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Ref: 8WD-SDR March 14, 2025 SENT VIA EMAIL Andy Davidson, Owner Kinnear Store P.O. Box 386 Kinnear, Wyoming 82516 alkdavidson@wyoming.com Re: Notice of Noncompliance Revised Total Coliform Rule Failure to Report Sample Results (Routine Sample) PWS ID# WY5601577 NC Dear Andy Davidson: The purpose of this letter is to inform you that Kinnear Store has failed to submit Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) sample results in a timely manner as required by 40 C.F.R. 141.31(a)(2) of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for February 2025. Results are due to EPA no later than 10 days following the end of the monitoring period. For example, the February 2025 sample results were due to EPA no later than March 10, 2025. Our office didn't receive the February 2025 results until March 12, 2025. If not already done, please complete the following actions: (1) Notify your customers of this reporting violation by hand or direct delivery of the public notice (PN) no later than one year after the violation. To reach other persons served by the system who may not see a posted notice you must publish the notice in a local newspaper or newsletter distributed to customers, use E-mail to notify employees or students, or deliver multiple copies to central locations (e.g., community centers). You can use the PN template enclosed with this letter or create your own Tier 3 public notice using the EPA Microsoft Word template available at: https://www.epa.gov/region8-waterops/reporting-forms-drinking-water-systems-wyomingand-tribal-lands-epa-region-8#pn (2) Please forward a copy of your PN and certify that it was completed. The PN and certification must be delivered to our office within ten days of completion. Please include your PWS name and PWS ID# on all correspondence. Email: R8DWU@epa.gov (preferred) Fax: 1-303-312-7517 Mail: Refer to the address at the top of this letter. Use Mail Code 8WD-SDR on the envelope. Please note that EPA's mail is experiencing significant delays. You should be aware that repeated violations of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations may result in formal enforcement action taken against your water system. If formal enforcement action becomes necessary, the Safe Drinking Water Act provides for civil penalties of up to $71,545 per day of violation. We prefer to address problems before such formal enforcement is necessary and ask for your cooperation to resolve problems quickly and effectively. If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Harris at 1-800-227-8917, extension 312-6072 or directly at 303-312-6072 or by email at harris.jamie@epa.gov. Sincerely, SETH TOURNEY Digitally signed by SETH TOURNEY Date: 2025.03.14 10:30:26 -06'00' Seth Tourney, P.E. Supervisor, Rule Implementation Section Drinking Water Program Enclosure PUBLIC NOTICE Date of Release: PWS Number: _____________________ FAILURE TO REPORT VIOLATION TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA MONITORING RESULTS To All (Name of water system/business) Water Users We are required to report the results of monitoring of your drinking water for total coliforms on a regular basis to EPA. Results of total coliform monitoring are an indicator of whether or not your drinking water meets health standards. we did not report the results of monitoring for total coliforms during ___________________. (compliance period) Although public health was not impacted, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct the situation. Our system failed to notify EPA as required by ___________. (enter date) There is nothing you need to do at this time. You do not need to boil your water or take other actions. What happened? What is being done? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you have any questions, please contact at (Water system contact person) _________. (Phone) Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. ____________________________ SAMPLE: Suggested public notice language for FAILURE TO REPORT FOR TOTAL COLIFORM. You may use the above notice sample or write your own but the text in italics must be included in any notification. PWS Operator/Responsible Party: Since all reporting violations are included in Tier 3, you must provide public notice to persons served within one year after you learn of the violation. Multiple reporting violations can be serious and lead to fines. Community Systems must use one of the following methods: hand or direct delivery mail, as a separate notice or included with the bill Non-Community Systems must use one of the following methods: posting in conspicuous locations hand delivery mail In addition, both community and non-community systems must use another method reasonably calculated to reach others if they would not be reached by the first method. Such methods could include newspapers, e-mail, or delivery to community organizations. If you post the notice, it must remain posted until the violation is resolved. If the violation has been resolved, you must post the notice for at least one week. If you mail, post, or hand deliver, print your notice on system letterhead, if available. The notice on the reverse is appropriate for distribution after each violation or collectively at the end of the calendar year. If you choose to wait until the end of the year to give notice, the enclosed form can be issued or it can be inserted into your CCR as long as all public notification requirements are met. After issuing the notice, make sure to send EPA a copy of each type of notice and a certification that you have met all the public notice requirements within ten days after issuing the notice. Please include your PWS name and PWSID# on all correspondence. Send the copy of your notice and dates posted to: Email: R8DWU@epa.gov (preferred) Fax: 1-303-312-7517 Mail: Refer to the address at the top of this letter. Use Mail Code 8WD-SDR on the envelope. If you have questions about your RTCR FTR violation call 1-800-227-8917 and ask to speak with the RTCR Manager. Certification of Public Notification I certify that the attached public notification was issued (PWS Operator/Responsible Party) from _______________________________ to _____________________________________. (Date) (Date) The attached notice was issued by ______________________________________________. (Method of delivery) Signature Rev. 11/26/2021 Date______________________