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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

August 31, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL

Rick Fonnesbeck
Amalga Town Water System
6590 N 2400 W
Amalga, UT 84335

Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION – Failure to Fix Significant Deficiency Treatment Technique
Violation, Water System #UTAH03002

Rick Fonnesbeck:

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

On April 14, 2022, the direct responsible charge operator left Amalga Town Water System. The
system was reminded on March 24, 2023 of this requirement. This deficiency remains
uncorrected:

C001 System direct responsible charge operators not certified at the required level
Utah Public Drinking Water Rules require all significant deficiencies to be corrected within their
given timeframe. For operator certification that is 365 days, 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
unresolved.
Rick Fonnesbeck
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August 31, 2023

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: Grant Koford, Bear River Health Department
David Wood, Amalga Town Mayor

Helen Lau (Aug 31, 2023 11:43 MDT)