Atlas Mill Site 2023 Community Vision


Help Update the Community Vision for Potential Future Use of the Atlas Mill Site Property

What would you like to see at the former Atlas Uranium Mill Site? A community park, an arts and event center, or something else? The Grand County’s Site Futures Committee is updating the 2018 Community Vision for potential future uses of the 480-acre, federally-owned, former Atlas uranium mill site, located northwest of Moab. As of the end of October, 2022, about 81 percent of the mill tailings have already been transported to the U.S. Department of Energy’s disposal cell near Crescent Junction making this community vision finally on the horizon. Help plan for potential community uses of the during our 2023 Community Vision Update by sharing your preferences for future site uses.


Mill Site Futures Open House, November 16th

The Site Futures Committee hosted an open house on November 16th to initiate the 2023 Community Vision Update for potential future use of the former Atlas mill site. The 2018 Community Vision Update: After the Pile was our second version of the community vision and is the starting point for 2023. Attendees at the open house reviewed our prior work and expressed their preferences for future use of the site.

If you weren't able to make it to the open house, be sure to complete the Comment Submission Form and submit any other comments to the Grand County Planning and Zoning Department by January 31, 2023. Hard copy comments may also be mailed to Grand County Planning and Zoning, ATTN SFC, Grand County Courthouse, 125 East Center Street, Moab, UT 84532.


Background on the Community Vision

Grand County and Moab City require an updated Community Vision at five-year intervals. The last five years have been a period of change for Moab and Grand County. One readily visible change is that the tailings pile at the mill site tailings pile is much smaller. While there is still much work to be done cleaning up the site, the SFC needs your input to keep up with community sentiment about potential future community use of the mill site. Community input and an updated 2023 Community Vision will help our elected officials to continue to obtain money for tailings removal and complete remedial action work.

There is no guarantee that future community use of the Atlas mill site will be achieved as the property is federal land administered by the Department of Energy (DOE). However, other communities have repurposed properties where clean-up has been completed. For example, Grand Junction City is presently constructing Las Colonias City Park along the Colorado River at the site of another former uranium mill. If we try, a locally-developed outcome might also happen in Grand County. To learn about Las Colonias Park see:


The comment period for submission of form responses and other comments ends January 31, 2022. Comments may be mailed to Grand County Planning and Zoning, ATTN SFC, Grand County Courthouse, 125 East Center Street, Moab, UT 84532.


Help Update the Community Vision for Potential Future Use of the Atlas Mill Site Property

What would you like to see at the former Atlas Uranium Mill Site? A community park, an arts and event center, or something else? The Grand County’s Site Futures Committee is updating the 2018 Community Vision for potential future uses of the 480-acre, federally-owned, former Atlas uranium mill site, located northwest of Moab. As of the end of October, 2022, about 81 percent of the mill tailings have already been transported to the U.S. Department of Energy’s disposal cell near Crescent Junction making this community vision finally on the horizon. Help plan for potential community uses of the during our 2023 Community Vision Update by sharing your preferences for future site uses.


Mill Site Futures Open House, November 16th

The Site Futures Committee hosted an open house on November 16th to initiate the 2023 Community Vision Update for potential future use of the former Atlas mill site. The 2018 Community Vision Update: After the Pile was our second version of the community vision and is the starting point for 2023. Attendees at the open house reviewed our prior work and expressed their preferences for future use of the site.

If you weren't able to make it to the open house, be sure to complete the Comment Submission Form and submit any other comments to the Grand County Planning and Zoning Department by January 31, 2023. Hard copy comments may also be mailed to Grand County Planning and Zoning, ATTN SFC, Grand County Courthouse, 125 East Center Street, Moab, UT 84532.


Background on the Community Vision

Grand County and Moab City require an updated Community Vision at five-year intervals. The last five years have been a period of change for Moab and Grand County. One readily visible change is that the tailings pile at the mill site tailings pile is much smaller. While there is still much work to be done cleaning up the site, the SFC needs your input to keep up with community sentiment about potential future community use of the mill site. Community input and an updated 2023 Community Vision will help our elected officials to continue to obtain money for tailings removal and complete remedial action work.

There is no guarantee that future community use of the Atlas mill site will be achieved as the property is federal land administered by the Department of Energy (DOE). However, other communities have repurposed properties where clean-up has been completed. For example, Grand Junction City is presently constructing Las Colonias City Park along the Colorado River at the site of another former uranium mill. If we try, a locally-developed outcome might also happen in Grand County. To learn about Las Colonias Park see:


The comment period for submission of form responses and other comments ends January 31, 2022. Comments may be mailed to Grand County Planning and Zoning, ATTN SFC, Grand County Courthouse, 125 East Center Street, Moab, UT 84532.

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    Comment Submission Form

    The Grand County Site Futures Committee is updating the Community Vision for the former Atlas Uranium Mill Site, located northwest of Moab. This form will help the Site Futures Committee gauge public interest for different ways that this site might be developed or used for community purposes in the future. The questions below are based on the 2018 Community Vision, which is the starting point for the upcoming 2023 Community Vision update.

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