R309-100-6. Sanitary Survey, Evaluation, and Corrective Action of Existing Facilities

  (1) The Director, after considering information gathered during sanitary surveys and facility evaluations, may make determinations of regulatory significance including: monitoring reductions or increases, treatment, variances and exemptions.

  (2) CONDUCTING SANITARY SURVEYS

  (a) The Director shall ensure a sanitary survey is conducted at least every three years on all public water systems. The Director may reduce this frequency to once every five years based on outstanding performance on prior sanitary surveys.

  (b) Sanitary surveys conducted by the following individuals under the circumstances as listed, may be used by the Director for the above determinations:

  (i) Division of Drinking Water personnel;

  (ii) Utah Department of Environmental Quality District Engineers;

  (iii) local health officials;

  (iv) Forest Service engineers;

  (v) Utah Rural Water Association staff;

  (vi) consulting engineers; and

  (vii) other qualified individuals authorized in writing by the Director.

  (3) Public water systems must provide the Director, at the Director's request, any existing information that will enable the State to conduct a sanitary survey.

  (4) For the purposes of this subpart, a "sanitary survey", as conducted by the Director, includes but is not limited to, an onsite review of the water source(s) (identifying sources of contamination by using results of source water assessments or other relevant information where available), facilities, equipment, operation, maintenance, and monitoring compliance of a public water system to evaluate the adequacy of the system, its sources and operations and the distribution of safe drinking water.

  (5) The sanitary survey must include an evaluation of the applicable components listed in paragraphs (5)(a) through (h) of this section:

  (a) Source,

  (b) Treatment,

  (c) Distribution system,

  (d) Finished water storage,

  (e) Pumps, pump facilities, and controls,

  (f) Monitoring, reporting, and data verification,

  (g) System management and operation, and

  (h) Operator compliance with State requirements.

  (6) CONDITIONS ON CONDUCT OF SANITARY SURVEYS

  In order for the groups of individuals listed in R309-100-7(2)(b) to conduct sanitary surveys acceptable for consideration by the Director, the following criteria must be met:

  (a) Surveys of all systems involving complete treatment plants must be performed by Division of Drinking Water staff or others authorized in writing by the Director;

  (b) Local Health officials may conduct surveys of systems within their respective jurisdictions;

  (c) U.S. Forest Service (USFS) engineers may conduct surveys of water systems if the system is owned and operated by the USFS or USFS concessionaires;

  (d) Utah Rural Water Association staff may conduct surveys of water systems if the system's population is less than 10,000;

  (e) Consulting Engineers under the direction of a Registered Professional Engineer;

  (f) Other qualified individuals who are authorized in writing by the Director may conduct surveys.

  (7) SANITARY SURVEY REPORT CONTENT

  The Director will prescribe the form and content of sanitary survey reports and be empowered to reject all or part of unacceptable reports.

  (8) ACCESS TO WATER FACILITIES

  Department of Environmental Quality employees after reasonable notice and presentation of credentials, may enter any part of a public water system at reasonable times to inspect the facilities and water quality records, conduct sanitary surveys, take samples and otherwise evaluate compliance with Utah's drinking water rules. All others who have been authorized by the Director to conduct sanitary surveys must have the permission of the water system owner or designated representative before a sanitary survey may be conducted.

  (9) CORRECTIVE ACTION

  Public water systems must comply with requirements found in R309-215-16(3)(a)(iii), R309-215-16(3)(a)(iv), R309-215-16(3)(a)(v), R309-215-16(3)(a)(vi), and R309-215-16(3)(a)(vii).

  (10) Refer to R309-100-8 and R309-105-6 for further requirements.