DDW-2024-006615

March 18, 2024
Jeffery Jensen, Public Works Director
Ephraim City
5 South Main
Ephraim, Utah 84627
Subject:Plan Approval, 2024 Culinary Water System Improvements;
Ephraim City, System #20011, File #13644, SRF #3S1828
Dear Jeffery Jensen:The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received the plans and specifications for the proposed 2024 Culinary Water System Improvements from your consultant,
Layne Jensen with Franson Civil Engineers on March 6, 2024. This project has met the conditions for receiving a plan approval.
Our understanding of the project is that approximately 4,200 feet of 12-inch diameter HDPE transmission pipeline will be installed from the North Well (WS017) along 400 West to the south
and connect to the existing distribution system at approximately 300 North. Approximately 4,500 feet of new 8-inch diameter C900 PVC and 2,600 feet of new 10-inch diameter C900 PVC piping
will also be installed in that general area to provide “looped” distribution lines for the system.
We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped, and signed by David Shon Fullmer, P.E., dated March 5, 2024,and found 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 the 2024 Culinary Water System Improvementsare hereby approved.
This approval pertains to construction only. An Operating Permit must be obtained from the Director before the new water lines in this project may be put in service. A checklist outlining
the items required for operating permit issuance is enclosed for your information.Approvals or permits from the local authority or the 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.The project,
as described herein, is generally eligible for assistance under the Drinking Water Construction Assistance Program. All change orders will need to be reviewed and approved for compliance
with the Drinking Water Rules and the conditions of this construction approval.The project may now be advertised for bids. But, as a condition of the project funding, you must not award
the contract or proceed with construction until the Division of Drinking Water has authorized you to do so. This is necessary to comply with applicable requirements and to protect you,
as the funding recipient, by ensuring that the contract meets requirements for funded projects.
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 John Chartier, DEQ Central District Engineer, at [phone], or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Michael Newberry, P.E.
Permitting and Engineering Support Manager
JLC/mrn/mdbEnclosures –Operating Permit Checklistcc:Eric Larsen, Central Utah Public Health Department, [e-mail] Layne Jensen, P.E., Franson Civil Engineers, [e-mail]
Shon Fullmer, P.E., Franson Civil Engineers, [e-mail] Bryan Kimball, Ephraim City, [e-mail] Jeffery Jensen, Ephraim City, [e-mail]
Heather Pattee, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
John Chartier, P.E., DEQ Central District Engineer, [e-mail] jchartier 20011 13644 PA
Utah Division of Drinking Water ― Checklist for Issuing Operating PermitsWater 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 MainsTwo consecutive sample sets at least 16 hours apart, none positive (e.g., every 1,200 feet, end-of-line, each branch)☐ANSI/AWWA
C652-11 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Water-Storage FacilitiesOne or more samples, none positive☐ANSI/AWWA C653-13 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of Water Treatment PlantsTwo consecutive
samples per unit, none positive, no less than 30 minutes apart☐ANSI/AWWA C654-13 AWWA Standard for Disinfection of WellsTwo consecutive samples, none positive, no less than 30 minutes
apart☐5.Water quality data, where appropriate [For example, include raw and finished water data that demonstrate satisfactory performance of the treatment facility; sample should be
taken from a storage tank for residual volatile organic compounds after tank interior re-coating; etc.]☐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