DDW-2024-014447

195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT
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State of Utah

GARY R. HERBERT
Governor

SPENCER J. COX
Lieutenant Governor

Department of
Environmental Quality

Alan Matheson
Executive Director

DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER
Marie E. Owens, P.E.
Director

January 30, 2019

Randy Gene Larsen
Cove Waterworks Water System
1290 East 12600 North
Cove, UT 84320

Subject: Plan Approval, Adkins Spring (WS001) Rehabilitation Project; Cove Waterworks
Water System, System #03006, File #11071

Dear Mr. Larsen:

On March 15, 2018, the Division determined that Atkins Spring (identified as WS001 in the
Division’s database) is under the direct influence of surface water (UDI). The Division records
indicated that Cove Waterworks Water System had a history of total coliform positive (TC+)
samples. The Division staff conducted onsite inspections of this spring on March 21, 2017 and
January 4, 2018, and observed several significant physical deficiencies of this spring.

Pursuant to this determination, the water system was required to take a number of actions within
certain time frames to eliminate significant risks to public health.

Within 18 months of the date of the notification letter, the water system was required to
implement one of the following permanent solutions:

1. Abandon Atkins Spring (WS001) as a drinking water source permanently by physically
disconnecting it from your water system.
2. Have installed and be operating an approved surface water treatment facility that
successfully treats this source and meets the surface water treatment requirements.
3. Complete remediation of the source to eliminate the surface water influence. In some
cases, geological conditions might make it impossible to exclude surface water influence
and the expense of the remediation could be futile. We recommend that you consult with a
hydrogeologist first before pursuing this option.

The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received design drawings and specifications for the
Adkins Spring Rehabilitation Project from your consultant, Chad Brown, P.E., Franson Civil
Randy Gene Larsen
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January 30, 2019

Engineers on December 10, 2018. Plan review comments were returned on January 2, 2019,
revised drawings were then submitted January 10, 2019 and redline comments were returned on
January 14, 2019. Final revision drawings and specifications were submitted to the Division on
January 23, 2019.

Our understanding of the project is the redevelopment of an existing spring collection system
consisting of clearing the existing spring collection area of overgrown trees and vegetation. The
project includes the installation of a new collection system of perforated and non-perforated PVC
pipe, gravel bedding, geomembrane liner, clay cutoff wall, collection manholes as shown in the
design drawings. A new transmission line will be installed from the spring collection area to the
existing concrete storage tank downstream of the spring collection zone. The project also includes
the installation of a new stock tight fence around the Atkins Springs Rehabilitation project area.

We have received the following information for Adkins Spring Rehabilitation Project:

1. Project Notification Form
2. Plans and specifications for spring redevelopment developed per R309-515-7, Ground
Water - Springs

We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped and signed by Chad H.
Brown, P.E., and dated November 18, 2018, and find they basically comply with the applicable
portions of Utah’s Administrative Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems in R309. On this
basis, the plans for redeveloping Adkins Spring and the Rehabilitation project are hereby
approved.

This approval pertains to construction only. Following completion of construction, you must
obtain an Operating Permit prior to placing the Adkins Spring and Rehabilitation Project
into service. A checklist outlining the spring approval process, including the items required for
issuing an Operating Permit is enclosed for your information. Enclosed please also find an
Operating Permit Checklist for other components of this project. Before requesting an Operating
Permit for this project, you must submit the required new source chemical analysis data to the
Division for review to determine whether additional treatment is required for using the
Adkins Spring as public drinking water source.

Please note that:
• The Division protocol requires two consecutive low-risk MPA samples following
redevelopment for this source to be considered not UDI.

Approvals or permits from the local authority or county may be necessary before beginning
construction of this project. As the project proceeds, notice of any changes in the approved design,
as well as any change affecting the quantity or quality of the delivered water, must be submitted to
the Division. We may also conduct interim and final inspections of this project. Please notify us
when actual construction begins so that these inspections can be scheduled.

Randy Gene Larsen
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January 30, 2019

This approval must be renewed if construction has not begun or if substantial equipment has not
been ordered within one year of the date of this letter.

If you have any questions regarding this approval, please contact Michael Newberry, P.E., of this
office, at [phone], or Nathan Lunstad, Engineering Manager, at [phone].

Sincerely,

Nathan Lunstad, P.E.
Engineering Manager

MRN/nl/dg/hb

Enclosures ─ Spring Approval Checklist; Operating Permit Checklist

cc: Grant Koford, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department, [e-mail]
Chad H. Brown, P.E., Franson Civil Engineers, [e-mail]
Michael Newberry, P.E., Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Bernie Clark, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Division of Drinking Water UDI Team, [e-mail]

DDW-2018-015484.docx

DDW-Eng-008 Page 1 of 1 Last update 4/22/2015
Division of Drinking Water
Checklist for New or Redeveloped Public Drinking Water Springs

System Name: System Number:

Spring Name & Description:

1. Approval to Develop (or Redevelop) the Spring
☐ Project Notification Form
☐ Preliminary Evaluation Report (PER) concurrence (for new springs)
☐ Spring location data
☐ Documentation of valid water right(s)
☐ If available, an engineer’s or geologist’s statement indicating:
☐ The historical record of the spring flow variation
☐ Expected minimum flow and the time of the year it will occur
☐ Expected maximum flow and the time of the year it will occur
☐ Expected average flow
☐ The behavior of the spring during drought conditions
☐ New source chemical analyses of the spring water (for new springs or existing springs
that have not been sampled) [R309-515-4(5)]
☐ An assessment of whether the spring is “under the direct influence of surface water” [This
assessment can be based on an on-site inspection, known geological conditions, or specific water analysis
results such as an MPA.]
☐ Detailed plans and specifications for spring development or redevelopment

2. Operating Permit to Use the Spring Water
☐ Information on the rate of flow developed from the spring
☐ Historical spring flow data or a minimum of 3 years of spring flow data — for
determining the spring yield and issuing an Operating Permit
☐ Current spring flow rate — for issuing a temporary Operating Permit (in case of
insufficient flow data for determining the spring yield)
☐ Recorded land use agreements, or documentation that the requirements for coverage
under the City/County source protection ordinance have been met
☐ Design engineer’s certification of rule conformance with plan approval conditions
☐ Design engineer’s certification of rule conformance for any deviation from approved
plans
☐ As-built or record drawings
☐ Proof of satisfactory bacteriological quality
☐ Water quality data, where appropriate [If the initial new source sampling indicates unsatisfactory
turbidity, the spring water must be re-sampled and proven to have turbidity level below the MCL.]

DDW-Eng-0010 Page 1of 1 8/22/2017

Utah Division of Drinking Water ― Checklist for Issuing Operating Permits
Water System Name: System Number:
Project Description: File Number:
Items 1 through 8 below must be submitted to the Division and found to be acceptable prior to operating
permit issuance (unless a water line project meets the requirements of R309-500-7 and is not required to
obtain an Operating Permit).
Distribution lines (not including in-line booster pump stations) requiring Plan Approval may be placed
into service prior to submitting all of the following items and receipt of Operating Permit if the water
system has received items 1 and 4 below.

☐ 1. Certification of Rule Conformance by a professional engineer (P.E.) that all conditions of Plan
Approval were accomplished, and if applicable, changes made during construction were in
conformance with rules R309-500 through 550
☐ 2. As-built or record drawings incorporating all changes to approved plans and specifications
(unless no changes were made to the previously approved plans during construction)
☐ 3. Confirmation that as-built or record drawings have been received by the water system
☐ 4. Satisfactory bacteriological samples as evidence of proper disinfection and flushing in
accordance with the appropriate ANSI/AWWA standards:
☐ ANSI/AWWA C651-14 AWWA Standard for Disinfecting Water Mains
Two consecutive sample sets at least 16 hours apart, none positive (every 1200 feet, end-
of-line, each branch, etc.)
☐ ANSI/AWWA C652-11 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Water-Storage Facilities
One or more samples, none positive
☐ ANSI/AWWA C653-13 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Water Treatment Plants
Two consecutive samples per unit, none positive, no less than 30 minutes apart
☐ ANSI/AWWA C654-13 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Wells
Two consecutive samples, none positive, no less than 30 minutes apart
☐ 5. Water quality data, where appropriate [For example, water quality data showing MCL compliance;
raw and finished water data that demonstrate satisfactory performance of the new treatment facility.]
☐ 6. If applicable, all other documentation that may have been required during the plan review
process
☐ 7. If applicable, confirmation that the water system owner has received the O&M manual for the
new facility
☐ 8. If applicable, location data of new storage tank, treatment facility, or source