Show TO SHOW CAUSE BEFORE THE BOARD OF GAS AND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL In and for the STATE OF UTAH IN THE MATTER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND RECLAMATION PLAN SUBMIT-TED BY UTAH EXPERIMENTAL SITE UINTAH THE STATE OF UTAH TO ALL TAKERS OF OIL SHALE AND ROYALTY AND PARTICULARLY TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN TOWNSHIP 14 RANGE UINTAH Notice is hereby given that tentative approval was given to by the Utah Division of Gas and to commence in situ Oil Shale retorting on portions of Section Township 14 Range 22 Uintah The name of the retort site is the Utah Experimental Site and the person representing the company in this matter is John D. Vice Buchanan Field has fulfilled obligations under the Mined Land Reclamation Act of 1975 1953 as and will employ the following reclamation techniques on 9 acres which comprise the land The land affected is a State oil shale During Retorting will be conducted in a safe and orderly Monitoring will be conducted to determine the effects of retorts on quality and distribution of ground and surface plans will be implemented on retorted areas as they are and flare gasses will be monitored and Results will be utilized in the design of emission A complete weather station will monitor and record meteorological Data will be used for dispersion modeling and inversion patterns in the A temporary for employees will be maintained at the It will comply with all State health A monitoring program to assess general toxic properties of the retorted material will be conducted to determine potential health hazards for Effluent water from the operation will be contained in a membrane-lined evaporation After Extraneous scrap metal and and all buildings and equipment will be removed from the Core drill holes andor excavations will be backfilled or plugged to prevent migration of The entire area affected will be stabilized by establishing a self-sustaining vegetative cover through seeding with a specified and diverse seed Reclamation performance surety has been established and has been posted with the Division of State Any person or agency aggrieved by this tentative decision is hereby requested to submit written protest within 30 days from February to the Division of Gas and 1588 West North Salt Lake Utah setting forth factual reasons for his or her and at a time and place appear before the Board of Gas and Mining to show if any there why plan should not be DATED this day of STATE OF BOARD OF GAS AND MINING WILCOX Secretary of the Board Published In the Vernal Express February 1979 |