Utah Admin. Code R309-215-4 - General
(1) All public water systems are required to
monitor their water to determine if they comply with the requirements for water
quality stated in R309-200. In exceptional circumstances the Director may
modify the monitoring requirements given herein as is deemed
appropriate.
(2) The Director may
determine compliance or initiate compliance actions based upon analytical
results and other information compiled by authorized representatives.
(3) If the water fails to meet minimum
standards, then certain public notification procedures shall be carried out, as
outlined in R309-220. Water suppliers shall also keep analytical records in
their possession, for a required length of time, as outlined in
R309-105-17.
(4) All samples shall be taken at
representative sites as specified herein for each contaminant or group of
contaminants.
(5) For the purpose
of determining compliance, samples may only be considered if they have been
analyzed by the State of Utah primacy laboratory or a laboratory certified by
the Utah State Health Laboratory.
(6) Measurements for pH, temperature,
turbidity and disinfectant residual may, under the direction of the direct
responsible operator, be performed by any water supplier or their
representative.
(7) All samples
shall be marked either: routine, repeat, check or investigative before
submission of such samples to a certified laboratory. Routine, repeat, and
check samples shall be considered compliance purpose samples.
(8) All sample results can be sent to the
Division of Drinking Water either electronically or in hard copy
form.
(9) Unless otherwise required
by the Director, the effective dates on which required monitoring shall be
initiated are identical to the dates published in 40 CFR 141 on July 1, 2001 by
the Office of the Federal Register
(10) Exemptions from monitoring requirements
shall only be granted in accordance with
R309-105-5.
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