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December XX, 2024DIVISION OF WATER QUALITYUTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPUBLIC NOTICE TO MODIFY A UPDES PERMITPURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
THE 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 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:GPM Enviro Project Manager, LLCFACILTY LOCATION:900 Geneva Road, Vineyard, UtahMAILING ADDRESS:281 South Vineyard Road, Suite 106, Orem, Utah 84059TELEPHONE NUMBER:801-225-2031UPDES
PERMIT NUMBER:UT0000361PERMITTED OUTFALL:005-BOUTFALL LOCATION:latitude 40°19’21.9576” N, longitude 111° 45’23.7528” WRECEIVING WATERS:Unnamed Ditch to Utah LakeBACKGROUND
GPM Enviro Project Manager, LLC (GPM) manages the former Anderson Geneva Development, Inc. UPDES Permit and property, which was previously a defunct integrated steel mill located in
the town of Vineyard, Utah, just east of Utah Lake in Utah County with the above-mentioned UPDES permit and facility address (facility). As of June 2010, the steel making machinery
and mill had been dismantled and removed off site, and all of the buildings and other structures at the facility have since been demolished. GPM’s operations during the ongoing redevelopment
of the facility property have fallen under two Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes: 4953 – Refuse Systems and; 5093 – Scrap and Waste Materials.
Regarding wastewater discharges at the facility, the only operation currently remaining onsite is the ongoing Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Ground Water Treatment Unit
for discharges via Outfall 005-B. Due to historical ground water impacts on site, monitoring wells were previously installed for long term monitoring and treatment of the impacted ground
water. A Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Treatment Unit has been utilized for many years to treat the ground water prior to any discharges. The current GAC Treatment Unit was installed
in late 2019 along with the relocated outfall (005-B) as part of a previous permit modification process to replace the original GAC unit and outfall location. The treated water from
the newer GAC unit is batch discharged intermittently through Outfall 005-B to an internal drainage ditch on the property, which then flows into the site storm water collection system
and eventually may ultimately flow into Utah Lake.
With the limited wastewater discharge operations that remain onsite, GPM requested a permit reclassification change from Major to Minor category status. EPA approved the request on October
25, 2024 and provided the Division of Water Quality with the formal approval on November 22, 2024. With this approval and permit reclassification change, GPM has subsequently requested
a UPDES permit modification for the removal of the Biomonitoring Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing requirements from the permit as they have not failed a WET test in many decades
and are thereby now eligible for WET testing reductions or elimination as per DWQ WET Policy entitled, Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit and Enforcement Guidance Document
for Whole Effluent Toxicity Control (biomonitoring), February 2018. DWQ has reviewed all available information and determined that the removal of the WET testing requirements from the
UPDES permit is warranted and appropriate at this time. However, the permit will still contain a toxicity limitation re-opener provision that allows for modification of the permit in
the future should additional information indicate the presence of toxicity in the discharge.
This change is the only change being proposed with this permit modification that is subject to public comment during the public notice period. All other permit monitoring requirements
remain unopened and unchanged as appropriate. See the draft Permit and Fact Sheet Statement of Basis for more information.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 JanuaryXX, 2025. Written public
comments can be submitted to: Jeff Studenka, UPDES Individual Permits 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 Jeff Studenka at [phone].
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