Summary
The changes consist of: 1) including the maximization of the potential for efficient use, reuse, recapture, and conservation of water and for energy conservation to the maximum extent practicable in the cost effective analysis; 2) including consideration of unemployment data and population growth in determining an affordable sewer rate for a community; 3) alphabetizing the definitions section; 4) removal of "Board" from the definitions section because it is defined in Rule R317-1; 5) addition of "Executive Secretary" to the definitions section; 6) moving the definition of "Cost Effective Analysis" to the definitions section; 7) revising the name "Water Conservation and Management Plan" to "Water Conservation Plan" to be consistent with Utah Code and Division of Water Resources administrative rules; 8) issuing construction permits is now a duty of the director; 9) resolutions to amend sewer ordinance and user fee rate structures are also acceptable forms of these documents; 10) improve the description of how plans of operations relate to hiring qualified staff and the asset management needed to properly operate treatment works and sewerage systems; 11) it is necessary that new facilities have a plan of operation, but existing facilities that are merely expanding, repairing, or replacing systems, already have such management systems in place, but it is not necessary to develop an entirely new manual if the new facilities are merely expanding, repairing, or replacing existing systems when amendments to existing manuals may be an acceptable alternative; 12) requiring applicants for financial assistance for onsite wastewater systems to obtain bids is a best practice; 13) correcting references to sections and subsections of state rules; 14) correcting references to the United States Code; 15) correcting references to the Utah Code; 16) correcting references to definitions, programs, acronyms, and entities; and 17) general improvement of readability.