DDW-2024-012162

195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144830 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4830 Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone] • T.D.D. [phone]
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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 18, 2024

Rick Lybbert Last Chance Ski Ranch 166 Cottonwood Loop Saratoga Springs, Utah 84045

Dear Mr. Lybbert, Subject: RTCR Level 2 Assessment Last Chance Ski Ranch UTAH 23088
I would like to thank Dana Gardner (System Operator) for taking the time to meet with me on July
26th, 2024, for a Level 2 Assessment (L2) of your water system. Your willingness to accommodate this request is greatly appreciated. Observations:

The site visit was triggered by TC+ EC- Escherichia coli (E. coli) routine and repeat samples for April 2024 and June 2024 in your distribution system. The TC+ samples were collected from the same two residential service connection structures
kitchen taps supplied after the water treatment processes on the premise plumbing system.
Conclusions:
1. The TC+ samples were most likely caused by taking samples from the premise plumbing
taps after a type of in-house treatment process. 2. Another potential cause could be stagnant water or old water age, as these structures are transient and have low water usage.
Recommendations: 1. Follow sanitary sample protocols: cold water taps only, no tap with upstream premise treatment process, flush system thoroughly, and disinfect with strong chlorine solution.
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September 18, 2024
2. Conduct a mid-season Operation and Maintenance (O & M) disinfection and flushing of system following American Water Works Association (AWWA) C-651 standards.

3. Flush ends of main line periodically to eliminate old water age. Contact Rural Water Association of Utah for Further Technical assistance or questions on
flushing/sampling procedure: Terry Smith 435-691-0691 [e-mail]
For permitting/engineering questions and review, contact Michael Newberry at [phone], [e-mail].
Feel free to contact me at [phone] or [e-mail], with questions or if we can be of
further assistance. If you have any questions regarding the work performed, please contact Field Services Section manager, Ryan Dearing, at [e-mail] [phone].

Sincerely, Brian Pattee
Environmental Scientist
Utah Division of Drinking Water
Enclosures: Assessment Report cc: Brian Pattee, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] Sitara Federico, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] Brent Arns P.E. DDW, [e-mail] Chris Martin P.E. DDW, [e-mail] Bryan Slade Tooele County Health Dept. [e-mail]