Category: Drinking Water

The Backflow Assembly Tester certification is for those individuals who after training and examination are qualified to test backflow prevention assemblies. You must hold a Utah Backflow Assembly certification to test backflow assemblies in the state of Utah.

The Cross Connection Control Program Administrator certification is for those individuals implementing a cross connection control program for their public drinking water system. This certification would also be valuable to those working for local health departments, doing sanitary surveys, and water system inspectors.

Read the State Rules regarding Cross Connection Control and Backflow in Utah.

Find all info about Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention, including how to become certified and tools for water systems.

Utah’s Water Operator Certification CEU Portal is a faster and easier way to submit CEU courses electronically. Enter operators individually or upload a CSV file. The CEU’s will be uploaded into the database immediately after approval instead of waiting for them to be entered by hand. Steps for Creating a Portal Account Go to WaterLink.utah.gov Go to the Public/Portals drop-down Click “Portal Access

Learn the basics about cross connection control and backflow prevention, and after studying, take the quiz.

Lead and copper are naturally occurring metals that have often been used in indoor plumbing. Pipes and plumbing may contain lead, copper, or their alloys, such as brass; some solder used at copper pipe joints may also contain lead. Water, particularly corrosive water, can dissolve small amounts of these metals into drinking water. The potential for leaching increases the longer

Find forms and templates pertaining to the Lead and Copper Rule for drinking water.

Lead and Copper Rule consumer and public notification requirements, guidance, and forms. Still have questions? Contact the Utah Division of Drinking Water. CCR Requirement In the yearly Consumer Confidence Report every community system must report the total number of lead and copper samples taken, the most recent 90th percentile value for lead and copper, and the number of sampling site exceeding the action

Help water systems interpret and understand what to do with their lead and copper sample results, including follow up actions for high results. Calculating Compliance Sample results are evaluated against an action level. The lead action level is exceeded if the concentration in more than 10% of samples is greater than 0.015 mg/L (i.e. the 90th percentile lead level is

Lead and Copper samples must be collected and submitted to the Utah Division of Drinking Water according to your system’s monitoring schedule and Sample Site Plan. Failure to submit samples will result in a violation and 50 IPS points added to the systems IPS total. How to Collect a Lead and Copper Sample List of Labs Sampling Procedure Guidance for Homeowners Sampling

All community and non-transient non-community public water systems are required to have and maintain an approved LCR Sample Site Plan. The Utah Division of Drinking Water has created an easy to use template that can be used and submitted through a WaterLink portal account. How to Create a LCR Sample Site Plan Step 1: Create a portal account Follow the instructions in the PDF

Back to Lead & Copper HomeLead and copper enter drinking water primarily through plumbing materials. Water systems are required to collect lead and copper samples at customer taps. If more than 10% of samples collected are above the limits for lead and copper set by the EPA, the system must undertake a number of additional actions to control corrosion.On this

Find resources and rules for disinfection in water treatment plants.

Find training about how to use the WaterLink database.

The Division of Drinking Water is updating fee amounts, effective January 1, 2019.