Section R309-600-3 - Implementation(1) New Ground-Water Sources - Each PWS shall submit a Preliminary Evaluation Report (PER) in accordance with R309-600-13(2) for each of its new ground-water sources to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW). A PWS shall not begin construction of a new source until the Director concurs with its PER.(2) Existing Ground-Water Sources - Each PWS shall submit a Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP) Plan in accordance with R309-600-7(1) for each of its existing ground-water sources to DDW according to the following schedule. Well fields or groups of springs may be considered to be a single source. TABLE 1 |
Population Served By PWS: | Percent Of Sources: | DWSP Plans Due By: |
Over 10,000 | 50% of wells | December 31, 1995 |
Over 10,000 | 100% of wells | December 31, 1996 |
3,300-10,000 | 100% of wells | December 31, 1997 |
Less than 3,300 | 100% of wells | December 31, 1998 |
Springs and other sources | 100% | December 31, 1999 |
(3) DWSP for existing ground-water sources under the direct influence of surface water shall be accomplished through delineation of both the ground water and surface water contribution areas. The requirements of R309-600-7(1) apply to the ground water portion and the requirements of R309-605 apply to the surface water portion, except that the schedule for submitting these DWSP plans to DDW is based on the schedule in R309-605-3(1).(4) PWSs shall maintain all land use agreements which were established under previous rules to protect their ground-water sources of drinking water from contamination.Utah Admin. Code R309-600-3