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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDDW-2025-001682 195 North 1950 West • Salt Lake City, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144830 • Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4830 Telephone (801) 536-4200 • Fax (801) 536-4211 • T.D.D. (801) 536-4414 www.deq.utah.gov Printed on 100% recycled paper. 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 January 27, 2025 Cale Clark Holcim (US) Inc 1795 E Whitetail Dr Layton, Utah 84040 Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION – Failure to Monitor Distribution System Chlorine Residuals, Holcim (US) Inc UTAH15002 Dear Cale Clark: Our records indicate that Holcim (US) Inc is in violation of the State of Utah Public Drinking Water Rules as follows: As a system that disinfects or purchases disinfected water, Holcim (US) Inc is required to take a minimum of 12 chlorine residuals per month in the distribution system per Rule R309-105-10(1)(c). Disinfectant residual results for this system were not reported to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW) for the October 1st, 2024, to December 31st, 2024, compliance period. In accordance with Rule R309-400, failure to take these samples and report them to DDW has resulted in the addition of 15 Improvement Priority System (IPS) points to this water system’s IPS report for every month that the Division did not receive chlorine residual data. These violations and associated points can be resolved by collecting and reporting the required residual data in a future quarter. Holcim (US) Inc staff must notify all the water system’s consumers of this violation within one year after notification of this violation (see R309-220-7). Refer to the enclosed example of a public notice. A copy of the notice sent to the system’s consumers must be forwarded to the Division of Drinking Water Cale Clark Page 2 of 22 1/27/2025 (ddwreports@utah.gov) within ten days after issuing the notice (see R309-105-16(2). Failure to provide the required public notification within one year will result in the addition of five points to this system’s IPS report. If the distribution system chlorine residual sampling has been completed for the compliance period above, please contact the Division to resolve this issue. Attached is an informational sheet that describes how water system staff can submit chlorine residual data online. Please contact Luke Treutel at (385) 258-6084 or ltreutel@utah.gov if you have any questions or need assistance regarding this notice. Thank you for your efforts to maintain safe drinking water. Sincerely, Mark Berger Monitoring and Standards Section Manager Enclosure – 3-Quarterly Notice-Chlorine Monitoring Distribution System Chlorine Residuals cc: Cale Clark, Holcim (US) Inc, cale.clark@holcim.com Scott Braden, Weber-Morgan Health Department Luke Treutel, Utah Division of Drinking Water, ltreutel@utah.gov Instructions for Monitoring Violations Annual Notice – Chemical Monitoring (Tier 3) 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 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 Chlorine Residual Levels in Distribution system 12 readings every month 0 January – March, 2024 PWS EDIT THIS FIELD 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: 1/1/2025 - This is a brief overview of the rule and does not serve as a substitute for actual rule language DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CHLORINE RESIDUALS & CHLORINATOR REPORTS Quarterly Treatment Reports are required to be sent to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW), per R309-105-10(1). The quarterly report has three main components: 1.Disinfection byproduct sample results 2.Chlorine residual results from the distribution system 3.Operational data (rotameter/pump settings, volume of water treated, chlorine residuals at the point of entry, etc.) Quarterly Reporting Disinfection Byproducts (DBP) Chlorine Residual Summary Operational Data Spreadsheet** Ask your lab to submit the data electronically Or email to DDWReports@utah.gov Submit distribution system chlorine residual averages online at MRDL.utah.gov Download Operational Report and submit to MRDL.utah.gov form at the same time as chlorine residual summary ** Systems that purchase chlorinated water but do not add additional disinfectant do not need to report operational data. Failure to submit a quarterly report will result in a violation and 15 IPS points for each month of missing data. (R309-400-3) Applies to: Water systems that chlorinate or purchase chlorinated water How many residuals should I be taking? All disinfecting systems, or systems purchasing disinfected water, must sample a minimum of 3 chlorine residuals within the distribution system per week, at least 12 per month. Each time you sample for coliform bacteria you should also be taking a chlorine residual test. The coliform sample residuals can count towards your system’s total distribution residual requirement. When do I submit quarterly reports?  Within 10 days after the end of each quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter April July October January How do I report monthly chlorine residuals? Navigate to MRDL.utah.gov in your web browser. Click on “Chlorine Report Submission” For more information please contact the DBP Rule Manager, Luke Treutel at (385) 258-6084 or ltreutel@utah.gov All report templates and links are available on the DDW Website at https://deq.utah.gov/drinking-water/resources-and-requirements-for-disinfecting-systems. 1/1/2025 - This is a brief overview of the rule and does not serve as a substitute for actual rule language. 1.Enter your name and email address When you’ve finished submitting your residuals this address will receive a confirmation email 2.Enter your system number: UTAH##### Begin typing the system name or number and thenselect the system from the drop down that appears. No spaces between UTAH and the FIVE DIGIT number 3.Select the reporting year 4.Select the reporting quarter 5.Enter the number of samples taken for eachmonth (minimum of 12 for compliance) 6.Enter the average sample results of the chlorine residuals taken for each month Click to indicate when the data was collected 7.Select 'Yes' If the water system operates one ormore chlorinatorsSelect 'No' if the system only purchases chlorinated water 8.After selecting 'Yes', upload your reports usingthe 'Choose File' button(s) 9.Carefully review the entire report 10. Certify and add your initials or signature beforeclicking 'Submit' 11.If you made any mistakes or need to change thesubmission, contact the DBP Rule Manager For more information please contact the DBP Rule Manager, Luke Treutel at (385) 258-6084 or ltreutel@utah.gov CHLORINE REPORT INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1: CHLORINE RESIDUAL SUMMARY STEP 2: CHLORINATOR REPORTS & SUBMITTAL