DDW-2025-003518

April 15, 2025
J. Bryan Spink
Under Canvas Bryce Canyon
211 Yukon Lane
Building 3
Belgrade, Montana 59714
Subject:Plan Approval, Tank1 (ST001), Tank 2 (ST002), Tank 3 (ST003) Modifications Project; Under Canvas Bryce Canyon, System #09105, File #20435
Dear Bryan Spink:The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received the plans and specifications for the Under Canvas Bryce Canyon Tanks Modification Project from Russell Sprague,
AE2S. on March 25, 2025. Written review comments were provided to you and your consultant on March 26, 2025. The Division received the revised plans and specifications on April 11, 2025.
This project has met the conditions for receiving a plan approval.
During the sanitary survey of the Under Canvas Bryce Canyon Water System in July 2024, several issues were identified with the integrity of the three tanks related to their foundation.
As a result, the tanks were found tilting off center and water was ponding. The pumping system was also not functioning properly, likely due to the elevation of the tanks that had been
buried when first installed in 2022. Due to the tank foundation and drainage issues, deficiencies were assessed that needed to be addressed.
The intended purpose of this project is to correct the deficiencies that were identified. The project plan is to remove the three existing 2,500-gallon Norwesco tanks and replace them
with new tanks that will be installed above ground, at a higher elevation. The three new tanks will also be Norwesco 2,500-gallon tanks and will be reinstalled at the same location as
the existing tanks with a more stable foundation. The three new tanks will be named the same as previously and will be identified with the same inventory numbers as shown below:
ST001 - Tank 1 - West Tank
ST002 - Tank 2 - Middle Tank
ST003 - Tank 3 - East Tank
Due to time constraints and a desire to bring these tanks back online before the operational season starts, the Norwesco lids that come with the tanks will be used. Because these lids
do not fully meet the Division’s rules for tank hatches found in R309-545-14-2, a Temporary Exception (File #20501) has been granted by the Division to use the lids that come with the
tanks until June 30, 2025, by which time new manufactured lids will be installed that meet the rule.
We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped and signed byRussell Sprague, P.E., dated March 24, 2025, 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 Under Canvas Bryce Canyon Tanks Modification Project are hereby approved.
This approval pertains to construction only. An Operating Permit must be obtained from the Director before Tank 1 (ST001, Tank 2 (ST002), and Tank 3 (ST003) 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.
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 J. Paul Wright, P.E., DEQ Southwest District office, at [phone], or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Michael Newberry, P.E.
Permitting and Engineering Support Manager
JPW/mrn/mdbEnclosures –Operating Permit Checklistcc:Jeremy Roberts, Southwest Utah Public Health Dept., [e-mail] Sprague, P.E., AE2S, [e-mail].
Bryan Spink, Under Canvas, Inc., [e-mail]. Paul Wright, P.E., DEQ Southwest District Engineer, [e-mail] 09105 20435 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