Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R309 - Drinking Water
Rule R309-525 - Facility Design and Operation: Conventional Surface Water Treatment
Section R309-525-4 - General
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Treatment plants used for the purification of surface water supplies or ground water supplies under direct influence of surface water must conform to the requirements given herein. The plants shall have, as a minimum, facilities for flash mixing of coagulant chemicals, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection.
(2) The overall design of a water treatment facility must be carefully examined to assure the compatibility of all devices and processes. The design of treatment processes and devices shall depend on an evaluation of the nature and quality of the particular water to be treated. The combined unit processes shall produce water meeting all established drinking water standards as given in R309-200.
(3) Direct filtration may be acceptable and rules governing this method are given in R309-530-5.
(4) Refer to R309-530-9 for policy with regards to novel water treatment equipment or techniques which may depart from the requirements outlined herein.
