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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDDW-2024-012502 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144830 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4830 Telephone (801) 536-4200 • Fax (801) 536-4211 • T.D.D. (801) 536-4414 www.deq.utah.gov Printed on 100% recycled paper 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 October 7, 2024 Dell Beynon Christmas Meadows Cabins 3966 Voelker Court Park City, Utah 84098 Subject: Water System Violation – Christmas Meadows Cabins, UTAH22112 Dell Beynon: The Division of Drinking Water records show this water system is in violation of the State of Utah Public Drinking Water Rules as follows: For the month of July, this water system did not report triggered groundwater source bacteriologic analysis results to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW) as required by Utah Administrative Code (UAC) Rule R309-215-16, Groundwater Rule (GWR). This system is required to collect one triggered groundwater source sample from each source “in-use” at the time of the positive Total Coliform Rule (TCR) sample, have it analyzed, and send the results to us. Failure to collect samples is a violation of Section R309-215-16(2)(a)(ii) of the rules. This violation results in the addition of 25 points to this system’s Improvement Priority System (IPS) report and could adversely affect this water system’s rating (see R309-400). You must notify all consumers within one year after you learn of the violation (R309-220-7(2)). Failure to provide public notification will in the future result in the addition of five points to this system’s IPS report. A copy of the notice you send to each customer must be forwarded to us within ten days after issuing the notice (R309-105-16(2)). Refer to the enclosed example of a public notice. To resolve this violation, collect the required TRIGGERED GROUNDWATER SOURCE sample, have it analyzed, and send the results to the DDW. Once the Division has received the appropriate sample results, this violation will be returned to compliance. The IPS points will remain on this system’s IPS report for a rolling 12-month period. If this letter is in error and you do have TRIGGERED GROUNDWATER SOURCE bacteriological analysis results for this month, please send a copy to ddwreports@utah.gov. Upon receipt of the results, we can delete this violation from this record. Dell Beynon Page 2 of 2 October 7, 2024 If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Sitara Federico at (385) 515-1459 or sfederico@utah.gov . Sincerely, Mark Berger Monitoring and Standards Section Manager Enclosure cc: Dell Beynon, Christmas Meadows Cabins, dellbeynon@yahoo.com Nathan Brooks, Summit County Public Health Department 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: