DDW-2024-013116

November 6, 2024
Jex Quinton JensenPacificorp Huntington Plant
PO Box 680
Huntington, Utah 84528
Subject:Concurrence, Updated/Revised Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for the Huntington Well (WS001) and Preliminary Evaluation Report/Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for
the Huntington Well Backup (WS002);
Pacificorp Huntington Plant; Water System #08034
Dear Jex Quinton Jensen:
The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received an updated Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP) plan for the Huntington Well (Source No. WS001) from Megan Jensen with the Rural
Water Association of Utah, on December 29, 2022. The Division received a revised DWSP plan for the Huntington Well and a combined Preliminary Evaluation Report/DWSP plan for the Huntington
Well Backup (Source No. WS002) from your consultant, Delmas Johnson, P.E., with Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc., on September 25, 2024. The revised DWSP plan and combined PER/DWSP plan submitted
in September addressed the requirements for groundwater sources (R309-600) and surface water sources (R309-605) as these sources have been determined to be groundwater sources under
the direct influence (GWUDI) of surface water. The Division received proof that a map of the zones, for the Huntington Well Backup, had been submitted to Emery County to be covered under
the Emery County source protection ordinance on October 31, 2024.
We have completed our review of these plans and find that the plans basically comply with the applicable portions of Utah’s Administrative Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems. The
Division concurs with these plans. We commend you for establishing a program to protect these sources from present and future contamination. These plans must be updated often enough
to ensure that they reflect current conditions in your protection zones.
The due date for submitting the next updated plan is December 31, 2027. The schedule for plan updates for groundwater sources under the direct influence of surface water are based on
the schedule shown in R309-605-4(1).
Please be aware that the source protection zones for these sources have now been incorporated into the Division’s Geographic Information System (GIS) database. In addition, these zones
should now appear on the Utah Environmental Interactive Map, so long as this system is currently classified as Public in the Division’s database. The Utah Environmental Interactive Map
can be accessed by visiting enviro.deq.utah.gov. We encourage you to visit the map to confirm that the location of these sources and the source protection zones are accurate. If you
need assistance with navigating the map or to report any discrepancies, please call [phone] and ask to speak to source protection staff.RemindersAs stated in R309-600 and 605:
Implementing DWSP Plans - Each Public Water System (PWS) shall begin implementing each of its DWSP Plans in accordance with the implementation schedule within 180 days after submission
if the plan is not disapproved. Be prepared to describe these efforts in your next update, which should include documentation of how the land management strategies identified for existing
and future potential contamination sources were implemented. Your updated plan will be disapproved, and 25 Improvement Priority System (IPS) points will be assigned for failure to comply
with this requirement.As stated in R309-600 and 605: Recordkeeping - As a DWSP Plan is executed, the PWS shall document any land management strategies that are implemented. Please provide
actual copies of memoranda of understanding, public education programs, bill stuffers, newsletters, or other correspondence documenting the implementation of each land management strategy
as it occurs, in this section of your updated plan.Please contact Deidre Beck at [phone] or via email at [e-mail] if you have questions or concerns about the review of your
DWSP plan. To help us serve you more efficiently, please use the water system number (08034) in your correspondence.
Sincerely,
Michael Newberry, P.E.
Permitting and Engineering Support Manager
DLB/mrn/mdbcc:Orion Rogers, Southeast Utah Health Department, [e-mail] Jensen, Rural Water Association of Utah, [e-mail] Johnson, P.E., Hansen, Allen
& Luce, Inc., [e-mail] Quinton Jensen, Pacificorp Huntington Plant, [e-mail] Lewis, Pacificorp Huntington Plant, [e-mail]
Kerry Larsen, Pacificorp Huntington Plant, [e-mail]
Deidre Beck, P.G., Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Danielle Zebelean, P.E., Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Curtis Page, P.E., DEQ District Engineer, [e-mail]
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