DDW-2024-011195

September 24, 2024
Leroy Atwood
Paradise Town Water System
P.O. Box 286
Paradise, Utah 84328
Subject:Conditional Plan Approval, Main Spring 1 and 2 Redevelopment (WS003);
Paradise Town Water System, System #03016, File #15650
Dear Leroy Atwood:The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received the plans and specifications for the proposed Main Spring 1 and 2 Redevelopment from your consultant, Chris Wight,
P.E., with Hansen and Associates, Inc. on July 16, 2024. Written review comments were provided to your consultant on August 9, 2024. The Division received review comment responses and
revised plans on August 16, 2024. This project has met the conditions for receiving a conditional plan approval.
Our understanding of the project is as follows:
Main Spring 1 and 2 is an existing drinking water source for Paradise Town Water System consisting of two spring collection areas, identified as Spring Area 1 and Spring Area 2.
No redevelopment work on Spring Area 1 is proposed as part of this project.
The Spring Area 2 collection lines appear to have become partially plugged by deep rooted vegetation in the area, causing a visible seep to appear on the surface and severely limiting
flow from the collection area. As part of this project, deep rooted vegetation will be removed from Spring Area 2, the spring collection piping will be replaced, and a new geotextile
membrane will be placed over the collection piping.
A separate seep has recently developed near the existing two collection areas, possibly due to the reduced flow out of Spring Area 2. The new seep has been identified as a new potential
spring collection area, identified as Spring Area 3. If the redevelopment work in Spring Area 2 does not cause the seep to dry up, Spring Area 3 will be developed by installing spring
collection piping and a geotextile membrane. A new spring collection box will be installed with an overflow and a drain.
The project will also include installation of new drain lines and isolation valves to permit isolation of the various spring collection areas.
The Main Spring 1 and 2 is identified as WS003 in the Division’s database.
We have received the following information for the Main Spring 1 and 2 Redevelopment:
Plans and specifications for spring redevelopment.
Historical spring flow data.
An assessment of whether the spring is under the direct influence of surface water based on the long history of use of the spring.
We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped, and signed by James B. Flint, P.E., and dated June 7, 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 redeveloping Main Spring 1 and 2are hereby approved subject to the following
condition:
If Spring Area 3 is developed as part of this project, you must submit the required new source chemical analysis data to the Division for review to determine whether additional treatment
is required prior to receiving an operating permit.
Please label the spring water sample collected for new source chemical analysis with your water system number UTAH03016 and WS003 (for both the facility ID and sample point ID) on all
laboratory forms for each individual source. This will ensure proper identification and entry of the new source chemical analysis results in our database.
This approval pertains to construction only. Following completion of construction, you must obtain an Operating Permit prior to placing Main Spring 1 and 2 back into service. A checklist
outlining the spring approval process, including the items required for issuing an Operating Permit is enclosed for your information. The operating permit will include requirements for
monthly Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) sampling at Main Spring 1 and 2 (WS003), also called assessment monitoring, during the operating period when the spring is accessible for a minimum
of 6 months. This monitoring is required to evaluate the quality of the water coming from Main Spring 1 and 2 (WS001) to better protect public health. Additional monitoring and/or disinfection
requirements may be assigned depending on the results of the assessment monitoring. Approvals or permits from the local authority or 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.
Source Chemical Monitoring
After the redevelopment is complete, prior to issuance of an operating permit the Division will require that the system collect the following samples: inorganics and metals, radionuclides,
nitrate and two total coliform samples taken 24 hours apart from the spring. Please contact David Kruse at 385-566-7789 or [e-mail] for questions related to this system's source
monitoring and reporting requirements.
Drinking Water Source Protection RequirementA revised Drinking Water Source Protection Plan must be submitted to the Division within 180 days after the redevelopment/rehabilitation of
a groundwater source of drinking water (refer to R309-600-7(2)(f)). The revised plan must address changes in construction, development, hydrogeology, delineation, potential contamination
sources, and proposed land management strategies. If redevelopment of the spring did not result in changes that would affect delineation of the source protection zones, such as increased
flow, then send an email to Deidre Beck at [e-mail] indicating that there are no changes to the source protection zones as a result of the redevelopment. If you have any questions
about the source protection requirements, contact Deidre Beck, P.G., at [phone].
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/db/mrn/mdb
Enclosures ─ Spring Approval Checklist; Operating Permit Checklistcc:Ben Harker, Bear River Health Department, [e-mail] Wight, P.E. Hansen and Associates, Inc., [e-mail]
Atwood, Paradise Town Water System, [e-mail]
Hunter Payne, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Vulnerable Source Assessment Team, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Sitara Federico, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]

David Kruse, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] Division of Drinking WaterChecklist for New or Redeveloped Public Drinking Water Springs
System Name:System Number:Spring Name & Description:1.Approval to Develop (or Redevelop) the Spring
☐Project Notification Form
☐Preliminary Evaluation Report (PER) concurrence (for new springs)
☐Spring location data
☐Documentation of valid water right(s)
☐If available, an engineer’s or geologist’s statement indicating:
☐The historical record of the spring flow variation
☐Expected minimum flow and the time of the year it will occur
☐Expected maximum flow and the time of the year it will occur
☐Expected average flow
☐The behavior of the spring during drought conditions
☐New source chemical analyses of the spring water (for new springs or existing springs that have not been sampled) [R309-515-4(5)]
☐An assessment of whether the spring is “under the direct influence of surface water” [This assessment can be based on an on-site inspection, known geological conditions, or specific
water analysis results such as an MPA.]
☐Detailed plans and specifications for spring developmentor redevelopment2.Operating Permit to Use the Spring Water
☐Information on the rate of flow developed from the spring
☐Historical spring flow data or a minimum of 3 years of spring flow data — for determining the spring yield and issuing an Operating Permit
☐Current spring flow rate — for issuing a temporary Operating Permit (in case of insufficient flow data for determining the spring yield)
☐ Recorded land use agreements, or documentation that the requirements for coverage under the City/County source protection ordinance have been met
☐Design engineer’s certification of rule conformance with plan approval conditions
☐Design engineer’s certification of rule conformance for any deviation from approved plans
☐As-built or record drawings
☐Proof of satisfactory bacteriological quality
☐Water quality data, where appropriate [If the initial new source sampling indicates unsatisfactory turbidity, the spring water must be re-sampled and proven to have turbidity level
below the MCL.]
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 (every 1200 feet, end-of-line, each branch, etc.)☐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 [inorganics and metals, radionuclides, nitrate and two total coliform samples taken 24 hours apart from the spring.]☐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