Full text of Utah Utah Code § 19-4-102 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-4-102. Definitions.
Effective 7/21/2018
19-4-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
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"Board" means the Drinking Water Board appointed under Section 19-4-103. |
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"Community water system" means a public water system that serves residents year-round. |
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"Contaminant" means a physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water. |
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"Director" means the director of the Division of Drinking Water. |
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"Division" means the Division of Drinking Water, created in Subsection 19-1-105(1)(b). |
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| (a) |
"Groundwater source" means an underground opening from or through which groundwater flows or is pumped from a subsurface water-bearing formation. |
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"Groundwater source" includes:
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"Maximum contaminant level" means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water that is delivered to a user of a public water system. |
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"Public water system" means a system providing water for human consumption and other domestic uses that:
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has at least 15 service connections; or |
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serves an average of 25 individuals daily for at least 60 days of the year. |
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"Public water system" includes:
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a collection, treatment, storage, or distribution facility under the control of the operator and used primarily in connection with the system; and |
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a collection, pretreatment, or storage facility used primarily in connection with the system but not under the operator's control. |
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"Retail water supplier" means a person that:
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supplies water for human consumption and other domestic uses to an end user; and |
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has more than 500 service connections. |
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"Supplier" means a person who owns or operates a public water system. |
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"Wholesale water supplier" means a person that provides most of that person's water to a retail water supplier. |
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter
5, 2018 Special Session 2
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