HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRC-2024-007372STATE OF UTAH
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
UTAH WATER QUALITY BOARD
P.O. BOX 16690
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84116-0690
Ground Water Quality Discharge Permit
In compliance with the provisions of the
Utah Water Quality Act, Title 19, Chapter 5, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended,
EnergySolutions, LLC
423 West 300 South, Suite 200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
hereafter referred to as the "Permittee", is granted a Ground Water Quality Discharge Permit for a
Low-Level Radioactive Waste and 1 le.(2) Waste Disposal Facility in accordance with conditions
set forth herein. This facility currently consists of four separate operable units: a Low-Activity
Radioactive Waste (LARW) cell, an 1 le.(2) cell, a Mixed Waste cell, a and a Class A West cell,
which are located at approximately latitude 40° 41' 18" North, longitude 113° 06' 54" West.
This modified Ground Water Quality Discharge Permit amends and supersedes all other Ground
Water Quality Discharge permits for this facility issued previously.
This modified permit shall become effective on October 15, 2024. This permit and the
authorization to operate expired at midnight, October 9, 2019. However, this permit is under timely
renewal and therefore operates under an extension granted until the Division of Waste
Management and Radiation Control completes the review of the Permittee's renewal application
submitted on December 7, 2012 via DRC-2012-002445.
Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Permit No. UGW450005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. SPECIFIC PERMIT CONDITIONS ................................................................................ 5
A. Groundwater Classification .............................................................................................................. 5
B. Background Ground Water Quality ................................................................................................. 5
I. Background Quality from Existing Monitoring Wells ... : .......................................................... 5
2. Determination and Revision of Background Groundwater Quality .......................................... 5
C. Ground Water Protection Levels ...................................................................................................... 5
I. Ground Water Protection Levels, LARW cell, and Class A West cell ...................................... 5
2 Ground Water Protection Levels, 1 le.(2) cell ........................................................................... 5
4 Revision of Ground Water Protection Levels ............................................................................ 5
D. Best Available Technology (BAT) Design Standard ..................................................................... IO
1. Discharge Technology Performance Criteria .......................................................................... 10
2. Authorized LARW Cell Engineering Design and Specifications ............................................ 11
3. 1 le.(2) Disposal Cell Design ................................................................................................... 11
4. Final Authorized Class A West Cell Engineering Design and Specifications ......................... 12
5. Disposal Cell Location Restrictions ........................................................................................ 14
6. Definition of Class A Waste .................................................................................................... 15
7. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 15
8. Definition of PCB/Radioactive Waste ..................................................................................... 15
9. Definition of 1 le.(2) Waste ..................................................................................................... 15
I 0. Collection Lysimeters for Future Construction at the Class A West Cell ............................... 15
12. Final Authorized Engineering Design and Specifications for Waste and Wastewater Related
Facilities .................................................................................................................................. 16
13. Authorized Mixed Waste Cell Engineering Design and Specifications .................................. 20
E. BAT Performance and Best Management Practice Standards ....................................................... 21
1. Waste Restrictions ................................................................................................................... 21
2. Prohibited Wastes .................................................................................................................... 21
3. Failure to Construct as per Approval.. ..................................................................................... 22
4. Unsaturated Soil Moisture Content Monitoring ...................................................................... 22
5. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 23
6. Open Cell Time Limitation ...................................................................................................... 23
7. General Storm water Management Requirements .................................................................... 23
8. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 24
9. l le.(2) Waste Storage .............................................................................................................. 24
10. LLRW and 1 le.(2) Waste Management Performance Requirements ..................................... 24
11. LARW, and Class A West Cell Collection Lysimeters: Operation, Maintenance and
Inspection .......................................................................... : ..................................................... 26
12. Stormwater Drainage Works Performance Criteria ................................................................. 26
14. Wastewater Management Requirements ................................................................................. 27
15. Filter Construction Settlement Performance Standards ........................................................... 28
16. Mixed Waste Facility BAT Performance and Best Management Practice Standards ............. 28
17. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 28
18. Evaluation of Effect of Proposed Pumping Well(s) ................................................................ 28
19. Management of Evaporation Ponds Waste Material ................................ ,: ................ , .... : ........ 28
20. Shredder Facility ...................................................................................................................... 29
21. Rotary Dump Facility .............................................................................................................. 29
22. Intermodal Container Wash Building ...................................................................................... 29
23. Decontamination Access Control Building ............................................................................. 29
24. East Side Drainage System ...................................................................................................... 29
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25. Horizontal Hydraulic Gradient Performance Standard ............................................................ 29
26. Vertical Hydraulic Gradient Performance Standard ................................................................ 29
27. DU Storage Building Performance Standard ........................................................................... 30
28. East Side Rotary Facility ......................................................................................................... 30
F. Compliance Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 30
1. Compliance Monitoring Wells ................................................................................................ 30
2. BAT Compliance Monitoring Points ....................................................................................... 32
3. Future Modification of Compliance Monitoring Systems or Equipment.. .............................. 32
4. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 32
5. Monitoring Requirements and Frequency ............................................................................... 32
6. Collection Lysimeter Sampling ............................................................................................... 34
7. Modification of Monitoring or Analysis Parameters ............................................................... 3 5
8. Waste Characterization Monitoring ......................................................................................... 3 5
9. Waste Liquid Content Monitoring ........................................................................................... 35
10. Post-Closure Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 35
11. On-Site Meteorological Monitoring ........................................................................................ 36
12. Containerized Waste Storage Areas: Leakage/Spill Monitoring and BAT Status .................. 36
13. Evaporation Ponds Monitoring ................................................................................................ 36
14. Confined Aquifer Head Monitoring ........................................................................................ 37
15. Mixed Waste Leachate Monitoring ......................................................................................... 37
16. Intermodal Unloading Facility Monitoring ............................................................................. 37
17. Reserved ...................................... : ........................................................................................... 3 7
18. Rail Car Wash Facility Monitoring ......................................................................................... 37
19. Reserved .: ................................................................................................................................ 37
20. Open Cell Time Limit Monitoring .......................................................................................... 37
21. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 37
23. BAT Contingency Plan ........ , ................................................................................................... 38
24. Stormwater Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 38
25. Shredder Facility ...................................................................................................................... 38
26. Rotary Dump Facility .............................................................................................................. 38
27. Intermodal Container Wash Building ...................................................................................... 38
28. Decontamination Access Control Building ............................................................................. 3 8
29. East Side Drainage System ...................................................................................................... 38
30. DU Storage Building Monitoring ............................................................................................ 38
31. East Side Rotary Facility ......................................................................................................... 39
G. Non-Compliance Status. Ground Water Monitoring and Best Available Technology ................. .40
2. Requirements for Ground Water Monitoring for Probable Out-of-Compliance Status ......... .40
3. Requirements for Ground Water Out-of-Compliance Status ................................................. .40
4. Definition and Requirements for Failure to Maintain Best Available Technology ................ .41
5. Affirmative Defense Relevant to Best Available Technology Failures .................................. .42
H. Reporting Requirements ................................................................................................................. 42
1. Ground Water Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 42
2. Water Level Measurements ..................................................................................................... 43
3. Ground Water and Pore Water Quality Sampling ................................................................... 44
4. Spill Reporting ......................................................................................................................... 44
5. Post-Closure Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 44
6. Annual "As-Built" Report ........................................................................................................ 44
7. Waste Characterization Reporting ........................................................................................... 45
8. Collection Lysimeter Reporting .............................................................................................. 45
9. Reporting of Mechanical Problems or Discharge System Failures ........................................ .45
10. Meteorological Reporting ........................................................................................................ 45
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11. Containerized Waste Storage Area Reporting ......................................................................... 45
12. Evaporation Ponds Reporting .................................................................................................. 45
2. Annual Ground Water Usage Report ....................................................................................... 46
14. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 46
15. Mixed Waste Cell Leachate Reporting .................................................................................... 46
16. BAT Non-Compliance Reporting Requirements ..................................................................... 46
17. Reserved ................................................................................................................................. 46
18. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 46
20. BAT Semi-annual Monitoring Report ..................................................................................... 46
21. Manifest Radioisotope Inventory Report ................................................................................. 4 7
22. Comprehensive Groundwater Quality Evaluation Report ....................................................... 4 7
24. Revised Hydrogeologic Report ............................................................................................... 48
I. Compliance Schedule ..................................................................................................................... 48
1. Ground Water Institutional Control Plan ................................................................................. 48
3. Reserved .................................................................................................................................. 49
3. Background Ground Water Quality Report for the new Mixed Waste Compliance Wells .... .49
4. Background Ground Water Quality Report for the new Class A West Compliance Wells .... 50
5. Background Groundwater Quality Report for the East Side Rotary Facility Compliance Wells
................................................................................................................................................. 51
PART II. MONITORING, RECORDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS .................. 53
A. Representative Sampling ................................................................................................................ 53
B. Analytical Procedures .................................................................................................................... 53
C. Penalties for Tampering ................................................................................................................. 53
D. Reporting of Monitoring Results ................................................................................................... 53
E. Compliance Schedules ................................................................................................................... 53
F. Additional Monitoring by the Permittee ........................................................................................ 53
G. Records Contents ........................................................................................................................... 53
H. Retention of Records ...................................................................................................................... 54
I. Twenty-Four Hour Notice of Noncompliance Reporting .............................................................. 54
J. Other Noncompliance Reporting ................................................................................................... 54
K. Inspection and Entry ....................................................................................................................... 54
L. Monitoring Well "As-Built" Reports ............................................................................................. 55
M. Plugging and Abandonment Reports ............................................................................................. 55
PART III. COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................ 56
A. Duty to Comply .............................................................................................................................. 56
B. Penalties for Violations of Permit Conditions ................................................................................ 56
C. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity not a Defense ............................................................................. 56
D. Duty to Mitigate ............................................................................................................................. 56
E. Proper Operation and Maintenance ................................................................................................ 56
PART IV. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 57
A. Prior Approval. ............................................................................................................................... 57
B. Planned Changes ............................................................................................................................ 57
C. Modification of Approved Engineering Design, Specifications, or Construction ......................... 57
D. Anticipated Noncompliance ........................................................................................................... 57
E. Permit Actions ................................................................................................................................ 57
F. Duty to Reapply ............................................................................................................................. 5 7
G. Duty to Provide Information .......................................................................................................... 58
H. Other Information .......................................................................................................................... 58
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I. Signatory Requirements ................................................................................................................. 58
J. Penalties for Falsification of Reports ............................................................................................. 59
K. Availability of Reports ................................................................................................................... 59
L. Property Rights .............................................................................................................................. 59
M. Severability .................................................................................................................................... 59
N. Transfers ......................................................................................................................................... 59
0. State Laws ...................................................................................................................................... 59
P. Reopener Provision ........................................................................................................................ 60
List of Tables
Table IA: Ground Water Protection Levels (GWPL)-Universal to All LARW, Class A West, and
Evaporation Pond Wells ............................................................................................................ 6
Table lB: Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions<1l-LARW, Class A West, and Evaporation Pond
Wells .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Table IC: Ground Water Protection Levels-Universal for all 1 le.(2) Wells ............................................. 8
Table ID: Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions (I)_ 1 le.(2) Wells ................................................... 9
Table IE: Ground Water Protection Levels Universal to All Mixed Waste Wells ....................................... 9
Table IF: Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions <1l-Mixed Waste Wells ........................................ 10
Table 2A: Approved LARW Cell Engineering Design Drawings .............................................................. 11
Table 2B: Approved 1 le.(2) Cell Engineering Design Drawings ............................................................... 11
Table 2C: Approved C Class A West Cell Engineering Design Drawings ................................................. 14
Table 2C 1 Approved Class A and Class A North Cell Engineering Design Drawings ....................... 15
Table 3: Authorized LARW, 1 le.(2), and Class A West Disposal Cell Locations ..................................... 14
Table 5: Approved Engineering Design Drawings for Waste/Wastewater Related Facilities .................... 16
Table 6: Maximum Allowable Concentrations in 1 le.(2) Waste ................................................................ 22
Table 7: Buffer Zone Boundary Locations ................................................................................................. 31
List of Appendices
APPENDIX A: Contingency Plan for Exceedances of Ground Water Protection Levels ................... 61
APPENDIX B: Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan ................................................................ 62
APPENDIX C: Construction Quality Assurance Plan for Collection Lysimeter Construction and
Operation, Maintenance, and Closure Plans for Collection Lysimeters and Related
Approvals ................................................................................................................... 63
APPENDIX D: Reserved ..................................................................................................................... 64
APPENDIX E: Procedure for Certification of 1 le.(2) Material.. ........................................................ 65
APPENDIX F: Post-Closure Monitoring Plan for LARW and 1 le.(2) Disposal Cells ....................... 66
APPENDIX G: Weather Station Monitoring Plan .............................................................................. 67
APPENDIX H: Reserved ..................................................................................................................... 68
APPENDIX I: Reserved ..................................................................................................................... 69
APPENDIX J: Best Available Technology (BAT) Performance Monitoring Plan ............................ 70
APPENDIX K: Best Available Technology (BAT) Contingency Plan ............................................... 71
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PART I. SPECIFIC PERMIT CONDITIONS
A. Groundwater Classification
Based on ground water quality data submitted by the permit applicant, ground water in the
vicinity of the site is defined as Class IV, saline ground water.
B. Background Ground Water Quality
1. Background Quality from Existing Monitoring Wells
Based on groundwater quality samples collected the upper boundary of
background ground water quality is defined as the mean concentration plus the
second standard deviation for any contaminant in any individual well as
determined by the Director.
2. Determination and Revision of Background Groundwater Quality
After submittal of additional ground water quality data, background ground water
quality values may be revised by the Director.
C. Ground Water Protection Levels
1.
2
Ground Water Protection Levels, LAR W cell, and Class A West cell
Based on the types of wastes to be disposed an evaluation of indicator isotopes
and their mobility, and the Ground Water Quality Standards (GWQS); ground
water protection levels (GWPLs) are defined as either the GWQS or the
Background Concentration as listed in Tables IA and lB of this Permit. Ground
water quality in any compliance monitoring well at the LARW cell, and Class A
West cell shall comply with the GWPLs found in Table IA, unless other GWPLs
have been cited on a well and contaminant-specific basis in Table lB, below.
Ground Water Protection Levels, 1 le.(2) cell
Based on the types of waste to be disposed of, an evaluation of indicator isotopes,
their mobility, and the GWQS; GWPLs are defined as either the GWQS or the
Background Concentration as listed in Tables IC and ID ofthis Permit. Ground
water quality in any compliance monitoring well at the 11 e.(2) cell shall comply
with the GWPLs found in Table 1 C, unless other GWPLs have been cited on a
well and contaminant-specific basis in Table ID, below.
3. Ground Water Protection Levels for Radiologic Parameters, Mixed Waste cell
Based on the type of waste to be disposed, an evaluation of indicator isotopes,
their mobility, and the GWQS; GWPLs are defined as either the GWQS or the
Background Concentration as listed in Table IE and IF of this Permit. Ground
water quality in any compliance monitoring well at the Mixed Waste cell shall
comply with the GWPLs found in Table IE, unless other GWPLs have been cited
on a well and radiologic parameter-specific basis in Table IF, below.
4 Revision of Ground Water Protection Levels
After submittal of additional ground water quality data, the ground water
protection levels may be revised by the Director.
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Table lA: Ground Water Protection Levels (GWPL) -Universal to All LARW,
Class A West, and Evaporation Pond Wells
Parameter GWPL Parameter GWPL(l)
Field Parameters Radiologic Parameters -Alpha Emitters <2> (pCi/1)
pH (units) 6.5 -8.5 Neptunium-237 <3> 7
Strontium-90 42
Thorium-230 83
Dissolved Metals (mg/I) Thorium-232 92
Uranium-233 26
Uranium -total <1> 0.03 Uranium-234 26
Uranium-235 27
Uranium-236 27
Uranium-238 26
Radiologic Parameters -Beta/Gamma Emitters (4) (pCi/1)
Carbon-14 3,200
Iodine-129 <5> 21
Technetium-99 3,790
Tritium 60,900
Combined Radiologic Parameters (pCi/1)
Radium-226 + Radium-228 <6l 5
1. Total uranium GWQS of0.03 mg/1 from EPA final MCL in National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Final
Rule for Radionuclides (December 7, 2000 Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 236, p. 76708). Total uranium mass
concentration will be calculated from isotopic uranium data.
2. All GWPL values for alpha-emitting radionuclides based on lE-4 lifetime cancer mortality risk concentration
levels provided in 1991 EPA draft MCL values for drinking water (July 18, 1991 Federal Register, Vol. 56, No.
138, pp. 33078-9, 33100-3, and Appendix C).
3. Neptunium-237, as determined by Total Radioactive Neptunium, EPA Method 907.0.
4. All GWPL values for beta/gamma emitting radionuclide parameters based on a 4 millirem/year equivalent dosage,
as per 1991 EPA draft MCL values for drinking water (July 18, 1991 Federal Register, Vol. 56, No. 138, pp.
33078, 33103, and Appendix B).
5. Iodine-129, as determined by Total Radioactive Iodine, EPA Method 902.0.
6. GWQS of 5 pCi/1 for combined radium-226 + radium-228 from final EPA MCL in National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations Final Rule for Radionuclides (December 7, 2000 Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 236, p. 76708).
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Table lB: Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions<1>-LARW, Class A West, and Evaporation
Pond Wells
Well ID Parameter GWPL<2> Well ID Parameter GWPL<2>
lnorf,!anic/Metal Parameters (mf.!/l)
GW-94 Uranium -total 0.035
GW-95 Uranium -total 0.0320
GW-100 Uranium -total 0.117 P3-95 SWC Uranium -total 0.180
Thallium 0.00422
GW-24 Selenium 0.0634
GW-103 Selenium 0.0580
GW-137 Total Uranium 0.0371
GW-138 Selenium 0.0695
GW-141 Selenium 0.0705
Radiolof.!ic Parameters (pCi/l)
GW-20 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.49 GW-100 Uranium-234 68.6
Uranium-238 43.0
GW-24 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.81
GW-105 Ra-226+Ra-228 6.03
GW-29 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.59
GW-58 Uranium-234 31.2
GW-56R Ra-226+Ra-228 5.31
GW-36 Uranium-234 36.4
GW-64 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.63
GW-112 Ra-226+Ra-228 6.72
GW-77 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.46
P3-95 SWC Uranium-234 48
GW-84 Ra-226+Ra-228 6.01 Uranium-238 79
Ra-226+Ra-228 7.63
GW-85 Ra-226+Ra-228 7.77
GW-66R Ra-226 + Ra-228 5.47
GW-86 Ra-226+Ra-228 6.19 GW-137 Ra-226+Ra228 5.54
GW-138 Ra-226+Ra228 5.51
GW-88 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.04
GW-89 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.04
GW-90 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.85
GW-91 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.92
GW-93 Ra-226+Ra-228 5.54
1. Table 1 B exceptions constitute specific wells and parameters determined to have natural background ground
water quality concentrations above GWQS, or as otherwise specified below. Background concentration is
defined as the mean concentration plus the second standard deviation for any contaminant in any individual
well. GW-100, GW-24, GW-103, GW-137, GW-138, and GW-141 are currently in an accelerated monitoring
status for some dissolved metals, and will remain in the Permit until such time as the Director determines to
remove them. This table may be blank ifno GWPL exceptions are set for LARW, Class A, and Pond wells.
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2. The number of significant figures used for all G WP Ls determined by laboratory results previously reported by
the Permittee.
Table lC: Ground Water Protection Levels-Universal for all lle.(2) Wells
Parameter GWPL Parameter GWPL{l)
Field Parameters OrJZanic Parameters -Specific to 11 e. (2) (mf!//)
pH (units) 6.5 -8.5
Dissolved Metals (mf!//)
Uranium -tota1<1> 0.03 Naphthalene <2> 0.02
Diethyl Phthalate <3> 5.0
2-Methylnaphthalene <4> 0.004
Benzo( a )anthrancene 0.01
Benzo( a )pyrene 0.01
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 0.01
Chlordane 0.002
Chrysene 0.01
Combined RadioloJZic Parameters (pCi//)
Radium-226+radium-228 5
RadioloJZic Parameters (pCi/1)
Thorium-230 83
Thorium-232 92
1. Total uranium mass concentration will be calculated from isotopic uranium data.
2. Naphthalene GWQS derived from final EPA drinking water LHA (ibid.).
3. GWQS for diethyl phthalate based on draft EPA drinking water LHA (ibid.).
4. GWQS for 2-methylnaphthalene could not be located or determined, thanks to a lack ofreference dosage
information in the technical literature. Consequently, a detection monitoring approach has been taken and
the GWPL set equal to the minimum achievable detection limit for the compound as a result of matrix
interferences from high TDS content of Clive ground water. As health-based risk or other reference
dosage information becomes available, the Director may modify the Permit and set a GWQS for 2-
methlynaphthalene.
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Table 1D: Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions <1> -lle.(2) Wells
Well ID Parameter GWPL<2> Well ID Parameter GWPL<2>
lnorfZanic/Metal Parameters (mfZ//)
GW-19A GW-27 Uranium -total 0.039
GW-36 Uranium -total 0.058
GW-25 Uranium -total 0.146 GW-58 Uranium -total 0.046
GW-26 Uranium -total 0.037
Thallium 0.00255
1. Table lD exceptions constitute specific wells and parameters determined to have natural background
ground water quality concentrations above GWQS, or as otherwise specified below. Background
concentration is defined as the mean concentration plus the second standard deviation for any contaminant
in any individual well. GW-26 is currently in an accelerated monitoring status for dissolved metal,
Thallium and will remain in the Permit until such time as the Director determines to remove it. This table
may be blank ifno GWPL exceptions are set for l le.(2) wells.
2. The number of significant figures used for all GWPLs determined by data evaluation and review of
analytical method sensitivity.
Table lE: Ground Water Protection Levels Universal to All Mixed Waste Wells
Parameter GWPL Parameter GWPL
Dissolved Metals (m£//)
Uranium -total <1l 0.03
Radiolo£ic Parameters (pCi/1)
Alpha Emitters <2) Beta/Gamma Emitters <4)
Carbon-14 3,200
Neptunium-237 (3) 7 Iodine-129 <5) 21
Strontium-90 42 Technetium-99 3,790
Thorium-230 83 Tritium 60,900
Thorium-232 92
Uranium-233 26
Uranium-234 26 Combined Radiolo£ic Parameters toCi/1)
Uranium-235 27 Radium-226 + Radium-228 <6l 5
Uranium-236 27
Uranium-238 26
1. Total uranium GWQS of0.03 mg/I from EPA final MCL in National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Final Rule for Radionuclides (December 7, 2000 Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 236, p. 76708). Total
uranium mass concentration will be calculated from isotopic uranium data.
2. All GWPL values for alpha-emitting radionuclides based on lE-4 lifetime cancer mortality risk
concentration levels provided in 1991 EPA draft MCL values for drinking water (July 18, 1991 Federal
Register, Vol. 56, No. 138, pp. 33078-9, 33100-3, and Appendix C).
3. Neptunium-237, as determined by Total Radioactive Neptunium, EPA Method 907.0.
4. All GWPL values for beta/gamma emitting radionuclide parameters based on a 4 millirem/year equivalent
dosage, as per 1991 EPA draft MCL values for drinking water (July 18, 1991 Federal Register, Vol. 56, No.
138, pp. 33078, 33103, and Appendix B).
5. Iodine-129, as determined by Total Radioactive Iodine, EPA Method 902.0.
6. GWQS of 5 pCi/1 for combined radium-226 + radium-228 from final EPA MCL in National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations Final Rule for Radionuclides (December 7, 2000 Federal Register, Vol. 65,
No.236,p.76708).
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Table lF: Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions <1>-Mixed Waste Wells
Well ID Parameter GWPL<2> Well ID Parameter GWPL<2>
1. Table 1 F exceptions constitute specific wells and parameters determined to have natural background
ground water quality concentrations above GWQS, or as otherwise specified below. Background
concentration is defined as the mean concentration plus the second standard deviation for any contaminant
in any individual well. This table may be blank ifno GWPL exceptions are set for Mixed Waste wells.
2. The number of significant figures used for all GWPLs determined by laboratory results previously reported
by the Permittee.
D. Best Available Technology (BAT) Design Standard
1. Discharge Technology Performance Criteria
*
Best available technology for the site will incorporate discharge technology based
on the use of earthen materials in both the bottom liner and final cover. However,
under no circumstances shall the site cause groundwater at the compliance
monitoring wells (Part I.F .1) to exceed the groundwater protection levels in Part
I.C for the following minimum periods of time:
Disposal Cell Contaminant Group Performance
Standard*
LARW, and Class A West Heavy metals 200 years
lnorganics 200 years
Organics 200 years
Mobile and non-mobile 500 years
Radionuclides
l le.(2) Heavy metals 200 years
lnorganics 200 years
Ore:anics 200 vears
Mixed Waste Mobile and non-mobile 500 vears
Said performance standards shall be measured from the following initial startup dates: 1988
[LARW Cell], 1992 [Mixed Waste Cell], 1994 [l le.(2) Cells], and 2000 [Class A West Cell]
If after review of any environmental monitoring data collected at the site, the Director
determines that the ground water protection levels in Part I.C of the Permit may be
exceeded at the compliance monitoring wells before completion of the above-
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minimum time periods, said potential shall constitute a violation of the Best Available
Technology requirements of this Permit.
2. Authorized LAR W Cell Engineering Design and Specifications
Final cover construction over the entire LAR W cell was completed in October
2005. The engineering plans in Table 2A, below, are provided for reference to
the cell engineering design.
Table 2A: Approved LARW Cell Engineering Design Drawings
Drawin2 Last Revision Date Subject
9407-2, Rev. E July 28, 1998 LARW Disposal Cell-Cell Location and Excavation Limits
9407-4, Rev. V Februarv 1, 2005 LARW Disposal Cell-LARW Cell Closure
9407-4A, Rev. L May 16, 2003 LARW Disposal Cell-LARW Cell Closure
9407-4B, Rev. J May 16, 2003 LARW Disposal Cell-LARW Cell Closure
9407-5, Rev. I Februarv 4, 1999 LARW Disposal Cell-Site Layout
9407-6, Rev. E Julv 28, 1998 LARW Disposal Cell-Site Layout
9407-7, Rev. A June 27, 1994 Drainage Plan -Plan View
9407-7A, Rev. A June 27, 1994 Drainage Plan -Details
9407-8, Rev. C October 16, 1998 LARW Disposal Cell Wedge Expansion Cross Section
03046A-V01 Rev. -August 1, 2003 LAR W Disposal Cell Closure -Plan and Details
03046A-VO2 Rev. 1 August 1, 2005 LARW Disposal Cell Closure -Sections and Details
03046A-VO3 Rev. -August 1, 2003 LAR W Disposal Cell -Radon Barrier Redesign Sections and
Details
03046A-VO4 Rev. -August 1, 2003 LARW Disposal Cell-Radon Barrier Redesign Sections and
Details
03046A-VO5 Rev. -August 1, 2003 LARW Disposal Cell-Radon Barrier Redesign Section and
Details
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3. 1 le.(2) Disposal Cell Design
The best available technology design standard shall be defined by and construction
shall conform to the approved engineering design summarized in Table 2B and the
specifications listed in the approved LLRW and 1 le.(2) CQA/QC Manual.
Table 2B: Approved lle.(2) Cell Engineering Design Drawings
Drawin2 Last Revision Date Subiect
9420-4, Rev. F March 4, 2002 1 le.(2) Disposal Cell, Lavout
9420-5, Rev. D February 21, 2002 1 le.(2) Disposal Cell, Cross Sections
9420-6, Rev. D December 21, 2002 1 le.(2) Disposal Cell, Ditch Cross Sections
Said 1 le.(2) cell engineering design shall include, but is not limited to, the following
elements:
a) Cover System -shall include the following materials, as described from the top
down:
1) Top-slope Area -the top-slope shall consist of the following materials,
from the top down:
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i) Riprap Erosion Barrier-a 12-inch thick layer of rock armor material
with a particle size ranging from 0.75 to 4.50 inches in diameter with
an average diameter between 1.125 and 3.0 inches.
ii) Filter Zone -a single 12-inch thick layer of granular material with a
particle size ranging from 0 .3125 to 3. 0 inches in diameter ( coarse
sand to fine cobble) and a minimum hydraulic conductivity of 42
cm/sec.
iii) Upper Radon Barrier-a layer of clay material at least 12 inches thick
with a field hydraulic conductivity of 5.0E-8 cm/sec or less.
iv) Lower Radon Barrier-a layer of clay material at least 3 feet thick
with a field hydraulic conductivity of l .0E-6 cm/sec or less.
The minimum slope for top-slope areas shall be 2.1 %.
2) Side-slope Area -the side-slope area shall consist of the following
materials, from the top down:
A. Riprap Erosion Barrier -an 18-inch thick layer of rock armor material
with a particle size ranging from 2.0 to 16.0 inches in diameter with an
average diameter between 4.5 and 8.0 inches.
B. Filter Zone -a single 12-inch thick layer of granular material with a
particle size ranging from 0.3125 to 3.0 inches in diameter (coarse sand
to fine cobble) and a minimum hydraulic conductivity of 42 cm/sec.
C. Upper Radon Barrier -a layer of clay material at least 12 inches thick
with a field hydraulic conductivity of 5.0E-8 cm/sec or less.
D. Lower Radon Barrier -a layer of clay material at least 2.5 feet thick
with a field hydraulic conductivity of l .0E-6 cm/sec or less.
The slope for side-slope areas shall be approximately 20%.
b) 1 le.(2) Waste Layer-the 1 le.(2) waste shall not exceed a final thickness of 47
feet above the bottom clay liner.
c) Bottom Clay Liner -The clay liner shall be a minimum of 2 feet thick, measured
perpendicular to the slope, and have a field hydraulic conductivity of
l.0E-6 cm/sec or less.
4. Final Authorized Class A West Cell Engineering Design and Specifications
The best available technology design standard shall be defined by, and construction of
the Class A West facility shall conform to the engineering plans summarized in Table
2C, below, and the specifications listed in the approved LLRW and 1 le.(2) CQA/QC
Manual:
For the Class A West cells, this engineering design includes, but is not limited to, the
following elements:
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a) Cover System-top-slope and side-slope areas shall include the following
materials or as specified by the approved LLRW and 1 le.(2) CQA/QC Manual,
from the top down:
1) An 24-inch thick erosion barrier consisting of a 1.25-inch, or greater,
average diameter rock material over the top-slope area, and a 4.5-inch, or
greater average diameter rock material over the side-slope area, as
specified on the approved engineering drawing number 100 l 7-C04,
2) A 6-inch thick upper (Type A) filter zone consisting of sandy gravel
material,
3) A 12-inch compacted thickness of sacrificial soil with a minimum
Residual Moisture Content of 3.5 % (by weight). Such Residual Moisture
Content shall be the asymptotic value measured by ASTM Methods D-
3152 and D-2325 at soil tensions above 15 bars, if the fines content (#200
sieve) of the sacrificial soil is greater than or equal to 15%, residual
moisture content testing is not required,
4) A 6-inch lower (Type B) filter zone on the top slope and 18-inch on the
side slope, consisting of sandy gravel material with a minimum
permeability of 3.5 cm/sec,
5) A 2-foot thick clay radon barrier measured perpendicular to the slope. Said
radon barrier will be divided into two layers:
1. an upper layer, 1 foot thick, with a field hydraulic conductivity of 5.0E-
8 cm/sec or less, and
11. a lower layer, 1 foot thick with a field hydraulic conductivity of l .0E-6
cm/sec or less.
Top slope of the embankment shall be between 2% and 4%, as specified on
the approved engineering drawings, and side slopes shall be no steeper than
approximately 5: 1. The outside toe of the clay radon barrier/liner shall
extend outward and beyond the outermost edge of the waste layer and shall
merge with the bottom clay liner.
b) Waste Layer-the waste layer shall not exceed a final thickness of 74.3 feet
above the top of the bottom clay liner.
c) Clay Bottom Liner -the bottom clay liner shall be constructed below natural
grade. Final grade and elevation for the base of the clay liner will comply with
the approved engineering design (Table 2C). This liner will be constructed after
excavation of the site to the total design depth, followed by placement of
imported clay materials, which meet the approved specifications for material
and construction. The clay liner shall be a minimum of 2 feet thick and
constructed in accordance with the approved LLRW and 1 le.(2) CQA/QC
Manual, and have a field hydraulic conductivity of 1.0E-6 cm/sec or less.
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Table 2C: Approved Class A West Cell Engineering Design Drawings
Last
I Drawin2 Revision Subject
Class A West Disposal Embankment
10014-C0l, Rev. 2 1/3/12 Class A West Embankment-Embankment Features and
Controls
10014-C02, Rev. 2 1/3/12 Class A West Embankment-Cross Sections
10014-C03, Rev. 3 1/5/12 Class A West Embankment-Sections and Details 1 of2
10014-C04, Rev.3 11/3/11 Class A West Embankment-Sections and Details 2 of 2
10014-C08 Rev 1 1/5/12 Class A West Embankment-Class A, Class A North &
Class A West Map
10014-C09, Rev. 1 11/4/11 Class A West Embankment -CWF Cross Sections
10014-U0l, Rev.24 1/5/12 Class A West Embankment-Embankment Location Map and
Buffer Zone
10014-U02, Rev. 2 1/5/12 Class A West Embankment -Environmental Monitoring
The best available technology design standard shall be defined by, and construction of
the Class A and Class A North facilities (now combined into the Class A West
Facility) shall conform to the engineering plans summarized in Table 2Cl, below, and
the specifications listed in the approved LLRW and 1 le.(2) Construction Quality
Assurance/Quality Control (CQA/QC) Plan.
Table 2Cl: Approved Class A and Class A North Cell Engineering Design Drawings
Last
Drawin2 Revision I Sub_ject
Class A Disposal Embankment
9821-01, Rev . .J 2/9/09 Class A Disposal Cell -Layout Plan and Cover Details
9821-02, Rev. D 2/9/09 Class A Disposal Cell -Cross Sections
9821-03, Rev. D 7/8/09 Class A Disposal Cell -Ditch Details
9821-04, Rev. A 7/25/00 Class A Disposal Cell -Updated Drainage System
Class A North Disposal Embankment
04080-C0 1 Rev. 3 2/9/09 Class A North Disposal Cell -Lavout Plan and Cover Details
04080-C02 Rev .4 7/8/09 Class A North Disposal Cell-Cross Sections
04080-C03 Rev. 3 7/8/09 Class A North Disposal Cell-Ditch Details
04080-C04, Rev 3 10/26/09 Class A North Embankment Proposed CWF & LC Area, Area
& Haul Road Layout
08080-C06, Rev. 4 10/26/09 Class A North Embankment Proposed CWF Area, CWF Area
Plan and Details
08080-C06A 10/29/09 Class A North Embankment Proposed CWF area, CWF Area
Plan and Details
5. Disposal Cell Location Restrictions
The LARW, 1 le.(2), and Class A West disposal cells shall be restricted to the
following locations in Section 32, Township 1 South, Range 11 West, SLBM, as
specified on the currently approved engineering plans, drawings, and the approximate
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates provided in Table 3 below:
Table 3: Authorized LARW, lle.(2), and Class A West Disposal Cell Locations
Edge of Waste Coordinates
Disposal Cell Position Latitude Lon2itude
LARW NW Comer 40° 41' 11.382" N 113° 06' 51.318" w
SW Comer 40° 40' 52. 908" N 113° 06' 51. 203" w
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Table 3: Authorized LARW, lle.(2), and Class A West Disposal Cell Locations
Edge of Waste Coordinates
Disposal Cell Position Latitude Lon2itude
SE Comer 40° 40' 52. 960" N 113° 06' 36. 734" w
NE Comer 40°41' ll.434"N 113° 06' 36. 848" w
l le.(2) NW Comer 40° 41' 54.846" N 113° 06' 55.564" w
SW Comer 40° 40' 55. 055" N 113° 07' 24. 761" w
SE Comer 40° 40' 54. 845" N 113° 06' 55. 564" w
NE Comer 40° 41'12.380" N 113° 06' 55.346" w
Class A West NW Comer 40° 41' 39.609" N 113° 07' 24.754" w
SW Comer 40° 41' 14. 230" N 113° 07' 24. 702" w
SE Comer 40°41' 14.19l"N 113° 06' 55.369" w
NE Comer 40° 41' 39.569" N 113° 06' 55.463" w
This description does not include the Mixed Waste facility, located east of the
LARW Cell, which is authorized under a separate State-issued Part B Permit
from the Utah Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
6. Definition of Class A Waste
For purposes of this Permit, Class A Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) is defined
under the Utah Radiation Control Rules, UAC R313-15-1009, or as Naturally
Occurring and Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials under the Utah Radiation
Control Rules, UAC R313-12-3.
7. Reserved
8. Definition of PCB/Radioactive Waste
For purposes of this Permit, PCB/Radioactive Waste to be accepted for disposal shall
meet the criteria specified in R315-315-7(2)(a) or (3)(b)(i-vi) of the rules designated
for disposal in a municipal or non-municipal non-hazardous landfill.
9. Definition of 1 le.(2) Waste
For purposes of this Permit, 1 le.(2) Waste is defined as" ... tailings or wastes produced
by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed
primarily for its source material content", as defined in Section 1 le.(2) of the U.S.
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
10. Collection Lysimeters for Future Construction at the Class A West Cell
Future construction of the clay bottom liner of the Class A West Cell shall include the
installation of collection lysimeters below the bottom clay liner, in accordance with the
CQA Plan for Collection Lysimeter Construction currently approved by the Director
and included herein as Appendix C. The Permittee shall also comply with the currently
approved Operation, Maintenance and Closure Plan for Collection Lysimeters, also
included herein as Appendix C. Any change to the approved design, operation, or
construction specifications in Appendix C requires prior Director approval. The
Permittee shall notify the Director of construction of
additional lysimeters in the Class A West Cell, at least one week prior to
construction.
11. Future Modification of Disposal Cell and Facility Engineering Design or
Specifications
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Any change in the approved engineering design or specifications requires prior
submittal and Director approval. Said changes must be submitted to the Director as a
written request with revised engineering drawings, specifications, groundwater flow
and contaminant transport models, or any other documentation deemed necessary by
the Director, at least 180 days prior to the effective date desired by the Permittee.
12. Final Authorized Engineering Design and Specifications for Waste and Wastewater
Related Facilities
Best available technology design standards for related facilities at the disposal site
shall be defined by, and construction conform to the engineering plans and
specifications summarized in Table 5, below:
Table 5: Approved Engineering Design Drawings for Waste/Wastewater Related Facilities
Related Facility Drawin2No. Last Revision Sub_ject / Title
Track 4 Railcar T-100, Rev. 3 Aug. 14, 1999 Foundation
Decontamination T-101, Rev. 3 Aug. 16, 1999 Foundation Details
Pad 9906-02, Rev. H Feb 26, 2007 Wash Water System As-Built
9906-02A, Rev. H Feb.26,2007 Wash Water System As-Built
Class A West 10014-C05, Rev. 6 May 10, 2013 Class A West Embankment-Active CWF &
Containerized LC Areas: Area and Haul Road Layout
Waste Facility and
Large Component 10014-C06, Rev. 4 May 2, 2012 Class A West Embankment Large Component Area Evaporation
Basin Area Plan & Details
10014-C07, Rev. 4 January 10, 2014 Class A West Embankment CWF Area Plan &
Details
10014-C07A, Rev. 1 May 10, 2013 Class A West Embankment Active CWF Area
CWF Area Plan & Details
1995 Evaporation 9718-1, Rev. C March 13, 2007 Facility Layout
Pond 9504-3, Rev. E Oct. 28, 1999 Storage Pond
9504-3A, Rev. A Oct. 28, 1999 Leak Detection System Details, As-Built
9504-4, Rev. E Oct. 28, 1999 Facility Details
9718-4, Rev. A Aug. 17, 1998 Piping Diagrams and Pump Station
08007-C0 1, Rev. 2 Oct. 19, 2011 1995 Evaporation Pond HDPE Repairs, New 60
mil HDPE Liner
1997 Evaporation 9718-1, Rev. C March 13, 2007 Facility Layout
Pond 9718-2, Rev. D Feb.25, 1999 Evaporation and Storage Pond
9718-2a, Rev. B Feb.25, 1999 Leak Detection System Details, As-Built
9718-3, Rev. -Sept. 17, 1997 Details
9718-4, Rev. A Aug. 17, 1998 Piping Diagrams and Pump Station
2000 Evaporation 0009-00, Rev. A July 10, 2000 Site Plan and Facility Layout
Pond 0009-01, Rev. E Feb.22,2008 Plan View
0009-02, Rev. A Jan.29,2001 Cross Sections
0009-03, Rev. B Jan.29,2001 Details
0009-04, Rev. A Jan. 29, 2001 Sump/Side Slope Cross-Section
0009-05, Rev. A Jan.29,2001 Leak Detection Details
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Related Facility Drawine: No. Last Revision Sub.iect / Title
0009-06, Rev. A Feb.22,2008 Water Transfer Piping Details
Mixed Waste 9802-1, Rev. D Dec. 22, 1999 Facility Layout
Evaporation Pond 9802-2, Rev. F Dec. 22, 1999 Water Storage Facility
9802-3, Rev. D Dec. 22, 1999 Facility Details As-Built
9802-4, Rev. B Dec. 4, 1998 Water Storage Facilitv
9802-5, Rev. A Dec. 22, 1999 Leak Detection Svstem Details, As-Built
9803-2, Rev. -Feb. 11, 1998 Storage Pad Drain Line As-Built
Intermodal 9705-1, Rev. A Julv 31, 1998 Plan View
Unloading Facility 9705-2, Rev. B Nov. 20, 1998 Cross Section Drawings
9813-01, Rev. B March 13, 2007 Layout
9813-02, Rev. A July 31, 1998 Layout (and Details)
0701-003, Rev. l June 8, 2007 Site Layout and Facility Legend
Rail Digging 0107-01, Rev. B April 25, 2002 Site Layout
Facility 0107-02, Rev. B April 19, 2002 Digging Track Plan
0107-03, Rev. B April 12, 2002 Track and Pad Details
0107-04A, Rev. A April 25, 2002 Excavator Ramp
Container Storage 9514-1, Rev. C March 13, 2007 Plan, Sections and Details
Pad
East Truck 05023-Cl04, Rev. 9 April 26, 2007 New Site Layout
Unloading Facility 05023-C301, Rev. 4 Sept. 22, 2005 Cross Sections
05023-C401, Rev. 5 Dec. 12, 2005 Truck Unloading Area Plan View
05023-C402, Rev. 5 De. 12, 2005 Truck Unloading Dock Plan View
05023-C403, Rev. 7 April 26, 2007 Enlarged Dock Plan View
05023-C501, Rev. 5 Dec. 12, 2005 Truck Unloading Area Details
05023-C502, Rev. 4 Dec. 12, 2005 Truck Dock Details
05023-C503, Rev. 4 Dec. 12, 2005 Truck Dock Details
05023-Sl, Rev. 1 Sept. 22, 2005 Concrete Container Holding Pad Safety . Protection
Shredder Facility 05056-Fl3, Rev._ 09/30/06 Shredder Facility; Outfeed Pad Plan and Pad
Details (As-Constructed)
05056-Fl3A, Rev._ 09/30/06 Shredder Facility; Shredder Pad Plan (As-
Constructed)
05056-Fl3B, Rev._ 09/30/06 Shredder Facility; Shredder Pad Details (As-
Constructed)
05056-Ll, Rev. 6 09/06 Shredder Facility; Site Layout Plan (As-Built)
05056-L2, Rev. 2 Oct. 25, 2006 Shredder Facility; Containment Pad Water
Management Layout Plan
05056-Cl, Rev. IO Oct. 25, 2006 Shredding Facility; Operating Pad Layout (As-
Built)
05056-C6, Rev. 4 Oct. 25, 2006 Shredding Facility; Operating Pad-Sections
and Details (As-Built)
05056-C7, Rev 7 9/17/07 Shredding Facility; Catch Basin and Manhole
Layouts (As-Built)
05056-C8, Rev. 2 9/17/07 Shredding Facilitv; Drainage Svstem Details
05056-Fl thru -Fl4 Various Details
Rotary Dump 05006-Cl, Rev. 3 Oct 6, 2006 Heater Building; Plan sheet
Facility 05006-C2, Rev. 5 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Building; Plan Sheet
05006-C3, Rev. 5 February 28, 2017 Wash Building; Plan Sheet
05006-C5, Rev. 3 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Building; Section A-A
05006-C6, Rev. 2 Oct 6, 2006 Rotarv Dump Building; Section B-B
05006-Cl2, Rev. 1 Oct 6, 2006 Heater Building; Drainage Details and Sections
05006-C7, Rev. 1 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Building; Section C-C
05006-C8, Rev. 1 Oct 6, 2006 Rail Car Wash Building; Section D-D
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Related Facility Drawing No. Last Revision Sub_ject / Title
05006-C9, Rev. 1 Oct 6, 2006 Wash Building, Drainage Plan Sheet
05006-Fl, Rev. 2 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Heater, Rotary and
Wash Buildings foundation Plan and Details
05006-F2, Rev. 3 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Heater Building
Foundation Plan and Details
05006-FlO, Rev. 4 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Rotary Dumper
Building Foundation Plan and Details
05006-FB, Rev. 1 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Rotary Dumper
Building Foundation Plan and Details
05006-F25, Rev. 3 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Rotary Dumper
Building Foundation Plan and Details
05006-F26, Rev. 3 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Rotary Dumper
Building Foundation Plan and Details
05006-F27, Rev. 3 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Facility; Rotary Dumper
Building Foundation Plan and Details
05006-P103, Rev. 1 Sept. 20, 2007 Rotarv to NW Comer Pond
05006-Vl, Rev. 4 February 28, 2017 Rotary Dump Facility; Water Supply and Waste
Water Flow Diagram
05006-SLl00. Rev. 6 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Building; Sediment Basin Liner
Plan
05006-SLl0l. Rev. 6 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Building; Sediment Basin Liner
Sections
05006-SL102. Rev. 6 Oct 6, 2006 Rotary Dump Building; Sediment Basin Liner
Section
05006-FS, Rev. November 10, Wash Building Foundation Plan and Details
2011
05006-F9C, Rev. 3 6/11/08 Wash Building Foundation Details
Intermodal 05008-Gl, Rev. 4 May 19, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Map
Container Wash Layout and Index
Building 05008-ClO0, Rev. 2 May 19, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Facility
Location Map
05008-ClOl, Rev. 4 September 26, Intermodal Container Wash Building; Plan
2006 Sheet
05008-C102, Rev. 2 May 19, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Section
A-A
05008-C103, Rev. 3 May 19, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Section
B-B
05008-SLl00, Rev. 5 August 23, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Sediment
Basin Liner Plan
05008-SLl0l, Rev. 5 August 23, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Sediment
Basin Liner Section A-A
05008-SL102, Rev. 5 August 23, 2006 Intermodal Container Wash Building; Sediment
Basin Liner Section B-B
Decontamination 05015-G00l, Rev. 1 February 23, 2006 Access Control Building; Map Layout and
Access Control Index
Building 05015-ClO0, Rev. 1 February 23, 2006 Access Control Building; Facilities Location
Map
05015-ClOl, Rev. 2 Februarv 23, 2006 Access Control Building; Floor Plan
05015-C102, Rev. 2 February 23, 2006 Access Control Building; Elevations
05015-C103, Rev. 3 Februarv 23, 2006 Access Control Building, Typical Sections
05015-Cl04,Rev.0 February 23, 2006 Access Control Building, Site Layout and Gray
Water Tank and Pipe
05015-Sl00,Rev.2 June 30, 2006 Access Control Building, 1000 Gallon Gray
Water Tank
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Related Facility Drawin2 No. Last Revision Subiect / Title
05015-PlO0, Rev. 1 Februarv 23, 2006 Access Control Building, Plumbing Plan
05015-PlOl, Rev. 1 Februarv 23, 2006 Access Control Building, Plumbing Details
East Side Drainage 06007-Gl, Rev. 5 2/26/07 East Side Drainage, Map Layout and Index
and Gray Water 06007-G2, Rev. 4 2/26/07 East Side Drainage, Notes and Specifications
System 06007-Cl, Rev. 6 7/23/12 East Side Drainage, General Site Plan
Modifications 06007-C2, Rev. 6 7/23/12 East Side Drainage, Storm Water Drainage Plan
06007-C3, Rev. 7 2/1/2010 East Side Drainage, Intermodal Container Wash
Facility Gray Water System Plan
06007-C4, Rev. 6 3/12/08 East Side Drainage, Decon Access Control
Gray Water System
06007-Dl, Rev. 7 6/10/09 East Side Drainage, Section and Details
06007-Pl, Rev. 4 2/26/07 East Side Drainage, Pipelines #4 and #5
Alignments and Profiles
06007-SLl, Rev. 3 3/14/07 East Side Drainage, Storm Water Lift Sump
Plan
06007-SL2, Rev. 3 3/14/07 East Side Drainage, Storm Water Lift Sump
Section
06007-SL3, Rev. 3 3/14/07 East Side Drainage, Storm Water Lift Sump
Section
06007-Vl, Rev. 4 7/23/12 East Side Drainage, Storm Water and Waste
Flow Diagram
06007-P2, Rev. 4 2/22/08 Pipeline 4A and 5A Extension into the 1997
Pond
Northwest Comer
Evaporation Pond 06021-Cl, Rev 5 October 19, 2011 Northwest Comer Pond; General Site Plan and
Profile
06021-C2, Rev. 8 October 19, 2011 Northwest Comer Pond; Pond Plan View
06021-C3, Rev.5 08/29/07 Northwest Comer Pond; Sections and Details
06021-C4, Rev. 3 08/29/07 Northwest Comer Pond; Sections and Details
06021-C5, Rev. 3 08/29/07 Northwest Comer Pond; Sump Plan, Sections,
and Details
0602 l-C6, Rev. 3 08/29/07 Northwest Comer Pond; Leak Detection
System Sections and Details
06021-C7, Rev. 3 09-17-07 Northwest Comer Pond Leak Detection System
Sections and Details
06021-ClO, Rev. 2 October 19, 2011 Northwest Comer Pond; Water Transfer
Facility; Plan & Details
06021-Cl 1, Rev. 1 October 19, 2011 Northwest Comer Pond; Water Transfer
Facility; Plan & Details
1 le.(2) Disposal 9420-7D, Rev. 1 10/15/09 Lift Section Details
Cell Temporary
Diversion Ditch
DU Storage 088800,sheetlofl0 8/19/10 Anchor Bolt Plan & Details
Building 088800, sheet 2 of 10 8/19/10 Anchor Bolt Reactions
088800, sheet 3 of 10 8/19/10 Rigid Frame Elevation
088800, sheet 4 of 10 8/23/10 Roof Framing
088800, sheet 5 of 10 8/23/10 Sidewall Framing
088800, sheet 6 of 10 8/23/10 Sidewall Framing
088800, sheet 7 of 10 8/19/10 Endwall Framing
088800, sheet 8 of 10 8/19/10 Endwall Framing
088800, sheet 9 of 10 8/19/10 Detail drawings
088800, sheet 10 of 8/19/10 Detail drawings
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Related Facility Drawin2No. Last Revision Sub_ject / Title
10008 LOI 8/12/10 Building Location Map
10008 L02 8/12/10 Building Plan & Elevations
110197 El 8/24/10 Electrical Plans and Schedules
110197 E2 8/24/10 Electrical installation Details, Wiring Diagrams
and One-Line
110197 Ml 8/24/10 Mechanical Plans and Schedules
110197 M3 8/24/10 Specifications
10008 COi, rev. I 11/1/10 Site Ground Plan
10335 SI 9/2/10 Foundation Plan and Footing Schedule
10335 S2 9/2/10 Details
10335 S3 9/2/10 Notes
Mixed Waste Design Drawings are listed in Attachment 11-11 of the State-issued Part B Permit
Surface
lmpoundment
LLRW Operations 07015-PlOI Feb. 7,2008 Plumbing Plan
Building (redlined)
07015-Vl, Rev. 2 March I, 2010 Holding Tank Sections and Details
East Side Rotary l 959-C308, Rev 5 6/21/2022 Plan-Finish Grading Crane Bays & Dumper
Facility Area
Foundation Drainage Plan Dumper Building and
l 959-C3 l 0, Rev 8 4/23/2024 Ramps
l 959-C500, Rev 2 3/15/2023 Utility Plan
1959-PFD-101, Rev
E 3/15/2023 Railcar & Waste Handling System
1959-PFD-102, Rev
E 3/15/2023 Mechanical Room-Water Distribution
I 959-P-106, Rev G 3/15/2023 Mechanical Room-Waste Water Tank
l 959-S40 I, Rev 2 2/9/2022 Plan-Concrete Wall Key
Plan & Standard Detail-Concrete at North &
1959-S417, Rev I 2/9/2022 South Ramps
1959-S419, Rev I 5/25/2022 Rainfall Containment Information
General Arrangement at Dumper Pit & Truck
2115-C213, Rev H 3/12/2023 Ramp Elevation
2115-C215, Rev H 3/12/2023 Plan-Trench Drains
2115-S103, Rev I 6/29/2022 Typical Mat Foundation Details
Sections-North and South Bay Concrete Rail
2115-S431, Rev I 4/23/2024 Approach Slab
2115-S432, Rev I 4/23/2024 Plan-T/Conc At Upper Pit Area
2115-S434, Rev 3 4/23/2024 Plan-T/Conc At South Bay
2115-S443, Rev I 3/21/2023 Manhole 1A Plan, Sections and Details
13. Authorized Mixed Waste Cell Engineering Design and Specifications
The best available technology standards for the Mixed Waste Cell shall be defined by
those requirements mandated by the Utah Division of Waste Management and
Radiation Control the approved State-issued Part B Permit, hereafter State-issued Part
B Permit. All Mixed Waste Cell engineering design and specifications shall comply
with State-issued Permit, Module V.
14. DU Storage Building
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The best available technology standards for the depleted uranium (DU) Storage
Building shall be defined as the complete physical control and containment of DU
within the building. For the purposes of this Permit, waste materials stored in the DU
Storage Building will be exclusively limited to Savannah River Site DU material
(waste stream 9021-33). The DU waste, in the DU Storage Building, is not subject to
the 365-day storage requirement applicable to all other containerized waste in Part
I.E. I 0.a.6 of this Permit.
E. BAT Performance and Best Management Practice Standards
1. Waste Restrictions
a) Allowed Class A Low Level Radioactive Waste Volume -The volume of Class
A Low-level Radioactive Waste to be disposed in the Class A West and Mixed
Waste embankments are described in drawing 10014 C0I, rev 2 for the Class A
West embankment, and in drawing 11009 W02, rev 0 for the Mixed Waste
embankment.
b) 1 le.(2) Waste -any change affecting the non-radiologic content of the waste to
be disposed of in the 11 e.(2) Cell, including additional types or concentrations
of non-radiologic contaminants, above and beyond those defined in Table 6
below, shall require prior approval from the Director, after submittal of
satisfactory technical justification to demonstrate that the requirements of Part
I.D.1 of this Permit will be met.
c) Solid Waste Landfill Equivalency-PCB/Radioactive Waste shall only be
disposed of as designated in the State-issued Part B Permit.
d) Mixed Waste and Class A West Cells -waste to be disposed of in the Mixed
Waste and Class A West Cells shall be limited to wastes which meet the
definition of Class A Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) under the Utah
Radiation Control Rules, UAC R313-15-1009, or are defined as Naturally
Occurring and Accelerator Produced Radioactive Materials under the Utah
Radiation Control Rules, UAC R313-12-3.
2. Prohibited Wastes
a) Hazardous Waste -the disposal of hazardous waste as defined by the Utah
Hazardous Waste Management Rules (UAC R315-2-3) is prohibited in the
Class A West and 1 le.(2) Disposal Cells. LLRW or 1 le.(2) waste that exceeds
the regulatory concentration levels of the Toxic Characteristic Leaching
Procedure (TCLP) as defined in 40 CFR Part 261 Subpart C, Table 1 is
prohibited, unless specifically authorized in Table 6 below, or with prior
written approval from the Director. Waste samples shall be collected in
accordance with the currently approved Waste Characterization Plan
(Radioactive Material License, Condition 58); the 1 le.(2) Byproduct Material
License (UT 2300478) and analyzed for those exclusive parameters listed in
Table 6, below; or for PCB/Radioactive Waste, the approved State-issued Part
B Permit.
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Table 6: Maximum Allowable Concentrations in lle.(2) Waste
Parameter TCLP Leachate Total Waste
Regulatory Limit Concentration
(me/I) (m2/k2)
Volatile Organic Compounds
Acetone n/a 10.0
2-Butanone (methyl ethyl 200.0 10.0
ketone)
. Carbon Disulfide n/a 10.0
Chloroform 6.0 10.0
1, 1-Dichloroethane 0.5 10.0
Diethyl Phthalate n/a 80.0
Methylene Chloride n/a 70.0
2-Methy !naphthalene n/a 80.0
Naphthalene n/a 80.0
1, 1,2-Trichloroethane n/a 7.27
Vinyl Chloride 0.2 0.66
b) Liquid Waste -acceptance of liquids and liquid content of all wastes shall be in
accordance with the Radioactive Materials License.
c) Chelating Agents -the disposal of any waste containing chelating agents shall
be limited to the Mixed Waste Cell and is prohibited in the Class A West, and
1 le.(2) Disposal Cells. The disposal of any waste in the Mixed Waste Cell
containing chelating agents in excess of 22% by weight is prohibited.
3. Failure to Construct as per Approval
4.
Failure to construct any portion of the Site in compliance with the approved
engineering design and specifications or in a manner inconsistent with the LLR W and
1 le.(2) CQA/QC Plan (Radioactive Materials License UT 2300249, Condition 44)
shall be cause for the Director to require excavation of the materials and remedial
construction, retrofit of the facility or any other mitigative action to prevent the release
of pollutants to soil or groundwater.
Unsaturated Soil Moisture Content Monitoring
The Permittee shall conduct soil moisture content monitoring to verify performance of
the engineered containment systems for the LARW, and 1 le.(2), Disposal Cells in
accordance with the requirements of Part 1.H.17 of this Permit and Radioactive
Material License Condition 28. This monitoring shall consist of instrumentation, as
approved by the Director, installed in the Cover Test Cell.
The Permittee shall maintain and replace all soil moisture instrumentation as directed
by the Director.
The Director reserves the right to require similar soil moisture content monitoring in
the radon barrier at the 11 e.(2) Cell. The Permittee shall install and make operational
any soil moisture instrumentation in compliance with the schedule to be determined by
the Director.
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5.
6.
Reserved
Open Cell Time Limitation
For each open portion of the Class A West disposal cell, final cover construction shall
be completed in accordance with the approved engineering plans and specifications
(Part I.D. 4) and the approved CQA/QC Manual no later than 18 years after the date of
initial placement of waste in that portion of the open cell.
Any modification of this 18 -year limitation shall require prior Director approval with
area-specific plans, schedule, and the submittal of justification. Said justification must
be submitted to the Director at least 180 days prior to the expiration date of the
respective 18-year open cell time limit. Failure to secure Director approval prior to
expiration of the 18 -year deadline shall not be cause for the Permittee to postpone
construction of the cover of the Class A West cell in accordance with the currently
approved engineering design and specifications in Part I.D. 4 of this Permit.
The Permittee was given an extension (to 25 years) to the Open Cell Time Limitation
for parts of, or all oflift areas POI, N0I, N04, N06, NI 1, N12, N14, Nl5, NI 7, N20,
N23, and MIO as defined in the Permittee's Extension request, Part I.E.6, Open Cell
Time Limitation letter dated October 8, 2013. The extension is conditioned on annual
precipitation of 9.32 inches or above for two consecutive years causing a reevaluation
of the extension.
7. General Stormwater Management Requirements
The Permittee shall contain all stormwater runoff at the Class A West and 1 le.(2)
Disposal Cells which has contacted the waste (i.e., contact stormwater). The Permittee
shall not begin pumpage or removal of stormwater that falls inside the restricted area
that has not contacted the waste (i.e., non-contact stormwater) before beginning
removal of contact stormwater, and:
a) Within 24 hours of discovery of an accumulation of contact stormwater, the
Permittee shall immediately begin pumpage and removal of said stormwater in
accordance with the storm water priority schedule listed in Appendix J, BAT
Performance Monitoring Plan.
b) The Permittee shall pump and remove contact storm water in an uninterrupted
manner until it is completely removed from said location. The Permittee may
utilize equipment, which cannot be used at higher priority locations, at lower
priority locations in accordance with Appendix J of this Permit, BAT
Performance Monitoring Plan. All contact stormwater accumulated and pumped
shall be disposed of in the evaporation ponds. However, contact stormwater from
the Class A West and 1 le.(2) disposal cells may be used for minimal engineering
and dust control purposes on the waste in the Class A West disposal cell and for
dust suppression activities at the Shredder and Rotary Dump Facilities.
c) Class A West Containerized Waste Facility and Large Component Evaporation
Basin-precipitation that falls on the Class A West Containerized Waste Facility
and Large Component Area shall be allowed to accumulate in an engineered
evaporation basin constructed in accordance with the following conditions:
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1) The evaporation basin shall be constructed in accordance with the design
specifications in engineering drawings listed in Table 5 of this Permit and the
requirements of the currently approved LLRW and 1 le.(2) CQA/QC Manual
(Work Element-General Requirements, specification "Runoff Control
During Project" and Work Element-"Clay Liner Placement").
2) Fluid head in the evaporation basin shall not exceed a I-foot level above the
lowest point of the evaporation basin protective cover.
3) To ensure the physical integrity of the clay liner is not compromised by
desiccation or freeze/thaw cycles the Permittee shall implement quality
assurance/quality control requirements in the currently approved LLRW and
8. Reserved
1 le.(2) CQA/QC Manual (Work Element-Clay Liner Placement,
specification "Liner Drying Prevention"). This requirement is met by
completing an annual survey of the evaporation basin's surface to ensure that
at least six inches of compacted clay is present above the top of the clay liner.
This survey is to be completed no later than August 1 of each year.
9. 1 le.(2) Waste Storage
Storage of 1 le.(2) waste at the facility shall be explicitly limited to areas within the
confines of the 1 le.(2) Disposal Cell having completed and approved clay liner.
10. LLRW and 1 le.(2) Waste Management Performance Requirements
The Permittee shall operate and maintain all facilities in compliance with the following
performance requirements:
a) Contaminant Containment and Spill Prevention-the Permittee shall manage all
site operations to:
1) Prevent contact of wastes with the ground surface.
2) Prevent spills of wastes or liquids contained therein from any contact with
the ground surface or ground water.
3) Prevent contact of surface water or stormwater run-on with the waste.
4) Control any runoff, which may have contacted the waste from subsequent
contact with the ground surface or ground water by means of approved
engineering containment. Any accumulations of such contact runoff or
leachates shall be removed and managed in accordance with Part I.E. 7 of
this Permit.
5) Prevent wind dispersal of wastes.
6) Minimize the time any waste is held in temporary storage without disposal
in a disposal cell or embankment. In no case shall any waste be in
temporary storage beyond 365 days after the date of waste entry into the
controlled area. Once the waste is removed from temporary storage and is
in a disposal cell, the 365 day restriction is no longer relevant.
7) Identify all wastes held in storage by use of clear and legible placards,
signs, or labels which identify the generator, waste stream number and
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dates that said waste or waste container both entered the controlled area and
was placed into temporary storage.
8) Maintain all waste containers in a closed, strong tight and watertight
condition.
9) All containers in storage shall be inspected as required in the currently
approved Appendix J of this Permit.
10) Waste in bags shall be managed as bulk waste.
b) Containerized Waste Storage Pad and Other Waste Storage Areas -the Permittee
shall operate and maintain waste containers, the asphalt surface of the
Containerized Waste Storage Pad, and other storage surfaces used as a waste
storage area by completing the following actions, as applicable:
1) Repair or otherwise seal and render impermeable any and all cracks,
ruptures, damage, or porous areas found in the asphalt surface or other
storage surfaces in accordance with the currently approved Appendix K of
this Permit.
2) Inspecting all containers in storage in accordance with the currently
approved Appendix J of this Permit.
3) Prevent contact of waste with precipitation or stormwater by maintaining
all containers in a closed and watertight condition.
4) Manage leaking containers in accordance with the Waste Characterization
Plan and Radioactive Material License.
5) Adequately operate and maintain any stormwater collection sump, pump,
and piping to ensure containment and conveyance of stormwaters to the
approved evaporation ponds.
c) Prohibition and Restrictions for Dry Active Waste (DAW) Storage-DAW is
defined as contaminated materials without soil-like texture or characteristics that
has a dry weight density of 70 pounds per cubic foot or less ( e.g., contaminated
paper, plastic, personal protective equipment, cloth, or other similar soft-type
debris). Open-air storage of DAW is prohibited at the Site. All temporary storage
of DAW shall be conducted either inside buildings or in watertight containers at
the Containerized Waste Storage Pad or other approved storage areas. DAW
located within a disposal cell must be covered at the end of the working day with
soil or soil-like waste material to prevent wind dispersal.
d) Intermodal Unloading Facility -the Permittee shall operate and maintain the
LLRW Intermodal Unloading Facility to provide free draining conditions to the
stormwater drainage pipeline system.
e) Management of Containerized Waste -the following locations are approved for
management and storage of Class A waste received in containers (does NOT
include waste received for disposal in the Containerized Waste Facility):
o Containerized Waste Storage Pad
o Intermodal Unloading Facility
o East Truck Unloading Facility storage pads
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o Decontamination Facilities (Track #4 Rail Car Wash Facility, Intermodal
Container Wash Building)
o Class A West Disposal Cell
o Shredder Facility
o Rotary Dump Facility
o East Side Rotary Facility
f) Bulk Waste Management-the following locations are approved for management
and storage of bulk Class A waste:
o Intermodal Unloading Facility
o Decontamination Facilities (Track #4 Rail Car Wash facility, Intermodal
Container Wash Building)
o Class A West Disposal Cell
o Rail Digging Facility (bulk waste transfer only, waste storage prohibited)
o Shredder Facility
o Rotary Dump Facility
o East Side Rotary Facility
11. LARW, and Class A West Cell Collection Lysimeters: Operation, Maintenance and
Inspection
The Permittee shall operate and maintain all collection lysimeters in compliance with
the currently approved Appendix C of this Permit. Said operation shall include a video
inspection of each collection lysimeter constructed at the LARW, and Class A West
Cells within one year following the completion of liner over the collection lysimeter
pan. Afterwards video inspections will be conducted on an every other year basis. Each
video inspection shall log the entire length of the drainage pipe to ensure proper
operation and free drainage of each collection lysimeter. Failure to satisfactorily
complete a video log inspection or a determination that free draining conditions no
longer exist in a collection lysimeter shall constitute failure to maintain best available
technology pursuant to Part I.G.4 of this Permit. Such failures shall be reported to the
Director in accordance with the requirements of Part I.H.8 of this Permit.
12. Stormwater Drainage Works Performance Criteria
All stormwater drainage works constructed and operated at the LARW, Class A West,
and 1 le.(2) facilities shall be performed in accordance with the following criteria:
a) Seepage Control to Prevent Ground Water Mounding-all drainage works at the
facility shall be constructed of either low-permeability clay liner materials or of
an impermeable man-made conveyance to control and prevent seepage that alter
local natural ground water hydraulic gradients or velocities. This infiltration
control shall address seepage during periods of storm water storage in the
drainage system.
b) Free Drainage -all stormwater drainage works shall be free draining, and under
gravity conditions, shall convey stormwater from contributing facilities to
another location except as follows:
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13.
14.
1. The stormwater culvert at the southeast margin of the 11 e.(2) cell, as found
on the Permittee's engineering drawing 9420-7D as listed in Table 5 of this
Permit. Said construction includes an engineered catch basin and lift
station.
c) Temporary Stormwater Drainage Works-plans and specifications for any
temporary stormwater drainage works shall be submitted for Director review and
approval prior to installation. As-Built reports shall be submitted for Director
approval within 30 days following installation. Prior to site closure, the Permittee
shall remove all temporary storm water drainage works as part of the Site
Decontamination and Decommissioning Plan required under Radioactive
Material License, Condition 74.
Reserved
Wastewater Management Requirements
The Permittee shall operate and maintain all wastewater storage, treatment, and
disposal facilities in accordance with Best Available Technology requirements
approved by the Director, as follows:
a) 1995, 1997, 2000, Mixed Waste, and Northwest Comer Evaporation Ponds -the
Permittee shall operate and maintain the evaporation ponds to prevent release of
fluids to subsurface soils or groundwater, in accordance with the following
requirements:
1) Leak Detection System Pumping and Monitoring Equipment Continuous
Operation -the Permittee shall provide continuous operation of the leak
detection system pumping and monitoring equipment, including, but not
limited to, the submersible pump, pump controller, head/pressure transducer,
and flow meter equipment in accordance with Appendix J of this Permit.
2) Maximum Allowable Daily Leakage Volumes -the Permittee shall, in
accordance with Appendix J of this Permit, measure the volume of all fluids
pumped from the respective leak detection systems of the evaporation ponds
. Under no circumstance shall the leak detection system flow volume, as
determined pursuant to Part I.F.13.a.3, exceed the following limits:
i. 1995 Evaporation Pond:
ii. 1997 Evaporation Pond:
iii. Mixed Waste Evaporation Pond:
iv. 2000 Evaporation Pond:
v. Northwest Comer Evaporation Pond:
162 gallons/day
171 gallons/day
171 gallons/day
382 gallons/day
326 gallons/day
Leak detection system flow volumes in excess of these limits shall constitute
failure of Best Available Technology and a violation of this Permit.
3) Maximum Allowable Head-the Permittee shall measure fluid head in the
respective leak detection sumps of the evaporation ponds by use of pressure
transducer equipment in accordance with Appendix J of this Permit. Under
no circumstance shall fluid head in the leak detection system sump exceed a
I-foot level above the lowest point in the lower flexible membrane liner.
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The occurrence of leak detection system fluid levels above this I -foot limit
shall constitute failure of Best Available Technology and a violation of this
Permit.
4) 2-foot Minimum Vertical Freeboard Criteria-the Permittee shall operate
and maintain at least 24 inches of vertical freeboard in the evaporation ponds
to ensure total containment of fluids in accordance with Appendix J of this
Permit. If at any time the Permittee operates the pond with less than 24
inches of vertical freeboard, such operation shall constitute failure of Best
Available Technology and a violation of this Permit.
5) Ancillary equipment intended to facilitate evaporation shall be constructed
and operated in accordance with Appendices J and K of this Permit.
b) Decontamination Facilities -the Permittee shall operate and maintain
decontamination facilities in accordance with the currently approved BAT
Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan in Appendices J and K,
respectively of this Permit.
c) Clive Site -All contact water (stormwater or operational) shall not leave the
Restricted Area.
d) Mixed Waste Surface Impoundment -Pursuant to Part I.E.16 of this Permit the
Permittee shall operate and maintain the Mixed Waste Surface Impoundment in
accordance with the State-issued Part B Permit.
15. Filter Construction Settlement Performance Standards
The cover system filter shall meet requirements in the CQA/QC manual. Any filter
construction undertaken that does not meet the requirements in the CQA/QC manual
shall constitute a violation of this Permit.
16. Mixed Waste Facility BAT Performance and Best Management Practice Standards
Performance and best management practice standards for waste storage, and
stormwater and wastewater storage, treatment, and disposal at the Mixed Waste
Facility shall be defined by requirements mandated by the State-issued Part B Permit.
1 7. Reserved
18. Evaluation of Effect of Proposed Pumping Well(s)
19.
The Permittee will evaluate the effect of any proposed pumping well, at the facility, on
the local groundwater flow field and ground water monitoring. This evaluation will be
undertaken with the use of analytical or numeric ground water flow models, which
conform to the guidance provided to the Permittee by the Bureau of Radiation Control
in the November 26, 1990 Notice of Deficiency, Comment WPC-1 K. The Permittee
will submit the results of this evaluation and receive Director approval before any
construction of the withdrawal well.
Management of Evaporation Ponds Waste Material
The Permittee shall dispose of all waste material generated during the operation of
evaporation ponds in the Class A West or Mixed Waste Cell, whichever cell is
appropriate for the waste. Waste material includes, but is not limited to: sludge, soil
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contaminated from spills or releases, miscellaneous debris, and material or equipment
repaired or replaced suc.h as synthetic liner, pumps, piping, cables, floats, etc. All
material associated with the final demolition of evaporation ponds, including
underlying contaminated soil, must be disposed of in the Class A West or Mixed
Waste Cell and is expressly prohibited from disposal in the 1 le.(2) cell.
20. Shredder Facility
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the Shredder Facility in accordance with the
currently approved BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan in
Appendices J and K, respectively of this Permit.
21. Rotary Dump Facility
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the Rotary Dump Facility in accordance with
the currently approved BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan
in Appendices J and K, respectively of this Permit.
Intermodal Container Wash Building
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the Intermodal Container Wash Building in
accordance with the currently approved BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT
Contingency Plan in Appendices J and K, respectively of this Permit.
Decontamination Access Control Building
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the Decontamination Access Control
Building in accordance with the currently approved BAT Performance Monitoring
Plan and BAT Contingency Plan in Appendices J and K, respectively of this Permit.
East Side Drainage System
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the East Side Drainage System in accordance
with the currently approved BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency
Plan in Appendices J and K, respectively of this Permit.
Horizontal Hydraulic Gradient Performance Standard
The Permittee shall operate the Site to prevent the shallow aquifer horizontal hydraulic
gradient, based on fresh water equivalent ground water elevations, of any sub area,
from exceeding the cell-specific Horizontal Hydraulic Gradient Limits specified in
Part I.H.2.( d) of this Permit.
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the stormwater culvert, catch basin, and lift
station at the southeast margin of the 1 le.(2) cell to transfer stormwater in an un-
interrupted manner to the Southwest Pond, in accordance with the currently approved
BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan in Appendices J and
K, respectively, of this Permit.
Vertical Hydraulic Gradient Performance Standard
The Permittee shall maintain a neutral or upward hydraulic gradient in all nested or
paired monitoring wells at the Site required by Part I.H.2( c) of this Permit. Said
neutral hydraulic gradient is defined as equal freshwater elevation in both wells of the
pair, pursuant to Part I.H.2(a) of this Permit. Upward hydraulic gradient is defined as a
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condition where the deeper well of the pair exhibits a higher or greater freshwater
elevation than the shallow well. For well pair GW-19A and GW-19B, this
performance standard shall become effective after completion of the shallow aquifer
de-watering required by Part 1.1.2 of this Permit.
27. DU Storage Building Performance Standard
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the DU Storage Building in accordance with
the BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan, referenced in
Appendices J and K of this permit.
28. East Side Rotary Facility
The Permittee shall operate and maintain the East Side Rotary Facility in accordance
with the BAT Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan referenced in
Appendices J and K of this permit.
F. Compliance Monitoring
1. Compliance Monitoring Wells
Ground water monitoring wells used as compliance monitoring points shall meet the
following requirements:
a) LARW, Class A West, and 1 le.(2) Compliance Monitoring Wells -the
following wells shall be sampled and analyzed for purposes of compliance
monitoring
1) LARW Cell-existing wells GW-128, GW-16R, GW-20, GW-22, GW-23,
GW-24, GW-29, GW-56R, GW-64, GW-77, GW-103, GW-104, and GW-
105.
2) 1 le.(2) Cell-existing wells GW-19A, GW-20, GW-24, GW-25, GW-26,
GW-27, GW-28, GW-29, GW-36, GW-37*, GW-38R*, GW-57, GW-58,
GW-60, GW-63, GW-126, GW-127 and piezometer PZ-1 *. *Wells GW-
37, GW-38R, and piezometer PZ-1 shall be monitored only for ground
water elevations.
3) Class A West Cell-existing wells GW-88, GW-89, GW-90, GW-91,
GW-92, GW-93, GW-25, GW-94, GW-26, GW-95, GW-27, GW-99, GW-
100, GW-101, GW-102 GW-106, GW-107, GW-108, GW-142, GW-143,
GW-144, GW-145, GW-146, GW147, GW-148, GW-149, and GW-150.
b) Mixed Waste Cell Compliance Monitoring Wells (radiologic contaminants only)-
the following wells shall be sampled and analyzed for purposes of compliance
monitoring: GW-133, GW-134, GW-135, GW-136, 1-1-30, GW-151, GW-152,
GW-153, GW-154, and 1-3-30*.
* Well 1-3-30 shall be monitored only for groundwater elevations.
c) Evaporation Pond Monitoring Wells -monitoring wells P3-95 NECR, P3-95
SWC, and P3-97 NECR shall be sampled and analyzed for purposes of
compliance monitoring for the 1995 and 1997 Ponds, well GW-66R shall be
sampled and analyzed for purposes of compliance monitoring for the Mixed
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Waste Pond, and wells GW-19A, GW-36, and GW-58 shall be sampled and
analyzed for purposes of compliance monitoring for the 2000 Evaporation Pond
Cl. Monitoring well GW-129 shall be sampled and analyzed for purposes of
compliance monitoring for the Northwest Comer Evaporation Pond.
d) Deep Aquifer Monitoring Wells-the Permittee shall monitor heads in all deep
aquifer monitoring wells, including, but not limited to monitoring wells I-1-100,
GW-19B, GW-27D, GW-148D, and GW-153D.
e) Well Construction Criteria-any ground water monitoring well used as a
compliance monitoring point shall be:
1) Located hydrologically downgradient of waste disposal,
2) Completed exclusively in the uppermost aquifer,
3) Located as close as practicable to the waste and no more than 90 feet from
edge of waste,
4) Constructed in conformance to guidelines found in the EPA RCRA Ground
Water Monitoring Technical Enforcement Guidance Document, 1986,
OSWER-9950.1.
f) Well Network Early Warning Requirement -any network of ground water
monitoring wells used as points of compliance shall be adequately constructed,
both in location and spacing, to provide early warning of a contaminant release
from a waste embankment before the contaminant leaves the embankment's 100-
foot wide buffer zone, as defined in Table 7, below. For purposes of this Permit,
early warning shall be provided by a compliance monitoring well network with an
inter-well spacing distance to be approved by the Director.
g) Buffer-Zone Requirements-waste disposal is prohibited inside the buffer zone, as
described in Tables 3 and 7 of this Permit.
Table 7: Buffer Zone Boundary Locations
Disposal Cell Edge of Buffer Coordinates
Zone Position Latitude Lon2itude
LARW NW Comer 40° 41' 12.366" N 113° 06' 52.622" w
SW Comer 40° 40' 51.915" N 113° 06' 52.494" w
SE Comer 40° 40' 51.976" N 113° 06' 35.429" w
NE Comer 40° 41' 12.427" N 113° 06' 35.556" W
Class A West NW Comer 40° 41' 40.599" N 113° 07' 26.054" w
SW Comer 40° 41' 13. 245" N 113° 07' 25. 996" w
SE Comer 40° 41' 13.201 II N 113° 06' 54. 167" W
NE Comer 40° 41' 40.556" N 113° 06' 54.165" w
l le.(2) NW Comer 40° 41' 13.587" N 113°0 7' 25.832" w
SW Comer 40° 40' 54.077" N 113° 07' 26.070" w
SE Comer 40° 40' 53.849" N 113° 06' 54.279" w
NE Comer 40° 41' 13.359" N 113° 06' 54.037" w
h) Protection of Monitoring Network-all compliance monitoring wells must be
protected from damage due to surface vehicular traffic or contamination due to
surface spills. All monitoring wells shall be maintained in full operational
condition for the life of this Permit.
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The criteria for determining full operational condition are:
1) Accessibility -each well must be accessible for sampling and shall not be
located in an area of standing water.
2) Casing Measuring Point -each well shall have a permanent surveyed
reference point such as the top of the protective casing.
3) Physical Integrity-any physical disturbance to any well, which may alter
the surveyed water level measuring point, is prohibited. In addition, all
wells shall have an adequate surface seal around the well casing to prevent
surface or storm water from entering the well.
4) Chemical Integrity -all well and sampling materials shall be constructed of
inert materials to prevent the introduction of contaminants from leaching or
corrosion.
5) Silt Content -if the measured water column of any well is less than 90% of
the theoretical water column, the monitoring well shall be redeveloped prior
to sampling.
Any well that becomes damaged beyond repair or is rendered unusable for any
reason will be replaced by the Permittee within 90 days or as directed by the
Director.
i) Notification of Groundwater Monitoring Event -At least 30 calendar days prior
to the annual Groundwater Monitoring Event, required under Part I.H.1, the
Permittee will submit a written notice and schedule, with approximate dates and
wells that will be sampled to the Director.
2. BAT Compliance Monitoring Points
The Permittee shall inspect, sample, analyze, or otherwise monitor other points of
compliance in order to confirm compliance with this Permit. These points are defined
in the BAT Performance Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
3. Future Modification of Compliance Monitoring Systems or Equipment
4.
5.
If at any time the Director determines that additional systems, mechanisms, or
instruments are necessary to monitor groundwater quality or Best Available
Technology compliance at the facility, the Permittee shall submit within 30 days of
receipt of notification, a plan and compliance schedule to modify the compliance
monitoring equipment, for Director approval. Any failure to construct the required
compliance monitoring system or equipment in accordance with the approved plan and
schedule shall constitute a violation of this Permit.
Reserved
Monitoring Requirements and Frequency
Measurements or analysis done for monitoring will be conducted in compliance with
the requirements below, and reported to the Director as per the requirements of Part
I.H.
a) Water Level Measurements -water level measurements shall be made quarterly in
each monitoring well and piezometer listed in Part I.F .1. The quarterly water
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level measurements will be compared to the measurements from the previous
quarter, and if the difference between measurements is greater than 0.4 feet, the
Permittee shall notify the Director within 15 days of the discovery and shall
immediately increase the water level measurement frequency to monthly for each
well meeting this condition. Additionally:
• For well pairs listed I Part I.H.2.c, if an upward vertical gradient (as defined in
Part I.E.26) is observed in any water level data, the Permittee shall notify the
Director within 30 days of the discovery and shall immediately increase the
water level measurement to monthly at well pairs meeting the upward gradient
condition.
• The frequency of water level measurements at compliance monitoring wells
GW-19A, GW-19B, GW-60, GW-63, and PZ-1 will remain monthly.
After returning to compliance, accelerated groundwater elevation monitoring
wells may return to quarterly monitoring frequency. Monitoring wells that are
returned to quarterly monitoring shall be identified and reported in the Semi-
Annual Monitoring Report.
Measurements made in conjunction with annual ground water sampling shall be
completed prior to any collection of ground water samples in accordance with the
currently approved Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan in Appendix B of
this Permit. These measurements will be made from a permanent single reference
point clearly demarcated on the top of the well or surface casing. Measurements
will be made to the nearest 0.01 feet.
b) Specific Gravity Measurements -groundwater specific gravity measurements
shall be made annually in each monitoring well and piezometer in conjunction
with each annual groundwater quality sampling event.
c) Groundwater and Pore Water Quality Sampling and Analysis -except for permit
renewal parameters listed in Part I.F.5.c.3 grab samples of groundwater from
compliance monitoring wells and pore water from lysimeters ( as available) will
be collected for analysis on an annual basis, in conformance with Part II.A and B
and the currently approved Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan in
Appendix B of this Permit.
1) Ground/Pore Water Analytical Methods -methods used to analyze ground
water samples must comply with the following:
1. Are methods cited in the currently approved Water Monitoring Quality
Assurance Plan, Appendix B of this Permit, and
11. Have detection limits which do not exceed the Ground Water Quality
Standards or Protection Levels listed in Tables IA and IC of this Permit.
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2) Analysis Parameters -the following analyses will be conducted on all
samples collected for groundwater monitoring:
1. Field Parameters -dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, specific gravity,
and specific conductance.
11 Laboratory Parameters -including:
o General Inorganic Parameters: Chloride, Sulfate, Carbonate,
Bicarbonate, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, bromide,
iron, and total anions and cations
o General Radiologic Parameters: potassium-40, gross beta
All Protection Level Parameters -individual analysis for all
groundwater protection level parameters found in Part I.C, Tables
IA, 1B, IC, ID, IE, and IF of this Permit
3) Permit Renewal Parameters -groundwater samples will be collected for
chemical analysis in each compliance monitoring well prior to Permit
renewal and reported with the Comprehensive Groundwater Quality
Evaluation Report submitted as part of Permit Renewal. The analyses shall
consist of the following:
Inorganics and Trace Dissolved Metals (All wells except Mixed Waste
wells): cyanide, fluoride, total nitrate/nitrite (as N), antimony, arsenic,
barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury,
molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, and zinc.
Organic Parameters (All LARW, Class A West, and
Evaporative Pond wells): acetone, 1, 2-dichloroethane, 2-
butanone, methylene chloride, carbon disulfide, chloroform,
1, 1,2-trichloroethane, vinyl chloride.
Organic Parameters (All 1 le.(2) wells): acetone, 1,2-
dichloroethane, 2-butanone, methylene chloride, carbon
disulfide, chloroform.,
If any Permit renewal parameter is found to be greater than the mean
concentration plus two times the standard deviation concentration
(background concentration) using the statistics found in the Comprehensive
Groundwater Quality Evaluation Report for that parameter, the Permittee
shall go into an accelerated monitoring program for that well and parameter.
Additionally, if any compliance monitoring well for the Mixed Waste
embankment has a parameter that exceeds the GWPLs for the Mixed Waste
Embankment, wells along the east side of the LLRW embankment will
immediately be sampled for that parameter.
6. Collection Lysimeter Sampling
Collection lysimeter sampling shall be conducted in compliance with the currently
approved Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan as provided in Appendix B of this
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Permit. Sample analysis shall conform to the requirements of Part I.F .5( c) of this
Permit.
Water quality samples shall be collected within 24 hours of initial discovery of fluid.
The priority of sample parameters shall conform to the currently approved Appendix C
of this Permit, with special emphasis on selection of mobile and predominant
contaminants found within the capture area of the lysimeter.
7. Modification of Monitoring or Analysis Parameters
If at any time the Director determines the monitoring or analysis parameters to be
inadequate, the Permittee shall modify all required monitoring parameters immediately
after receipt of written notification from the Director. Upon any change in the currently
approved waste parameters defined in Conditions 6, 7, and 8 of the Utah Radioactive
Material License UT 2300249, the Permittee shall revise the currently approved Water
Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan in Appendix B.
8. Waste Characterization Monitoring
a) Class A Waste -all Class A waste received by the Permittee shall be fully
characterized to determine its chemical and radiological constituents and the
presence and concentration of any chelating agents both before shipment and
emplacement for disposal, in accordance with the requirements of the currently
approved Waste Characterization Plan in the Radioactive Material License UT
2300249, Condition 58 and for PCB/Radioactive Waste, in the currently
approved State-issued Part B Permit. Said waste characterization shall include
sampling and analysis of all contaminants authorized by Part I.E. I and of those
prohibited by Part I.E.2 of this Permit.
b) 1 le.(2) Waste -all 1 le(2) Waste received by the Permittee shall be fully
characterized both before shipment and after arrival at the facility to identify any
new non-radiologic contaminants not authorized by this Permit by Parts I.E.2
and I.E.5. Said waste characterization shall include sampling and analysis of all
non-radiologic contaminants prohibited by Part I.E.2 of this Permit.
The Permittee shall maintain records of all Class A, and 1 le.(2) Waste sampling and
analysis on site.
9. Waste Liguid Content Monitoring
All wastes received shall be tested for liquids in accordance with the currently
approved LLRW Waste Characterization Plan in the Radioactive Material License,
Condition 58. In accordance with UAC R313-15-1009(2)(a)(iv), solid waste received
for disposal shall contain as little free-standing and non-corrosive liquid as reasonably
achievable, but shall contain no more free liquids than 1 % of the volume of the waste.
In the event that solid waste is received or observed to contain free liquids in excess of
1 % by volume, within 24 hours of identification, the Licensee/Permittee shall notify
the Division of Radiation Control that the shipment(s) failed the requirements for
acceptance.
10. Post-Closure Monitoring
Post-closure monitoring shall conform to the requirements of the currently approved
Post-Closure Monitoring Plan in Appendix F of this Permit.
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11. On-Site Meteorological Monitoring
The Permittee shall provide continuous monitoring of the following minimum
meteorological parameters, in accordance with the currently approved Weather Station
Monitoring Plan found in Appendix G of this Permit:
a) Wind direction and speed
b) Temperature
c) Daily Precipitation
d) Pan evaporation
The Pemiittee shall maintain records of this monitoring on site. The Permittee shall
submit an annual meteorological report for the facility in compliance with the
requirements of Part I.H.10 of this Permit.
12. Containerized Waste Storage Areas: Leakage/Spill Monitoring and BAT Status
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
13. Evaporation Ponds Monitoring
a) 1995, 1997, 2000, Mixed Waste, and Northwest Comer Evaporation Pond Daily
Monitoring -the Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT
Performance Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
b) 1995, 1997, 2000, Mixed Waste, and Northwest Comer Evaporation Pond Leak
Detection System Pump Tests -the Permittee shall conduct a pump test of the
evaporation pond's leak detection sump within 5 days of discovery that the
average daily leak detection system flow volume exceeds the following limits:
1) 1995 Evaporation Pond: 155 gallons/day
2) 1997 Evaporation Pond:
3) Mixed Waste Evaporation Pond:
4) 2000 Evaporation Pond:
160 gallons/day
160 gallons/day
355 gallons/day
5) Northwest Comer Evaporation Pond: 300 gallons/day
Said pump test shall comply with the currently approved BAT Contingency Plan
in Appendix K of this Permit.
c) Annual Monitoring-on an annual basis, the Permittee shall:
1) Collect water quality samples from fluids stored in the approved
evaporation ponds.
2) Analyze said water samples for all ground water quality protection level
parameters defined in Part I.F.5.c.2, above, including a complete gamma
spectroscopic analysis.
Sampling and analyses at all evaporation ponds shall comply with the currently
approved Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan in Appendix B of this
Permit.
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14. Confined Aquifer Head Monitoring
The Permittee shall conduct monthly monitoring of water levels and annual specific
gravity measurements in all wells completed in the deep confined aquifer, including,
but not limited to: I-1-100, GW-153D, GW-19B, GW-148D, and GW-27D. Annual
water levels and specific gravity measurements shall be made in conjunction with the
annual ground water quality sampling event.
15. Mixed Waste Leachate Monitoring
On an annual basis, the Permittee shall collect representative samples of leachate from
the Mixed Waste Cell leachate collection system (upper leachate collection access
pipe) and analyze for radioactive contaminants. If no leachate is present during the
annual sampling event, no sample is required. Said radioactive contaminants shall
include:
a) All Ground Water Protection Level Parameters found in Tables IE and IF of this
Permit
b) A complete gamma spectroscopic analysis to determine all other gamma-emitting
radioisotopes that may be present
16. Intermodal Unloading Facility Monitoring
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit. .
1 7. Reserved.
18. Rail Car Wash Facility Monitoring
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
19. Reserved
20. Open Cell Time Limit Monitoring
The Permittee shall demonstrate compliance with the open cell time limitation
requirements of Part LE.6 of this Permit by observing and recording the following
dates of completion for each working area in the Class A West cell:
a) Initial placement of waste on the first lift on the clay liner
b) Completion of construction of the clay radon barrier
The Permittee shall maintain records of this monitoring. All monitoring records shall
comply with the requirements of Part ILG of this Permit.
21. Reserved
22. BAT Performance Monitoring Plan
The Permittee shall demonstrate compliance with the BAT requirements and
performance standards and Best Management Practices in Parts LD and LE of this
Permit by implementing the most current BAT Performance Monitoring Plan approved
by the Director and provided in Appendix J of this Permit.
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23.
24.
BAT Contingency Plan
In the event that BAT failure occurs at any facility, the Permittee shall implement the
most current BAT Contingency Plan approved by the Director and provided in
Appendix K of this Permit to regain the BAT requirements and performance standards
and Best Management Practices specified in Parts I.D and LE of this Permit.
Stormwater Monitoring
The Permittee shall demonstrate compliance with stormwater removal requirements of
Part I.E. 7 of this Permit by maintaining daily written records for stormwater
management activities:
a) Date, time, and location of discovery of stormwater accumulation
b) Date and time when stormwater removal activities were initiated at each location
c) Date and time when storm water removal was completed at each location
d) First and last name(s) of all personnel involved with stormwater removal
activities
e) Unique identity of locations of where stormwater was removed
f) Type of stormwater removed: contact or non-contact stormwater
g) Identify equipment used to remove contact and non-contact stormwater
h) Volumes of stormwater removed at each location
i) Location(s) where stormwater was disposed
25. Shredder Facility
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
26. Rotary Dump Facility
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
27. Intermodal Container Wash Building
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
28. Decontamination Access Control Building
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
29. East Side Drainage System
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
30. DU Storage Building Monitoring
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit..
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31. East Side Rotary Facility
The Permittee shall perform monitoring in accordance with the BAT Performance
Monitoring Plan, Appendix J of this Permit.
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G. Non-Compliance Status. Ground Water Monitoring and Best Available Technology
1. Noncompliance with the Ground Water Protection Levels
Noncompliance with the groundwater protection levels in Part I.C, Tables IA, lB, IC,
1 D, 1 E, and 1 F as applied to the compliance monitoring wells defined in Part I.F .1 of
this Permit shall be defined as follows:
a) Monitoring for probable out-of-compliance shall be defined as any one sample in
excess of the protection level in Tables IA, lB, IC, ID, IE, or IF of this Permit
for any parameter from the same compliance monitoring well.
b) Out-of-Compliance Status -defined as two {2) consecutive samples in excess of the
protection level in Tables IA, lB, IC, ID, IE, or IF of this Permit for any
parameter from the same compliance monitoring well.
c) Return to Compliance Status will be based on statistical methods including:
1) Trend and/or Spatial Analysis -analysis of any contaminant concentration
trend through time in a single compliance monitoring point, and /or spatial
analysis of the same from any group of compliance monitoring points.
2) EPA RCRA Statistical Methods -other applicable statistical methods may
be used to determine out-of-compliance status, as defined in the EPA
document "Statistical Analysis of Ground Water Monitoring Data at RCRA
Facilities", February 1989, or as amended.
At the discretion of the Director, other methods may be employed to determine the
compliance status of the facility with respect to groundwater quality data.
2. Requirements for Ground Water Monitoring for Probable Out-of-Compliance Status
The Permittee shall evaluate the results of each round of ground water sampling and
analysis to determine existence of probable out-of-compliance status as defined in Part
I.G.l(a) of this Permit. Upon any determination that probable out-of-compliance status
exists, the Permittee shall:
3.
a) Notify the Director of the probable out-of-compliance (POOC) status within 30
days of the initial detection.
b) Immediately implement a schedule of quarterly ground water sampling and
analysis for the well(s)/parameter(s) of concern, consistent with the requirements
of Part I.F.5(b) and the currently approved Water Monitoring Quality Assurance
Plan, Appendix B of this Permit. This quarterly sampling will continue until the
compliance status can be determined by the Director.
Requirements for Ground Water Out-of-Compliance Status
a) Notification and Accelerated Monitoring -the Permittee shall evaluate the results
of each round of ground water sampling and analysis to determine existence of
out-of-compliance status as defined in Part I.G.l(b) of this Permit. Upon any
determination that an out-of-compliance status exists the Permittee shall:
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4.
1) Verbally notify the Director of the out-of-compliance status within 24
hours, and provide written notice within 5 days of the detection and
2) Immediately implement an accelerated schedule of monthly ground water
monitoring of the monitoring wells of concern for the parameters in
question. This monitoring shall continue for at least 2 months or until the
facility is brought into compliance, as determined by the Director. At the
discretion of the Director, the Permittee may be required to sample and
analyze for additional inorganic, organic, or radiochemical parameters in
order to determine the compliance status of the facility.
b) Source and Contamination Assessment Study Plan -within 30 days of the verbal
notice to the Director required in Part LG.3(a) of this Permit, the Permittee shall
submit for Director approval an assessment study plan and compliance schedule
for:
1) Assessment of the source or cause of the contamination and determination
of steps necessary to correct th~ source.
2) Assessment of the extent of the ground water contamination and any
potential dispersion.
3) Evaluation of potential remedial actions to restore and maintain ground
water quality and ensure that the ground water standards will not be
exceeded at the compliance monitoring wells, and best available
technology will be reestablished.
c) Contingency Plan -in the event that Out-of-Compliance status is determined as per
Part LG.l(b) or (c), and upon written notification from the Director, the Permittee
shall immediately implement the currently approved Contingency Plan in
Appendix A of this Permit.
Definition and Requirements for Failure to Maintain Best Available Technology
a) Definition of Failure to Maintain Best Available Technology (BAT)
Requirements -any violation of the BAT Design Standards in Part LD, including
design, design specifications, or construction requirements shall constitute failure
to meet the best available technology requirements of this Permit. Any violation
of the BAT Performance Standards in Parts LD.1 or LE shall also constitute
failure to meet the best available technology requirements of this Permit
b) Requirements for Failure to Maintain Best Available Technology-in the event
that the Permittee fails to maintain best available technology in accordance with
Parts LD and LE, above, the Permittee shall:
1) Notify the Director verbally within 24 hours of discovery of the BAT
failure, and provide written notice within 5 days of discovery.
2) Submit within 5 days of discovery a complete written description of:
1. The cause of the BAT failure,
11. Any measures taken by the Permittee to mitigate the BAT failure,
111. Time frame of the discovery of the BAT failure and
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1v. Evidence to demonstrate that any discharge or potential discharge
caused by the BAT failure did not and will not result in a violation of
Utah Admin. Code 19-5-107.
c) BAT Contingency Plan -In the event that a BAT failure occurs at any facility,
the Permittee shall implement the currently approved BAT Contingency Plan
provided in Appendix K of this Permit to regain the BAT requirements and
performance standards and the Best Management Practices specified in Parts I.D
and LE of this Permit.
5. Affirmative Defense Relevant to Best Available Technology Failures
In the event that a compliance action is initiated against the Permittee for violation of
Permit conditions relating to best available technology, the Permittee may
affirmatively defend against that action by demonstrating the following:
a) The Permittee submitted notification according to UAC R317-6-6.13,
b) The failure was not intentional or caused by the Permittee's negligence, either in
action or in failure to act,
c) The Permittee has taken adequate measures to meet permit conditions in a timely
manner or has submitted to the Director, for Director approval, an adequate plan
and schedule for meeting permit conditions, and
d) The provisions of Utah Admin. Code 19-5-107 have not been violated.
H. Reporting Requirements
Notwithstanding any other environmental reporting required by the Radioactive Material
License, the Permittee shall submit the following reporting information.
1. Ground Water Monitoring
a)
Monitoring required in Part I.F of this Permit, shall be reported according to the
following schedule, unless modified by the Director:
Routine Annual Monitoring
Time Period
January 1 thru December 31
Report Due By
March 1
b) Accelerated Monitoring
Monitoring required in Part I.F.5.a, Part I.G.2, and Part I.G.3 of this Permit shall be
reported on a semi-annual schedule according to the following schedule, unless
modified by the Director:
Time Period
1st (January thru June)
2nd (July thru December)
Report Due By
September 1
March 1
The Permittee shall include within the written report a summary table of wells,
sampling dates, analytes, and a more detailed discussion of each analyte and associated
well will also be provided in the report.
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2. Water Mevel Measurements
I
The Perp1.ittee shall comply with the following ground water level reporting
requirements:
!
a) General Requirements -monthly and quarterly water level measurements from
all ground water monitoring wells will be reported annually in both measured
ground-water elevations, and saline ground-water elevations above mean sea
level. In addition, annual freshwater equivalent head elevations will be reported
for each well and will be derived from annual groundwater specific gravity
measurements made in that well during each annual sampling event.
b) Maps and Diagrams Format -distribution of freshwater equivalent head shall be
summarized on an annual basis in the form of quarterly potentiometric maps of
the uppermost aquifer for each water level measurement event, and shall be
submitted with the annual monitoring report required by Part I.H.1
c) Vertical Hydraulic Gradient Reporting -on a quarterly basis the Permittee shall
calculate summaries of head data for each shallow/intermediate aquifer nested
well group, including but not limited to: I-1-30 / I-1-100, GW-153 I GW153D,
GW-19A I GW-19B, GW-27/GW-27D, and GW-148/GW-148D. Said summaries
shall include measured water level depth, and calculations of ground water level
elevations, both saline and fresh water equivalents, in both the shallow and
confined aquifers for each water level measurement event (monthly or quarterly)
and include calculations of both the saline and fresh water equivalent vertical
gradients (ft/ft) for each nested well group. These summaries shall be submitted
with the annual monitoring report as required by Part I.H.1.
d) Horizontal Hydraulic Gradient Reporting -on a quarterly basis the Permittee
shall calculate the following and provide within the annual monitoring report as
required by Part I.H.1 :
1) A site-wide summary of maximum, minimum, and average horizontal
hydraulic gradient for all shallow-aquifer compliance monitoring wells
based on saline and fresh water equivalent groundwater elevations and
2) Individual disposal cell summary of maximum, minimum, and average
horizontal hydraulic gradient based on saline and fresh water equivalent
ground water elevations for the Class A West LARW, 1 le.(2), and Mixed
Waste disposal facilities. Determination of these individual hydraulic
gradients shall be made after division of each disposal cell into smaller sub-
areas for purposes of hydraulic gradient comparisons through time, as
approved by the Director. On an individual cell basis, the Permittee shall
identify the cell sub-areas where the monthly maximum, minimum, and
average hydraulic gradients occurred, as summarized in the August 31,
2004 letter response from Envirocare of Utah Inc. to DRC comments
regarding the 2003 2nd Semi-Annual Ground Water Report.
In the event that the average fresh water equivalent horizontal hydraulic gradient
of any sub-area exceeds the cell-specific Permit limit listed below, the Permittee
shall report and identify the sub-area in which the exceeded limit occurred within
the annual ground water monitoring report required by Part I.H.1 of this Permit.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
Disposal Cell
Class A West
LARW
Mixed Waste
1 le.(2)
Fresh Water Equivalent
Horizontal Hydraulic Gradient Limit
1.00E-3
9.67E-4
1.00E-3
3.29E-3
Ground Water and Pore Water Quality Sampling
Reporting will include:
a) Field Data Sheets -or copies thereof, including the field measurements, required
in Part I.F .5( c )(2) of this Permit, and other pertinent field data, such as:
1) Groundwater well number, date and time, names of sampling crew, type of
sampling pump or bail, measured casing volume, volume of water purged
before sampling, volume of water collected for analysis.
b) Results of Ground Water, Pore Water, and Surface Water Analysis-including
date sampled, date received; and the results of analysis for each parameter,
including: value or concentration, units of measurement, reporting limit
(minimum detection limit for the examination), analytical method, the date of the
analysis, counting error for each radiochemical analysis, and total anions and
cations for each inorganic analysis.
c) Quality Assurance Evaluation -with every sampling report the Permittee shall
include a quality assurance evaluation of the reported groundwater and pore
water data. Said report shall evaluate the sample collection techniques, sample
handling and preservation, and analytical methods used in sampling with the
objective of verifying the accuracy of the compliance monitoring results.
d) Electronic Data Files and Format -the Permittee shall provide an electronic
copy of all laboratory results for groundwater, pore water, and surface water
quality sampling. Said electronic files shall consist of a Comma Separated
Values (CSV) file or equivalent format, or as otherwise approved by the
Director.
Spill Reporting
The Permittee shall report as per Utah Admin. Code 19-5-114, any spill or leakage of
waste or waste liquids which come in contact with native soil or groundwater in
compliance with Part II.I of this Permit. For spills of solid waste greater than 100 kg,
the spill must be reported to the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
within 7 calendar days of discovery.
Post-Closure Monitoring
Reporting of post-closure monitoring shall comply with the requirements of the
currently approved Post-Closure Monitoring Plan in Appendix F of this Permit.
Annual "As-Built" Report
The Permittee shall submit an annual "As-Built" Report to document interim
construction of the Class A West, and 1 le.(2) Disposal cells in compliance with the
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7.
currentl~ approved design and specifications and LLRW and 1 le.(2) Construction
Quality. Assurance/Quality Control Manual . This report will be submitted for the
Director's approval on or before December 1 of each calendar year, and will be
prepared in accordance with the LLRW and 1 le.(2) Construction Quality
Assurance/Quality Control Manual.
Waste Characterization Reporting
In the event that a new contaminant is detected in any waste at the facility, which has
not been authorized by Part LE. I, or if concentrations of approved contaminants are
detected above the limits established in Part LE.2 of this Permit, the Permittee shall
notify the Director in writing within 7 calendar days from the date of discovery.
8. Collection Lysimeter Reporting
The Permittee shall provide a verbal report to the Director within 24 hours of
discovery of the presence of any fluid in the standpipe of the collection lysimeters. The
Permittee shall provide a written report of the incident to the Director within 7
calendar days of discovery. The Permittee shall provide a report of the any required
video log survey of the lysimeter's drainpipe, as required by Parts LE. I I and LF .6 of
this Permit, on or before December 31 of each calendar year.
9. Reporting of Mechanical Problems or Discharge System Failures
The Permittee shall meet all requirements of reporting any mechanical or discharge
system failure as outline in Appendix K of the Permit, the BAT Contingency Plan.
10. Meteor@logical Reporting
On or before March 1 of each calendar year, the Permittee shall submit an annual
meteorological report for the previous meteorological year (January 1 to December
31 ), The report will also include a summary report of all meteorological data collected
for the life of the facility. Said report shall compare the data observed against regional
normal values, as available, and provide summary statistics of all meteorological data
collected for Director approval.
The objective of this report shall be to show that the meteorological assumptions made
in the infiltration and unsaturated zone modeling used to support issuance of the Permit
were conservative or representative of the actual conditions at the site.
11. Containerized Waste Storage Area Reporting
Reporting requirements shall conform to BAT requirements found in Appendices J and
K of this Permit.
12. Evaporation Ponds Reporting
a) Annual Water Quality Sampling-annual water quality samples collected shall
be reported in conjunction with the ground water quality monitoring report
required by Part LH.1 of this Permit.
b) 1995, 1997, 2000, Mixed Waste, and Northwest Comer Evaporation Pond Daily
Monitoring -Reporting requirements shall conform to BAT requirements found
in Appendices J and K of this Permit
c) Reserved.
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13. Annual Ground Water Usage Report
On or before March 1 of each calendar year the Permittee shall survey and report the
location of all groundwater withdrawals within at least a I-mile radius of the facility
boundary. The purpose of this report will be to locate all points near the facility where
groundwater is pumped or otherwise removed for any consumptive use, including
domestic, agricultural, or industrial purposes. This report shall include a survey of
water right appropriations found in the area of interest, identify the owners thereof, and
disclose the physical location and depths of all such groundwater withdrawals.
14. Reserved
15. Mixed Waste Cell Leachate Reporting
The Permittee shall report the results of Mixed Waste Leachate water quality sampling
and analysis required by Part I.F.15 of this Permit with the annual groundwater
monitoring reports required by Parts I.H. l and I.H.3.
16. BAT Non-Compliance Reporting Requirements
For all facilities subject to requirements under the currently approved BAT
Performance Monitoring Plan and BAT Contingency Plan (Appendix J and K,
respectively) the Permittee shall provide notification to the Director of any BAT
failures within 24 hours. All such notifications shall be followed-up with a written
notification within 7 calendar days.
17. Annual Cover Test Cell Report
On or before March 1 of each calendar year the Permittee shall submit an annual report
for Director approval. The annual report shall provide the data collected in the past
year, analyze the data, and interpret the meaning of the data.
18. Reserved
19. Reserved
20. BAT Semi-annual Monitoring Report
The Permittee shall submit a semi-annual BAT monitoring report to document
compliance with the BAT performance standards mandated by Part LE of this Permit.
The report shall provide results, calculations, and evaluations of BAT monitoring data
required in Part I.F of this Permit, including but not limited to the following:
a) 1995, 1997, 2000, Mixed Waste, and Northwest Comer Evaporation Ponds -the
Semi-annual BAT monitoring report shall include:
1) A quality assurance evaluation of all daily leak detection system flow
volume and head data collected,
2) Results of daily flow and head monitoring of the leak detection sump at
each pond,
3) Results of weekly calculation of daily average flow volumes from the leak
detection sump at each pond, pursuant to Part I.F .13 .a.3 of this Permit,
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21.
22.
4) An evaluation of any apparent trends in daily flow and head monitoring
with respect to the pond's ability to comply with the BAT performance
standards mandated by Part I.E.14 of this Permit.
b) Stormwater Management-the BAT Semi-annual report shall include daily
stormwater monitoring records generated pursuant to Part I.F.24.
c) Reporting Schedule-the BAT Semi-annual Monitoring Report shall be submitted
for Director approval in accordance with the following schedule:
Half Report Due On
1st (January -June) September 1
2rd (July-December) March 1
*The Second Half Report shall include results of the required annual pressure tests for dual-
walled pipe as identified in Part I.F.2.m.
Manifest Radioisotope Inventory Report
180 days prior to Permit expiration, the Permittee shall submit for Director approval a
summazy report of activities for radioisotopes including, but not limited to Aluminum-
26, Berkelium-247, Calcium-41, Californium 250, Chlorine-36, Rhenium-187,
Terbium-157, and Terbium-158; as listed in the current Radioactive Materials License
(UT#2300249) Condition 29.E. Said report will be generated from the Clive facility
Manifest Inventory (Permittee's EWIS database). The report shall provide a summary
of all manifest inventory data available for radioisotopes disposed at the LARW, Class
A West, 1 le.(2), Mixed Waste, and any other embankment (excluding the Vitro
Embankment) at the Clive facility;, and will include, but is not limited to: (1) total of
individt;tal radioisotopes activity (mCi), (2) radioisotope half-life (years, days, minutes,
etc.), (3) distributions coefficients for each radioisotope (L/kg), and (4) the current
overall average activity concentration of each radioisotope, determined by dividing
each istjtope's total individual inventoried activity disposed by the mass of the current
waste (~Ci/gm) found in all embankments listed at the facility.
Comprehensive Groundwater Quality Evaluation Report
180 days prior to Permit expiration, the Permittee shall submit for Director approval a
comprehensive groundwater quality evaluation report for the site. In submittal of this
report, -fue Permittee shall present an evaluation of all groundwater and vadose zone
water quality data available for the LARW, Class A West, 1 le.(2), and Mixed Waste
facilities. Said report shall be similar to the March 19, 2014 Comprehensive
Groundwater Quality Evaluation Report and shall include but not be limited to:
a) Graphs of temporal concentration trends for all compliance monitoring
parameters and current compliance wells across the entire period of record, and
an evaluation of parameter temporal relationships,
b) Number of water quality data available for each compliance monitoring
parameter for each current compliance well,
c) Statistical tests of normality for each compliance monitoring parameter water
quality data population, including univariate tests or equivalent. Normality
testing will not be required for parameters with datasets consisting of greater
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than 50% non-detections, as the intent of normality testing is not to determine if
detection limits are normally distributed.
d) Calculation of mean concentration and standard deviation on direct
concentration values for all compliance monitoring parameters and current
compliance wells. For water quality parameter populations that fail the
normality test, provide mean concentrations and standard deviations on
transformed values that are normally distributed,
e) Calculation of mean concentration plus the second standard deviation for
comparison with existing ground water protection levels to identify parameters
that warrant an evaluation for ground water protection level adjustments based
on natural variations in background concentrations for all compliance
monitoring parameters and current compliance wells, and
f) Isoconcentration maps of spatial concentration trends across Section 32 and an
evaluation of facies and spatial relationships of water quality parameters that
warrant an evaluation for ground water protection level adjustments based on
section e) above.
Compliance monitoring parameters are those parameters listed in Tables IA through
1 F for which a G WPL is established.
23. Reserved
24. Revised Hydrogeologic Report
180 days prior to Permit expiration, the Permittee shall submit for Director approval a
revised hydrogeologic report for the disposal facility and surrounding area. In
submittal of this report the Permittee shall provide a description of hydrogeologic
conditions at the facility current through the time of report submittal. Said report shall
be similar to the December 2, 2013 Revised Hydrogeologic Report. This report will
include, but is not limited to an evaluation of:
1) Groundwater hydraulics, including ground-water flow directions, velocities, and
hydraulic gradients, in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and will
include equipotential maps, cross-sections, and related calculations, and
2) An updated evaluation and reinterpretation of the site hydrogeology using all
available data including new or additional data acquired since the last Director
approved hydrogeologic report.
I. Compliance Schedule
1. Ground Water Institutional Control Plan
The Permittee shall submit a ground water institutional control plan for Director
approval at the time the site Decontamination and Decommissioning Plan required
under Condition 74 of Radioactive Materials License #UT 2300249 is submitted. In
submittal of this plan the Permittee shall eliminate future inadvertent intrusion into
potentially contaminated ground water at the disposal facilities and subsequent routes
of exposure to the public and the environment. Said plan shall include at least one of
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14.
3.
the optibns listed in the July 27, 1998 Utah Division of Radiation Control Request for
Inform~tion.
Reserved.
Background Ground Water Quality Report for the new Mixed Waste Compliance
Wells.
The Permittee shall submit for Director approval four quarters of sampling, for all
Mixed Waster parameters listed in Table IE of this Permit, for new Mixed Waste
embankment wells:
GW-151 GW-152 GW-153 GW-154
to eval~te which parameters, if any, require additional data so that it can be included
in the Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions for Mixed Waste, Table IF. This
report sl;iall include the wells and parameters needing additional evaluation. The
Director does not anticipate the background concentrations for any parameter listed in
Table IE to be greater than their respective ground water protection levels. As a result,
compliance monitoring for these parameters will commence in the new Mixed Waste
Embankment wells with the Permittee's completion of the four quarters of sampling.
With the completion of this quarterly sampling if any parameter ( s) in any well
requires additional evaluation, with which to calculate background values for inclusion
in the Mixed Waste Exceptions Table, Table IF, a minimum of an additional four
quarters of sampling will commence, to build a data population. The Permittee will
then submit a background ground water quality report for the Mixed Waste
embankment parameters and compliance monitoring wells to be listed in Table IF of
this Permit.
This report shall include inter-well descriptive statistics for each Parameter, and well in
questi01), such as:
i
a. vraphs of temporal concentration trends in each well for each compliance
monitoring parameter with an evaluation of seasonal and analytical variations,
b. Normality testing along with a discussion of those data points, if any, that are
<tmtliers and justification of why the outliers should or should not be removed
from the population prior to performing statistical calculations for each
compliance monitoring parameter,
I
c. Calculation of mean concentration and standard deviation for each compliance
monitoring parameter in each well, and
d. Calculation of mean concentration plus two (2) standard deviations for each
compliance monitoring parameter in each well.
Compliiitnce monitoring parameters are those parameters listed in Table IE for which a
GWPL is established.
After review and approval of this report, the Director may reopen this Permit and
revise the ground water protection levels for the Mixed Waste embankment
compliance wells. Compliance monitoring will continue in compliance monitoring
wells GW-130, GW-131, and GW-132 until their abandonment.
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4. Background Ground Water Quality Report for the new Class A West Compliance
Wells.
The Permittee shall submit for Director approval four quarters of sampling, for all
Class A West parameters listed in Table IA of this Permit, for new Class A West
embankment wells:
GW-I42, GW-I43, GW-I44, GW-I45, GW-I46, GW-I47, GW-I48, GWI49, and
GW-I50
to evaluate which parameters, if any, require additional data so that it can be included
in the Ground Water Protection Level Exceptions for Class A West, Table IB. This
report shall include the four quarters of sampling data for all wells, and more detail on
wells and parameters needing additional evaluation. The Director does not anticipate
the concentrations of any parameter listed in Table IA to be greater than their
respective groundwater protection levels. As a result, compliance monitoring for these
parameters will commence in the new Class A West Embankment wells with the
Permittee's completion of the four quarters of sampling. With the completion of this
quarterly sampling, if any parameter (s) in any well requires additional evaluation with
which to calculate background values for inclusion in the Class A West Exceptions
Table, Table IB, a minimum of an additional four quarters of sampling will
commence, to build a data population. The Permittee will then submit a background
ground water quality report for the Class A West embankment compliance monitoring
parameters and compliance monitoring wells to be listed in Table IB of this Permit.
This report shall include inter-well descriptive statistics for each Parameter, and well in
question, such as:
a. Graphs of temporal concentration trends in each well for each monitoring
parameter with an evaluation of seasonal and analytical variations,
b. Normality testing along with a discussion of those data points, if any, that are
outliers and justification of why the outliers should or should not be removed
from the population prior to performing statistical calculations for each
compliance monitoring parameter,
c. Calculation of mean concentration and standard deviation for each compliance
monitoring parameter in each well, and
d. Calculation of mean concentration plus two (2) standard deviations for each
compliance monitoring parameter in each well.
Compliance monitoring parameters are those parameters listed in Table IE for which a
GWPL is established.
After review and approval of this report, the Director may reopen this Permit and
revise the ground water protection levels for the Class A West embankment
compliance wells. Compliance monitoring will continue in compliance monitoring
wells GW-8I, GW-82, GW-83, GW-84, GW-85, GW-86 until their abandonment, and
in compliance monitoring wells GW-109, GW-I I0, GW-I I I, GW-I I2, GW-137, GW-
138, GW-139, GW-I40, and GW-I4I until the new Class A West embankment wells
are installed, and their abandonment.
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5. Backgrounq Groundwater Quality Report for the East Side Rotary Facility Compliance
Wells •
The Permittee shall submit for Director approval at least eight quarters of sampling for
all new wells connected with the East Side Rotary Facility:
GW-155, GW-156, GW-157
to evaluate which groundwater parameters, if any, exceed the GWPLs listed in this
Permit. ;These wells shall be sampled for the following constituents of concern:
a) From Appendix B: Table B.4-lb
1. Groundwater Monitoring Parameters
2. Anions including Br, F, Cl, NO3-NO2, SO4, HCO3, CO3, and OH)
3. Cations (including Ca, Fe, Mg, K, and Na)
4. Anion/Cation Balance
5. Metals (including Sb, Ba, Be, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, Ni, Se, Ag, Tl, Zn, As,
and Mo)
6. Volatiles(including 1,2-Dichloroethane, MEK, Acetone, Carbon Disulfide,
Chloroform, Methylene Chloride, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, and Vinyl
Chloride)
7. Semi-Volatiles (including Benz(a)anthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene,
Benzo(b )fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Chrysene,
Dibenz( a,h )anthracene, Diethy 1 Phthalate, 2-Methy !naphthalene,
Naphthalene)
8. Pesticides (including Chlordane)
9. Radiologies (including Gross p, Ra-226 and 228, Np-237, Th-230 and 232,
U-233, 234,235,236, and 238, K-40, C-14, 1-129, Tc-99, Sr-90, Total U,
and Tritium)
10. PCBs (aroclors reported by US EPA method SW-846 8082)
b) !Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes, and Napthalen (BTEXN) (US EPA
Method 8260)
Following the eight quarters of sampling, the Permitee shall submit a background
groundwater quality report based on the findings of the data within 60 days of data
receipt.
This report shall include inter-well descriptive statistics for each Parameter and well in
question including, but not limited to:
a) Graphs of temporal concentration trends in each well for each monitoring
parameter with an evaluation of seasonal and analytical variations,
b) Normality testing along with a discussion of those data points, if any, that are
outliers and justification of why the outliers should or should not be removed
from the population prior to performing statistical calculations for each
compliance monitoring parameter,
c) Calculation of mean concentration and standard deviation for each compliance
monitoring parameter in each well, and
d) Calculation of mean concentration plus two (2) standard deviations for each
compliance monitoring parameter in each well.
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After review and approval of this report, the Director may reopen this Permit and
revise the ground water protection levels for the East Side Rotary Compliance Well
network.
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PART II. MONITORING, RECORDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
A. Representative Sampling
Samples takep. in compliance with the monitoring requirements established under Part I shall
be representative of the monitored activity. Failure by the Permittee to conduct all ground
water and pote water sampling in compliance with the currently approved Water Monitoring
Quality Assutance Plan in Appendix B of this Permit shall be considered a failure to monitor
and may subject the Permittee to enforcement action.
B. Analytical Procedures
Water sample analysis must be conducted according to test procedures specified under UAC
R317-6-6.3(L), unless other test procedures have been specified in this Permit. All sample
analysis shalli be performed by laboratories certified by the State Health Laboratory, or
otherwise aft¢r prior written approval by the Director.
C. Penalties for Tampering
The Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this Permit
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than six months per violation, or by both.
D. Reporting ofM;onitoring Results
Monitoring results obtained during each reporting period specified in the Permit, shall be
submitted to the Director, at the following address:
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Division Waste Management and Radiation Control
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 144850
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4850
Attention: Low Level Radioactive Waste Program
E. Compliance Schedules
Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports on interim and final
requirements contained in any Compliance Schedule of this Permit shall be submitted no
later than 14 days following each schedule date.
F. Additional Monitoring by the Permittee
If the Permittee monitors any pollutant more frequently than required by this Permit, using
approved test procedures as specified in this Permit, the results of this monitoring shall be
included in the calculation and reporting of the data submitted. Such increased frequency
shall also be indicated.
G. Records Contents
Records of monitoring information shall include:
1. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements,
2. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements,
3. The date(s) and time(s) analyses were performed,
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4. The individual(s) who performed the analyses,
5. The analytical techniques or methods used, and
6. The results of such analyses.
H. Retention of Records
The Permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration
and maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this Permit as per Utah
Admin. Code R313.22.35.
I. Twenty-Four Hour Notice of Noncompliance Reporting
1. The Permittee shall report any noncompliance which may endanger public health or
the environment as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours from the time the
Permittee first became aware of the circumstances. The report shall be made to the
Utah Department of Environmental Quality verbally via the Utah Department of
Environmental Quality 24-hr number 801-536-4123 or via email at llrw@utah.gov.
2. A written submission shall also be provided to the Director within 5 days of the time
that the Permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall
contain:
a) A description of the noncompliance and its cause,
b) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times,
c) The estimated time noncompliance is expected to continue if it has not been
corrected, and
d) Steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the
noncompliance.
3. Reports shall be submitted to the addresses in Part II.D, Reporting of Monitoring
Results.
J. Other Noncompliance Reporting
Instances of noncompliance not required to be reported within 24 hours shall be reported at
the time that monitoring reports for Part II.D are submitted.
K. Inspection and Entry
The Permittee shall allow the Director or an authorized representative, upon the presentation
of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to:
1. Enter upon the Permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of the Permit;
2. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the
conditions of this Permit;
3. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this Permit; and
4. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purpose of assuring permit compliance
or as otherwise authorized by the Act, any substances or parameters at any location.
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L. Monitoring Well "As-Built" Reports
In the event that additional ground water monitoring wells are required by the Director,
diagrams and description describing the final completion of the monitoring wells shall be
submitted within 60 days of construction of each well. These reports will include:
I. Casing: depth, diameter, type of material, type of joints.
2. Screen: length, depth interval, diameter, material type, slot size.
3. Sand Pack: depth interval, material type and grain size.
4. Annular Seals: depth interval, material type.
5. Surface Casing(s) and Cap: depth, diameter, material type.
6. Survey Coordinates and Elevation: ground surface and elevation of water level
measuring point in feet above mean sea level, measured to 0.01 of a foot. Said
coordinates and elevation shall be conducted and certified by a Utah Licensed Land
Surveyor, or a Utah registered professional engineer.
7. Results of slug tests to determine local aquifer permeability in the vicinity of the well.
Said tests shall conform with ASTM Method 4044-96. Test results and data analysis
thereof shall be submitted for Director approval.
M. Plugging and Abandonment Reports
Within 30 days of completion of plugging and abandonment of any environmental
measurement system or instrument, including but not limited to ground water monitoring
wells, piezometers, soil tensiometers or moisture instrumentation, or any other stationary
device to make environmental measurements, the Permittee shall submit an "As-Plugged"
report for Director approval. Failure to comply with any condition of said approval shall
constitute a violation of this Permit.
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PART III. COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Duty to Comply
The Permittee must comply with all conditions of this Permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal
application. The Permittee shall give advance notice to the Director of the Water Quality
Board of any planned changes in the permitted facility or activity which may result in
noncompliance with permit requirements.
B. Penalties for Violations of Permit Conditions
The Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition implementing provisions
of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of such violation. Any
person who willfully or negligently violates permit conditions is subject to a fine not
exceeding $25,000 per day of violation. Any person convicted under Section 19-5-115(2) of
the Act a second time shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $50,000 per day. Nothing in
this Permit shall be construed to relieve the Permittee of the civil or criminal penalties for
noncompliance.
C. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a Permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
conditions of this Permit.
D. Duty to Mitigate
The Permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this Permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human
health or the environment.
E. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control ( and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the
Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this Permit. Failure to maintain all
treatment and control systems in fully functional operating order or condition at the facility
is a violation of this Permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate
laboratory controls and quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation
of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems which are installed by a Permittee only
when the operation is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the Permit.
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PART IV. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Prior Approval
Pursuant to UAC R317-6-6. l .A, the Permittee may not construct, install, or operate waste or
wastewater s~orage, treatment, or disposal facilities, or any other facility that discharges or
may discharge pollutants that may move directly or indirectly into groundwater without a
ground water discharge permit from the Director. Pursuant to UAC R317-6-6.3.J, the
Permittee shall submit engineering plans, specifications, and plans for operation and
maintenance of a proposed facility prior to Director approval.
B. Planned Changes
The Permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned physical
alterations oradditions to the permitted facility. Notice is required when the alteration or
addition could significantly change the nature of the facility or increase the quantity of
pollutants discharged.
C. Modification of Approved Engineering Design, Specifications, or Construction
Any modification to the approved engineering design, specifications, or construction of the
facility cited in this Permit shall require prior Director approval. Said facilities shall include,
but are not limited to:
1. Waste and Wastewater Disposal and Containment Facilities -including all related
engineering containment such as liner, cover, and drainage systems,
2. Waste and Wastewater Handling and Storage Facilities-used to handle, manage or
store wastes prior to permanent disposal,
3. Decontamination Facilities -used to decontaminate equipment used in the
transportation or disposal of waste, and
4. Environmental Monitoring Systems and Equipment-including ground water
monitoring wells, piezometers, meteorological monitoring equipment, soil moisture
and lysimeter instrumentation, or any other permanent system, mechanism, or
instrument to make environmental measurements required by this Permit.
D. Anticipated Noncompliance
The Permittee shall give advance notice of any planned changes in the permitted facility or
activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.
E. Permit Actions.
This Permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the Permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or
termination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, does not
stay any permit condition.
F. Duty to Reapply
If the Permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this Permit after the expiration
date of this Permit, the Permittee must apply for and obtain a permit renewal or extension.
The application should be submitted at least 180 days before the expiration date of this
Permit.
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G. Duty to Provide Information
The Permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which
the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and
reissuing, or terminating this Permit, or to determine compliance with this Permit. The
Permittee shall also furnish to the Director, upon request, copies of records required to be
kept by this Permit.
H. Other Information
When the Permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit
application, or submitted incorrect information in a permit application or any report to the
Director, it shall promptly submit such facts or information.
I. Signatory Requirements
All applications, reports or information submitted to the Director shall be signed and
certified.
1) All permit applications shall be signed as follows:
a) For a corporation: by a responsible corporate officer.
b) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: by a general partner or the proprietor,
respectively.
c) For a municipality, State, Federal, or other public agency: by either a principal
executive officer or ranking elected official.
2) All reports required by the permit and other information requested by the Director shall
be signed by a person described above or by a duly authorized representative of that
person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
a) The authorization is made in writing by a person described above and submitted to
the Director, and,
b) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having responsibility
for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, such as the position of
plant manager, operator of a well or a well field, superintendent, position of
equivalent responsibility, or an individual or position having overall responsibility
for environmental matters for the company. (A duly authorized representative may
thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position.)
3) Changes to Authorization. If an authorization under Part IV.I.2 is no longer accurate
because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of
the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of Part IV .I.2 must
submitted to the Director prior to or together with any reports, information, or
applications to be signed by an authorized representative.
4) Certification. Any person signing a document under this section shall make the
following certification: "I certify under penalty of law that this document and all
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5) Attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a
system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the
information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the
system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and
complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
J. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation,
or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained
under this Permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance
shall, upon cqnviction be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than 6 months per violation, or by both.
K. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential by the Permittee, all reports prepared in
accordance w:ith the terms of this Permit shall be available for public inspection at the
offices of the Director. As required by the Act, permit applications, permits, effluent data,
and ground water quality data shall not be considered confidential.
L. Property Rights
The issuance of this Permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive
privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal
rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
M. Severability
The provisions of this Permit are severable, and if any provision of this Permit, or the
application of any provision of this Permit to any circumstance, is held invalid, the
application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this Permit, shall
not be affected thereby.
N. Transfers
This Permit 1').ay be automatically transferred to a new Permittee if:
1. The current Permittee notifies the Director at least 30 days in advance of the proposed
transfer date;
2. The notice includes a written agreement between the existing and new Permittee
containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibility, coverage, and liability
between them, and the Director does not notify the existing Permittee and the proposed
new Permittee of his or her intent to modify, or revoke and reissue the permit. If this
notice is not received, the transfer is effective on the date specified in the agreement
mentioned in paragraph 2 above.
0. State Laws
Nothing in this Permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or
relieve the Permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, penalties established pursuant to
any applicable state law or regulation under authority preserved by Section 19-5-117 of the
Act.
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P. Reopener Provision
This Permit may be reopened and modified, following proper administrative procedures, to
include the appropriate limitations and compliance schedule, if necessary, if one or more of
the following events occur:
1. If new ground water standards are adopted by the Board, the Permit may be reopened
and modified to extend the terms of the Permit or to include pollutants covered by new
standards. The Permittee may apply for a variance under the conditions outlined in
R317-6-6.4(D)
2. Changes have been determined in background ground water quality.
3. Determination by the Director that changes are necessary in either the Permit or the
facility to protect human health or the environment.
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Appendix A
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIX A:
Contingency Plan
for
Exceedances of Ground Water Protection Levels
SUBMITTED: August 5, 1991
APPROVED: September 24, 1991
RETITLED: June 30, 1999
AppendixB
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIX 8:
Water Monitoring
Quality Assurance Plan
APPROVED: December 5, 1991
LATEST REVISION: August 30, 2011
Appendix C
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIX C:
• Construction Quality Assurance Plan
for
Collection Lysimeter Construction
and Operation, Maintenance, and Closure Plans
for
Collection Lysimeters and Related Approvals
SUBMITTED: September 16, 1992 and October 21, 1992, respectively
APPROVED: September 21, 1992 and November 27, 1992, respectively
REVISED: June 27, 2011
Appendix D
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIXD:
Reserved
Appendix E
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIXE:
Procedure
for
Certification of 11 e.(2) Material
REVISED: March 1994
Appendix F
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIXF:
Post-Closure Monitoring Plan
for
LARW and 1 le.(2) Disposal Cells
APPROVED: September 13, 1994
REVISED: January 18, 2000
Appendix G
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIX G:
Weather Station Monitoring Plan
APPROVED: September 14, 1994
REVISED: October 31, 2008
Appendix H
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIXH:
Reserved
Appendix I
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIX I:
Reserved
Appendix J
Permit No. UGW450005
APPENDIX J:
Best Available Technology (BAT) Performance
Monitoring Plan
LATEST REVISION: October 15, 2024
APPENDIXK:
Best Available Technology (BAT)
Contingency Plan
LATEST REVISION: October 15, 2024