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October 12, 2023DIVISION OF WATER QUALITYUTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPUBLIC NOTICE TO RENEW A UPDES PERMITPURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE IS TO DECLARE THE STATE OF UTAH'S INTENTION TO RENEW 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: Payson CityFACILITY NAME:Payson City
Wastewater Treatment PlantMAILING ADDRESS:439 West AvenueTELEPHONE NUMBER:801-465-5277FACILITY LOCATION:1062 North MainUPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0020427PERMITTED OUTFALLS:001, 001ROUTFALL LOCATION:Located
at latitude 4003'41" and longitude 11143'49".RECEIVING WATER: Unnamed irrigation return drainage ditch to Beer Creek then Benjamin Slough to Utah LakeBACKGROUND
The Payson City Wastewater Treatment Plant (Payson City) is located at 1062 North Main, Payson, Utahand serves the City of Payson. The design flow of the facility is 3.0 MGD average
daily flow with a peakflow of 4.5 MGD. Payson City effluent is also utilized by an effluent reuse system as cooling water in aneighboring power plant. The renewal permit will include
provision for coming into compliance with the Technologically Based Phosphorus Effluent Limitation Rule, and an increase in effluent flow limitation from the previous permit. Please
refer to the draft permit documents for more information. 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 August 12, 2022. Written public comments can be submitted to: Daniel Griffin, UPDES Surface Water
Section, Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: [e-mail] 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 Daniel Griffin at 801-536-4387.
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