The proposed amendments to Rule R309-500 correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. The text is revised for improved clarity and accuracy. Inaccurate references are corrected and unnecessary and repetitive references are deleted. The rule format is revised for ease of reading and to make references to specific requirements easier to cite. Rule requirements are revised to reflect actual practice related to Plan Approval, Plan Submittal Waivers, and Operating Permits for public water systems. Substantive changes to Rule R309-500 include the following: 1) in Subsection R309-500-4(1)(a), add the requirement that for documents related to plan approval "all submittals shall be from the public water system or its agent"; 2) in Subsection R309-500-5(1)(c)(iii), add "a change or addition of a water treatment process" as an example of a public drinking water project; 3) in Subsection R309-500-5(1)(c)(v), add "deepening a well" as an example of a public drinking water project; 4) in Subsection R309-500-6(1), delete the list of information required to be included on a project notification form and state simply that project notification to be made on a form provided by the Division; 5) in Subsection R309-500-6(2)(b), add the following examples as information that may be required to be submitted to the Division prior to construction: "hydraulic analyses of the existing system and additions, local requirements for fire flow and duration, proximity of sewers and other utilities."; 6) in Subsection R309-500-6(2)(c), replace the requirement that plans and specifications "be sufficiently detailed to assure that the project shall be properly constructed" with the requirement that they "be complete and sufficiently detailed for actual construction."; 7) in Subsection R309-500-6(2)(b), add that "in some cases, a profile drawing may be required to show potential water line conflicts and clearances" as part of plans submitted for review; 8) in Subsection R309-500-6(2)(d), delete the size restriction on plans submitted for review; 9) in Subsection R309-600-6(3), the Plan Submittal Waiver provision is entirely rewritten. The waiver program remains largely the same with two exceptions: 1) Pressure Reducing Valves are no longer excluded from waivers, and 2) projects that qualify for Plan Submittal Waivers no longer require Operating Permits. In place of obtaining an Operating Permit, the following is required: "submit a certification by a professional engineer, who is responsible for the design and construction of the project or has been designated by the water system in writing as the professional engineer directly responsible for the design of the entire water system, indicating that design and construction will meet the requirements of Rules R309-500 through R309-550, that proper flushing and disinfection will be completed according to the appropriate ANSI/AWWA standard, that satisfactory bacteriological sampler results will be obtained prior to placing the facilities into service, and that the water system will receive a copy of as-built or record drawings."; 10) in Section R309-500-7, add the "Department of Environmental Quality" to the list of agencies authorized to visit drinking water construction sites; 11) in Section R309-500-10, specify that as part of the drinking water plan approval process, public water systems may be required to provide evidence that the methods of "waste and wastewater disposal have been approved or accepted by the Utah Division of Water Quality, the local health agency, or the local authority for new drinking water facilities, including discharges from treatment facilities, discharges related to construction, etc., and new drinking water facilities serving proposed developments."; 12) in Section R309-500-11, the Financial Viability section is deleted in its entirety; 13) in Section R309-500-12, add more expansive language concerning other permits that may be required prior to beginning construction or placing new facilities into service; 14) in Section R309-500-14, the Reference Documents section is deleted in its entirety; and 15) in Section R309-500-15, the Violations of These Rules section is deleted in its entirety.