Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutDWQ-2024-006094August 26, 2024DIVISION 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: Duchesne CityFACILITY NAME:Duchesne City LagoonsMAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 974, 165 South Center Street,Duchesne, Utah 84021TELEPHONE NUMBER:(435) 738-2464UPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0020095PERMITTED OUTFALLS:001OUTFALL LOCATION:Latitude4010' 10" and longitude 110 21' 30"RECEIVING WATER: Duchesne RiverBACKGROUNDThe City of Duchesne (Duchesne) owns and operates a wastewater treatment lagoon which serves the City of Duchesne. The Duchesne lagoon has a design flow of 0.42million gallons per day (MGD)and did not discharge during the last permit cycle. The facility consists of a four-cell discharging lagoon system with an area totaling approximately 300 ft. by 600 ft. The facility currently serves the City of Duchesne with a current population of about 1600.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 SeptemberXX, 2024. Written public comments can be submitted to: Lonnie Shull, UPDES Individual Permits Section, Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: lshull@utah.gov.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 Lonnie Shull at (801) 536-4393. DWQ-2023-118754