DSHW-1999-003216 - 0901a0688013d8ce

Michael 0. Leavitl
Governor
Diannc R. Nielson, Ph.D. Executive Director
Kevin W. Brown, P.E.
Division Director
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
150 Nonh 1950 West
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake Ciiy, Utah 84114-4830
[phone] Voice
[phone] Fax
[phone] T.D.D.
www.deq.state.ut.us
Division oTSolid & Hazardous V\/aste
Utah Department of Environmenlal Quality
June 23, 1999
Dean Martineau
9160 North Highway 83
Corinne, Utah 84307
Dear Mr. Martineau:
Subject: Request for perchlorate sample . . . _
Perchlorate has been found to be a contaminant in Utah's groundwater. Perchlorate is used as an oxidizer
in the manufacture of solid propellants, and has been released into the environment throughout the country.
A fact sheet on the history and effects of perchlorate is enclosed. Based on groundwater flow and your
source locations we request that you collect a perchlorate sample for the following sources in your system:
Maple Spring, Sandall Well, Well #3A, Well #9, Toombs Well #11,
Well #12, Blue Creek Well, Howell Well #2
The Division of Drinking Water will pay for the cost ofthese samples. The procedures for sampling, and
the sample bottles are enclosed. For scheduling reasons please submit your samples to the State Health
Laboratory during the week of June 28. The results ofthe samples will be forwarded to you as soon as they
are available from the laboratory.
We are working closely with EPA and the Interagency Perchlorate Steering Committee to determine the
magnitude ofthe problem, establish a national health advisory, and investigate possible remedial options.
The results ofthis perchlorate sampling will help us to determine the extent of contamination in Utah, and
contribute to the national effort to understand the occurrence of perchlorate.
We appreciate your cooperation in completion ofthis study. Ifyou have any questions or ifthe sources we
have asked to be sampled are not in use, please contact me at 801-536-4467.
Sincerely,
Rachael S. Cassady
Environmental Scientist
Enclosures
Bear River Health Department
Bill Wallner, Division ofSolid and Hazardous Waste