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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
March 30, 2021
Steffanie Brown
University of Utah
1795 E South Campus Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Subject: Corrective Action Plan for University of Utah, UTAH18057 (2021-01)
Dear Steffanie Brown:
The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) has received your request for a Corrective Action
Plan to address the significant deficiencies associated with the University of Utah public water
system. Two copies of the Corrective Action Plan are enclosed with this letter. Please review
them, sign both copies if you agree with the terms, and return both signed copies to the Division
within 14 days of receipt of this certified mail. A copy of the fully executed document will be
returned to you.
Please contact Brandi Smith at [phone] or [e-mail] if you have any
questions regarding this letter or the enclosed copies of Corrective Action Plan.
Sincerely,
Mark Berger
Rules Section Manager
Division of Drinking Water
Enclosures – 2 copies of University of Utah Corrective Action Plan 2021-01
Brandi Smith/mrn/as/bs
cc: Jeff Hicken, Salt Lake County Health Department, [e-mail]
Steffanie Brown University of Utah, [e-mail]
Corrective Action Plan (2021-01)
University of Utah Water – UTAH18057
The purpose of this Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”) is to establish terms and conditions of
compliance for University of Utah Water (“System”), system number UTAH18057, to take
actions and correct significant deficiency identified in Exhibit A.
The Corrective Action Plan terms and conditions are described in detail in Exhibit A. As long as
the System complies with every one of the requirements in Exhibit A, the Division will:
Temporarily allow the extended deadlines for correcting the identified significant
deficiencies,
Temporarily hold off assessing additional points for failure to fix violations, and
Temporarily silence the significant deficiencies and hold off reporting those to US EPA.
Nothing in this Corrective Action Plan prohibits the Division from taking further enforcement
actions if the System fails to comply with any of the requirements in Exhibit A or if an imminent
public risk exists in the System.
We the undersigned parties agree to the terms, conditions and deadlines set forth in the Corrective
Action Plan (see Exhibit A).
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Mark Berger Steffanie Brown
Rules Section Manager University of Utah Water
_______________________, 2021 _______________________, 2021April 15April 16
CAP Page 1
Exhibit A
Corrective Action Plan UTAH18057, 2021-01
System Name: University of Utah Water
System Number: UTAH18057
Administrative Contact: Steffanie Brown
Email: [e-mail]
Phone Number: 801-819-4128
Corrective Action Plan Requirements and Due Dates
Pump House # 6 (PF002)
Item #1 Deficiency
Code
Facility
ID
Significant Deficiency Rule Citation
PS18 PF002 In-line booster pump station lacks
redundancy to meet peak demand with one
pump out of service
R309-540-5(4)(B)
Corrective Action to be Taken Completion Due Date
Submit documentation showing that the in-line booster pump station
has redundancy to meet peak demand
03/22/2022
Storage Facility # 3 (ST003)
Item #2 Deficiency
Code
Facility
ID
Significant Deficiency Rule Citation
V012 ST003 End of storage tank overflow pipe lacks No.4
screen
R309-545-13(3)
Corrective Action to be Taken Completion Due Date
Submit documentation showing that the storage tank overflow pipe has
a No. 4 screen
11/1/2021
Item #3 Deficiency
Code
Facility
ID
Significant Deficiency Rule Citation
V011 ST003 End of storage tank overflow lacks a
clearance of 12 to 24 inches from the ground
surface
R309-545-13
Corrective Action to be Taken Completion Due Date
Submit documentation showing that the tank overflow has a clearance
of 12 to 24 inches to the ground surface
11/01/2021