Utah Division of Drinking Water on

the World Wide Web

Free and Wonderful Tools at Your Fingertips

Drinking Water Source Protection and

theDEQ Interactive Map

Mark E. JensenUtah DEQ

Division of Drinking Water

Major Steps in a Source Protection plan Delineate Protection Zones

Based on hydrogeologic and construction data for wells and springs

Focus for further source protection activities Inventory of potential contamination

sources Management programs for existing PCSs

and for future PCSs

Groundwater Protection Zones

Based on groundwater time of travel (TOT)

250-day TOT

3-year TOT

15-year TOT

Potential ContaminationSource Inventory

Management Program Control for existing and future PCSs Provides the protection Developed and implemented by the public

water system May be regulatory or non-regulatory

DEQ Interactive Map Utah DEQ

www.deq.utah.gov/ Division of Drinking Water

www.drinkingwater.utah.gov/

Data Availability and Security Source Protection information must be

available to local planners and decision-makers.

Location of public water sources and protection zones is considered sensitive.

Public information, but not openly available on the Internet.

Apply for access as required by GRAMA.

Source Protection Zone Maps DEQ Interactive Map

Utah DEQ website www.deq.utah.gov

GIS-format maps from DDW Request for Information form (GRAMA) Mark Jensen

mjensen@utah.gov 801-536-4199

Access to Water System’s Standard

Reports via the Web

Ken BousfieldUtah DEQ

Division of Drinking Water

Drinking Water Standard Reports The Web address:

http://www.drinkingwater.utah.gov

The Standard Reports:1. Water System Inventory2. Monitoring Schedule3. IPS Report4. Annual Bacti Summary5. Certified Operator Report

Remember: All water system numbers begin with:

“UTAH”, followed by 5 numeric digits Advanced searches are enabled if you

forget your water system number You’ll need an e-mail account Remember the web site by posting it on

your “favorites” list

In the near future: Look for a tri-fold mailer of instructions Local Health Departments have access RWAU Circuit Riders have access Select third parties have access “Access” means access to every system’s

data You may have questions about your water

system’s information

DrinkingWater.utah.gov

Rich Peterson, P.E. (webmaster)