DDW-2024-011320

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

SPENCER J. COX
Governor

DEIDRE HENDERSON
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality

Kimberly D. Shelley
Executive Director

DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
Nathan Lunstad, Ph.D., P.E
Director

September 12, 2024

Ron Johnson
Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch
PO Box 1373
Boulder, Utah 84716

Subject: Increased Monitoring Requirements – Monthly Source Bacteriological Sampling of Sweetwater
Spring (WS001); Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch UTAH09110

Dear Ron Johnson:

Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch is required to conduct source assessment sampling Sweetwater Spring (WS001)
to investigate the quality of that source(s). This sampling requirement comes from a recent distribution system
confirmed E. coli and a boil order that was done in May of 2024.
1. Take one bacteriological sample per month at sources listed above and below prior to treatment.
The purpose of this source sampling requirement is to gather data to evaluate the quality of this source.
2. This source sampling requirement shall begin September 2024 and extend at least 18 months for each
month the spring is in operation and accessible, sufficient to cover two peak (or summer) operating
seasons. The Division may evaluate the source sampling requirements after 18 months based on the data
available at that time.
3. This source water quality evaluation has added the following monitoring requirement for your system:

Facility with
new
requirements
Analyte(s)
Required
# of samples Sampling
Frequency
Next Due
Date
Rule
Reference
Sweetwater
Spring (WS001)
Total Coliform;
E. coli
1 Each Monthly September
30, 2024
R309-215-
16(b)

4. All source samples shall be collected prior to any treatment and/or at a location that represents the source
water quality.
5. Label all source samples with the facility name and code listed above as the sampling location and
facility code.

Please note that this source sampling requirement is in addition to the distribution system bacteriological sampling
requirement already in place. All distribution samples must be labeled with sample location/sample address and
DS001 for the facility code. You can find the current monitoring schedule for your water system at
waterlink.utah.gov by selecting your system and then selecting Water Monitoring under Water System Reports.

Thank you for your efforts in protecting the drinking water quality in your water system and protecting public
health. If you have any questions regarding these increased monitoring requirements, please contact Sitara
Federico of the Division at (385)-515-1459 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Mark Berger
Monitoring and Standards Section Manager

cc: Southwest Utah Public Health Department
Paul Wright, DEQ District Engineer
Sitara Federico, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
VSA Team, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Instructions for Monitoring Violations Annual Notice–Community (Tier 3 - Coliform)
Template on Reverse
Since most monitoring violations are included in Tier 3, you must provide public notice to persons served within one year after you learn of the violation (R309-220-7(2)). Multiple monitoring violations can be serious, check with the Division of Drinking Water (801-536-4200) to make sure you meet the public notification requirements. Community systems must use one of the following (R309-220-7(3)(a)):
• Hand or direct delivery
• Mail, as a separate notice or included with the bill Non-community systems must use one of the following (R309-220-7(3)(b)):

• Posting in conspicuous locations
• Hand delivery
• Mail In addition, both community and non-community systems must use another method reasonably calculated to reach others if they would not be reached by the first method (R309-220-7(3)). Such methods could include newspapers, e-mail, or delivery to community organizations. If you post the notice, it must remain posted until the violation is resolved. If the violation has been resolved, you must post the notice for at least one week (R309-220-7(2)). If you mail, post, or hand deliver, print your notice on letterhead, if available. The notice on the reverse is appropriate for insertion in an annual notice or the CCR, as long as public notification timing and delivery requirements are met (R309-220-7(4)). You may need to modify the template for a notice for individual monitoring violations. This example presents violations in a table; however, you may write out an explanation for each violation if you wish. For any monitoring violation for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or other groups, you may list the group name in the table, but you must provide the name of every chemical in the group on the notice, e.g., in a footnote. You may need to modify the notice if you had any monitoring violations for which monitoring later showed a maximum contaminant level or other violation. In such cases, you should refer to the public notice you issued at that time. Include in your notice the standard language for monitoring and testing procedure violations in italics (R309-220-8 (4)(b)). If you modify the notice, you may not alter this mandatory language. Corrective Actions In your notice, describe corrective actions you took or are taking. Listed below are some steps commonly taken by water systems with monitoring violations. Choose the appropriate language, or develop your own:
• We have since taken the required samples, as described in the last column of the table above. The samples showed we are meeting drinking water standards.
• We have since taken the required samples, as described in the last column of the table above. The sample for [contaminant] exceeded the limit. [Describe corrective action; use information from public notice prepared for violating the limit.]
• We plan to take the required samples soon, as described in the last column of the table above.
After Issuing the Notice Make sure to send the Division of Drinking Water (PO Box 144830, SLC, UT 84114-4830) a copy of each type of notice and a certification that you have met all the public notice requirements within ten days after issuing the notice (R309-105-16(3)).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Monitoring Requirements Not Met for [System] Our water system violated several drinking water standards over the past year. Even though these were not emergencies, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct
these situations.
We are required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not our drinking water meets health standards. During
[compliance period] we ['did not monitor or test' or 'did not complete all monitoring or testing'] for [contaminant(s)] and therefore cannot be sure of the quality of our drinking water during that time. What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do at this time. The table below lists the contaminant(s) we did not properly test for during the last year, how often we are supposed to sample for [this contaminant/these contaminants] and how many samples we are supposed to take, how many samples we took, when samples should have been taken, and the date on which follow-up samples were (or will be) taken. Contaminant Required sampling frequency
Number of samples
taken
When all samples should have
been taken
When samples were or will be taken
Total Coliform 1 sample(s) every month
0 [Insert date]

[Insert date]

What happened? What is being done? [Describe corrective action.]
For more information, please contact [name of contact] at [phone number] or [mailing address]. Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not
have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This notice is being sent to you by [system]. Water System ID#: __________. Date distributed: