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Bear River Water Conservancy District
102 West Forest Street
Brigham City, UT 84302
435-723-7034
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DENNIS J BOTT
CHAIRMAN
RICHARD DAY
VICE CHAIRMAN
LYLE HOLMGREN
FINANCIAL CHAIRMAN
BOYD BINGHAM
BRODIE CALDER
.JAY CAPENER
RIGGIN HOLMGREN
LESLEY KENDRICK
MARK LARSON
TIM MUNNS
JOSEPH SUMMERS
CHANCE BAXTER
GENERAL MANAGER
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May 8,2024
Utah Division of Drinking Water
Attn: Tim Davis
P.O. Box 744830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830
Mr. Davis,
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for BRWCD-Beaver Dam UT02002
Enclosed is a copy of Bear River Water Conservancy District Consumer Confidence Report
for the calendar year 2023.
We have delivered this report to our customers by:
o PuttinB a notice of availability on our retail customer water bills
o Emailing a copy to our wholesale customers
o Making copies of the report available at the District office
o Publishing the entire report on the lnternet at www.brwcd.com
The report is correct and consistent with the compliance monitoring data previously submitted to the Utah
Division of Drinking Water.
lf you have any questions, please contact me at 435-723-7034.
Sincerely,
Afrtu/
Jamie Williams
Office Manager
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Annual Drinking Wuter Quality Report 2023
BRWCD-BEAVBR DAM UTAHO2OO2
We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Repoft. This report is
designed to inform you about the quality of the water aud services we deliver to you every day. Our
constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to
understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water
resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. Our water solrrces lrave been
determined to be from groundwater. Our water source is Sleepy Hollow Spring and the Lower Beaver
Spring.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Bear River Water Conservancy District is available for
your review. It contains information about source protection zones, potential contamination sources and
managemeut strategies to protect our drinking water. Our sources lrave been determined to have a low
level of susceptibility from potential contamination from sources such as septic tanks, roads, residential
areas. industrial areas. etc. We have also developed management strategies to further protect our sources
from contamirratiorr. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about our source protection plan.
There are many connections to our water distribution system. When connections are properly installed
and maintained, the concerns are very minimal. Horvever, unapproved and improper piping changes or
connections can adversely affect not only the availability, but also the quality of the water. A cross
connection may let polluted water or even chemicals rningle into the water supply system when not
properly protected. This not only compromises tlre water quality but can also affect your health. So, what
can you do? Do not make or allow improper connections at your lromes. Even that unprotected garden
hose lying in the puddle next to the driveway is a cross connection. The unprotected lawn sprinkler
system after you have fertilized or sprayed is also a cross connectiorr. When the cross connection is
allowed to exist at your home. it will affect you and your family first. If you'd like to learn more about
helping to protect the qualify" of our water, call us for further infonnation about ways you can help.
This report shows our water quality and what it means to you, our customer. If you have any questions
about this report or concerning your water utility. please contact the BRWCD General Manager, Carl
Mackley. at 435-723-7034. We warrt our valued custorners to be informed about tlreir water utility. If you
want to learn nore, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are usually held on the
fourth Wednesday of each montlt at 6:00 p.rn. in the BRWCD District Office Conference Roorn at 102
West Forest Street. Brigharn City, Utah. Check the schedule on our website.
Bear River Water Conservancy District routinely monitors for constituents in our drinking water in
accordance with the Federal and Utah State laws. The following table shows the results of our monitoring
for the period of Jan uary I . 2023 to Decern be r 3 | , 2023 .
We're proud to report that your drinking water met state and federal requirements during 2023.
In the following table you rvill find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help
you better understand these terrns we've provided the following definitions:
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Non-Detects (ND) - laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present.
ND/Low - High - For water systems that have rnultiple sources of water, the Utah Division of Drinking
Water has given water systems the option of listing the test results of the constituents in one table, instead
of multiple tables. To accomplislr this, the lowest and highest values detected in the rnultiple sources are
recorded in the same space in the report table.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mgA) - one part per million corresponds to one minute
in two years or a single penny in $10,000.
Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/l) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute
in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $ 10,000,000.
Parts per trillion (ppt) or Nanograms per liter (nanogramsfl) - one part per trillion corresponds to one
minute in 2.000.000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000,000.
Parts per quadrillion (ppq) or Picograms per liter (picogramsA) - one part per quadrillion corresponds
to one minute in 2,000,000,000 years or one penny in $10,000.000.000,000.
Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - picocuries per Iiter is a measure of the radioactivity in rvater.
Millirems per year (mrem/yr) - measlrre of radiation absorbed by the body.
Million Fibers per Liter (MFL) - million fibers per liter is a rneasure of the presence of asbestos fibers
that are longer than l0 micrometers.
Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) - nephelometric turbidity unit is a measure of the clarity of water.
Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the average person.
Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other
requirements which a water system must follow.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - The "Maximum Allowed" (MCL) is the highest level of a
contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the
best available treatment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) - The "Goal"(MCLG) is the level of a contaminarrt in
drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of
safety.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) - The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in
drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of
rn icrobial contam inants.
Date- Because of required sampling time frames i.e. yearly. 3 years. 4 years and 6 years. sampling dates
may seem outdated.
Waivers (W)- Because some chemicals are not used or stored in areas around drinking water sources.
some water systems have been given waivers that exempt them from having to take certain chemical
samples. these waivers are also tied to Drinking Water Source Protection Plans.
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Di scharge from petrol eum
and mettrl refineries: Erosion
of natural deposits;
Discharge from mines.
DMsion oI t nnhnotYrrerTEST RESULTS
Contaminant Violation
Y/N
Level
Detected
ND/Low-
Hish
Unit
Measurenrent
MCLG MCI,Date
Sampled
Likel-v Source of
Contarnination
Microbiological Contaminants
-total Colilorm Bacteria N NI)N/A 0 Presence of
colifbrm bacteria
in 5%o of monthly
sanrples
2023 Naturall,'- present in the
env ironnrent
Fecal colifbrm and E.coli N ND N/A 0 If a routine sample
and repeal sample
are total colifbrm
positive. and one
is also t'ecal
colilbrm or E. coli
positive
2017 Human and animal f-ecal
wastc
NTurbidity 0.22 NT'T I 0 0.3 2020 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N 5.1 Low
13.4 tligh
ppb 0 t0 2023 Flrosion of natural deposits:
runofT fir:m orchards: runolf
from glass and elcctronics
production w'astes
Bariunr N 0. l2,l ppnl 2 2 2020 Discharge of drilling \\astes:
discharge from rnetal
refi neries: erosion ol natulal
deposits
Copper
a. 90%o results
b. # ofsites that
exceed the AL
N
b.0
a.0.05 8 ppm r.3 AL-t.-l 2023 Corrosion ofhousehold
plurnbing systems; erosion of
natural deposits
[fl uoriclc N 1.2 pprn 4 4 2{12(l Erosion of' natural deposits:
rvater additive uhich
promotes strong teeth:
discharge f'rom l-ertilizer and
aluminurn tactories
N a.0.7
b.0
Lead
a. 9096 results
b. # ofsites that exceed
the AL
ppb 0 AL:I5 2023 Cormsion of household
plurnbing systems. erosion of
natural deposits
Nickel N 6 Ppb r00 r00 2020 Corrosion of houschold
plurnbing s-y-stel'ns. erosion of
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N 2.07 t ppnt l0 l0 2023 Runotl- trom t'ertilizer use:
leaching liom septic tanks.
sewa-qe: erosion o I natural
deposits
Seleniurn N 3.4 pph 50 50 2020 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries: erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from rnines
Sotliurrr N 50.582 pprn None 500 202()
Sulfhte N 62 ppm r 000 r 000 2020 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge f'rom refineries and
thctories: runotT from
landt]l ls, runotl' fiom
cropland
If the sulf-ate level of a public rvater system is greater than 500 ppm. the supplier must satisfactorily demonstrate that: a) no better water is available.
and b) the rvater shall not be available tbr hunran consumption tiom commercial establishments. In no case shall water having a level above 1000
ppm be used.
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 188 ppm 2000 2000 2020 Erosion ol natural deposits
If TDS is greater than 1000 ppm the supplier shall demonstrate to the Utah Drinking Water Board that no better rvater is available. The Board shall
not allow the use of an inferior source of water if a better source is available.
Disinfection By-prod ucts
TTHM [Total
trihalomethanes I
N l9.l ppb 0 80 2022 By-product of drinking watcr
disinfection
Haloacetic Acids N 5.9 ppb 0 60 20).2 By-product of drinking water
disint'ection
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 2.1 pCii I 0 l5 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
Radiunr 228 N 09 pCilt 0 5 2020 E,rosion of natural dcposits
While your drinking water meets EPA's standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of arsenic. EPA's
standard balances the current understanding of arsenic's possible health effbcts against the costs of removing
arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of arsenic which is
a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such
as skin damage and circulatory problems.
EPA requires monitoring of over 80 drinking water contaminants. Those contaminants listed in the table
above are the only contaminants detected in your drinking water.
Drinking water. including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of
some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health
risk. More information about contarninants and potential health effbcts can be obtained by calling the
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline: [phone].
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population.
Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. persons who have
undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immurle system disorders, some elderly, and
infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water
from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection
by Cryptosporidium and other rnicrobial contaminants are available from:
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Uvir*on of Ddnking ItJhter
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Safe Drinking Water Hotline: [phone]