Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A
public water system with approved standard installation drawings and
specifications may install water transmission and distribution lines up to and
including 16 inches in diameter and is not required to:
(a) submit project notification, plans, or
specifications or obtain Plan Approval per R309-500-6;
(b) obtain an Operating Permit per
R309-500-9; or
(c) submit a
certification of hydraulic modeling per R309-511.
(2) To obtain or renew approved standard
installation drawings and specifications, a public water system shall submit to
the Director:
(a) an application
form;
(b) standard installation
drawings and specifications meeting the requirements of R309-550 for
construction of water transmission and distribution lines;
(c) the name and license number of a
professional engineer designated to oversee design of the water
system;
(d) the name and license
number of a professional engineer designated to oversee hydraulic analysis of
the water system; and
(e) a
statement from the designated water system contact acknowledging that:
(i) a hydraulic analysis will be completed
for each water line project to assure compliance with minimum sizing, pressure,
and flow requirements;
(ii)
flushing, disinfection, and coli form sampling will be completed according to
ANSI/AWWA standards for each water line before use; and
(iii) as - built or record drawings will be
maintained for each water line constructed.
(3) Approved standard installation drawings
and specifications are valid for construction of water transmission and
distribution lines for the five - year period specified in the
approval.
(4) Before or upon the
expiration of approved standard installation drawings and specifications, a
public water system may submit an application to renew the approval.
(5) A public water system that installs water
transmission and distribution lines with approved standard installation
drawings and specifications shall:
(a)
construct each water line according to plans and specifications stamped and
signed by a professional engineer licensed by the state of Utah;
(b) notify the Director of a change in
approved standard installation drawings and specifications, a change in the
designated water system contact, or a change in the designated professional
engineer for system design or hydraulic analysis;
(c) obtain Plan Approval for each booster
pump installed as part of a water line; and
(d) obtain an exception prior to construction
for any requirement in R309-500 through R309-550 that cannot be met.
