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Senate approves Safe Drinking Water Act amendments to preserve state primacy; rural senators warn of cost
Summary
Senators passed SB 1 to align Utah law with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act so the state can retain program primacy. Debate focused on costs and regulatory burden for small water systems; committee estimates about 257 small systems could be affected.
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 1 to amend state law so Utah can maintain primacy under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, requiring certification of system operators and bringing smaller systems into the state program.
Senator Fred Finlayson, sponsor, said the federal rulemaking requires the state to qualify its operators and remove a prior exemption for systems serving fewer than 800 connections. "Our primacy of the safe drinking water program is conditioned…
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