DDW-2024-012941

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 DIEDRE HENDERSON Lieutenant Governor
Department of Environmental Quality
Kimberly D. Shelley Executive Director DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER Nathan Lunstad, Ph.D., P.E. Director
October 22, 2024

Noah Ellis Escalante Resort LLC PO Box 502 2020 W UT-12 Escalante, UT 84726
Subject: Notice of Violation – Escalante Resort LLC – UTAH09098 Noah Ellis:
Our records show this water system is in violation of the State of Utah Public Drinking Water Rules.
The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) is missing analytical results for the following analytes and compliance periods in 2023: Compliance Period Start Date Compliance Period End Date Analyte Facility Name Facility Code
07/01/2024 09/30/2024 Iron Well #1 Iron Filtration Treatment System
TP002
07/01/2024 09/30/2024 Manganese Well #1 Iron Filtration
Treatment
System
TP002

Failure to collect these samples is in violation of Utah Administrative Code Rule 309-205.
The violations result in the addition of points to this system’s Improvement Priority System (IPS) report for each missing sample and could adversely affect this water system’s rating (see R309-400).
A chain of custody showing proof of sampling in October 2024 was received and this violation has been resolved. However, in accordance with the public notice requirements given in R309-220-7, the system still must notify all its consumers of this violation within one year after the system learns of the violation. Please reference the enclosed public notice template for guidance. Non community water systems must provide notice using one or more of the following methods:
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October 22, 2024

• Posting the notice in conspicuous locations throughout the distribution system frequented
by persons served by the system
• Mail or direct delivery to each customer and service connection
• Another method reasonably calculated to reach other persons served by the system. Other methods include publication in a local newspaper/newsletter, email to students or
employees, or delivery of multiple copies in central locations (e.g., community centers)
A copy of the notice you send to the system’s consumers must be approved by the Division. Please send a copy of the notice to the Division at [e-mail] and [e-mail] prior to issuing the notice.
Please contact David Kruse 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: Noah Ellis, Escalante Resort LLC, [e-mail] Jeremy Roberts. Southwest Utah Health Department, [e-mail] Paul Wright, P.E., DEQ District Engineer, [e-mail] Mark Berger, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] David Kruse, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]