DWQ-2024-002661

April15, 2024
DIVISIONOFWATER QUALITY
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLICNOTICEOFGROUND WATER CLASSIFICATION
PURPOSEOFPUBLICNOTICE
The purpose of this public notice is to declare the State of Utah’s intention to receive public comments on the proposed Aquifer Classification for the East Shore Area of the Great Salt
Lake, DavisCounty, Utah.
BACKGROUND
In accordance with the provisions of Utah Admin. Code R317-6-5, Friends of Great Salt Lake hasrequested to submit a petition to the Utah Water Quality Board (“Board”) to classify the
groundwater of the shallow, unconfined aquifer in the East Shore Area of the Great Salt Lake, DavisCounty, Utah as Class 1C, Ecologically Important Ground Water.Documentation supporting
the petition may be examined, or copiesobtainedbycontactingBenj MorrisattheDivisionofWaterQuality,195North1950West, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, [e-mail], or [phone].
PUBLICCOMMENTS
PubliccommentsareinvitedanytimepriortothedeadlineofthecloseofbusinessonFriday, July 14, 2024.Written public comments can be submitted to: Benj Morris, Groundwater Protection Section,
Utah Division of Water Quality, PO Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870 or electronically by email at: [e-mail] at https://deq.utah.gov/water-quality/water-quality-electronic-submissions.
As part of the public comment period, a public hearing will be held on May 7, 2024, at 6:30 pm with an informational session from 6pm to 6:30 pm.
Afterconsideringpubliccomment,theDivisionofWaterQualitymayreissue,revise,orabandon the classification. The classification is available for public review under “Public Participation”
at https://deq.utah.gov/public-notices-archive/water-quality-public-notices. If internet access is not available, a copy may be obtained by calling Benj Morris at (385)-524-6692.