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Laws, Rules and Guidance

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The Utah Safe Drinking Water Act (Title 19, Chapter 4 of the Utah Code) empowers the Utah Drinking Water Board to enact rules pertaining to public water systems. Those rules are listed below.

Congress has passed a Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (US EPA) which empowers the EPA to adopt and enforce rules which must be met by each public water system in the nation. By agreement with the EPA, Utah administers the federal act within the state. Thus, Utah's laws and rules regarding public drinking systems are in conformity with federal rules. Public water suppliers in Utah should refer to the Utah laws and rules.

Drinking Water Rules

Each rule shown on this page is provided in two versions.

The Utah Division of Administrative Rules (DAR) compiles and publishes all state rules. Any link shown below tagged with "DAR" will take you the DAR version of the rule. For an index of all drinking water rules, as published by DAR, see Title R309. Environmental Quality, Drinking Water.

The Utah Division of Drinking Water maintains its own version of the rules. These are designated below as "DDW Version". The DDW version contains user-friendly formatting and, in some cases, guidance language which is not available in the DAR version. Furthermore, DDW versions are kept up to date. Thus, we recommend that you use the "DDW Version".

You can search all the rules for words or phrases by opening All Rules - DDW Version 1/31/08 (htm) and using the "Find On This Page" feature of your browser. You can also open All Rules - DDW Version 1/31/08 (pdf) and use the "Find" feature of Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Note: these are large files which may take some time to open.) You can also search our entire site, including these rules, by going to DDW Search.

The Division of Drinking Water is revising the numbering and content of the drinking water rules. For each rule shown below, the rule number on the extreme left is from the new numbering scheme. The rule number immediately to the right of this new number is the old number which has been, or will be, retired. The currently active rule is shown in bold or as a hyperlink.

DISCLAIMER: The rules provided on this web site, and DAR's web site, are NOT the "official", legal versions of the rules. The legal versions of the rules are kept in an internal database administered by DAR. To obtain the legal version, contact DAR. Alternately, the legal version of the rules may be obtained in hard (paper) copy. On this web site, we attempt to post rules in an accurate and timely manner, but this cannot be guaranteed.

The 31 rules listed below are available in various compilations, as follows. (Note: The compilation files are large. They may take some time to open or download.)

The rule listing shown below is somewhat lengthy. You may jump to a major section by clicking one of these links:

Part 1 Series 100 - Administration of the Drinking Water Program
  Series 200 - Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring, Reporting and Record Maintenance
  Series 300 - Certification of Public Water System Operators and Backflow Technicians
  Series 400 - Compliance Determinations and Enforcement
Part 2 Series 500 - Drinking Water Facility Construction Design and Operation
  Series 600 - Drinking Water Source Protection Management
Part 3 Series 700 - Financial Assistance Programs
  Series 800 - Capacity Assessment of Public Drinking Water Systems

 

A Listing of Individual Rules Is Provided Below

Series 100 - Administration of the Drinking Water Program

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Administration of the Drinking Water Program (effective 9/13/05)
  R309-100 DDW Version (html)
  R309-100 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-100 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Summary of R309-101 (pdf) (To Be Revised)
   
R309-105 (DAR) General Responsibilities of Public Water Systems (effective 5/14/07)
  R309-105 DDW Version (html)
  R309-105 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-105 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Summary of R309-102 (pdf) (To Be Revised)
  For Guidance See: For Water Suppliers
   
R309-110 (DAR) Definitions (effective 5/14/07)
  R309-110 DDW Version (html)
  R309-110 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-110 DDW Version (doc)
   
R309-115 (DAR) Administrative Procedures (effective 8/24/01)
  R309-115 DDW Version (html)
  R309-115 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-115 DDW Version (doc)

 

Series 200 - Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring, Reporting and Record Maintenance

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Drinking Water Standards (effective 3/6/07)
  R309-200 DDW Version (html)
  R309-200 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-200 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Summary of R309-103 (pdf) (To Be Revised)
  Guidance: Public Notification Templates (doc & wpd)
   
R309-205 (DAR) Source Monitoring (effective 9/13/05)
  R309-205 DDW Version (html)
  R309-205 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-205 DDW Version (doc)
  See also: Monitoring and Reporting Program
  Guidance: Obtaining Waivers From Monitoring Requirements
  Guidance: Public Notification Templates (doc & wpd)
   
R309-210 (DAR) Distribution System Monitoring Requirements (effective 5/14/07)
  R309-210 DDW Version (html)
  R309-210 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-210 DDW Version (doc)
  See also: Monitoring and Reporting Program
  Guidance: Public Notification Templates (doc & wpd)
   
R309-215 (DAR) Treatment Plant Monitoring Requirements (effective 5/14/07)
  R309-215 DDW Version (html)
  R309-215 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-215 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Public Notification Templates (doc & wpd)
   
R309-220 (DAR) Public Notification Requirements (effective 5/14/07)
  R309-220 DDW Version (html)
  R309-220 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-220 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Public Notification Templates (doc & wpd)
   
R309-225 (DAR) Consumer Confidence Reports (effective 3/6/07)
  R309-225 DDW Version (html)
  R309-225 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-225 DDW Version (doc)

 

Series 300 - Certification of Public Water System Operators and Backflow Technicians

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Drinking Water System Operators (effective 11/20/00)
  R309-300 DDW Version (html)
  R309-300 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-300 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Summary of R309-300 (pdf)
   
R309-305 (DAR) Backflow Technicians (effective 10/15/04)
  R309-305 DDW Version (html)
  R309-305 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-305 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Summary of R309-302 (pdf) (To Be Revised)
  Guidance: Cross connection Control Policy (pdf)

 

Series 400 - Compliance Determinations and Enforcement

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Water System Rating Criteria (Improvement Priority System) (effective 3/6/07)
  R309-400 DDW Version (html)
  R309-400 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-400 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Summary of R309-150 (pdf)
   
R309-405 (DAR) Administrative Penalties (effective 3/8/06)
  R309-405 DDW Version (html)
  R309-405 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-405 DDW Version (doc)

 

Series 500 - Drinking Water Facility Construction Design and Operation

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For guidance see Construction Approval Process

R309-500 (DAR) Plan Review, Operation and Maintenance Requirements (effective 8/15/01)
  R309-500 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-500 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-500 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-505 (DAR) Minimum Treatment Requirements (effective 9/13/05)
  R309-505 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-505 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-505 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-510 (DAR) Minimum Sizing Requirements (effective 3/8/06)
  R309-510 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-510 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-510 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
  Map for Outside Irrigation Requirements
   
R309-515 (DAR) Source Development (effective 4/21/04)
  R309-515 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-515 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-515 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-520 (DAR) Disinfection (effective 8/15/00)
  R309-520 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-520 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-520 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-525 (DAR) Conventional Surface Water Treatment (effective 12/9/02)
  R309-525 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-525 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-525 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-530 (DAR) Alternative Surface Water Treatment Methods (effective 12/9/02)
  R309-530 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-530 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-530 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
  Policy: Membrane Filtration for Treating Surface Sources
   
R309-535 (DAR) Miscellaneous Treatment Methods (effective 11/16/05)
  R309-535 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-535 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-535 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-540 (DAR) Pump Stations (effective 3/8/06)
  R309-540 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-540 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-540 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-545 (DAR) Drinking Water Storage Tanks (effective 3/8/06)
  R309-545 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-545 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-545 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
   
R309-550 (DAR) Transmission and Distribution Pipelines (effective 3/8/06)
  R309-550 DDW Version with Guidance (html)
  R309-550 DDW Version with Guidance (pdf)
  R309-550 DDW Version with Guidance (doc)
  Guidance: Recommended Procedures for Hauling Water For Noncommunity Systems

 

Series 600 - Drinking Water Source Protection Management

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For guidance, see Source Protection Program

R309-600 (DAR) Source Protection For Ground-Water Sources (effective 10/29/03)
  R309-600 DDW Version (html)
  R309-600 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-600 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Ground Water Source Protection User's Guide (pdf)
   
R309-605 (DAR) Source Protection for Surface Water Sources (effective 8/27/01)
  R309-605 DDW Version (html)
  R309-605 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-605 DDW Version (doc)
  Guidance: Surface Water Source Protection User's Guide (pdf)

 

Series 700 - Financial Assistance Programs

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R309-700 (DAR) State Drinking Water Project Revolving Loan Program (effective 8/6/04)
  R309-700 DDW Version (html)
  R309-700 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-700 DDW Version (doc)
   
R309-705 (DAR) Federal Drinking Water Project Revolving Loan Program (effective 8/6/04)
  R309-705 DDW Version (html)
  R309-705 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-705 DDW Version (doc)

 

Series 800 - Capacity Assessment of Public Drinking Water Systems

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R309-352 (DAR) Capacity Development Program (effective 9/15/99)
  R309-352 DDW Version (html)
  R309-352 DDW Version (pdf)
  R309-352 DDW Version (doc)

 

This page last updated on 3/27/08

 

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