Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R317 - Water Quality
Rule R317-6 - Ground Water Quality Protection
Section R317-6-3 - Ground Water Classes
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
3.1 GENERAL
The following ground water classes are established: Class IA - Pristine Ground Water; Class IB - Irreplaceable Ground Water; Class IC - Ecologically Important Ground Water; Class II - Drinking Water Quality Ground Water; Class III - Limited Use Ground Water; Class IV - Saline Ground Water.
3.2 CLASS IA - PRISTINE GROUND WATER
Class IA ground water has the following characteristics:
3.3 CLASS IB - IRREPLACEABLE GROUND WATER
Class IB ground water is a source of water for a community public drinking water system for which no reliable supply of comparable quality and quantity is available because of economic or institutional constraints.
3.4 CLASS IC - ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT GROUND WATER
Class IC ground water is a source of ground water discharge important to the continued existence of wildlife habitat.
3.5 CLASS II - DRINKING WATER QUALITY GROUND WATER
Class II ground water has the following characteristics:
3.6 CLASS III - LIMITED USE GROUND WATER
Class III ground water has one or both of the following characteristics:
3.7 CLASS IV - SALINE GROUND WATER
Class IV ground water has total dissolved solids greater than 10,000 mg/l.