Section R309-600-3 - Implementation(1) New Groundwater Sources - Each PWS shall submit a Preliminary Evaluation Report (PER) in accordance with Subsection R309-600-13(2) for each of its new groundwater 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 Groundwater Sources - Each PWS shall submit a Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP) Plan in accordance with Subsection R309-600-7(1) for each of its existing groundwater sources to DDW according to the following schedule. Well fields or groups of springs may be considered 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 groundwater and surface water contribution areas. The requirements of Subsection R309-600-7(1) apply to the groundwater portion and the requirements of Rule 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 Subsection R309-605-3(1).(4) PWSs shall maintain land use agreements which were established under previous rules to protect their groundwater sources of drinking water from contamination.Utah Admin. Code R309-600-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-13, effective 6/26/2024