DDW-2024-005944

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

DIEDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality

Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director

DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
Tim Davis
Director

August 1, 2023

TANNER TEW
YONDER ESCALANTE LLC
PO BOX 502 2020 W UT-12
ESCALANTE, UT 84726

Subject: Water System Violation – YONDER ESCALANTE LLC - UTAH09098

TANNER TEW:

Our records show this water system is in violation of the State of Utah Public Drinking Water Rules.
The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) is missing analytical results for the following
analytes and compliance periods in 2023:

Compliance
Period Start Date
Compliance
Period End Date
Analyte Facility Name Facility Code
4/1/2023 6/30/2023 MANGANESE WELL #1 IRON
FILTRATION
TREATMENT
SYSTEM
TP002
4/1/2023 6/30/2023 IRON WELL #1 IRON
FILTRATION
TREATMENT
SYSTEM
TP002
Failure to collect these samples is in violation of Utah Administrative Code Rule 309-205.
The violations result in the addition of points to this system’s Improvement Priority System (IPS)
report for each missing sample and could adversely affect this water system’s rating (see R309-
400).

To resolve this violation, please collect the missing sample as soon as possible within the next
30 days. Upon receipt of results, we will resolve the violation and remove the points from the
system’s IPS report. Additionally, please notify the Division if this letter is in error.

In accordance with the public notice requirements given in R309-220-7, you must notify all the
water system’s consumers of this violation within one year after you learn of the violation. Please
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refer to the enclosed example of a public notice for guidance. Non community water systems must
provide notice using one or more of the following methods:

• Posting the notice in conspicuous locations throughout the distribution system frequented
by persons served by the system.
• Mail or direct delivery to each customer and service connection
• Another method reasonably calculated to reach other persons served by the system. Other
methods include publication in a local newspaper/newsletter, email to students or
employees, or delivery of multiple copies in central locations (e.g., community centers)

A copy of the notice you send to the system’s consumers must be approved by the Division. Please
send a copy of the notice to the Division at [e-mail] and [e-mail] prior
to issuing the notice.

Please contact David Kruse at [phone] or ([e-mail]) if you have any questions or
need assistance.

Sincerely,

Mark Berger
Monitoring and Standards Section Manager

Enclosure: Public Notice Template

cc: TANNER TEW, YONDER ESCALANTE LLC, [e-mail]
Jeremy Roberts, Southwest Utah Health Department, [e-mail]
Paul Wright, Department of Environmental Quality, [e-mail]
Mark Berger, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
David Kruse, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]