DWQ-2024-005452

PUBLIC COMMENTS RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
UPDES PERMIT NO. UT00000281
August 28, 2024
Outline
Public Notices
Written Comments - as received through June12, 2024
Comments Tracking Worksheet & General Comment Topics Table 1
Response to Comments
Documents:DWQ-2024-003341(First Public Notice)
DWQ-2024-004558 (Extended Public Notice)
Insert Documents:DWQ-2023-122808 (Written Comments Received)
Responses to comments are organized by topic as included in the following worksheet. A total of 2 comments were received during the public notice periods regarding the draft Utah Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (“UPDES”) Permit for Swift Beef Company (“Permittee”). This document has been developed to formally address all comments as received. The topics identified
from all comments as received are categorized into the 2General Comment Topics presented below in Table 1 and are followed by the response for each topic. 
Date Received
Delivery Method
Commenter Name
Commenter Email Address
Comment #
Dissolved Oxygen Limitations
Total Dissolved Solids Limitations
6/12/24
Email
Swift Beef
[e-mail]
1
X
6/12/24
Email
Swift Beef
[e-mail]
2
X
Table 1 – General Comment Topics

Division Response to Comment Topic #1:
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Limitations
The comment received by the Utah Division of Water Quality (“Division”) was regarding increased DO limitations from the current permit limit of 4.0 mg/L to 6.5 mg/L in the proposed draft
permit. The increased higher limit of 6.5 mg/L was imposed in the permit as a condition of protecting downstream waters, in this case it applies to class 3A waters. Discharge from Swift
Beef’s Water Reclamation Facility (WRR) initially discharge into a class 3E water body where it meets up with class 3A waters approximately 2 miles downstream. The Division will maintain
the current permit limit of 4.0 mg/L in the proposed draft permit with the requirement that Swift Beef Company monitor and ensure that class 3A DO criteria it met when Swift Beef’s discharge
enters the 3A water body. A compliance schedule will be proposed in the draft permit to ensure in stream data sample collection at the 3A waterbody.DO Compliance ScheduleDateMilestonesEvery
Jan 31 for the Permit Life CycleAnnually Swift Beef Company will provide all collected in stream sampling data atstart of the 3A waterbody
Division Response to Comment Topic #2:
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Limitations
This proposed new wastewater treatment facility is under the sponsorship of the Utah Public Service Commission. This fulfills the Division’s requirementin Utah Admin. Code R317-1-2.2A,which
is separate from this UPDES Permit action, for the facility to be under the sponsorship of a body politic. The Division does not have a further requirement regarding a Special Service
District. While these comments do not fall under the purview of the UPDES Permit Program, this information has been provided to the Permittee for any further coordination as appropriate.
No changes to the Permit were made as a result of these comments.