(Amendment)
DAR File No.: 43379
Filed: 11/14/2018 10:57:35 PMRULE ANALYSIS
Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:
This amendment moves language from Rule R309-105 to Rule R309-200.
Summary of the rule or change:
This change moves language to make the Utah rule match the requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is a federal rule Utah is required to adopt per the primacy agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:
- Section 19-4-104
Anticipated cost or savings to:
the state budget:
1. There is no expected fiscal impact to state revenues or expenditures. 2. There are no additional state employees or resources needed to oversee this proposed rule amendment.
local governments:
1. There is no expected direct fiscal impact to local governments' revenues or expenditures. 2. This amendment creates no new requirements for local governments.
small businesses:
1. There is no expected direct fiscal impact to small businesses' revenues or expenditures. 2. This amendment creates no new requirements for small businesses.
persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:
1. There is no expected direct fiscal impact for personss other than small businesses, businesses or local government entities revenues or expenditures. 2. This amendment creates no new requirements for persons other than small businesses, businesses or local government entities.
Compliance costs for affected persons:
Compliance costs for affected persons, water systems, are not expected to change because no additional requirements are being added to this rule.
Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:
This rule change is not expected to have any fiscal impact on businesses' revenues or expenditures; the minor change is to move language missed during the Revised Total Coliform Rule adoption in 2016, which has been implemented since April 1, 2016. This is a federal rule Utah is required to adopt per the primacy agreement with the EPA and has no additional requirements.
Alan Matheson, Executive Director
The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:
Environmental Quality
Drinking WaterRoom Third Floor
195 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3085Direct questions regarding this rule to:
- Patti Fauver at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4196, by FAX at 801-536-4211, or by Internet E-mail at pfauver@utah.gov
- Jennifer Yee at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4216, by FAX at 801-536-4211, or by Internet E-mail at jyee@utah.gov
- Rachael Cassady at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4467, by FAX at 801-536-4211, or by Internet E-mail at rcassady@utah.gov
Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:
01/02/2019
This rule may become effective on:
01/09/2019
Authorized by:
Alan Matheson, Executive Director
RULE TEXT
Appendix 1: Regulatory Impact Summary Table*
Fiscal Costs
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
State Government
$0
$0
$0
Local Government
$0
$0
$0
Small Businesses
$0
$0
$0
Non-Small Businesses
$0
$0
$0
Other Person
$0
$0
$0
Total Fiscal Costs:
$0
$0
$0
Fiscal Benefits
State Government
$0
$0
$0
Local Government
$0
$0
$0
Small Businesses
$0
$0
$0
Non-Small Businesses
$0
$0
$0
Other Persons
$0
$0
$0
Total Fiscal Benefits:
$0
$0
$0
Net Fiscal Benefits:
$0
$0
$0
*This table only includes fiscal impacts that could be measured. If there are inestimable fiscal impacts, they will not be included in this table. Inestimable impacts for State Government, Local Government, Small Businesses and Other Persons are described in the narrative. Inestimable impacts for Non - Small Businesses are described in Appendix 2.
Appendix 2: Regulatory Impact to Non - Small Businesses
These rule changes are not expected to have any fiscal impact on non-small businesses' revenues or expenditures, these minor changes add clarifying language missed during the Revised Total Coliform Rule adoption in 2016, which has been implemented since April 1, 2016. This is a federal rule Utah is required to adopt per the primacy agreement with the EPA and has no additional requirements.
The head of the Department of Environmental Quality, Alan Matheson, has reviewed and approved this fiscal analysis.
**"Non - small business" means a business employing 50 or more persons; "small business" means a business employing fewer than 50 persons.
R309. Environmental Quality, Drinking Water.
R309-105. Administration: General Responsibilities of Public Water Systems.
R309-105-4. General.
(1) Water suppliers are responsible for the quality of water delivered to their customers. In order to give the public reasonable assurance that the water which they are consuming is satisfactory, the Board has established rules for the design, construction, water quality, water treatment, contaminant monitoring, source protection, operation and maintenance of public water supplies.
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(2) For compliance monitoring required by R309-200 through 215, public water systems must use a laboratory certified by the Utah Public Health Department in accordance with R444-14-4. The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act requires each analyte to be analyzed by a specific method. These methods are described in the July 1, 1992 through 2015, editions of 40 CFR Parts 141, 142, and 143 (Safe Drinking Water Act).]
KEY: drinking water, watershed management
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [
November 8, 2017]2019Notice of Continuation: March 13, 2015
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-4-104
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 1/9/2019
- Publication Date:
- 12/01/2018
- Type:
- Notices of Proposed Rules
- Filed Date:
- 11/14/2018
- Agencies:
- Environmental Quality, Drinking Water
- Rulemaking Authority:
Section 19-4-104
- Authorized By:
- Alan Matheson, Executive Director
- DAR File No.:
- 43379
- Summary:
This change moves language to make the Utah rule match the requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is a federal rule Utah is required to adopt per the primacy agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- CodeNo:
- R309-105-4
- CodeName:
- {29293|R309-105-4|R309-105-4. General}
- Link Address:
- Environmental QualityDrinking WaterRoom Third Floor 195 N 1950 WSALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3085
- Link Way:
Patti Fauver, by phone at 801-536-4196, by FAX at 801-536-4211, or by Internet E-mail at pfauver@utah.gov
Jennifer Yee, by phone at 801-536-4216, by FAX at 801-536-4211, or by Internet E-mail at jyee@utah.gov
Rachael Cassady, by phone at 801-536-4467, by FAX at 801-536-4211, or by Internet E-mail at rcassady@utah.gov
- AdditionalInfo:
- More information about a Notice of Proposed Rule is available online. The Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Bulletin is the official version. The PDF version of this issue is available at https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2018/b20181201.pdf. The HTML edition of the Bulletin is a convenience copy. Any discrepancy between the PDF version and HTML version is resolved in favor of the PDF version. Text to be deleted is struck through and surrounded by brackets ([example]). Text ...
- Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
- R309-105-4. General.