Category: Drinking Water

  • Acronyms and Definitions: Drinking Water Energy (Cost) Savings Program

    A/C: Air Conditioning AC: Alternating Current ac-ft: Acre Feet; a volume of water covering an acre a foot deep (43,560 cubic feet). air-vac: Air Vacuum Valves ASR: Aquifer Storage and Recovery AWWA: American Water Works Association C: The discharge coefficient used in the Hazen Williams equation of flow (the higher the C value the higher…

  • Drinking Water Energy (Cost) Savings Program Handbook

    Handbook–Full Version, Printable This handbook was prepared to provide water system operators and managers with ideas on how to save a significant amount of money by reducing the cost of power necessary to provide water to their customers. As a minimum, the ideas presented herein should enable water systems to lower the cost for power…

  • Drinking Water Public Notification Templates

    Public notice requirements are divided into three tiers to take into account the seriousness of the violation or situation. These templates should be used by water suppliers as the situation warrants. All public notices must be reviewed and approved by the Division of Drinking Water prior to delivery. Tier 1 Required for violations and situations…

  • Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) and Disinfection By-products Rule (DBPR): Drinking Water

    The provisions of the IESWTR and DBPR went into effect on January 1, 2002. These are federal rules which apply to public water systems that use surface water, or ground water under the direct influence of surface water(GWUDI), and serve at least 10,000 people. The rules are designed to improve the quality of the water…

  • RTCR Assessment Procedures

    Assessing Samples, Sampling Sites and Sampling Protocols Some of the common items that should be evaluated at the sample site(s) include: Assessing the Distribution System Area Near the Positive Samples A Level 1 assessment of the distribution system should include the collection and review of available data. The data to be reviewed includes operational data…

  • Division of Drinking Water Contacts

    Staff Directory Alphabetical by Employee

  • Drinking Water Fact Sheets

    Division of Drinking Water (121 KB) Dry Cleaning Facilities (17 KB) Fertilizer (15 KB) Household Hazardous Waste (15 KB) Junkyards (11 KB) Metal Finishers (19 KB) Pesticides (14 KB) Pollution Prevention (15 KB) Printing Shops (16 KB) Septic Tank and Drainfield Systems (15 KB) Utah’s Drinking Water Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Industry (14 KB)

  • Videos About Running A Water System

    Videos about running a water system, including MPA testing, sampling procedures, etc.

  • Monitoring Waivers: Drinking Water Monitoring and Reporting Program

    Reliably and Consistently Waiver The criteria for establishing a reliably and consistently waiver is set forth in R309-205. The criteria for use and susceptibility waivers follow. If a source’s DWSP plan is due according to the schedule in R309-600-3, and is not submitted to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW), its use and susceptibility waivers…

  • Bacteriologic Sampling and Public Notice

    Bacteriologic Sampling: Utah Guidance Bacteriologic sampling information sheet. Utah guidance. Groundwater Rule (Bacteriological)—Triggered Monitoring A quick reference guide. Groundwater Rule (Bacteriological)—Triggered Monitoring Requirements The GWR triggered source monitoring requirements. Groundwater Rule (Bacteriological)—Notification Protocol Notification deadlines and requirements. Groundwater Rule (Bacteriological)—Notification Form For reporting a positive-coliform sample. Groundwater Rule (Bacteriological)—Small Entity Compliance Guide One of the…

  • Division of Drinking Water Harmful Algal Bloom & Cyanotoxin Response Plan

    The Division of Drinking Water offers a variety of information and assistance to public water systems that are susceptible to HABs. Find information and resources to help prevent and manage a bloom on this page.

  • Consulting Engineers and Groundwater Professionals

    Designing Drinking Water Projects Engineering plans and specifications for public drinking water system projects must be prepared by a professional engineer licensed in Utah. Designing New Treatment Facilities When designing a new treatment facility for a client, the following information may help. Source Protection Plans and New Source Reviews Each well and spring serving a…

  • Water System Classifications

    A Water System is all lands and related facilities owned by a single entity, which are deemed necessary or convenient to deliver drinking water from a source to the service connection of consumers.

  • Frequently Asked Questions: Utah Division of Drinking Water

    What are the functions of the Division of Drinking Water? The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) acts as the administrative arm of the Utah Drinking Water Board. It implements the rules which they adopt. As such, it is engaged in a variety of activities related to the design and operation of Utah’s public drinking water…

  • Consumer Information About Drinking Water

    Information about drinking water for consumers and citizens.

  • Review Criteria for Establishing the Feasibility of Proposed Housing Subdivisions (July 1, 1991)

    As a service to developers, planning commissions, local health departments and other local governmental units, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (hereafter referred to as the Department) will review proposed developments with respect to the feasibility of water supply and wastewater disposal. Requests for these feasibility reviews must be initiated by the local health department…

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