DDW-2024-008129

MAYOR
Brad Hawkes
COUNCIL
MEMBERS
Josh Anderson
Rex Nessen
R. Craig Hawkes
Mark Sorensen
TOWN CLERK
H. Leon Kotter
March 12,2024
Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830
HOWELL TOWN CORPORATION
16020 N 17400 W, Suite A
P.O. Box 45
Howell, Utah 84316
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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Dear Ms. Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Howell Town 02017
Enclosed is a copy of Howell Town Consumer Confidence Report. It contains the water
quality information for our water system for the calendar year 2023 or the most recent
sample data.
We have delivered this report to our customers by:
Sincerely,
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R. Craig Hawkes
Howell Town Certified Water Operater
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Annuul Drinking Wuter Quulity Report
Howell Town Water 2023 l'{AR 2 0 202{
Dept. of Environmenhl Quality
Division of Ddnkirg Water
We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is
designed to inform you about the quality of the water and 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
sources have been determined to be from groundwater sources. Our water source is a Spring and
a Well.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Howell Town is available for your review. It
contains information about source protection zones, potential contamination sources and
management strategies to protect our drinking water. Our sources have been determined to have
a low level of susceptibility from potential contamination sources. We have also developed
management strategies to further protect our sources from contamination. 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. However, 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 mingle into the water
supply system when not properly protected. This not only compromises the water quality but
can also affect your health. So, what can you do? Do not make or allow improper connections
at your homes. 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 connection. 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 quality
of our water, call us for further information 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 Craig
Hawkes at 435-279-1194 We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility.
If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are held
on the second Tuesday monthly at7 pm, at the community center.
Howell Town routinely monitors 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 January 1't to December 3l't, 2023. All drinking water, including bottled drinking
water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some constituents. It's
important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health
risk.
In the following table you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar
with. To help you better understand these terms 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 multiple 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 accomplish this, the lowest and highest values detected
in the multiple sources are recorded in the same space in the report table.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/I) - 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 quadrillion (ppq) or Picograms per liter (picograms/l) - 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 (pCYL) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water.
Millirems per year (mrem/yr) - measure of radiation absorbed by the body.
Million Fibers per Liter (MFL) - million fibers per liter is a measure of the presence of asbestos
fibers that are longer than 10 micrometers.
Nephelometric Turbidity Unil (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.
Treatment Technique GT) - A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the
level of a contaminant in drinking water.
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
contaminant 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 microbial contaminants.
Mascimum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) -T\e level of a drinking water
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Parts per trillion (ppt) or Nanograms per liter (nanogramdl) - one part per trillion corresponds
to one minute in 2,000,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000,000.
disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect
the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.
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.
TEST RESULTS
Contaminant Violation
Y/N
Level
Detected
ND/t ow-
Hieh
Unit
Measurement
MCLG MCL Date
Sampled
Likely Source of
Contamination
Microbiological Contaminants
Total Coliform Bacteria N 2 N/A 0 Presence of
coliform bacteria
in 5% of monthly
samples
2023 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal colifbrm and
E.coli
N ND N/A 0 If a routine sample
and repeat sample
are total coliform
positive, and one
is also fecal
coliform or E. coli
positive
2023 Human and animal f'ecal
waste
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N 0.66 NTU N/A 5 2022 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N ND.I ppb 0 l0 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
runoff from orchards; runoff
from glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N '12 ppb 2000 2000 Discharge of drilling wastes;
discharge from metal
refi neries; erosion of natural
deposits
Copper
a. 907o results
b. # ofsites that
exceed the AL
N a.38
b.0
ppb I 300 AL:r300 2021 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems; erosion of
natural deposits
Cyanide N ND-2 ppb 200 200 2022 Discharge from steel/metal
factories; discharge from
plastic and fertilizer factories
Fluoride N 306-336 ppb 4000 4000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
water additive which
promotes strong teeth;
discharge from fertilizer and
aluminum factories
Lead
a. 90oZ results
b. # ofsites that exceed
the AL
N ppb 0 AL:I 5 2021 Corrosion ofhousehold
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N 476 ppb 1 0000 I 0000 2023 Runoff from ferti lizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
3
2022
a.3
b.0
Selenium N 3 ppb 50 50 2022 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodiurn N 107-l I 1 ppm None set
by EPA
None set by EPA 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runofffrom
landfills.
Sulfate N 45 ppm 1 000 1 000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills, runofffrom
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 584-612 ppm 2000 2000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Disinfection By-products
TTHM
lTotal trihalomethanesl
N ND ppb 0 80 2020 By-product of drinking water
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 1-3 pCi/l 0 l5 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Combined N 0.55 pCi/l 0 5 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 226 N 0.55 pCill 0 5 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228 N 0.2-0.3 pCii 1 0 5 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Total Coliform:
Water samples taken in October and December 2023 confirmed the presence of total coliform
bacteria. Total coliforrns are common in the environment and are generally not harmful
themselves. The presence of these bacteria is usually a result of a problem with water treatment
or the pipes which distribute the water and indicates that the water may have been contaminated
with organisms that can cause disease. Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and
possible jaundice, and any associated headaches and fatigue. When the monthly samples
confirmed the presence of total coliform bacteria, we took steps to identify and correct the
problem. Subsequent monthly sampling has confirmed the absence of total coliforms in the
water system.
Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator
that other, potentially-harmful, bacteria may be present. Coliforms were found in more samples
than allowed and this was a warning of potential problems.
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant
women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components
associated with service lines and home plumbing. Howell Town is responsible for providing high
quality drinking water but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components.
When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead
exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or
cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested.
Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to
exposure is available from the safe Drinking Water Hotline or at
http ://www. epa. gov/safewater/lead.
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All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are
naturally occurring or manmade. Those constituents can be microbes, organic or inorganic
chemicals, or radioactive materials. All 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 the water poses a health risk. More information
about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental
Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
MCLs are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for
many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL
level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general
population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other
immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections.
These people should seek advice from their health care providers about drinking water.
EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium
and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800-426-4791).
We at Howell Town work around the clock to provide top quality water to every tap. We ask that
all our customers help us protect our water sources, which are the heart of our community, our
way of life and our children's future.
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