Category: Drinking Water

  • Drinking Water Construction Assistance Programs

    The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) administers two financial assistance programs. Each program has its own unique set of criteria and requirements but utilizes a new combined

  • January 12, 2018 Agenda: Drinking Water Board

  • Utah Drinking Water Standards

    Drinking water may be contaminated by a variety of biological, chemical, or radiologic agents. To help safeguard consumer health, the federal government set standards for over 80 potential drinking water contaminants. Drinking Water Standards (US EPA) For a summary of current federal standards, and associated health risks. Water suppliers in Utah must conform to Utah…

  • 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…

  • 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 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 a water management…

  • Water Suppliers: Division of Drinking Water

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  • 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

    Resources on Water Wise Landscaping Less watering = less fertilizer use = less pesticide use. Ordinances Find out whether your municipality or county has an ordinance to help you protect your drinking water sources. Here are models to use if your municipality or county needs to develop an ordinance:

  • 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…

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