DDW-2024-006978

4/1/24, 1:57 PM State of Utah Mail - Re: Enoch City Water Company
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Noah Zorsky <[e-mail]>
Re: Enoch City Water Company
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Deidre Beck <[e-mail]>Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 2:28 PM
To: Travis Gadd <[e-mail]>
Cc: Curtis Nielson <[e-mail]>, Rob Dotson <[e-mail]>, Noah Zorsky <[e-mail]>
Hello,
Before I discuss the source protection plan updates for Enoch City, I wanted to mention that I read the NY Times article about declining groundwater levels in the U.S., which featured Rob. Great job and what an interesting article!
The Division has reviewed the updated source protection plans for Enoch City's well sources submitted on November 12, 2020 (WS001, WS004, and WS006) and July 13, 2021 (WS005 and WS008). The Division is able to concur with
the updated plan for the Tank Well (WS008); however, before the Division can concur with the updates for the other sources, the following items must be addressed:
Section 4.0 - Identification and Assessment of Current Controls
Residential lawns were assessed as "adequately controlled" using the Enoch City ordinance. Lawns are not the only concern for residential areas. Also, the control type listed was physical, but physical controls are man-made structures,
such as spill protection. The control type would be regulatory, but regardless, the Division generally doesn't consider local land use ordinances sufficient to classify residential areas as adequately controlled. Regulations require
enforcement and while the ordinance provides a mechanism for Enoch City to issue violations, most residents store and use all sorts of hazardous substances on their properties including paints/stains, oil, gasoline, pesticides, fertilizers,
swimming pool chemicals, batteries, etc.. The residential areas should be classified as not adequately controlled, a land management strategy added to Section 5.0, and a schedule for implementation added to Section 7.0.
From what was provided in the appendices, it doesn't appear that a strategy for residential areas (not on septic) has been implemented since the last time the plans were updated. The provided documents were newsletters pre-2004. So
Enoch will need to implement some sort of land management strategy for residents in the source protection zones, unless other documentation can be provided that demonstrates a strategy has been implemented since the last time the
plans were updated. The strategy can be as simple as sending out (at least once per update cycle or every 6 years), information on best management practices for household hazardous wastes (Division fact sheet attached for reference).
Public education information can be sent in a bill stuffer, included in the Enoch City Newsletter, or added to their Consumer Confidence Report. But it has to directly address hazards associated with residents. A lot of systems have
had success with adding a page to their website, solely dedicated to source protection. An example from Layton City can be accessed by clicking here. Then the information is readily available and all that Enoch City will need to do is
periodically include a link to this page in a bill stuffer or their CCR. Please let me know if you would like other examples.
Since it has taken so long for the Division to review these updates, I can provide 90 days as a courtesy to address these requirements. If the items haven't been addressed by that time, I will draft a formal disapproval letter, which will start
the official 90-day timeframe.
Susceptibility Waiver for the Iron Works Well
The Iron Works Well (WS006) has a susceptibility waiver for VOCs and pesticides that reduces monitoring requirements. The system likely wants to renew this waiver. The signed waiver application was not attached to that source's
updated plan. If the system wants to renew that waiver, please fill out the attached form, scan it, and send it back to the Division so those waivers won't lapse.
Please contact me with any questions.
Deidre
On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 9:28 AM Travis Gadd <[e-mail]> wrote:
Deidre and Melissa,
Please see attached. Attached is the submittal for DWSP Updates for Enoch City Water Company Sources WS001, WS004, WS006 (Homestead, Anderson, Iron Works Wells).
Please let me know if you have any comments or questions.
Thank you,
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Ensign Anderson Well Update.pdf
Ensign Homestead Update.pdf
Ensign Iron Works Well Update.pdf
Travis Gadd | Engineering Intern
Main 435.865.1453
[e-mail] | ensigneng.com
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