DWQ-2024-006135

August 26, 2024DIVISION OF WATER QUALITYUTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ONVELVET WOOD MINE’S DRAFT UPDES PERMITPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSIONPURPOSE
OF PUBLIC HEARINGTHE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON VELVET WOOD MINE’S UTAH POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (UPDES)
PERMIT.PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE EXTENSION
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.PERMIT INFORMATIONPERMITTEE
NAME: ANFIELD RESOURCES HOLDING CORPFACILITY NAME:VELVET WOOD MINEMAILING ADDRESS: 10808 S RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 321TELEPHONE NUMBER:[phone]FACILITY LOCATION:T31S,
R25E, SECTION 3, LISBON VALLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTYUPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0025810PERMITTED OUTFALLS:001OUTFALL LOCATION:LATITUDE: 38°07’10”LONGITUDE: 109°06’23”RECEIVING WATER: UNNAMED DRY WASH
TO BIG INDIAN WASH TO HATCH WASH TO KANE SPRINGS CREEKBACKGROUND
Anfield Resources Holding Corporation owns and operates Velvet Wood Mine, which is an underground uranium and vanadium mine. The mean monthly design discharge for the facility is 0.5
million gallons a day. The discharge treatment system for this facility consists of a chemical precipitation process with barium chloride. The intercepted mine water is pumped and mixed
with barium chloride and then up to an initial treatment tank where the barium chloride assists in radium reduction. The facility has a Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code
of 1094, for Uranium mining.
The facility Outfall 001 has been labeled as “Inactive” as of December 21, 2021. If the facility would like to reactivate Outfall 001, approval must be granted by the Division of Water
Quality Director at least sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of discharge.
HEARING LOCATION
In-Person Hearing: Multi-Agency State Office Building
195 N 1950 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Virtual Hearing Option:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89099287358
Date: October 8, 2024
Time: Informational Session from 6:45 pm to 7:00pm
Public Hearing beginning at 7:00pmPUBLIC COMMENTSThe original Public Notice period opened on August 2, 2024, and was set to closeon September 2, 2024, but a Public Hearing was requested
by a member of the public. The Public Hearing will be held on October 8, 2024, and the Public Comment Period will be extended to accommodate the Public Hearing. Public comments are invited
any time prior to the deadline of the close of business onOctober 8, 2024. Oral comments will be received, but not responded to, at Public Hearing. Typed comments are preferred to help
with clarity. Written public comments canbe submitted to: Jennifer Berjikian, UPDES Individual Permits Section, Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870,
or by email at: [e-mail]. 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]. For an invitation to the meeting via Zoomor for additional information contact Jennifer Berjikian using methods above.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should contact the Utah State Accessibility
website at https://www.utah.gov/accessibility.html.
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