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State of Utah

Department of Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley Executive Director DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER Nathan Lunstad, PhD, P.E. Director
SPENCER J. COX Governor DEIDRE HENDERSON Lieutenant Governor
September 4, 2024

James William Papola NPS – Zion National Park Zion National Park St Rt 9
Springdale, UT 84767
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION – Zion Canyon Water System (#27051) Failure to Report Chlorine Residual Entering the Distribution System at Birch Creek-Watercress Treatment Plant (TP001)

Dear James William Papola: The Division of Drinking Water records indicate that Zion Canyon Water System (#27051) is in violation of the State of Utah Public Drinking Water Rule 309-215-10 as follows:

Zion Canyon Water System (#27051) is required to monitor chlorine residual daily at the Birch Creek-Watercress Treatment Plant’s point of entry. Zion Canyon Water System Birch Creek-Watercress Treatment Plant June 2024 Water Treatment Operation Reports was missing records of point of entry chlorine residual June 9, 10 and 11 of 2024.

Failure to provide adequate records of point of entry chlorine has resulted in the addition of has resulted in the addition of 50 Improvement Priority System (IPS) points to your IPS report (R309-400-5) as summarized below.
• Violation type 10 (50 points) – System fails to meet reporting and recordkeeping requirements [R309-215-9] (June 2024) Return to compliance and removal of IPS points will be achieved by demonstrating two months of
compliance through monthly Surface Water Treatment Reports.
Because this is a Tier 3 violation, you must notify all consumers of the violation within one year of the violation according to R309-220-7. This public notice requirement cannot be waived once a violation has occurred. Public notification must be designed to reach all users. Water
systems are to use, at a minimum, one or more of the following forms of delivery: broadcast
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media (such as radio and television), posting notice in a conspicuous location throughout the areas served by water system, hand delivery, or another delivery method approved in writing by the
director. The public notice must be approved by the Division before it is distributed. Please refer to the enclosed example of a public notice for instructions and send a draft of the public notice to Sarah Page at [e-mail] for approval. Proof of public notification and a copy of the notification must be provided to the Division at [e-mail] and [e-mail] within 10 days of notifying the water system customers. Please refer to the
enclosed example of a public notice.
Please contact Sarah Page at [phone] or [e-mail] if you have any questions or need assistance.
Sincerely,
Mark Berger Monitoring and Standards Section Manager

Enclosure: Public notice template cc: Jeremy Roberts, Southwest Utah Health Department, [e-mail] Paul Wright, Department of Environmental Quality, [e-mail]
Mark Berger, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] Colt Smith, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] Jennifer Yee, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] Sarah Page, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]