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Division of Drinking Water outlines source-protection zones, plans and interactive map
Summary
Division of Drinking Water coordinator Melissa Noble explained how the state delineates groundwater and surface-water source-protection zones, what public water systems must inventory and manage, the six-year plan-update schedule, and how the DEQ interactive map can be used by watershed councils and local governments.
Melissa Noble, source-water coordinator for the Utah Division of Drinking Water, briefed the state council on the state’s drinking water source protection program, how protection zones are delineated for groundwater and surface water, and what public water systems must include in a source-protection plan.
Noble introduced herself and her role before explaining the program’s legal foundation, noting that the Safe Drinking Water Act led to wellhead-protection requirements and source-water assessments for all drinking-water sources. "My name is Melissa Noble. I work with the division of drinking water," she said.
Nut graf: The division requires public drinking-water systems to map protection zones, inventory potential contamination sources, document existing controls, and adopt management strategies for uncontrolled risks; the division also maintains an interactive DEQ map that displays protection zones and contact information for systems.
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