Category: Drinking Water

  • April 22, 2021 Agenda: Drinking Water Board

    Meeting Agenda Tim Davis Cell #: (385) 226-6511

  • March 4, 2021 Agenda: Drinking Water Board

    Meeting Agenda Tim Davis Cell #: (385) 226-6511

  • Utah DEQ Names Tim Davis Drinking Water Director

    Utah Department of Environmental Quality Executive Director Kimberly Shelley has appointed Tim Davis as the director of Utah’s Division of Drinking Water. The appointment is effective Feb. 8, 2021.

  • Public Drinking Water Systems
    Permit Guide

    Related Links The Division of Drinking Water’s mission is to cooperatively work with drinking water professionals and the public to ensure a safe and reliable supply of drinking water. A “public drinking water system” is legally defined as any drinking water system (publicly or privately owned) which serves 15 or more connections, or 25 or…

  • Drinking Water Certification
    Permit Guide

    Related Links Under Utah State Law, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is required to verify the lawful presence in the United States of an individual at least 18 years of age (includes sole proprietor doing business under an assumed name) who has applied for Water Operator certification or Backflow Technician certification. This law…

  • Drinking Water Related Topics
    Permit Guide

    Related Links End of the Drinking Water Section Next Up? Radiation Control You have completed the Drinking Water section of the Permit Wizard process. If you have not received an answer to all of your drinking water related questions, or if you still have concerns or additional questions, contact the Division of Drinking Water (801) 536-4200.

  • Public Comment Period for R309-405 Open from February 1st to March 3rd, 2021

    Rulemaking Updates on Proposed Revisions to R309-405. Administrative Penalty. At the January 12, 2021 Drinking Water Board meeting, the Board authorized the Division of Drinking Water to formally begin rulemaking on proposed revisions to R309-405. The proposed revisions incorporate changes made in 2020 to the Utah Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing procedures for issuing…

  • June 17, 2014 Agenda: Drinking Water Board

    June 17, 2014 – 9:00 am Meeting Agenda

  • Plan Review and Operating Permits

    Plan Review Plans and specifications for a public drinking water project must be reviewed and approved by the Division of Drinking Water before a public water system begins construction. This includes projects that construct, modify, or add to a drinking water facility and any activity that affects the quality or quantity of drinking water provided.…

  • Exceptions to Rule Requirements

    Exceptions to Requirements of R309-500 through 550 The Director of the Division of Drinking Water may grant exceptions to the requirements of R309-500 through 550. A public water system unable to meet the design, construction, or operational requirements of these rules may request an exception if it can provide an alternative to the rule requirement…

  • Engineering and Plan Review

    Engineers with the Division of Drinking Water review plans and specifications for public drinking water projects and issue operating permits for public water system facilities. Information about plan review and related engineering requirements is provided below. Checklists, Forms, and Other Documents Design and Construction Rules (R309-500 to 550) Engineering Staff Exceptions to Rule Requirements Hydraulic…

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