HomeMy WebLinkAboutDWQ-2024-007459October22, 2024
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PUBLIC NOTICE TO ISSUE A SECTION 401 WATER QUATLITY CERTIFICATION
PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
The purpose of this public notice is to declare the State of Utah's intention to issue a Section 401Water Quality Certification with Conditions under the authority of the Federal Clean
Water Act (33U.S.C. § 1341), and consistent with the Utah Water Quality Act, Title 19, Chapter 5, Utah Code and Utah Administrative Code R317-15.
PERMIT INFORMATIONPERMITTEE NAME:Greg Stuart, GT Medical Holdings, LLC.
MAILING ADDRESS: 579 South Moss Hill DriveBountiful, Utah 84010
PROJECT LOCATION: The Project site is located at 1860 South East Bay Boulevard, Provo, Utah County, Utah, at Latitude 40.20616 °, Longitude -111.65515°
DWQ CERTIFICATION NO.: DWQ-2024-08001
WATERCOURSES:A total of 3.90 acres of permanent impacts to WOTUS consisting of 1.09 acres of emergent wetlands, and 2.81 acres of open water to Mill Race Creek, and constructed ponds.
BACKGROUND
GT Medical Holdings LLC. (Project Proponent) proposes constructing a campus for Noorda College. The East Provo Golf Course Redevelopment-Noorda College (Proposed Project) is located
in Provo, Utah County, Utah. Portions of the Proposed Project include development on the western side of the East Provo Golf Course. This Project received a 401 Certification No. DWQ-20219-08001,
which was issued for the Project on January 3, 2020. The Project Proponent has proposed changes to the impacts and mitigation from the previously Certified Project. The Proposed Project
will include constructing two new buildings and access roadway, new utilities, site access routes, a bridge connecting East Bay Boulevard to the Bureau of Reclamation, and parking lots.
The Proposed impacts total approximately 1.09 acres of wetland and 2.81 acres of open water. The Project Proponent indicated that the additional 0.77 acres of WOTUS impacts from the
original Project are necessary for additional building footprint impacts, the bridge construction, and parking areas. The Proposed Project site was the location of a former landfill
and Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Site; based on the Site Characterization, arsenic, and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were identified as contaminants of concern. The Project Proponent
will ensure that the site contamination is managed appropriately. Structural fill excavated from the Site will be tested for PCB contamination before use and only used if deemed acceptable
by the Site Management Plan. The site construction will occur during the low-flow season and best management practices will be used to reduce sedimentation during the construction. The
Project Proponent will install a water quality monitoring station to test for silt, turbidity, and PCB levels for discharges to Mill Race during culvert and access road construction.
The proposed mitigation plan has been updated from the previous Certification to include the creation of two Mitigation areas: Mitigation Area #1 will create 3.55 acres of wetlands,
and Mitigation Area #2 will create 0.66 acres of wetlands for a total of 4.21 acres, as compared to the previously approved 2.53 acres of mitigation. The mitigation ratio for the Project
is 3.55:1, which has been approved by the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE).
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited any time prior to the deadline of the close of business on October 24, 2024. Written public comments can be submitted to: Linsey Shafer, General Permitting
Section, Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: wqcomments@utah.gov. After considering public comments the Utah Division of Water
Quality may execute the Certification issuance, revise it or abandon it. The Certification is available for public review under https://deq.utah.gov/water-quality/water-quality-public-notices.A
copy may be obtained by contacting Linsey Shafer (385) 405-4158.