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Show 20,000 acre- feet for the above mentioned areas provided that some phreatophyte salvage could eventually be accomplished. ( e) Uinta Basin Sufficient data to make estimates of additional groundwater development are not available for this area. However, the U. S. Geological Survey has recently initiated a 3- year study in the basin. The groundwater potential of the area seems to be very limited because of the shallow depth and limited extent of the aquifers. It appears that very little well development beyond the present stage of well development could occur. Water Quality The Utah State Division of Health is responsible for developing and enforcing water quality standards and for maintaining surveillance over public water supplies and wastewater treatment facilities. " These functions are carried out under policy direction of the Utah State Board of Health and the State Water Pollution Committee. The State Water Pollution Control Act was adopted in 1953 and has resulted in significant accomplishments which include: a. Adoption of a comprehensive code of waste disposal regulations, encompassing requirements for installation of waste disposal devices of all types as well as a set of water quality standards for application to waters of the State. b. Development of inventories of municipal and industrial wastes in the State. c. Assignment of standards to Interstate waters and development of an implementation plan related thereto, as required by the Federal Water Quality Act. d. Unconditional Federal approval of water quality standards applied to Interstate streams. e. Construction of secondary treatment for over 95 percent of the State's municipal wastes. f. Adequate control of two- thirds of the State's industrial waste load. g. Development of a State- wide water quality monitoring system involving about 200 stream sampling stations and more than 300 public water supplies. 194 |