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195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144830 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4830
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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
Nathan Lunstad, P.E.
Director

February 27, 2024 CERTIFIED MAIL

Justin Hambleton
Upper Whittemore Water Co
13083 S 2730 W
Riverton, UT 84065

Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION – Failure to Fix Significant Deficiency Treatment Technique
Violation, Water System #UTAH25136

Justin Hambleton:

Our records indicate that your system is in violation of the State of Utah Public Drinking Water
Rules as follows:

On August 25, 2023, Upper Whittemore Water Co received one significant deficiency. The
system was notified of the deficiency on September 12, 2023. This deficiency remains
uncorrected:

• V034 System lacks more than 20% of required storage capacity (fire demand not included)
DS001
Utah Public Drinking Water Rules require all significant deficiencies to be corrected within 120
days of the date of notification or the system must enter a corrective action plan (CAP) with the
Division to address the significant deficiencies as specified in R309-215-16(3)(a)(v). The system
chose not to request a corrective action plan or submit a correction for this deficiency within
the given timeframe. This results in the system being assessed a treatment technique
violation in accordance with R309-215-16(4)(a) and the assessment of 50 Improvement
Priority System (IPS) points to the system’s IPS Report. Be advised this could adversely affect
your water system’s rating (R309-400).
As a result of this Tier 2 violation, the system must provide the public notice as soon as practical,
but no later than 30 days after the system learns of the violation. If the public notice is posted, the
notice must remain in place for as long as the violation or situation persists, but in no case for less
than seven days, even if the violation or situation is resolved (see R309-220-6(1)(a) and R309-
220-6(1)(b)). This public notice requirement cannot be waived once a violation occurs. Proof of
public notification must be provided to the Division at ([e-mail]) within 30 days of
notifying the water system customers and resubmitted each quarter; the deficiencies remain
Justin Hambleton
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February 27, 2024

unresolved.
If the deficiency listed above has been corrected, please complete the enclosed IPS Deficiency
Correction Notice and submit the information to the Division at [e-mail] immediately.
We ask that you respond to this letter as soon as possible. Please contact Jennifer Yee at (385)
515-1501 or [e-mail] if you have questions or need assistance.

Sincerely,

Helen Lau
Compliance Section Manager

Enclosures: IPS Report
Deficiency Correction Form
Tier 2 Public Notice Template

cc: Jason Garrett, Utah County Health Department, [e-mail]
Tyler Plewe, Utah County Health Department, [e-mail]

Helen Lau (Feb 27, 2024 13:49 MST)