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Managing or Operating an Existing Public Drinking Water System

Bacteriologic and Chemical Samples
A 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 Operator
Certain water systems must have a certified operator.

Conservation Plans—Utah Division of Water Resources
Systems serving 500 or more connections must have a water management and conservation plan.

Construction Approval Process
The Division of Drinking Water must be notified before the construction of any new facility (e.g., storage tank, treatment facility, well source, or distribution system improvements). Construction must not commence until plan approval is obtained, and once constructed, the facility cannot be put into operation until an operating permit is obtained.

Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
You may be required to send your customers an annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Cross-connection Control Program
A cross-connection control program must be in place. See R309-105(12) for the rule. For additional information, contact Gary Rager ([email protected]) at (801) 536-4200.

Developing New Sources
Development of new water sources can be a challenging because a number of issues must be addressed. It is important that well drillers, consulting engineers, and groundwater consultants fully understand the review process.

Financial Assistance
Financial assistance for constructing new facilities may be available.

Fluoridating Drinking Water in Davis and Salt Lake Counties
Salt Lake and Davis counties have ordinances mandating the fluoridation of their drinking water supplies.

Rules Governing Operation, Maintenance, and Construction
These rules govern the operation, maintenance, and construction of any public drinking water system.

LabToState 2.1 | Installation Guide
To electronically submit drinking water sample results to SDWIS/XML Sampling for processing and permanent storage in a SDWIS/STATE database, the sample results must be formatted in XML documents. SDWIS/LabToState assists laboratories and primacy agencies with the formatting and validation of XML documents. (129MB)

Lead and Copper Sampling
Lead and copper sampling is required for community and non-transient non-community systems.

Monthly Operational Reports
If you treat your water, monthly operational reports must be sent to the Division of Drinking Water.

Public Notice
If a system fails to meet monitoring or quality requirements, it will be required to give public notice. There are templates that may help.

Quality Standards
The water delivered to customers must meet certain quality standards.

Source Protection Plan
A source protection plan may be required for each source.

Technical Assistance
Non-governmental technical assistance is available through various local professional organizations.

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