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UT Code § 19-5-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 107 - Discharge of pollutants unlawful -- Discharge permit required.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029  Effective 5/8/2018  19-5-107. Discharge of pollutants unlawful -- Discharge permit required.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in this chapter or rules made under it, it is unlawful for any person to discharge a pollutant into waters of the state or to cause pollution which constitutes a menace to public health and welfare, or is harmful to wildlife, fish, or aquatic life, or impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, or other beneficial uses of water, or to place or cause to be placed any waste in a location where there is probable cause to believe it will cause pollution.     (b) For purposes of injunctive relief, any violation of this subsection is a public nuisance.       (2)   (a) A person may not generate, store, treat, process, use, transport, dispose, or otherwise manage sewage sludge, except in compliance with this chapter and rules made under it.     (b) For purposes of injunctive relief, any violation of this subsection is a public nuisance.       (3) It is unlawful for any person, without first securing a permit from the director, to:   (a) make any discharge or manage sewage sludge not authorized under an existing valid discharge permit; or     (b) construct, install, modify, or operate any treatment works or part of any treatment works or any extension or addition to any treatment works, or construct, install, or operate any establishment or extension or modification of or addition to any treatment works, the operation of which would probably result in a discharge.      Amended by Chapter 281, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 108 - Discharge permits -- Requirements and procedure for issuance.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029  Effective 7/1/2020  19-5-108. Discharge permits -- Requirements and procedure for issuance.    (1) The board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for and require the submission of plans, specifications, and other information to the director in connection with the issuance of discharge permits.     (2) A discharge permit shall have a fixed term not exceeding five years. Upon expiration of a discharge permit, a new permit, the permit may be renewed or may be issued by the director as authorized by the board after notice and an opportunity for public hearing and upon condition that the applicant meets or will meet the applicable requirements of this chapter, including the conditions of a permit granted by the board.     (3) The board may require notice to the director of the introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works and identification to the director of the character and volume of any pollutant of any significant source subject to pretreatment standards under Subsection 307(b) of the federal Clean Water Act. The director shall provide in the permit for compliance with pretreatment standards.     (4) The director may impose as conditions in permits for the discharge of pollutants from publicly-owned treatment works appropriate measures to establish and ensure compliance by industrial users with any system of user charges required under this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.     (5) The director may apply and enforce against industrial users of publicly-owned treatment works, toxic effluent standards and pretreatment standards for the introduction into the treatment works of pollutants that interfere with, pass through, or otherwise are incompatible with the treatment works.     (6) The board shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing requirements for the permitting of storm water discharges into waters of the state.     (7) The director shall administer storm water permits to be consistent with rules established by the board.    Amended by Chapter 99, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 256, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 109 - Grounds for revocation, modification, or suspension of discharge permit.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-109. Grounds for revocation, modification, or suspension of discharge permit.    (1) Any permit issued under this chapter may be revoked, modified, or suspended in whole or in part for cause including:   (a) violation of any condition of the permit;     (b) obtaining a permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts; or     (c) change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge.       (2) For purposes of Subsection (1)(c), "condition" does not include statutory or regulatory effluent limitations enacted or adopted during the permit term, other than for toxic pollutants.    Amended by Chapter 114, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 111 - Notice of violations -- Hearings.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-111. Notice of violations -- Hearings.    (1) Whenever the director determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of this chapter or any order of the director or the board, the director may give written notice to the alleged violator specifying the provisions that have been violated and the facts that constitute the violation.     (2) The notice shall require that the matters complained of be corrected.     (3) The notice may order the alleged violator to appear before an administrative law judge as provided by Section 19-1-301 at a time and place specified in the notice and answer the charges.    Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 112 - Hearings conducted by an administrative law judge -- Decisions on denial or revocation of permit conducted by executive director.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-112. Hearings conducted by an administrative law judge -- Decisions on denial or revocation of permit conducted by executive director.    (1) Except as provided by Subsection (2), an administrative law judge shall conduct hearings authorized by Section 19-5-111 in accordance with Section 19-1-301.     (2)   (a) An administrative law judge shall conduct, on the executive director's behalf, a hearing regarding an appeal of a permit decision for which the state has assumed primacy under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.     (b) The decision of the executive director is final and binding on all parties unless stayed or overturned on appeal.      Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 113 - Power of director to enter property for investigation -- Records and reports required of owners or operators.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-113. Power of director to enter property for investigation -- Records and reports required of owners or operators.    (1) The director or the director's authorized representative has, after presentation of credentials, the authority to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of:   (a) sampling, inspecting, or investigating matters or conditions relating to pollution or the possible pollution of any waters of the state, effluents or effluent sources, monitoring equipment, or sewage sludge; and     (b) reviewing and copying records required to be maintained under this chapter.       (2)   (a) The board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that require a person managing sewage sludge, or the owner or operator of a disposal system, including a system discharging into publicly owned treatment works, to:   (i) establish and maintain reasonable records and make reports relating to the operation of the system or the management of the sewage sludge;     (ii) install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods;     (iii) sample, and analyze effluents or sewage sludges; and     (iv) provide other information reasonably required.       (b) The records, reports, and information shall be available to the public except as provided in Subsection 19-1-306(2) or Subsections 63G-2-305(1) and (2), Government Records Access and Management Act, as appropriate, for other than effluent information.      Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 114 - Spills or discharges of oil or other substance -- Notice to director.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-114. Spills or discharges of oil or other substance -- Notice to director.  Any person who spills or discharges any oil or other substance which may cause the pollution of the waters of the state shall immediately notify the director of the spill or discharge, any containment procedures undertaken, and a proposed procedure for cleanup and disposal, in accordance with rules of the board.  Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-116 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 116 - Limitation on effluent limitation standards for BOD, Total Suspended Solids, Bacteria, and pH for domestic or municipal sewage.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029  Effective 5/12/2020  19-5-116. Limitation on effluent limitation standards for BOD, Total Suspended Solids, Bacteria, and pH for domestic or municipal sewage.  Unless required to meet instream water quality standards or federal requirements established under the federal Clean Water Act, the board may not establish, under Section 19-5-104, effluent limitation standards for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (SS), Bacteria, and pH for domestic or municipal sewage that are more stringent than the following:  (1) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): The arithmetic mean of BOD values determined on effluent samples collected during any 30-day period may not exceed 25 mg/l, nor shall the arithmetic mean exceed 35 mg/l during any seven-day period.     (2) Total Suspended Solids (SS): The arithmetic mean of SS values determined on effluent samples collected during any 30-day period may not exceed 25 mg/l, nor shall the arithmetic mean exceed 35 mg/l during any seven-day period.     (3) Bacteria:   (a) The geometric mean of total coliforms and fecal coliform bacteria in effluent samples collected during any 30-day period may not exceed either 2000/100 ml for total coliforms or 200/100 ml for fecal coliforms. The geometric mean during any seven-day period may not exceed 2500/100 ml for total coliforms or 250/100 for fecal coliforms.     (b) The geometric mean of E. coli bacteria in effluent samples collected during any 30-day period shall not exceed 126 per 100 mL nor shall the geometric mean exceed 158 per 100 mL respectively during any 7-day period.       (4) pH: The pH level shall be maintained at a level not less than 6.5 or greater than 9.0.    Amended by Chapter 256, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-117 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 117 - Purpose and construction of chapter.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-117. Purpose and construction of chapter.    (1) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide:   (a) additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate, and control the pollution of the waters of the state; and     (b) sufficient authority to allow the state to meet federal requirements for the state's assumption of primacy under the federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.       (2) Nothing in this chapter:   (a) abridges or alters rights of action or remedies in equity or under common or statutory law, criminal or civil; or     (b) estops the state or any municipality or person, as riparian owners or otherwise, in the exercise of their rights in equity or under common or statutory law to suppress nuisances or to abate pollution.      Amended by Chapter 79, 1996 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-118 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 118 - Chapter deemed auxiliary and supplementary to other laws.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-118. Chapter deemed auxiliary and supplementary to other laws.  This chapter does not repeal any laws relating to the pollution of waters or any conservation laws, but is auxiliary and supplementary to them except to the extent that the laws are in direct conflict with this chapter.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 112, 1991 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-119 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 119 - State permits not required where federal government has primary responsibility.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-119. State permits not required where federal government has primary responsibility.  If for any reason, including cessation of federal funding, the federal government has the primary responsibility for the discharge permit or underground injection permit programs in this state, discharge or underground injection permits established by this chapter are not required.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 112, 1991 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-120 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 120 - Sewage permit program fee.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-120. Sewage permit program fee.    (1) The department may assess a fee established under Section 63J-1-504 against persons required to obtain a permit under Section 19-5-108 for the management of sewage sludge, to be applied to the costs of administering the sewage permit program required by this chapter.     (2) In establishing the fee for each sludge disposal permit holder, the department shall take into account the proportionate size of the population served by the permit holder.     (3) All proceeds from the fee shall be applied to the administering of the sewage permit program required by this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 281, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-122 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 122 - Underground wastewater disposal systems -- Fee imposed on new systems.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-122. Underground wastewater disposal systems -- Fee imposed on new systems.    (1) Beginning July 1, 2001, a one-time fee is imposed on each new underground wastewater disposal system installed.     (2)   (a) From July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, the fee shall be $25.     (b) Beginning July 1, 2002, the fee shall be established by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.       (3)   (a) The fee shall be paid when plans and specifications for the construction of a new underground wastewater disposal system are approved by the local health department or the Department of Environmental Quality.     (b) A local health department shall remit the fee revenue to the Division of Finance quarterly.       (4) The fee revenue shall be:   (a) deposited into the Underground Wastewater Disposal Restricted Account created in Section 19-5-123; and     (b) used to pay for costs of underground wastewater disposal system training programs.      Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-123 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 123 - Underground Wastewater Disposal System Restricted Account created -- Contents -- Use of account money.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-123. Underground Wastewater Disposal System Restricted Account created -- Contents -- Use of account money.    (1) The Underground Wastewater Disposal System Restricted Account is created within the General Fund.     (2) The contents of the account shall consist of:   (a) revenue from fees collected under Sections 19-5-121 and 19-5-122; and     (b) interest and earnings on account money.       (3) Money in the account shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the department for costs of training, testing, and certifying individuals who design, inspect, maintain, or conduct percolation or soils tests for underground wastewater disposal systems.    Enacted by Chapter 274, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-124 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 124 - Phosphorus limit for household dishwashing detergent.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029 19-5-124. Phosphorus limit for household dishwashing detergent.    (1) As used in this section, "household dishwashing detergent" means a substance used:   (a) to clean an item commonly used for preparing food, eating, or drinking; and     (b) by an individual for a personal, family, or household purpose.       (2) Except as provided by Subsection (3), a person may not sell a household dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5% or more phosphorus by weight on or after July 1, 2010.     (3) This section does not apply to a dishwashing detergent designed and used for a commercial or industrial purpose.    Enacted by Chapter 81, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 19-5-125 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 125 - Yurt exemption.

 Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029  Effective 5/28/2021  19-5-125. Yurt exemption.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Backcountry waste containment and disposal system" means a pickle pail, rocket box, tube toilet, John-E partner, or similar container used to collect and carry out waste, including fecal matter.     (b) "Remote yurt" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-202.       (2) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance in accordance with Subsection 15A-1-204(12)(b), a remote yurt is exempt from this chapter, rules made under this chapter, and local health department's jurisdiction over onsite wastewater disposal, except that the owner of a remote yurt shall ensure that an individual using the remote yurt uses a backcountry waste containment and disposal system and the local health department may enforce the provisions of this section.    Amended by Chapter 3, 2021 Special Session 1
UT Code § 19-5-126 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 5 - Water Quality Act|Section 126 - Division of Water Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account.

 Effective 5/5/2021  Sunsets 7/1/2029  19-5-126. Division of Water Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Account" means the Division of Water Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account created by this section.     (b) "Division" means the Division of Water Quality.       (2)   (a) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Division of Water Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account."     (b) The account consists of:   (i) deposits to the account made under Section 51-9-306;     (ii) appropriations of the Legislature; and     (iii) interest and other earnings described in Subsection (2)(c).       (c) The Office of the Treasurer shall deposit interest and other earnings derived from investment of money in the account into the account.       (3)   (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the division shall use money from the account to pay the costs of programs or projects administered by the division that are primarily related to oil, gas, and mining.     (b) An appropriation provided for under this section is not intended to replace the following that is otherwise allocated for the programs or projects described in Subsection (3)(a):   (i) federal money; or     (ii) a dedicated credit.         (4) Appropriations made in accordance with this section are nonlapsing in accordance with Section 63J-1-602.1.    Enacted by Chapter 401, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 19-7-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 7 - Environmental Self-Evaluation Act|Section 101 - Title.

19-7-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Environmental Self-Evaluation Act."  Enacted by Chapter 304, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 19-7-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 7 - Environmental Self-Evaluation Act|Section 102 - Purposes.

19-7-102. Purposes.  The purpose of this chapter is to:  (1) enhance the environment through voluntary compliance with environmental laws; and     (2) provide incentives to voluntarily identify and remedy environmental compliance problems.    Enacted by Chapter 304, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 19-7-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 7 - Environmental Self-Evaluation Act|Section 103 - Definitions.

19-7-103. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Administrative proceeding" means an adjudicatory proceeding conducted by the department or other government entity with authority to enforce any environmental law, including any notice of violation proceeding, any department proceeding listed in Section 19-1-305, or any proceeding conducted pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.     (2) "Environmental audit report" means any document, information, report, finding, communication, note, drawing, graph, chart, photograph, survey, suggestion, or opinion, whether in preliminary, draft, or final form, prepared as the result of or in response to an environmental self-evaluation.     (3) "Environmental law" means any requirement contained in this title, or in rules made under this title, or in any rules, orders, permits, licenses, or closure plans issued or approved by the department, or in any other provision or ordinance addressing protection of the environment.     (4) "Environmental self-evaluation" means a self-initiated assessment, audit, or review, not otherwise expressly required by an environmental law, that is performed to determine whether a person is in compliance with environmental laws. A person may perform an environmental self-evaluation through the use of employees or the use of outside consultants.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 19-7-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code|Chapter 7 - Environmental Self-Evaluation Act|Section 104 - Unlawful disclosure -- Environmental audit report.

19-7-104. Unlawful disclosure -- Environmental audit report.    (1) Information that is divulged, disseminated, or otherwise disclosed in violation of Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 508, may not be admitted as evidence in an administrative or judicial proceeding.     (2) If any person, including a department employee or a presiding hearing officer, divulges or disseminates any part of the information contained in an environmental audit report and that report is privileged under Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 508, the privilege is not waived except as provided under Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 508(d)(1).     (3) An environmental audit report obtained pursuant to an in camera review is a protected record for purposes of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, and a department employee or attorney representing the department may not disclose the report except in accordance with the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session