Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R309 - Drinking Water
Rule R309-200 - Monitoring and Water Quality: Drinking Water Standards
Section R309-200-6 - Secondary Drinking Water Standards for Community, Non-Transient Non-Community and Transient Non-Community Water

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 309-200-6
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024

The Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels for public water systems deals with substances which affect the aesthetic quality of drinking water. They are presented here as recommended limits or ranges and are not grounds for rejection. The taste of water may be unpleasant and the usefulness of the water may be impaired if these standards are significantly exceeded.

TABLE 200-7 SECONDARY INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS

Contaminant

Level

Aluminum

0.05 to 0.2 mg/L

Chloride

250 mg/L

Color

15 Color Units

Copper

1 mg/L

Corrosivity

Non-corrosive

Fluoride

2.0 mg/L (see Note below)

Foaming Agents

0.5 mg/L

Iron

0.3 mg/L

Manganese

0.05 mg/L

Odor

3 Threshold Odor Number

pH

6.5-8.5

Silver

0.1 mg/L

Sulfate

250 mg/L (see Note below)

TDS

500 mg/L (see Note below)

Zinc

5 mg/L

Note: Maximum allowable Fluoride, TDS and Sulfate levels are given in the Primary Drinking Water Standards, R309-200-5(1). They are listed as secondary standards because levels in excess of these recommended levels will likely cause consumer complaint.

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