19-5-104(9) AND 107(2), UTAH CODE ANNOTATED 1953, AS AMENDED. SAID “PERMIT” REFERS TO THE UPDES PERMIT AND THE FACT SHEET STATEMENT OF BASIS (INCLUDING
TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDL’S)) IF APPLICABLE, AS PER SECTION 303(D) OF THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)]. PERMIT INFORMATIONPERMITTEE NAME:Fossil Rock Resources, LLCFACILITY NAME:Fossil
Rock MineMAILING ADDRESS: 9815 South Monroe Street, Sandy, UT 84070TELEPHONE NUMBER:801-852-0110FACILITY LOCATION:~10 miles northwest of Orangeville, UtahUPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0023728PERMITTED
OUTFALLS:001, 002, 003OUTFALLLOCATIONS:001: latitude 3919'00"N and longitude 11111'20"W002: latitude 3919'03" N and longitude 11111'25" W003: latitude 39 17'43" N and longitude 1117'18"
WRECEIVING WATER: Cottonwood Canyon Creek, Grimes WashBACKGROUND
Fossil Rock Resources, LLC – Fossil Rock Mine (Mine) is an inactive underground coal mine facility with standard industrial classification (SIC) code 1222 for bituminous coal underground
mining. The Mine ceased operations in 2001 with the Mine portals having since been sealed and there has been no active mining activity since that time. There are currently three permitted
discharge outfalls, none of which have reported any discharges in many years while the Mine has remained inactive and idled. Any discharges from Outfall 001 would be from an onsite sedimentation
pond for collecting surface water runoff from precipitation and snowmelt events at the Mine facility, while any discharges from Outfall 002 would be from active Mine dewatering operations.
Discharges from Outfall 003 would be from a sedimentation pond that collects surface water runoff from precipitation and snowmelt events at the Mine’s nearby waste rock site. This permit
renewal will once again authorize any potential future discharges from the Mine during the next five years as appropriate.For additional information, please refer to the draft Permit
and fact sheet documents.PUBLIC COMMENTSDuring the public comment period provided under Utah Administrative Code (UAC) R317-8-6.5, any interested person may submit written comments on
the draft permit and may request a public hearing if no hearing has already been scheduled. A request for a public hearing shall be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues
proposed to be raised in the hearing. All comments will be considered in making the final decision and shall be answered as provided in UAC R317-8-6.12. Public comments are invited any
time prior to the deadline of the close of business on March??, 2024. Written public comments can be submitted to: Jeff Studenka, UPDES Individual Permits Section, Utah Division of Water
Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at:[e-mail]. After considering public comments, the Utah Division of Water Quality may execute the permit
issuance, revise it, or abandon it. The permit is available for public review under “Public Participation” at www.waterquality.utah.gov/. If internet access is not available, a copy
may be obtained by calling Jeff Studenka at [phone].
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