DDW-2024-010293

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

Department of
Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director
DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
Nathan Lunstad, P.E.
Director
SPENCER J. COX
Governor
DEIDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
May 1, 2024
Via Email: [e-mail]
Max Covey
Jordanelle SSD
PO BOX 519
10500 North 14200 West
Heber City, Utah 84032
Subject: System-Specific Minimum Sizing Standards—Final Determination
Jordanelle SSD, System #26086, File #11538
Dear Max Covey:
DETERMINATIONS
Based on the findings set forth below, the Division of Drinking Water (the Division) hereby
establishes the following system-specific minimum sizing standards for Jordanelle SSD water
system (the System):
Peak Day Source Demand per ERC (gallons/day) – 2,242
Average Annual Demand per ERC (gallons/year) – 331,785
Equalization Storage per ERC (gallons/day) – 909
Fire Storage (gallons) – 2,760,000
Introduction
Pursuant to Utah Code Section 19-4-114, the Director of the Division (Director) is required to
establish system-specific minimum sizing standards based on, among other factors, water use data
submitted to the Division of Water Rights (DWRi). The Director’s determinations may also be
based on engineering analyses and other evidence if this is available. This final determination
letter is addressed to you in your capacity as the Administrative Contact for the System. The
Director has delegated the responsibility for making system-specific minimum sizing standards
under Utah Code Section 19-4-114 to the Engineering Manager for the Division.
Max Covey
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May 1, 2024

Prior to issuing this final determination letter, the Division analyzed applicable DWRi water use
data and sent a draft summary of the Division’s proposed system-specific minimum sizing
standards to the System on March 6, 2024. The Division allowed 30 days for the System to review
the draft system-specific minimum sizing. The System provided comments on March 6, 2024. The
Division has taken these comments into account in reaching this final determination of the system-
specific minimum sizing standards for the System. A summary of the water use data and
calculations the Division used to make these determinations is attached as part of the
administrative record.

Water Use Data Definitions

As used in this Final Determination, the following terms have the following meanings:
Peak Day Source Demand is the total flow into a public water system to meet the demand of the
water system on the day of the highest water consumption in a calendar year.

Average Annual Demand is the total quantity of drinking water flowing into a public water system
within a calendar year.

Total Equivalent Residential Connections (ERCs) term represents the number of residential
service connections and the number of equivalent residential connections for non-residential
connections (commercial, industrial, institutional connections).

Minimum Equalization Storage requirement is a volume that is equivalent to the amount of water
needed to meet the average day culinary demand for public water systems. Equalized storage per
ERC is calculated by dividing the Average Annual Demand per ERC data by the number of
operational days in a year.

Water System Background Facts

The System is a community water system serving approximately 1,460 people with full-time
residences. There is no secondary water system. There are approximately 1,010 service
connections.

System-Specific Minimum Sizing Standards—Background

Under Utah Code Section 19-4-114, the legislature required that the Director establish minimum
sizing standards on a system-specific basis instead of statewide, as the Division has done in the
past. System-specific determinations need to be based on system-specific information. The code
allows the Director to rely on water use data submitted to DWRi. Alternatively, a community
water system may perform and submit an engineering study to the Division if the water system’s
water use data is not representative of future use or the water system does not yet have actual
water use data. In this matter, actual water use data was available through DWRi, and an
engineering study was not submitted to the Division for review. Therefore, the Division has relied
upon DWRi information and other relevant data.

Max Covey
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May 1, 2024

Additional System-Specific Basis for Determinations

The Division established Fire Storage requirements based on information from the System’s
Master Plan, the fire flow and duration are based on the amount per pressure zone. The total fire
storage requirement is 2,760,000 gallons.
The System requested the Division to use a variability factor for the Peak Day
Demand/Equalization Storage of 0%.
Storage Capacity

Based on the System’s storage facilities and the storage minimum sizing requirement established
in this letter, the Director hereby determines that the System is compliant with the minimum
storage capacity requirements.

Source Capacity

The Division has adequate documentation of established safe yields from the well sources and
design capacity from the Keetley Water Treatment Plant. Using the safe yields, design capacity,
and the source minimum sizing requirement established in this letter indicates that the System is
compliant with minimum source capacity requirements.

Effective Date

The determinations made in this letter are effective immediately and will become final 30 days
from the date of this letter unless the System files a contest as provided below.

Notice of Right to Contest

The Director has determined this determination made under Section 19-3-114 qualifies as a
“permit order” within the meaning of Utah Code Section 19-1-301.5(1)(f). See Utah Code § 19-1-
301.5(1)(e) (defining “permit” to include a “plan” or “other administrative authorization”).

The System may contest any determinations made herein by delivering a notice of contest to the
Director. The notice of contest must be in writing and must be delivered to the Director on or
before 30 days after the date this letter is signed. There is no particular form for the notice of
contest, but it must include the System’s reasons and rationale for the contest. The Director’s
address for purposes of submitting a notice of contest is as follows:

U.S. Mail
Division of Drinking Water
Attention: Director
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4830
Max Covey
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May 1, 2024

Email
A notice of contest may be submitted to the Director by email, provided, however, that the
Director confirms receipt of the email. The Director’s email address is:
[e-mail]. The email submission must be received by the Director before the
expiration of the contest deadline.

If the System files a timely notice of contest, the Director will evaluate the matter and attempt to
resolve the matter through negotiations. If the Director is not able to resolve the matter, the
Director will issue a final agency action regarding the contest. At that point in the process, the
System shall have the right to seek further internal agency and judicial review pursuant to Utah
Admin. Code R305-7 and Utah Code Section 19-1-301.5.

Right to Request Reconsideration

The Director plans to evaluate the determinations made herein every three years. However, this
requirement is not mandatory. At any time, a water system whose system-specific minimum
sizing standards have been established by the Division under Section 19-4-114 may request
reconsideration of the Director’s determinations by submitting a written request. A request for
reconsideration shall be submitted to the Director in the same manner as a notice of contest
provided above.

Conclusion

If the System management has any questions regarding this letter, please contact Chris Martin, of
this office, at [phone], or me at [phone].

Sincerely,

Michael Newberry, P.E.
Permitting and Engineering Support Manager

CM/mrn/mdb

Enclosures
1. Utah Department of Environmental Quality Division of Drinking Water Minimum Sizing Standards
Summary Report

cc: Dwight Hill, Wasatch County Health Department, [e-mail]
Max Covey, North Village SSD, [e-mail]
Chris Martin, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Clint Neerings, Wasatch County Fire Department, [e-mail]
Ted Black, Office of the State Fire Marshal, [e-mail]

DDW-2024-007415
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Drinking Water
Minimum Sizing Standards

Date Standard Effective: Fri Apr 19 15:21:43 MDT 2024
Peak Day Source Demand per ERC (gal/day): 2,242a
Average Annual Demand per ERC (gal/day): 331,785b
Equalization Storage per ERC (gal/day): 909c

aPer Engineering Report
bPer Engineering Report
cPer Engineering Report
JORDANELLE SSD PWS ID: UTAH26086
Admin Name: MAX L COVEY
Address:
City, State, Zip: ,
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
System Type: Community
Population: 2,345
MINIMUM SIZING STANDARD
MINIMUM SIZING STANDARD CALCULATIONS VARIABILITY
Data from these reporting years: 2023
Peak Day Source Demand per ERC (gal/day): 1,719
Average Annual Demand per ERC (gal/year): 284,408
Equalization Storage per ERC (gal): 779
x
x
x
(1 + 0.0)
(1 + 0.0)
(1 + 0.0)
=
=
=
1,719
284,408
779
DWRi WATER USE DATA REPORTED
Equalization per ERC (gal): 909
Existing Storage (gal): 8,025,000
ERCs: 1,645
Required Storage w/o Fire Flow: 1,495,305
Required Fire Storage (gal): 2,760,000
Required Storage w/Fire (gal): 4,255,305
Storage Deficiency: 0
Storage Deficiency (%): 0.0
No Storage Deficiency
Peak Day Source Demand per ERC (gpm): 1.56
Existing Source Capacity (gpm): 14,267
ERCs: 1,645
Required Source Capacity (gpm): 2,566
Source Deficiency: 0
Source Deficiency (%): null
No Source Deficiency
Year Peak
Day
Source
Demand
(gal/day)
Average
Annual
Demand
(gallons)
ERCs Peak
Demand
per ERC
(gal/day)
Avg
Annual
Demand
per ERC
(gal/day)
Equaliza
tion
Storage
per ERC
(gal/day)
OP
Days
2023 2,828,386 956,069,643.57 1,645 1,719 284,408 779 365
Variability:0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Year Peak Month Average
(gal/day)
Peak Month Average
per ERD (gal/day)
Ratio of PD/ERC to
Peak Month Avg/ERC
2023 2,483,615 1,510 1.14
CAPACITY CALCULATIONS FOR STORAGE
CAPACITY CALCULATIONS FOR SOURCES
SYSTEM STORAGE AND SOURCE INVENTORY
Storage ID Storage Name Effective Volume (GAL)
ST002 MID UPPER DEER CREST TANK 75,000
ST003 800K UPPER DEER CREST TANK 800,000
ST004 200K UPPER UPPER DEER CREST TANK 200,000
ST005 LOWER EAST PARK 1.1 MGD TANK 1,100,000
ST006 UPPER EAST PARK 500K TANK 500,000
ST007 BUTTE 850K TANK 850,000
ST008 DEER MOUNTAIN 850K TANK 850,000
ST009 TUHAYE 1.4 M TANK 1,400,000
ST011 VICTORY RANCH TANK 500,000
ST013 DEER VISTA TANK 500,000
ST016 VICTORY RANCH TANK #2 250,000
ST018 6800 TANK 500,000
ST001 LOWER DEER CREST TANK 500,000
Storage Totals: 8,025,000 GAL
Source ID Source Name Flow Rate (GPM)
TP003 KEETLEY WTP 11,111.04
WS001 01 DEER CREST WELL 123
WS004 TUHAYE WELL #1 323
WS006 VICTORY RANCH WELL #1 1,573
WS008 VICTORY RANCH WELL #2 1,137
Source Totals: 14,267 GPM