Utah Stormwater-General: What you need to know

Utah Water Quality Act, Utah Code Annotated (UCA) 19-5-101 to 19-5-120

Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES) permit program: Utah Administrative Rules (R)317-8-1 to 317-8-8

Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Quality

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. Utah is fully authorized to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, known as the Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (UPDES) program in the state, and to issue individual and general permits. Utah generally follows the federal permitting requirements, and issues permits that cover discharges associated with industrial facilities, construction activities, and large, medium, and small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). See the national section STORMWATER - GENERAL for more information on the federal stormwater program, and the state sections STORMWATER - INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, STORMWATER- CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, and STORMWATER - MUNICIPALITIES for information on the state program as it pertains to specific discharges.

• Administration and enforcement. DEQ's Division of Water Quality is fully authorized to administer and enforce the state's UPDES permit program for stormwater discharges. Applications for UPDES permits should be filed with the Division on forms approved by the state.