Category: Resources

  • Consulting Engineers and Groundwater Professionals

    Designing Drinking Water Projects Engineering plans and specifications for public drinking water system projects must be prepared by a professional engineer licensed in Utah. Designing New Treatment Facilities When designing a new treatment facility for a client, the following information may help. Source Protection Plans and New Source Reviews Each well and spring serving a…

  • Consumer Information About Drinking Water

    Information about drinking water for consumers and citizens.

  • Plan Review Program Related Links

    American Water Works Association (AWWA) Standards Voluntary standards for materials, equipment, and practices used in water treatment and supply. Drinking Water Design and Construction Rules Utah drinking water rules R309-500 through R309-550. Engineering License Information: Utah Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. NSF/ANSI 60 Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals Listing Search Provided by NSF, the…

  • Hydraulic Modeling Requirements

    Summary The Hydraulic Modeling Rule, R309-511, requires Community Water Systems and Non-Transient Non-community Water systems to use hydraulic modeling to assure that new public drinking water projects will meet minimum flow and pressure requirements and not adversely affect new and existing water users. A summary of the rule’s requirements is provided in Hydraulic Modeling Rule…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Electronic Sanitary Survey Software

    The installation file for the Desktop Electronic Sanitary Survey (ESS) software developed by the Drinking Water Academy is provided below. For technical assistance, contact the Division at (801) 536-4200. ESS Database Upgrade (Version 4.2) ESS Setup File (Version 3.8) Installation guide Installing Desktop ESS also requires a data file. This file will be provided to…

  • Sanitary Surveys

    2016 Schedule Plan Review and Operating Permits Training ESS (Electronic Sanitary Survey) Software What is a Sanitary Survey? Pre-Sanitary Survey Checklist All public drinking water systems are periodically inspected to assess their construction, operations, and record keeping. The inspections identify conditions that may present a sanitary or public health risk. Utah state regulations (R309-100-7) require…

  • How to Fill Out a PDF Digitally

    Via Adobe Reader Download the PDF Open in Adobe Reader Fill it out Save your changes Attach file to email Email it Via Chrome Open PDF in the browser (click the link online) Fill it out Print > change printer > “Save as PDF” Attach PDF to email Email it TIP: If you fill it out…

  • Water Operator Tools & Resources

    WaterLink.utah.gov Drinking Water’s database website is a very useful tool and provides a lot of value to water operators. Here are three main uses for operators: PlutoCalc App A free problem solver suite for water treatment, wastewater, hydraulics, environmental chemistry and unit conversions. Chlorine Dose Calculator for Tanks and Pipelines This tool is for estimating…

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