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Midvale Slag to Bingham Junction
Phillip Hill Assistant City Manager and Director of
Community and Economic Development City of Midvale, Utah
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Site Location • 12 miles south of Salt Lake
City • Bingham Junction South
formerly called Midvale Slag Operable Unit 2
• Located between 7800 South & 7200 South and 700 West & the Jordan River
• Adjacent to the Sharon Steel Superfund site
• 5 smelters located between Sharon Steel and Bingham Junction
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Site History
• 100 years of ore processing and smelting
operations (1871-1971) • Smelting operations ended in 1958 • Slag piles processed for railroad and highway
beds (1956-1991) • Numerous environmental studies (1982-2002)
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Site History (cont.) • Strong mining history • Railroads converged in Midvale; connected mining
operations throughout Utah • Smelters on site processed ores from several mines across
the region
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Contamination • Lead and arsenic
contamination • Placed on the EPA’s
National Priorities List in 1991
• Cleanup took 17 months (February 2005-July 2006)
• $16,105,000 bid
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Midvale Community Character
• Mining Town—Bingham Junction became Midvale
• Historic Main Street • Early 1900s & 1950s homes • Annexation in 1998 doubled size of City • Disinvestment due to Superfund sites • Desire to blend historic area with annexed
area and redeveloping Superfund sites
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The Opportunity • Unique to have
available space located in the middle of the city
• Address community needs
• Grow area in sustainable way
• Provide benefits for all members of community
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Livability Principles
• Promote equitable, affordable housing • Florentine Villas – 60% AMI • San Moritz, Talavera – 80% AMI • Tuscany – 55+ @ 80% AMI
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Livability Principles (cont.)
• Enhance economic competitiveness • Provide more transportation choices
• Trails - Entire 365 acres is connected via linear parks and trail
• Rail - Trax Light Rail Line connecting site with Salt Lake City, University of Utah, Salt Lake International Airport, and suburbs
• Confluence of I-15 and I-215
• Provide true fiber optics
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Cleanup and Redevelopment
• Key components for a successful clean up • EPA Remedial Project Manager is critical • Engaged elected officials and staff • Beneficial reuse must be the goal