Category: Drinking Water

  • Fluoridating Drinking Water in Davis and Salt Lake Counties

    The Counties of Salt Lake and Davis have passed ordinances mandating the drinking water suppliers in those counties fluoridate the water supplied to their customers.  As provided in State law (19-4-11) counties have authority to enact such ordinances if a majority of the voters, in an election in the area, approve the addition or removal…

  • Drinking Water Monitoring and Reporting Program

    Water may be contaminated by a variety of substances. To protect public health, Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) have been established. The concentration of a particular contaminant in drinking water must not exceed it’s MCL. To assure that water served to the public is routinely checked for bacteriologic, chemical, and radiologic quality, a Monitoring and Reporting…

  • Common Consumer Confidence Report Mistakes: Division of Drinking Water

    The following common errors have been noted in a large percentage of the Consumer Confidence Reports that have been submitted to the Division of Drinking Water since the rule’s inception. If technical questions arise after reviewing the following common mistakes, please contact Colt Smith (acsmith@utah.gov) at (801) 536-0097 for clarification. Listing contaminants for which there…

  • Consumer Confidence Reports: Division of Drinking Water

    All CCRs Due July 1 Every Year The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) rule is part of the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The rule requires every community water system to prepare and distribute an annual water quality report (CCR) to their customers to provide consumers with information on the quality of their…

  • Sanitary Survey Assignments

    2016 Assignments By Health Department (as of April 23, 2016) Bear River HD Central Utah Public HD Davis County HD Salt Lake Valley HD San Juan HD Southeastern Utah District HD Summit County HD Southwest Utah Public HD Tooele County HD Tri-County HD Utah County HD Wasatch County HD Weber-Morgan HD By System Number All…

  • Managing or Operating an Existing Public Drinking Water System

    Bacteriologic and Chemical SamplesA minimum number of bacteriologic and chemical samples must be taken from your system. Samples must be analyzed by a certified laboratory. Monitoring waivers may be available for certain chemicals. Certified OperatorCertain water systems must have a certified operator. Conservation Plans—Utah Division of Water ResourcesSystems serving 500 or more connections must have…

  • Water Suppliers: Division of Drinking Water

    Creating a New Public Drinking Water System Managing or Operating an Existing Public Drinking Water System Sanitary Surveys Other Resources Compliance Report 2002 Utah Drinking Water Annual Report. Entry Point/Common Aquifer Policy The Division has a policy that allows chemical sampling for sources that combine at an entry point to the distribution system, and sources…

  • New Public Water Systems

    New Public Drinking Water System Application Complete the new Public Water System Information Form and submit it to the Division of Drinking Water. Constructing a New Industrial or Commercial Facility There are likely other environmental concerns besides the construction of a new water supply. You may need to address, for instance, industrial waste disposal. If…

  • Source Protection: Training

    EZ Record Search Source Protection Common Mistakes

  • Sanitary Surveys: Training

    Videos Training Documents Training Presentations

  • Transient Non-Community Systems: Drinking Water Source Protection Program

    Source Water Assessments Notice to the public regarding source water assessments and drinking water source protection plans for transient non-community systems.

  • Protecting Drinking Water Sources

    Source Water Collaborative Website Offers source water protection information from federal, state, and local source water protection organizations. Water Resources Management The National Association of Counties’ site provides technical and financial assistance to help counties manage and protect their water resources. Resources on Water Wise Landscaping Less watering = less fertilizer use = less pesticide…

  • Developing Source Protection Plans

    DEQ Interactive Map Information about drinking water facilities and source protection zones. The Interactive Map is great for water systems as they update their inventory of contamination sources. Besides drinking water information, the Interactive Map includes underground storage tanks, CERCLA sites, and other sites regulated by DEQ. At the Interactive Map Website, request access to…

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water: Drinking Water Source Protection Program

    Utah has significant reserves of natural gas and oil. Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling are important technologies which enable increased production of these essential natural resources. In Utah, we currently use about 2000 wells and springs as public drinking water supplies; and 33 of those wells and springs, in 22 public water systems, are located…

  • Preparing Source Protection Plans

    Want to Save Time, Money, or Both? Would you like the review of your next source protection submittal to go more smoothly? Review the list of common errors/omissions or click here to watch a video, and double-check the document you plan to submit to make sure you’ve correctly addressed the items on the list. In all…

  • About the Drinking Water Source Protection Program

    The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act required that all states develop source water assessment programs to assess the risk of accidental contamination of all drinking water sources. Source protection requirements are voluntary for EXISTING (i.e., plans and specifications submitted before July 26, 1993) ground-water sources serving transient non-community systems. Rules have been adopted…

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