Section 19-5-105 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Rulemaking authority and procedure(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), no rule that the board makes for the purpose of the state administering a program under the federal Clean Water Act or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act may be more stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. (b) In making rules, the board may incorporate by reference corresponding federal regulations. (c) Any rule of the board is subject to Section 63G-3-502. (2) (a) The board may make rules more stringent than corresponding federal regulations for the purpose described in Subsection (1), only if it makes a written finding after public comment and hearing and based on evidence in the record that the corresponding federal regulations are not adequate to protect public health and the environment of the state. (b) The municipal system may not make requirements for permits that are more stringent than corresponding federal regulations for the purpose described in Subsection (1), unless the municipal system makes a written finding after public comment and hearing and based on evidence in the record that the corresponding federal regulations are not adequate to protect public health and the environment of the state. (c) The board and municipal system shall include with a written finding described in Subsection (2)(a) an opinion referring to and evaluating the public health and environmental information and studies contained in the record that form the basis for the board's or municipal system's conclusion. (3) The board may make rules related to agriculture water more stringent than the corresponding federal regulations if the commission approves. Amended by Chapter 502, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 155, 2011 General Session.Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029
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