DDW-2024-014217

195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144830 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4830
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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

December 3, 2024

Terrace Drive Subdivision
Steve Thomas
118 W 580 S
Hurricane, Utah 84737

Subject: Water System Violation –Terrace Drive Subdivision– UTAH27078

Steve Thomas:

The Division of Drinking Water records show this water system is in violation of the State of Utah
Public Drinking Water Rules as follows:

During the month of July 2024, Terrace Drive Subdivision exceeded the total coliform treatment
technique trigger specified in R309-211-8(1) and then failed to conduct and submit the required Level 1
Assessment to the Division and take appropriate corrective actions within the timeframe specified in
R309-211-8(2) and (3). This violation results in the addition of 50 points to this water system’s
Improvement Priority System Report (IPS) and could adversely affect the rating of this water system.

According to our records, this water system received two total coliform positives in July 2024. The
multiple total coliform positive samples triggered a Level 1 Assessment requirement. Despite email
reminders sent to complete the Level 1 Assessment, it was not completed.

As a result of this Tier 2 violation, the system must provide the public notice as soon as practical, but no
later than 30 days after the system learns of the violation. If the public notice is posted, the notice must
remain in place for as long as the violation or situation persists, but in no case for less than seven days,
even if the violation or situation is resolved (see R309-220-6(1)(a) and R309-220-6(1)(b)). This public
notice requirement cannot be waived once a violation occurs. Proof of public notification must be
provided to the Division at ([e-mail]) within 30 days of notifying the water system
customers and resubmitted each quarter; the violation remains unresolved.

Steve Thomas
Page 2 of 2
December 3, 2024

To return to compliance and update the violation from "failure to complete Level 1 Assessment form"
(50 IPS points) to a "reporting violation" (15 IPS points) on the IPS report, you need to complete a Level
1 Assessment. This assessment should describe any detected sanitary defects, corrective actions
completed, and a proposed timetable for any corrective actions not yet completed. The assessment form
may also indicate if no sanitary defects were identified. Please contact Sitara Federico at [phone]
or [e-mail] if you have questions or need assistance.

Sincerely,
Mark Berger
Monitoring and Standards Section Manager

cc: Steve Thomas, [e-mail]
Jeremy Roberts, Southwest Utah Public Health Department
Paul Wright, P.E.
Sitara Federico
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: