The proposed rule will not have an impact on non-small businesses.
There may be a small financial savings, but the amount cannot be estimated because it is so minimal.
The efficiency gain from removing this step is primarily qualitative.
E. Persons other than small businesses, non-small businesses, state, or local government entities ("person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency):
The proposed rule may provide a savings to a homeowner that would need to install a booster pump.
There is no way to know how many homeowners would have a need to install booster pumps, so the agency is unable to estimate any savings.
F. Compliance costs for affected persons:
The proposed rule may provide a savings to a homeowner that would need to install a booster pump.
There is no way to know how many homeowners would have a need to install booster pumps, so the agency is unable to estimate any savings.
G. Regulatory Impact Summary Table (This table includes only fiscal impacts the agency was able to measure. If the agency could not estimate an impact, it is excluded from this table but described in boxes A through F.)
Regulatory Impact Summary Table
H. Department head comments on fiscal impact and approval of regulatory impact analysis:
The Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, Tim Davis, has reviewed and approved this regulatory impact analysis.
Citation Information
7. Provide citations to the statutory authority for the rule. If there is also a federal requirement for the rule, provide a citation to that requirement:
Public Notice Information
9. The public may submit written or oral comments to the agency identified in box 1.
A. Comments will be accepted until:
10. This rule change MAY become effective on:
NOTE: The date above is the date the agency anticipates making the rule or its changes effective. It is NOT the effective date.
Agency Authorization Information
Agency head or
designee and title:
Tim Davis, Executive Director
R309. Environmental Quality, Drinking Water.
R309-540. Facility Design and Operation: Pump and Hydropneumatic Pressure Facilities.
R309-540-6. Pumps.
(1) [Capacity and Minimum Distribution System Pressure. ]A pump used to provide minimum distribution system pressure shall:(a) have the capacity to meet the maximum demand of the specific portion of the distribution system served; and
(b) be capable of providing the minimum pressures required by Section R309-105-9.
(2[a]) [A water supplier shall have at least two pumps installed and in operation at a booster pump facility that provides the only means available to meet the minimum distribution system pressure requirements of Section R309-105-9 for the water distribution pipeline served by the facility.]If a pump station provides the only means available for a community PWS water supplier with a pump station that provides the only means available to meet the minimum distribution system pressure requirements of Section R309-105-9, there shall be for at least two pumps installed and in operation. The director may require at least two pumps installed and in use to meet the minimum distribution pressure requirements of Section R309-105-9 for transient or non-transient non-community PWSs if the director finds that unplanned closures could cause harm to public health. (3[b]) A [booster ]pump station[facility] that requires at least two pumps shall meet the maximum demand of the water distribution pipeline served by the pump station[facility] with the largest pump out of service. (4[3]) Booster [P]pumps[.]: (a) [A booster pump ]shall be equipped with an automatic shutoff or low-pressure controller as recommended by the pump manufacturer;[.] (b) [A booster pump]that withdraw[ing] water from a distribution line shall maintain an intake pressure of at least 20 psi when the pump is in normal operation;[.] (c) [A booster pump ]that withdraw[ing] water directly from a water storage tank shall be provided with net positive suction head. (5[4]) [Pump Motor. ]A pump motor shall: (a) be sized to meet operating conditions without overloading; and
(b) provide the maximum horsepower required by the pump without the use of a service factor.
[(5) Certification of Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals and System Components. (a) Chemicals added to drinking water at pump facilities shall be certified to meet NSF/ANSI 60.] (6[b]) Products, components, and materials used in pump facilities that may impart chemical contaminants or impurities to drinking water shall be certified to meet NSF/ANSI 61. (7[6]) [Suction Lift. ]When a pump provides suction lift: (a) the maximum lift shall be within the pump manufacturer's recommended limits; and
(b) [tanks ]priming shall be provided for the pump. (8[a]) When a pump requires priming, the priming system shall: (a[i]) use water of at least the same quality as the water being pumped; and (b[ii]) include a means to prevent back siphoning. (9[b]) When an air-operated ejector is used for vacuum priming, it shall draw clean air through a screened intake: (a[i]) at least ten feet above the ground; and (b[ii]) at least ten feet away from a point of contamination. (10[a]) Water used as a seal for a pump shall be of at least the same quality of the water being pumped. [(b) ] A water line supplying drinking water used as a seal for a pump that pumps non-potable water shall be protected from backflow. [(9) Individual Home Booster Pumps. Individual home booster pumps shall not be allowed for any individual service from the public water supply main. Exceptions may be granted by the Director if it can be shown that the granting of an exception will not jeopardize public health.] (11) A pump located within the premise plumbing of a building or on the service lateral connection, including a home booster pump, is allowed if: (a) the pump is not needed to resolve deficiencies related to the required minimum pressures at the point of connection for the service lateral per subsection R309-105-9; (b) the pump is approved by the PWS; and (c) the pump installation and operation meet the applicable requirements in the International Plumbing Code and its amendments as adopted by the Department of Commerce. KEY: drinking water, pumps, hydropneumatic systems, individual home booster pumps
Date of Last Change: [June 26, 2024]2026 Notice of Continuation: February 10, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-4-104
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