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STATE OF WASHINGTON RECEMED
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH rikl U 5 2011
SOUTHWEST DRINKING WATER REGIONAL OPERATIONS
PO Box 47823,Olympia,Washington 98504-7823 MASON CO, PLANNING Qom,
TOO Relay 1-800-833-6388
April 28, 2011
TO BE KEPT IN THE
Jonathan Wiley P ARC c_.L FILE
Northwest Water Systems Inc.
Post Office Box 123
Port Orchard,Washington 98366-0123
Subject: Vineyard Cove Corporation, ID #91917C, Mason County; Small Water System
Management Program Plan, ODW Project#10-0901
Dear Jonathan Wiley:
The Small Water System Management Program (SWSMP)plan and project report with
construction documents for system improvements received by the Office of Drinking Water
(ODW)on September 17,2010, along with subsequent submittals received on February 3,2011,
and April 8, 2011,have been reviewed and in accordance with the provisions of WAC 246-290,
are APPROVED.
- Approval of this project is valid as it relates to current standards outlined in WAC 246-290
revised November 1, 2010,WAC 246-293 revised September 1997, and RCW 70.116
(Municipal Water Law) effective September 2003, and is subject to the qualifications herein.
Future changes in the rules and statutes may be more stringent and require facility modification
or corrective action.
This submittal has been reviewed as a Group A water system project submittal in accordance
with WAC 246-290. The improvement project includes addition of a 6,100-gallon reservoir and
two booster pumps to the system.
As required in WAC 246-290-120(5)-within sixty days following the completion of and prior to
use of the improvements,the enclosed construction completion report must be completed by a
professional engineer and returned to DOW. Per WAC 246-290-120 (6),please revise the
enclosed water facilities inventory(WFI) report form and submit with the construction
completion report to reflect the changes or additions resulting from this project.
Based on information provided in this SWSMP,the number of approved service connections is
31 residential connections. This is an increase fiom 28 to 31 connections,but the additional
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Jonathan Wiley
April 28, 2011
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connections are considered infill with the existing service area and this system is not expanding.
Contact ODW if this system intends to expand service to new customers. This system will be
required to submit planning or engineering documents to ODW prior to gaining approval to serve
additional customers.
Operating Permit. At that time,this system's operating permit will also be changed to green to
reflect the system being in substantial compliance with applicable drinking water regulations.
WATER RESOURCES
This approval does not provide any guarantee and should not be considered to provide any
guarantee concerning legal use of water or any subsequent water right decisions by the
Department of Ecology(Ecology). A copy of this document was sent to Ecology on September
17, 2010. As of the date of this letter, comments have not been received from Ecology. ODW is
making this approval based upon the system's water right analysis.
WATERSHED PLANNING
Ecology has not determined if this SWSMP is "not inconsistent"with the adopted watershed
plan for WRIA 14. Please contact Ecology for more information.
If you have any questions,please contact me at(360) 236-3031 or Regina Grimm at(360) 236-
3035.
Sincerely,
�cnn' a H9yes Regirg Grimm, P.E.
Office of Drinking Water, Regional Planner Office of Drinking Water, Regional Engineer
Enclosures
cc: Todd Krause, Northwest Water Systems Inc.
Mason County Health Department
Mason County Planning Department
Amy Nielson, Department of Ecology