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DEQ.utah.gov -Utah Department of Environmental Quality

The Official Web site of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2003

Contacts:
Dianne Nielson, Utah Natural Resource Damage Trustee, (801) 536-4402
Laura Vernon, UDEQ Public Information Officer, (801) 536-4484
Doug Bacon, UDEQ Project Manager, (801) 536-4282 (available after Sept. 4)

Public Comment Sought for South Valley Ground Water Cleanup Project

(Salt Lake City, Utah) - Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, in partnership with the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, is proposing to extract and treat contaminated ground water in Southwest Jordan Valley. The resulting municipal-quality drinking water will be used by the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District to provide water to the cities of West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton and Herriman. This treatment process will also help Kennecott contain the contaminated ground water.

The State of Utah Natural Resource Damage Trustee is holding a 30-day public comment period from Sept. 2 to Oct. 1, 2003, to solicit comments from the public on this proposed ground water treatment project. Two public hearings are also scheduled for:

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003
6:30 to 7 p.m.: informal review of information
7 to 9:30 p.m.: presentation of plan, question-and-answer period, and public comment
West Jordan City Hall, Council Chamber, 8000 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003
3:30 to 4 p.m.: informal review of information
4 to 6:30 p.m.: presentation of plan, question-and-answer period, and public comment
Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Room 101, 168 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City

Public comments can also be provided to the Trustee via e-mail at nrdtrustee@utah.gov or by fax to (801) 536-0061 or by mail to Utah Department of Environmental Quality, NRD Trustee, P.O. Box 144810, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810. Comments must be transmitted or postmarked on or before October 1, 2003.

Documents explaining the project are available on the Internet at www.deq.utah.gov. Copies of the documents will also be available for public viewing on business days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the West Jordan City Hall, 8000 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, and at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 168 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City.

For more information, please call (801) 536-4402.

 

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