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Trust Your Tap: Get to Know Your Water System
Safe, clean drinking water is critical to public health, welfare and safety in Utah and an important part of sustainable growth.
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DEQ’s Division of Drinking Water Makes Sure You Can #TrustYourTap
Clean, accessible drinking water is a basic human need. Learn how Utah DEQ’s Division of Drinking Water ensures you can #TrustYourTap every day.
Read MoreConsumer Information About Drinking Water
Information about drinking water for consumers and citizens.
Read MoreCommon Consumer Confidence Report Mistakes: Division of Drinking Water
The following common errors have been noted in a large percentage of the Consumer Confidence Reports that have been submitted to the Division of Drinking Water since the rule’s inception. If technical questions arise after reviewing the following common mistakes, please contact Colt Smith (acsmith@utah.gov) at (801) 536-0097 for clarification. Listing contaminants for which there …
Read MoreConsumer 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 …
Read MoreManaging or Operating an Existing Public Drinking Water System
Bacteriologic and Chemical SamplesA minimum number of bacteriologic and chemical samples must be taken from your system. Samples must be analyzed by a certified laboratory. Monitoring waivers may be available for certain chemicals. Certified OperatorCertain water systems must have a certified operator. Conservation Plans—Utah Division of Water ResourcesSystems serving 500 or more connections must have …
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Every Week Is “Safe Drinking Water Week” at DEQ
By D’yani Wood Water is a source of life. It only takes one twist of a knob to turn on the sink faucet or the shower, a few button presses to wash your clothes, all with clean water. But it would only take one little dangerous microorganism in that water to make it lethal. Clean …
Read MoreDrinking Water: There’s More to Safe Water than Turning the Tap
Nov. 7, 2016 By D’yani Wood Water is a source of life. It only takes one twist of a knob to turn on the sink faucet or the shower, a few button presses to wash your clothes, all with clean water. But it would only take one little dangerous microorganism in that drinking water to …
Read MoreDrinking Water: Rural Water Conference Provides Training, Builds Relationships
By Michael Grange Safe, clean drinking water is important to Utah residents, whether they live in a large metropolitan area or a small, rural community. But did you know that 75 percent of Utah’s community water systems serve less than 3,300 people, and that 50 percent serve less than 500 people? While these small systems …
Read MoreWater Cycle: From Cloud to Tap
Dec. 22, 2014 By Kim Dyches It’s easy to take our drinking water for granted—we turn on our tap and just like that, we have clean water. In fact, Americans drink more than 1 billion glasses of tap water a day! But strict regulations to protect the quality of that drinking water are a relatively …
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