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Department of Environmental Quality

Public Body

Division of Water Quality

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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TOOELE VALLEY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE'S DRAFT UPDES PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSION

Notice Type(s)

Notice, Hearing

Event Start Date & Time

June 16, 2026 04:50 PM

Event End Date & Time

July 27, 2026 05:00 PM

Description/Agenda

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Utah Department of Environmental Quality will conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments on Tooele Valley Public Infrastructure's Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES) permit. PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE EXTENSION The purpose of this public notice is to declare the Director of the Division of Water Quality's intention to issue a UPDES Permit under the authority of the Utah Water Quality Act, Utah Code § 19-5-106(2)(g). The draft Permit and the Fact Sheet (collectively, the draft Permit documents) are available for review and comment. This public notice comment period has been extended from the original date to include the Public Hearing. PERMIT INFORMATION PERMITTEE NAME: Tooele Valley Public Infrastructure District (TVPID) FACILITY NAME: TVPID RO Water Treatment Plant MAILING ADDRESS: 8371 South State Street TELEPHONE NUMBER: (801) 618-7973 FACILITY LOCATION: Burmester - I-80 Interchange, Tooele County, UT 84029 UPDES PERMIT NO.: UT0026409 PERMITTED OUTFALLS: 001 OUTFALL LOCATION: 40.681094°N, 112.438754°W RECEIVING WATER: Unclassified Waters BACKGROUND The TVPID is proposing a new reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment plant located near the Burmester I-80 Interchange in Tooele County, Utah. The facility will treat groundwater to provide potable water for a newly organized Inland Port development within the district. As part of this process, the facility will continuously discharge up to 0.26 million gallons per day (MGD) of concentrated RO reject water. This effluent will discharge from Outfall 001 into Unclassified Waters, flowing through an existing drainage channel to the transitional waters and Gilbert Bay of the Great Salt Lake. See draft Permit documents for more information. HEARING INFORMATION In-Person Hearing: Board Room 1015 Multi-Agency State Office Building 195 N 1950 W Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Virtual Hearing Option: Google Meet Link https://meet.google.com/mfd-hrau-eqn?authuser=0 Date: July 27, 2026 Time: Informational Session from 5:45 pm to 6:00 pm Public Hearing beginning at 6:00 pm PUBLIC COMMENTS The original Public Notice period opened on June 8, 2026, and was set to close on July 8, 2026, but a Public Hearing was requested by several members of the public. The Public Hearing will be held on July 27, 2026, and the Public Comment Period will be extended to accommodate the Public Hearing. Oral comments will be received, but not responded to, at the Public Hearing. Typed comments are preferred to help with clarity. Pursuant to Utah Admin. Code R317-8-6(6.6), any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit documents and may request a public hearing if no hearing has already been scheduled. All comments will be considered in making the final decision and shall be answered as provided in Utah Admin. Code R317-8-6(6.12). Commenters have an affirmative obligation to raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably available arguments and factual grounds supporting their position, including all supporting material. Supporting material must be included in full and may not be incorporated by reference, unless the material is already part of the administrative record. Public comments are invited at any time prior to the deadline of the close of business on July 27, 2026. Written public comments can be submitted to: Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or by email at: wqcomments@utah.gov . After considering public comments, the Director of the Division of Water Quality will issue a final Permit decision. The draft Permit documents are available for public review under 'Public Participation' at www.waterquality.utah.gov/. Additionally, if internet access is not available, a copy may be obtained by calling Jordan Bentley (385) 552-0539.

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Emily Canton at 801-536-4342.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

195 N 1950 W
Floor 3
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
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Contact Name

Emily Canton

Contact Email

ercanton@utah.gov

Contact Phone

(801)536-4342

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

June 16, 2026 04:49 PM

Notice Last Edited On

June 16, 2026 04:49 PM

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