DDW-2024-010022

August 15, 2024
Chance Baxter
Bear River Water Conservancy District
102 West Forest Street
Brigham City, Utah 84302
Subject:Plan Approval Harper Ward Tank (ST001); Bear River Water Conservancy District - Harper Ward, System #02068, File #14725, SRF #3S1849
Dear Chance Baxter:The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received the plans and specifications for Harper Ward Tank from your consultant, Ridley Griggs, P.E. on May 22, 2024.
Written review comments were provided to your consultant on June 18, 2024. The Division received the revised plans and specifications on July 1, 2024, and provided further comments on
July 8, 2024. This project has met the conditions for receiving a plan approval.
Project Summary
Our understanding of the project is the construction of a new, 500,000-gallon drinking water storage tank connected to the Bear River Water Conservancy District - Harper Ward water system.
The proposed tank will be a buried, concrete tank. The project will also include a new valve vault containing valves and appurtenances for the tank inlet, outlet, and drain lines. The
tank drain line and overflow line will both discharge with acceptable air gaps over concrete collection boxes. Water from these collection boxes will discharge to a new collection pond
nearby. This facility is identified as ST001 in the Division’s database.
Plan Approval
We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped and signed byJeffrey R. Beverly, P.E., dated May 20, 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 Harper Ward Tank are hereby approved.
This approval pertains to construction only. An Operating Permit must be obtained from the Director before Harper Ward Tank 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.
You propose the following measures to protect public health and meet the intent of rule R309-545-14(1):
The tank roof will slope from the middle to all sides and be installed with a drainage composite to facilitate drainage.
A hydrophilic waterstop will be installed between the roof of the tank and the raised curb of the access opening.
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 Michael Newberry, P.E., Permitting and Engineering Manager, at (385)
515-1464.
Sincerely,
Nathan Lunstad, P.E.
Director
HP/mrn/mdbEnclosures –Operating Permit Checklistcc:Ben Harker, Bear River Health Department, [e-mail] Allen, P.E., Hansen, Allen, & Luce, [e-mail] Griggs,
P.E., Hansen, Allen, & Luce, [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]
Jennifer Yee, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Nagendra Dev, P.E., Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Linda Ross, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Allyson Spevak, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
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