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State of Utah
SPENCER J. COX
Governor
DIEDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director
DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
Tim Davis
Director
November 21, 2023
Trey Ross
Hinckley Town Water System
PO Box 138
Hinckley, UT 84635
Subject: Notice of Violation for Arsenic, Public Notice Requirement, Hinckley Town Water
System: UTAH14004
Trey Ross:
This letter is an official notification that according to the Division of Drinking Water (the
Division) records, the Arsenic Plant (identified as TP003 in the divisions database) is in violation
of the Arsenic standard as given in R309-200-5. Compliance with the Arsenic maximum
contaminant level (MCL) of 0.010mg/L is based off the running annual average (RAA). The
current RAA of Arsenic at the Arsenic Plant (TP002) is 0.011mg/L.
As a result of this violation, Hinckley Town Water System has been given an additional 50 IPS
points. Hinckley Town Water System now has 190 IPS points. Your system is now above the
Improvement Priority System threshold of 150 points and can now be rated Not Approved. To
avoid this please reach out to Colt Smith at acsmith@utah.gov or 385-515-1529 and request a
Compliance Agreement Enforcement Order within 14 to 30 days.
With the Arsenic Plant (TP003) containing combined Arsenic levels above the MCL, you must:
1. Notify your water users per the attached public notice protocol within 30 days of receiving
this letter and repeat the notice every three months for as long as the violation exists. A
copy of the public notice must be submitted to the Division at ddwreports@utah.gov by
December 21, 2023.
2. Enact one of the following mitigation measures:
a. Identify operational strategies that can minimize Arsenic exposure.
b. Identify possible alternative sources for drinking water.
c. Immediately implement an operational plan to minimize Arsenic exposure of the
drinking water.
Trey Ross
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November 21, 2023
3.Present MCL exceedance in annual CCR while including the Standard Health Effects
Language listed in R309-220-15 for Arsenic, and explaining the corrective actions being
taken.
Thank you for your efforts in maintaining a safe drinking water system. If you have questions or
need further assistance, please contact David Kruse, at (385) 566-7789 or dbkruse@utah.gov.
Sincerely,
Mark Berger
Monitoring and Standards Implementation Manager
Enclosures: Public Notice
cc: Trey Ross, Hinckley Town Water System, tross.hinckley@gmail.com
Eric Larsen, Central Utah Health Department, etlarsen@utah.gov
John Chartier, Department of Environmental Quality, jchartier@utah.gov
Mark Berger, Division of Drinking Water, mberger@utah.gov
Colt Smith, Division of Drinking Water, acsmith@utah.gov
David Kruse, Division of Drinking Water, dbkruse@utah.gov