Category: Drinking Water Rules

  • Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

    To reduce lead in drinking water, EPA introduced Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) which will go into effect by October 16, 2024. Currently, EPA is taking steps to develop a new rule, the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements. Systems subject to the LCRR (Community and Non-Transient Non-Community water systems) will need to develop service…

  • 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…

  • Forms: Lead and Copper Rule

    Find forms and templates pertaining to the Lead and Copper Rule for drinking water.

  • Consumer and Public Notification: Lead and Copper Rule

    Consumer Notification Requirements Consumer Notification Form Each time a lead and copper sample is taken the consumer must be notified of the results. This is accomplished by downloading the Consumer Notification Form, filling out the results portion, and delivering the results to the consumer. In the case of non-single family residence structure, such as a…

  • Routine Sampling: Lead and Copper Rule

    Lead and Copper samples must be collected and submitted to the Division according to your system’s monitoring schedule and Sample Site Plan. Failure to submit samples will result in a violation and 50 IPS points added to the systems IPS total. How to Collect a Lead and Copper Sample Monitoring Schedules There are two types…

  • Sample Site Plan: Lead and Copper Rule

    All community and non-transient non-community public water systems are required have and maintain an approved LCR Sample Site Plan. The Division has created an easy to use template that can be used and submitted through a waterlink portal account. How to Create a LCR Sample Site Plan Step 1: Create a portal account Follow the…

  • Lead and Copper Rule

    In 1991 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a regulation known as the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The LCR established a requirement for public drinking water systems classified as either community or non-community non-transient to routinely monitor for lead and copper. Action Levels EPA sets action levels that trigger additional actions by public water…

  • Special Projects: DDW Rules

    Compliance info for Drinking Water Rules.

  • Monitoring: DDW Rules

    Monitoring info about Drinking Water Rules.

  • Enforcement: DDW Rules

    Enforcement info for Drinking Water Rules.

  • Compliance: Division of Drinking Water

    Rules enforcement, monitoring, and compliance pages.

  • 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…

  • 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…

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