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US Magnesium Proposed EPA Superfund Listing |
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EPA, with support from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), is proposing to list U.S. Magnesium on the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of sites across the nation that are contaminated with hazardous substances, commonly known as Superfund sites. Listing the US Magnesium site on the NPL will enable EPA to use the Superfund law to address contamination at the site. If EPA finalizes the proposed listing of U.S. Magnesium, the site would qualify for extensive cleanup under the Superfund program to address hazardous and uncontrolled wastes at the property. A final NPL listing also guarantees the public an opportunity to participate in cleanup decisions through the Superfund process.
The EPA is currently accepting public comment. The public comment period began on September 3 and runs through an extended deadline of November 24, 2008. To see instructions on the commenting process, please go to:
http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/ut/usmagnesium/
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Kennecott South Zone withdrawn from Superfund designation |
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region VIII (US EPA) announce that in early September the proposal to list the Kennecott South Zone Site on the National Priorities List (NPL) will be withdrawn. The Site was originally proposed for listing on January 18, 1994.
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SHORT TERM VICTORY! Decision has been made on Oil Drilling near The Spiral Jetty |
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OUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF! On 7 August 2008 The Utah Division of Oil, Gas, & Mining returned the application for the permit to drill to Pearl Montana Exploration near SPIRAL JETTY because of inadequate response to detailed questions regarding their proposal. To view the letter, you can download a copy for your records:  20080807_pearl_mt_apds_3_1 218.99 Kb
For additional information and background on this important event, click on read more below.
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Selenium Standards - Comments are IN! |
The Department of Environmental Quality invited public comment on proposed amendments to water quality standards of the State. The proposed amendments include a revision of Antidegradation Review, Segmentation of Great Salt Lake into 4 Bays and transitional wetlands (below 4208 feet) along the shoreline, and a tissue based numeric standard for selenium in Gilbert Bay of 12.5 mg/kg (the EC10) with an Assessment Procedure that will apply annual selenium caps to all permitted discharges when the geometric mean egg selenium concentration reaches 60% of the standard. Many other changes that require careful review are also proposed. Two public hearings were scheduled in August and comments were due on 20 August. We will keep you updated on what happens.
Additional details are available on the DEQ website: www.waterquality.utah.gov/rules/rulechange.htm
FOR A LITTLE HISTORY on this topic and to review our submitted comments and all the recommendations, please click on "Read more..."
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FACT Sheet for GSL Minerals Expansion and Application |
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Great Salt Lake Minerals has recently applied to expand their operations in Clyman Bay and Bear River Bay to increase their total footprint to 73,000 acres or equivalent to 119 square miles. Click read more to find a fact sheet, a copy of the application and maps and FRIENDS comments to the ACOE.
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