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Commission hears concern over unpermitted disposal of pipeline wash in Dutch John
Summary
A commissioner reported that a contractor performing vacuum daylighting work near Williams sought a place to dump roughly three loads of dirt-and-water slurry without a UPDES permit for Dutch John; commissioners warned about audit and permitting risks.
A commissioner told the board that a contractor working near Williams who was performing daylighting on a pipeline called asking for a place to dump three loads of dirt and water. "We don't have a UPDES permit over in Dutch John," the commissioner said, adding that hauling the material to Vernal or the county dump would be the alternative if no permitted site is located.
Commissioners discussed the practical and regulatory problems: permitting through the Forest Service can take weeks, and unauthorized disposal could trigger audit questions. The conversation noted the county lacks a clearly permitted temporary disposal site for that material and suggested the contractor and county explore faster permitting routes or hauling options.
