Institutional Controls and Land Use Controls
Institutional Controls and Land Use Controls Institutional controls (IC) are instruments to help minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination. The land use controls help to protect the integrity of the remedy. TCHD is responsible for implementing the institutional controls to prevent unacceptable human and environmental exposure to contaminants that have been associated with […]
IS&R Project- Arsenic Information
Arsenic is a powerful poison. It occurs naturally in the earth’s crust in small amounts. It is also found in minerals and ore. You can’t taste or smell arsenic. Once released it it doesn’t evaporate, but it can dissolve in water. It can stay in a dissolved form until the water source disappears. Still dissolved […]
Tooele Valley Railroad Spur
A railroad spur is a side track which connects with the main track of a railroad system. When it is no longer needed, it may be discarded or taken apart. The Tooele Valley Railroad Spur was abandoned in 1981. Atlantic Richfield Company, under oversight from the EPA, completed remediation activities of residential properties on the […]
Health Concerns – Tooele Valley Railroad Spur
In January 2000, Tooele County Health Department (TCHD) discovered elevated levels of metals in soil samples taken along the Tooele Valley Railroad Spur. TCHD requested the Environmental Epidemiology Program (EEP) of the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) conduct a health consultation to identify any public health hazards posed by the Tooele Railroad Spur. (To view the […]
IS&R Project Lead Information
Lead is a natural element in the earth’s crust. It is the fifth most important metal in the USA economy. It can enter the body through the atmosphere or from drinking water. It can be bright silver in color or have a bluish cast. Once exposed to the air it turns grey in color. Lead […]
Pine Canyon Developer Guidelines
Below you will find a copy of the IS&R_Developer_Guidelines_Brochure_2010 which are written for developers and homeowners who plan to develop or otherwise improve property which may have been impacted by historic activities related to the International Smelting & Refining Company’s Tooele Smelter (IS&R). The former smelter property and Pine Canyon residential properties affected by smelter activities have been remediated […]
