Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R309 - Drinking Water
Rule R309-105 - Administration: General Responsibilities of Public Water Systems
Section R309-105-18 - Emergencies
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 309-105-18
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The Director or the local health department shall be informed by telephone by a water supplier of any "emergency situation". The term "emergency situation" includes the following:
(a) The malfunction of any disinfection
facility such that a detectable residual cannot be maintained at all points in
the distribution system.
(b) The
malfunction of any "complete" treatment plant such that a clearwell effluent
turbidity greater than 5 NTU is maintained longer than fifteen
minutes.
(c) Muddy or discolored
water (which cannot be explained by air entrainment or re-suspension of
sediments normally deposited within the distribution system) is experienced by
a significant number of individuals on a system.
(d) An accident has occurred which has, or
could have, permitted the entry of untreated surface water and/or other
contamination into the system (e.g. break in an unpressurized transmission
line, flooded spring area, chemical spill, etc.)
(e) A threat of sabotage has been received by
the water supplier or there is evidence of vandalism or sabotage to any public
drinking water supply facility which may affect the quality of the delivered
water.
(f) Any instance where a
consumer reports becoming sick by drinking from a public water supply and the
illness is substantiated by a doctor's diagnosis (unsubstantiated claims should
also be reported to the Division of Drinking Water, but this is not
required).
(2) If an emergency situation exists, the water supplier shall then contact the Division in Salt Lake City within eight hours. Division personnel may be reached at all times through 801-536-4123.
(3) All suppliers are advised to develop contingency plans to cope with possible emergency situations. In many areas of the state the possibility of earthquake damage shall be realistically considered.
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