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MORENO Nancy (SMTP)
SUMMERS Sarah
1/29/023:35PM
FW: Surface Water Delineation
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> ~----Original Message----
> From: STEWART.Sheree@deq,state,or.us [SMTP:STEWART,Sheree@deq,state,or,us]
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:51 PM
> To: NancyLM@subutil.com
> Subject: RE: Surface Water Delineation
>
> Hi Nancy
> What you've described is the delineation and inventory of the watershed
> supplying the sand filter 'intake', This is the equivalent of a source
> water assessment and we have reviewed the submittals you described, It is
> an adequate assessment, but since there is no formal process for DEQ
> approval of a voluntary assessment, I can only tell you it is adequate per
> our assessment process, (In fact, there is no need for DEQ to formally
> approve any Source Water Assessment performed on a system that is
> installed '
> after June 1999,) For purposes of creating an addendum to your Drinking
> Water Protection Plan, you can use the assessment as a starting point
> because the delineation and inventory is accurate,
> So no approval from DEQ for a "surface water addendum" is necessary prior
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> the new system going on line,
> The DHS Health Division is the Oregon agency that regulates the
> installation
> and startup of a public water system. The sanitary survey may meet all
> their
> requirements, You need to check with them about the requirements and find
> out the process for granting approval of the SUB plans for installation
> and
> startup, The Health Division Drinking Water Section can be reached at
> 503-731-4010,
> Hope this helps,
> ~---Original Message-----'
> From: MORENO Nancy [mailto:NancyLM@subutil.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 12:43 PM
> To: STEWART Sheree
> Subject: Surface Water Delineation
>
>
>
Sheree:
> ' It was good to finally meet you in person today, The
> following is a summery
> of what I verbally requested this morning,
>
>
As you are aware, SUB intends to put a new slow sand filter
> system
> (currently under construction) on-line in the fall of 2002,
> Water from both
> wells and the Middle Fork Willamette River will be added to
> the filter beds
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at that time, In preparation for this addition of surface
> drinking water resource, SUB prepared a Sanitary Survey
:> (Potential 'Pollution
>' Source Inventory) and submitted it to the Oregon Department
> of Human
>
>
>
Services last June, DEQ was also sent a copy,
This survey report contains the delineations of the area of ,
> contribution
> (entire MFWwatershed) and a smaller area designated 'as the
> management area,
> This management area was determined on the basis of a
> suggested 1,000 foot
> setback and 8-hour time of travel upstream from SUB's intake
> on the river.
> The survey within the management area also identified
> Potential Contaminant
> Sources based on DEQ's "Short List of PCS's for the Surface
> Water Component
> of GWUDI Sy'stems",
>
> When the delineations for groundwater protection associated
> with
> Springfield's DWPP was aproved by DEQ, we received both a
> certificate and a
> formal letter of DEQ/Health Dept. approval. According to our
> conversation!
> no such certification is neces;;ary or available for a
> surface water
> resource, It is uncertain if the surface water addendum to
> the current DWPP
> needs to be approved by, DEQ and/or the City of Springfield
> prior to going
> on-line with the new slow sand filter system, SUB would like
> to have a
> formal letter from DEQ stating all these facts,
>
> This letter will be used for the purpose of documenting
> status during the
> procedures for formal City of Springfield approval of the
> addendum to the
.> current Drinking Water Protection Plan, DEQ will be
> provided a copy'of this
> addendum,
>
>
>
Thanks, Nancy
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