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Monitoring: DDW Rules
Monitoring info about Drinking Water Rules.
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Enforcement: DDW Rules
Enforcement info for Drinking Water Rules.
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Compliance: Division of Drinking Water
Rules enforcement, monitoring, and compliance pages.
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Pre-Design Conference: Significant Drinking Water Issues
How much drinking water will your plant use for facility processes and employee consumptive use? Estimate the peak day demand (gpm) and annual total demand (acre-feet). What are the fire suppression requirements for your plant? For example, 2,000 gpm for a 2-hour duration. Will your plant obtain drinking water from an existing municipality? If yes,…
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Drinking Water Permitting
Water systems serving 25 or more people for more than 60-days yearly, or having 15 or more residential connections year-round, are subject to Utah Public Drinking Water Rules and must obtain a permit known as an approval. Process Overview Systems developing their own water supply must meet state standards by submitting proof of adequate water…
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Rocky Mountain Power’s Wattsmart® Program: Funding Opportunities
Rocky Mountain Power offers a variety of ways to assist customers in maximizing the efficient utilization of electricity. Customer participation is voluntary and is initiated by following the participation procedures on the Wattsmart® Business Section of the Rocky Mountain Power Website. The Wattsmart® Business Program offers a variety of services and cash incentives to encourage…
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Drinking Water Board’s State Revolving Fund Program:Funding Opportunities
The Drinking Water Board administers the State Revolving Fund (SRF) which provides financial assistance to public drinking water systems for water project construction. The Division of Drinking Water (the Division or DDW), acting as staff to the Drinking Water Board (the Board), provides oversight to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) financial assistance program.…
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Self-funding Through Energy Savings: Funding Opportunities
Some communities may be able to self-fund energy efficient projects. This is typically done with a fund within the city’s budget that is not needed for a couple of years. The responsible party of the fund (let’s call it the “Agency Fund”) will arrange to invest its money into the city’s water fund to build…
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Bank Financing for Water Systems: Funding Opportunities
Banking institutions provide financial assistance to public water systems to design and construct capital improvements to drinking water system infrastructure. This section provides an overview of the financing tools available and an explanation of the process. Banks lend money to public water systems and like other funding partners evidence that loan with one of two…
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Water User (or Demand Side) Efficiencies: Energy Saving Investigation Process
What do the icons below mean? Implement increasing block water rates (with many tiers), including possible surcharges to higher demand customers. Doing this is the first step to actively encourage customers to be more involved in water conservation measures. Investigate zero based rates which provide no water in the base charge. Review the feasibility of…
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Technology and SCADA Efficiencies: Energy Saving Investigation Process
What do the icons below mean? Key to the operation of a successful advanced energy management strategy is the close and persistent review of pumping and energy data. While many SCADA systems are adept at general plant operations, an advanced system requires more analysis of the situations at hand, and must make more complex decisions,…
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System Modeling Efficiencies: Energy Saving Investigation Process
What do the icons below mean? One of the first steps necessary to the proper development a comprehensive energy audit of a system is to perform an extended period computer model to evaluate the source, distribution, and pumping system’s functions and performance. While the modeling can be somewhat complex, system personnel and others can assist…
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Storage System Efficiencies: Energy Saving Investigation Process
What do the icons below mean? Know all tank dimensions, including elevations of floor and overflow. Verify tank capacities and the capacity per foot. Know the equalization, fire, and emergency levels and capacities. Know your tank rate of changes +/- at all times with the SCADA system. With this information, make informed decisions, instead of…
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Water Source (or Supply Side) Efficiencies: Energy Saving Investigation Process
What do the icons below mean? To begin with, ask yourself, “Is the source water actually making it to a tank? Does it really need to?” (See Leaping.) This can be modeled and monitored in a SCADA system setting. Run sources (or prioritize them) based on energy costs per unit of water (also known as…
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Energy and Power Rate Dynamics: Energy Saving Investigation Process
This section describes many of the key energy and power tariffs, regulations, and operational opportunities available to Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) customers. These regulations may be similar to those water utilities which are supplied by local Municipal Power Systems. Check with their local tariffs and regulations to properly review any differences. What do the icons…
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Pumping System Efficiencies: Energy Saving Investigation Process
What do the icons below mean? Pumping system efficiencies are decreased if: The pump is operating outside of its pump curve efficiency range. The pump is worn or not of a proper design. The flow of water is restricted or throttled on the suction (and/or) discharge side. The electrical control system, i.e., VFD is not…
