DDW-2024-008522

June 27, 2024
Chance Baxter
Bear River Water Conservancy District
102 West Forest Street
Brigham City, Utah 84302
Subject:Plan Approval, Harper Ward Well Transmission Line,
Bear River WCD - Harper Ward, System #02068, File #14857, SRF #3S1849
Dear Chance Baxter:The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received the plans and specifications for the Harper Ward Well transmission line from your consultant, Alea Nielson,
P.E., with J-U-B Engineers, Inc. on May 16, 2024. Written review comments were provided to your consultant on June 10, 2024. The Division received responses to these review comments
on June 14, 2024. This project has met the conditions for receiving a plan approval.
Our understanding of the project includes the installation of a new transmission line which will connect the proposed Harper Ward Well and Tank to the existing distribution system. The
transmission line will consist of 2,846 feet of 12-inch diameter C900 PVC pipe with associated valves and appurtenances.
We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped and signed byMarcus T. Simons, P.E., dated May 14, 2024, and find they basically comply with the applicable portions
of Utah’s Administrative Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems in R309. On this basis, the plans for the Harper Ward Well Transmission Line are hereby approved.
This approval pertains to construction only. An Operating Permit must be obtained from the Director before the Harper Ward Well Transmission Line may be put in service. A checklist outlining
the items required for operating permit issuance is enclosed for your information.Approvals or permits from the local authority or the county may be necessary before beginning construction
of this project. As the project proceeds, notice of any changes in the approved design, as well as any change affecting the quantity or quality of the delivered water, must be submitted
to the Division. We may also conduct interim and final inspections of this project. Please notify us when actual construction begins so that these inspections can be scheduled.
This approval must be renewed if construction has not begun or if substantial equipment has not been ordered within one year of the date of this letter.The project, as described herein,
is generally eligible for assistance under the state Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Financial Assistance Program. All change orders must be reviewed and approved for compliance
with the Drinking Water Rules, the conditions of this construction approval, and the DWSRF Program’s financial assistance requirements.The project may now be advertised for bids. But,
as a condition of the project funding, you must not award the contract or proceed with construction until the Division of Drinking Water has authorized you to do so. This is necessary
to comply with applicable requirements and to protect you, as the funding recipient, by ensuring that the contract meets requirements for funded projects.
If you have any questions regarding this approval, please contact Hunter Payne, of this office, at [phone], or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Michael Newberry, P.E.
Permitting and Engineering Support Manager
HP/mrn/mdbEnclosures –Operating Permit Checklistcc:Ben Harker, Bear River Health Department, [e-mail] Simons, P.E., J-U-B Engineers, Inc., [e-mail] Nielson,
P.E., J-U-B Engineers, Inc., [e-mail] Baxter, Bear River Water Conservancy District, [e-mail] Payne, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Allyson Spevak, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] 02068 14857 PA Harper Ward WL
Utah Division of Drinking Water ― Checklist for Issuing Operating PermitsWater System Name:System Number: Project Description:File Number:
Items 1 through 8 below must be submitted to the Division and found to be acceptable prior to operating permit issuance (unless a water line project meets the requirements of R309-500-7
and is not required to obtain an Operating Permit).
Distribution lines (not including in-line booster pump stations) requiring Plan Approval may be placed into service prior to submitting all of the following items and receipt of Operating
Permit if the water system has received items 1 and 4 below.☐1.Certification of Rule Conformance by a professional engineer (P.E.) that all conditions of Plan Approval were accomplished,
and if applicable, changes made during construction were in conformance with rules R309-500 through 550☐2.As-built or record drawings incorporating all changes to approved plans and
specifications (unless no changes were made to the previously approved plans during construction)☐3.Confirmation that as-built or record drawings have been received by the water system☐4.Satisfactory
bacteriological samples as evidence of proper disinfection and flushing in accordance with the appropriate ANSI/AWWA standards:
☐ANSI/AWWA C651-14 AWWA Standard for Disinfecting Water MainsTwo consecutive sample sets at least 16 hours apart, none positive (e.g., every 1,200 feet, end-of-line, each branch)☐ANSI/AWWA
C652-11 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Water-Storage FacilitiesOne or more samples, none positive☐ANSI/AWWA C653-13 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Water Treatment PlantsTwo consecutive
samples per unit, none positive, no less than 30 minutes apart☐ANSI/AWWA C654-13 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of WellsTwo consecutive samples, none positive, no less than 30 minutes
apart☐5.Water quality data, where appropriate [For example, include raw and finished water data that demonstrate satisfactory performance of the treatment facility; sample should be
taken from a storage tank for residual volatile organic compounds after tank interior re-coating; etc.]☐6.If applicable, all other documentation that may have been required during the
plan review process☐7.If applicable, confirmation that the water system owner has received the O&M manual for the new facility☐8.If applicable, location data of new storage tank, treatment
facility, or source