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State of Utah

SPENCER J. COX
Governor
DEIDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director
DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
Tim Davis
Director
November 2, 2023
Jack Lytle
Dutch John Town Water System
PO Box 193
Dutch John, UT 84023
Subject: Notice of Violation – Dutch John Town Water System Failure to Report Flaming
Gorge WTP (TP001) Monthly Surface Water Treatment Report, UTAH 05001
Dear Jack Lytle
Division records indicate Dutch John Town Water System is in violation of the State of Utah
Public Drinking Water Rule R309-215-8, as follows:
As a surface water treatment system Dutch John Town Water System is required to report
monthly system monitoring compliance for the Flaming Gorge WTP (TP001). Dutch John
Town Water System failed to report the Flaming Gorge WTP (TP001) surface water
treatment compliance monitoring to the Division for September 19 through September 26,
2023.
This violation results in the addition of 50 Improvement Priority Points to Dutch John Town
Water System’s Improvement Priority System Report (R309-400-5) as summarized below.
•Violation Type 10 (50 points) – Operations Report - System fails to meet reporting and
recordkeeping requirements [R309-215-8] (September 2023)
Return to compliance and removal of IPS points will be achieved by demonstrating two months of
compliance through monthly Surface Water Treatment Reports.
If this letter is in error, please send appropriate documentation to Sarah Page at [e-mail]
as soon as possible within 30 days. Upon receipt of the results, we will resolve the violation and
remove the points from your system’s IPS report.
This is a Tier 3 violation. You must notify all consumers within one year of the violation
according to R309-220-7. This public notice requirement cannot be waived once a violation has
occurred. Public notification must be designed to reach all users. Water systems are to use, at a
Jack Lytle
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November 2, 2023
minimum, one or more of the following forms of delivery: broadcast media (such as radio and
television), posting notice in a conspicuous location throughout the areas served by water system,
hand delivery, or another delivery method approved in writing by the director. A copy of the
notice you send to each customer must be provided to the Division. Please refer to the enclosed
example of a public notice. The Division must approve the notice before it is distributed.
The Division understands this violation is the result of a SCADA failure. We encourage Dutch
John Town Water System to consider other means of backup and data archiving to ensure
compliance. General records retention requirements can be found in R309-105-17, and records
retention requirements specific to surface water treatment can be found in R309-215-8 and R309-
215-9.
Please contact Sarah Page at [phone] or [e-mail] if you have any questions or
need assistance.
Sincerely,
Mark Berger
Rules Section Manager
Enclosure: Public notice template
cc: Jack Lytle, Dutch John Town Water System, [e-mail]
CindyAustreng, Tri County Health Department, [e-mail]
Nathan Hall, District Engineer, [e-mail]
Trevor Brooksby, [e-mail]
Mark Berger, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Jennifer Yee, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Sarah Page, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]