DWQ-2024-001218

February 21, 2024DIVISION OF WATER QUALITYUTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPUBLIC NOTICE TO MODIFY A UPDES PERMITPURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICETHE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE IS TO
DECLARE THE STATE OF UTAH'S INTENTION TO MODIFY A UTAH POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (UPDES) PERMIT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE UTAH WATER QUALITY ACT, SECTION 19-5-104(9) AND
107(2), UTAH CODE, 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:Pitman Family Farms, Inc. FACILITY NAME:Moroni City Publicly Owned Treatment WorksMAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 308, Moroni, UT 84646TELEPHONE NUMBER:[phone]FACILITY LOCATION:350 South 300 West, Moroni, UT 84646UPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0020222PERMITTED OUTFALLS:001OUTFALL LOCATION:RECEIVING
WATER: San Pitch RiverBACKGROUND
Moroni City Public Owned Treatment Works (Moroni) consists of the following unit process: mechanical screen, primary clarifier, pre-aeration basin then to the membrane bioreactor system
with UV disinfection. The sludge is pumped to two aerobic digesters and then to the solids handling facility for dewatering. The facility has been in service since 1974 with a design
capacity of 1.1 MGD. The plant is owned by Moroni city; Pitman LLC operates the plant, and contributes most of the plant’s influent. The facility is located at 350 West 300 South in
Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah.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 XX, 2024. Written public comments can be submitted to: Jennifer Berjikian, UPDES Surface Water 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 Jennifer Berjikian at [phone].DWQ-2023-121080