DDW-2025-004856

May 29, 2025
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Geno Defa
Defa’s Dude Ranch
PO Box 12
Hanna, Utah 84031
[e-mail]
Subject:Operating Permit, Rehabilitate Existing Well (WS001), System #07029, File #16343 The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received your request for the Operating Permit
for the subject project from your consultant, Jones and Demille Engineering, on May 21, 2025. The Division issued Plan Approval for well rehabilitation on September 9, 2024. Division
staff conducted a final inspection on May 21, 2025.The project consisted of disconnecting WS002 from the system, cleaning and rehabilitating the WS001 well casing, screens, and pump,
installing a pitless adapter to raise the wellhead above the finish grade and replacing the connecting piping and appurtenances.
The Division has received the following information for the project:
Design engineer’s statement of conformance with approval conditionsand changes made during construction were in conformance with rules R309-500 through 550
As-built or record drawings.
Satisfactory bacteriological results as evidence of proper disinfection and flushing.
The Division has determined that all conditions of operating permit issuance have been met. On this basis, an Operating Permit for the existing well rehabilitation projectis hereby issued
as constituted by this letter. You may now place WS001 in service in your water system.Please maintain a copy of this letter with your permanent records for future reference.The issuance
of this Operating Permit resolves your water system’s deficiencies as outlined below. An updated IPS report isavailable at https://waterlink.utah.gov. Please contact Jennifer Yee at
[phone] or [e-mail] for questions related to your water system’s IPS report or deficiencies.CodeDescriptionComments
S094
Lacks required source capacity
Deficiency corrected with rehabilitation project.
V034
Lacks required storage capacity
System has an exception to rule for storage, allowing the well to provide the peak instantaneous demand. This deficiency is resolved with the successful rehabilitation of WS001.
D003
Unable to meet required minimum pressures
System pressure is provided by the well pump. This deficiency is resolved with the successful rehabilitation of WS001.
SL01
Lacks air relief valve
Deficiency corrected with rehabilitation project.
S001
Unapproved source in service
When WS001 initially quit pumping, the system connected to a non-public well through temporary hoses, then drilled and connected a new well (WS002) without obtaining Plan Approval or
Operating Permit from the Division. After consultation with the Division the system decided to disconnect WS002 and rehabilitate WS001. With the removal of the temporary hoses, disconnection
of WS002 and rehabilitation and connection of WS001 this deficiency is resolved for both WS001 and WS002.
S003
Well casing terminates less than 18 inches above ground surface
Deficiency corrected with rehabilitation project.
S020
Well head not protected from flooding.
Deficiency corrected with rehabilitation project.
S024
No check valve on well discharge piping
Deficiency corrected with rehabilitation project.Source Monitoring Requirements
Issuance of this Operating Permit changes this water system’s monitoring and reporting
requirements. The monitoring requirements for this well are given below. An updated monitoring schedule can be viewed any time at waterlink.utah.gov under the Water Monitoring section.
Please contact David Kruse at (385)-566-7789 or [e-mail] for questions regarding the source monitoring and reporting requirements for your water system.Facility with new requirementsAnalyte(s)
Required# of samplesSampling FrequencyNext Due DateRule ReferenceWS001 Defas WellNitrate1Yearly01/01/2026-12/31/2026R309-205-5(4)(a)Sulfate1Every nine years01/01/2020-12/31/2028R309-205-5(3)(a)
If you have any questions regarding this Operating Permit, please contact Nathan Hall, P.E., TriCounty DEQ District Engineer at [phone], or Michael Newberry, P.E., Permitting
and Engineering Manager, at [phone].
Sincerely,
Russell Seeley, P.E.
Assistant Director
NDH/DK/mrn/mdb
cc: Joe Hadlock, TriCounty Health Department, [e-mail]
Beau Bateman, Jones and Demille Engineering, [e-mail]
Nathan Hall, P.E., DEQ District Engineer, [e-mail]
Jennifer Yee, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]
Colt Smith, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail]

Brandi Smith, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] 07029 16343 OP WS001 rehab