Gravel mine is operating out of bounds, state regulators say


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DRAPER — State officials are ordering Geneva Rock to cease operations outside of its permitted area at the Point of the Mountain.

Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining spokesperson Hollie Brown said Wednesday regulators determined the company had gone beyond its designated boundaries, following a complaint from a concerned Draper resident.

Adrian Dybwad is one of a number of homeowners in the city who have recently raised concerns about a zoning change and proposed Geneva Rock expansion into Draper. He said it was "surprising" when he compared his observations to maps and saw what appeared to be work being done where it isn't currently allowed.

"It's like, 'wow,' you know," Dybwad said. "The actual radio tower area in question has got part of the terraces that they've been cutting, going across the border into Draper."

Dybwad took what he learned to the state.

"It looked like there's a question to ask, so we asked that question," he said.

Brown said staff members consulted aerial maps and found the company was operating on three acres outside the permitted area.

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"When we brought this to their attention, they made sure that they would say that they would handle the issue as soon as possible," Brown said.

Geneva Rock representative Brent Sumsion said Wednesday it initially did not look like the company was over the line.

He said the company may be "a little over the line, but it is not significant."

Sumsion said if Geneva Rock were operating beyond its boundaries, it would "fix it."

Brown said in terms of mining, three acres wasn't a large area and issues like these are not uncommon.

It is possible, Brown said, the company could be fined.


Zoning laws are zoning laws, and if you're a big company, you should be looking very carefully at what you're doing.

–Adrian Dybwad, resident


Geneva Rock can appeal, she said.

Dybwad said he's glad he said something.

"At the end of the day, zoning laws are zoning laws and if you're a big company, you should be looking very carefully at what you're doing and making sure you are obeying those zoning laws," he said.

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