Category: Drinking Water

Prepare and study for the Utah Drinking Water Operator Certification Exam. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions and a minimum of 70% is required to pass. The exam will cover these six categories: Math Operation and Maintenance Pumps Chemical Feed Rules Safety and Security Training Feedback FormProvide input on training topics, potential areas of interest, and suggestions for enhancing training.Choosing

New online processSome of the processes listed on these pages might be outdated. Learn about the new online process for exam registration, renewals, CEUs, and more. Paper applications will no longer be accepted.NEW: CertLink detailsIn Utah, what are your Drinking Water Operator Certification renewal responsibilities? Your certification will be valid from the day you pass your exam and it will be due

Drinking Water Operator Certification Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) compiled by the Utah Division of Drinking Water. Still have Questions? Contact us.General Drinking Water FAQsExams How do I register for an exam? For written exams, you will need to submit an application before the deadline (deadlines noted on our Training Calendar or on our exam web pages) with a notarized Proof of Citizenship form, and

Drinking Water Operator Certification Commission The Utah Drinking Water Operator Certification Commission consists of seven members, which includes higher education representatives, a treatment operator, a distribution operator, a service district representative, a metropolitan water district representative, and a rural water system representative. These seven people make decisions such as what topics you, as an operator, will be tested on; when

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Mission The Drinking Water Board adopts and enforces rules related to public drinking water systems. The Division of Drinking Water is the administrative arm of this board. 2026 SRF Application Dates Apply for Financial Assistance Members Board Members Meetings The Drinking Water Board holds open meetings at locations throughout the state. Contact Steph Alpizar ([email protected]) (385) 514-8317 with questions regarding upcoming meetings.

Welcome to the Utah Drinking Water Board Members page.Justin Maughan: Chair ([email protected]) (435) 752-0431 Water District First appointment June 2022-2026Blake Tullis, Ph.D.: Vice Chair ([email protected]) Utah State University (435) 770-0822 Academia Political Party: Republican Second appointment May 2023-2027Phil Bondurant, Dr.PH, LEHS([email protected]) Summit County Health Department (435) 333-1500 Public Health First appointment October 2024-2028Brad Welch, Mayor ([email protected]) Fairviewcityut.gov (435) 427-3858 Political Party: RepublicanTim

Find Utah Drinking Water Board meeting information on this page. Find archives at the bottom.Next meetingNovember 3, 2026 Time: 1-4 pm MST Online and in person Open to all 2026 Board Meeting Schedule 2026 SRF Application Dates Financial Assistance Committee (FAC) Meeting Schedule with online meeting links Packet OnlineJoin the Zoom meetingIn personMulti-Agency State Office Building 195 North 1950 West Rm 1015 Salt Lake

Over the past month, snowpack runoff, wet weather, and warm conditions have led to major flooding in northern Utah. When the Bear River crested in mid-February 2017, Garland City, Tremonton, Bothwell, Thatcher, East Garland Park, Riverside, Fielding, Plymouth, Corinne, Deweyville, Portage, and areas below the Cutler dam were hit with area-wide flooding. Roads and railroad crossings were washed out, floodwaters

The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) acts as the administrative arm of the Utah Drinking Water Board. The Plan Review Program implements rules that the board adopts and engages in a variety of activities related to the design and operation of Utah’s public drinking water systems. Drinking Water Plan Review Contacts & Overview Recent Plan Submittals Plan Review Contact Plan Review

By Kim Dyches Following the recent news coverage about communities boiling their water, water customers may want to know if this contamination could have easily been prevented. The answer is YES. These contamination events were the result of a cross-connection between someone’s pressurized irrigation system and the culinary water line into their home. Contaminated water entering drinking water systems presents

By Ken Bousfield It’s easy to take your safe drinking water for granted, whether it’s coming out of your kitchen faucet or the tap at your son’s Boy Scout camp. One of our jobs at the Division of Drinking Water is to conduct sanitary surveys—onsite inspections of drinking water systems—to ensure that the water they supply to you is safe to drink.