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Commission approves McCormick Enterprises conditional use permit for surface mining with dust-control condition
Summary
The commission approved a C2 conditional use permit (Z2026003) for McCormick Enterprises to operate a crush-and-screen gravel operation, requiring a dust-control plan and road maintenance agreement; applicants said water will come from existing wells under a temporary change application and state permits will govern emissions.
The Millard County Commission approved a C2 conditional use permit (Z2026003) for McCormick Enterprises to operate a surface mining (crush-and-screen) operation near 11000 North and 400 West.
Applicant representatives (Chet Semper of Distant Peak Engineering and Landon Kessler of McCormick Enterprises) said the project will support the construction of a nearby data center that has requested aggregate, and the crushing and screening contractor will obtain required state and federal permits for air quality. Water will be supplied from existing wells and used under a temporary change application to the Division of Water Rights, the applicants said; they asserted there would be no net increase in water use at those wells.
Commissioners pressed about dust control, nearest residences and operating hours; planning staff and the applicants said state monitoring, visual tests and machine-level controls will apply for crushing operations, but the commission required a dust control plan as a permit condition to be added and amended if necessary. The applicants also acknowledged a road-maintenance agreement is a condition for any county roads used by heavy hauling.
Why it matters: the permit allows local extraction of aggregate for construction projects, with conditions intended to limit off-site impacts including dust and road wear. The permit ties compliance to state air-quality and other environmental permits.
Next steps: Staff will include a dust control plan condition in the CUP and monitor compliance; applicants will secure required state and federal permits before operations begin.
