DDW-2025-008280

September 3, 2025
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Krystal Percival
Virgin Town Water System
PO Box 790008
Virgin, Utah 84779
[e-mail]
Subject:Plan Approval, Virgin Town East Tank Project, East Tank (ST003);
Water System Name, Virgin, System #27020, File #23042, SRF #3F1909
Dear Krystal Percival:The Division of Drinking Water (the Division) received the plans and specifications for the proposed Virgin Town East Tank project from Rod Mills on June 26, 2025.
Written review comments were provided to you and your consultant on July 22, 205. The Division received the revised plans and specifications on August 19, 2025. Some additional review
comments were sent to you and your consultant on August 27, 2025. This project has met the conditions for receiving a plan approval.
Our understanding of the project is to construct a new 500,000 gallon tank and transmission line to provide redundancy and added storage capacity for the Virgin Town water system. The
project includes the construction of a 500,000 gallon reinforced concrete tank called East Tank (identified as ST003 in the Division’s database). Construction includes all associated
tank appurtenances including a hatch, air vent, inlet, outlet, and overflow/drain line. The transmission line that will tie into the existing water system includes 2,324 linear feet
of 12-inch diameter PVC C900 pipe with associated fittings, valves, and appurtenances.
We have completed our review of the plans and specifications, stamped and signed byDavid Shon Fullmer, P.E., dated August 28, 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 East Tank are hereby approved.
This approval pertains to construction only. An Operating Permit must be obtained from the Director before East Tank 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.Federal SRFThe 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. Federal regulations require that a concerted effort must be made to encourage participation
of small and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) by providing requisite information, including plans and specifications on the project. In order to provide opportunities to DBE
subcontractors, utilization goals for Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE) have been determined to be 4% and 2%, respectively. As outlined
in the contract documents, the prime contractor must submit a list of prepared MBE/WBE subcontractors to be used on this project and documentation of solicitation efforts with the bid.
The prime contractor's efforts to provide opportunities to DBE's must be reviewed and approved by this office before the contract can be awarded.
If you have any questions regarding this approval, please contact J. Paul Wright, P.E., Southwest District Engineer, at [phone], or me at (385) 515‑1464.
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]. Paul Wright, P.E., DEQ Southwest District Office, [e-mail]
Mills, [e-mail] Reid, Virgin Town Public Works Director, [e-mail] Fullmer, P.E., Galloway, [e-mail]
Allyson Spevak, Division of Drinking Water, [e-mail] 27020 23042 ST003 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