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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDWQ-2024-007861November 8, 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.PERMIT INFORMATIONPERMITTEE NAME:Provo City Water Advanced Treatment Resource RecoveryMAILING ADDRESS:Provo City Water Advanced Treatment Resource Recovery, PO Box 1849, Provo, Utah 84606TELEPHONE NUMBER:(801) 852-6790 FACILITY LOCATION:1685 South 350 East Bay BlvdUPDES PERMIT NO.:UT0021717PERMITTED OUTFALLS001RECEIVING WATER:Mill RaceBACKGROUND The facility serves the City of Provo with an average design flow of 21 MGD, and a design population equivalent of 160,000. The facility is located at 1685 South East Bay Boulevard in Provo City, Utah County, Utah, latitude 40o 12’ 45” and longitude 111o 39’ 00”, with STORET Number 499656. Provo’s wastewater treatment plant was originally constructed in 1954 and was upgraded in 1978 and 1988 and is currently undergoing an upgrade. The city was due to complete its upgrades in June 2024. However, due to construction delays and other unforeseen circumstances, the final completion date will now be March 31, 2025. This puts the facility past its original January 1, 2025 TBPEL variance date. As a result, the TBPEL compliance date is now being moved to January 1, 2026. All other parameters in the permit will remain unchanged.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 MONTHXX, 202X. Written public comments can be submitted to: Lonnie Shull, 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) 536-4394. DWQ-2023-118754