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In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may make rules that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-5-104- Board: means the Water Quality Board created in Section 19-1-106. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Contaminant: means a physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Director: means the director of the Division of Water Quality or, for purposes of groundwater quality at a facility licensed by and under the jurisdiction of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Division: means the Division of Water Quality, created in Subsection 19-1-105(1)(e). See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Effluent limitations: means restrictions, requirements, or prohibitions, including schedules of compliance established under this chapter, that apply to discharges. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Local health department: means a local health department as defined in 1. See Utah Code 19-1-103
- Pollution: means a man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of waters of the state, unless the alteration is necessary for the public health and safety. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Sewage sludge: means solid, semisolid, or liquid residue removed during the treatment of municipal wastewater or domestic sewage. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Sewerage system: means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, and other constructions, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for collecting or conducting wastes to a point of ultimate disposal. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Treatment works: means a plant, disposal field, lagoon, dam, pumping station, incinerator, or other works used for the purpose of treating, stabilizing, or holding wastes. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- Underground injection: means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection. See Utah Code 19-5-102
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taking into account Subsection (6):
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implement the awarding of construction loans to political subdivisions and municipal authorities under Section 11-8-2, including:
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requirements pertaining to applications for a loan; |
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requirements for determination of an eligible project; |
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requirements for determination of the costs upon which a loan is based, which costs may include engineering, financial, legal, and administrative expenses necessary for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of a sewage treatment plant, including a major interceptor, collection system, or other facility appurtenant to the plant; |
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a priority schedule for awarding loans, in which the board may consider, in addition to water pollution control needs, any financial needs relevant, including per capita cost, in making a determination of priority; and |
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requirements for determination of the amount of the loan; |
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implement the awarding of loans for nonpoint source projects pursuant to Section 73-10c-4.5; |
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set effluent limitations and standards subject to Section 19-5-116; |
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implement or effectuate the powers and duties of the board; and |
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protect the public health for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of underground wastewater disposal systems, liquid scavenger operations, and vault and earthen pit privies; |
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govern inspection, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for underground injections and require permits for underground injections, to protect drinking water sources, except for wells, pits, and ponds covered by Section 40-6-5 regarding gas and oil, recognizing that underground injection endangers drinking water sources if:
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injection may result in the presence of a contaminant in underground water that supplies or can reasonably be expected to supply a public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102; and |
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the presence of the contaminant may:
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result in the public water system not complying with any national primary drinking water standards; or |
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otherwise adversely affect the health of persons; |
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govern sewage sludge management, including permitting, inspecting, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; and |
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notwithstanding Section 19-4-112, govern design and construction of irrigation systems that:
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convey sewage treatment facility effluent of human origin in pipelines under pressure, unless contained in surface pipes wholly on private property and for agricultural purposes; and |
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are constructed after May 4, 1998. |
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