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May 8,2024
Utah Division of Drinking Water
Attn:Tim Davis
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 843.1.4-4830
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Dep[ of Envircnmental QualitY
Bvision of Drinking Water
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DENNIS J BOTT
CHAIRMAN
RICHARD DAY
VICE CHAIRIVAN
LYLE HOLMGREN
FINANCIAL CHAIRMAN
BOYD BINGHAM
BRODIE CALDER
]AY CAPENER
RIGGIN HOLIVIGREN
LESLEY KENDRICK
MARK LARSON
TIM I\4UNNS
JOSEPH SUIVItVERS
CHANCE BAXTER
GENERAL IVIANAGER
INTERIIV
Bear River Water Conservancy District
102 West Forest Street
Brigham City, UT 84302
435-723-7034
Mr. Davis,
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for BRWCD-Bothwell UT02066
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 Putting 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 consistenl with the compliance monitoring data previously submitted to the Utah
Division of Drinking Water.
lf you have any questions, please contact me at 435-723-7A34.
Sincerely,
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Jamie Williams
Office Manager
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Annual Drinking Water Quulity Report 2023
BRWCD-BOTHWELL UTAHO2O66
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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 warrt 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 lrave been
determined to be from groundwater. Our water source is Newman Well. Backup Well, Bothwell.
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
management strategies to protect our drinking water. Our sources have been detenlined to have a low
levelof susceptibility from potentialcontamination from sources such as septic tanks, roads, residential
areas, industrial areas, etc. We have also developed marlagement strategies to further protect our sources
from contarnination. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about our sollrce protection plan.
There are many connectiorrs to our water distribution system. When connectior"rs are properly installed
and maintained. the concerns are very minimal. However, unapproved and irnproper 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 comprornises 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 larvn 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 rvater quality and wlrat it means to you, our customer. If you have any questions
about tlris report or concerning your water utility, please contact the BRWCD General Manager, Carl
Mackley, at 435-723-7034. 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 usually held on the
fonrth Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the BRWCD District Office Conference Room at 102
West Forest Street, Brigham 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
forthe period of January 1,2023 to December3l.2023.
We're proud to report that your drinking water met state and federal requirements during 2023.
In the follorving table you will find many terms and abbreviations you rnight not be familiar rvith. To help
you befter understand these tenns we've provided the following definitions:
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 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/t) - 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 (picogramsfl) - one part per quadrillion corresponds
to oue minute i:r 2,000,000,000 years or one penny in $10,000"000.000,000.
Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in rvater.
Millirems per year (mrem/yr) - measure of radiation absorbed by the body.
Million tr'ibers per Liter (MFL) - million fibers per liter is a rneasure of the presence of asbestos fibers
that are longer than I0 micrometers.
Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) - nephelometric turbidity unit is a rneasure 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 rnust follow.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - The "Maximum Allorved" (MCL) is the highest level of a
contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are se: as close to the MCLCs as feasible using the
best available treatment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) - The "Coal"(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
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 il areas around drinfing 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 Plarrs.
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TEST RESULTS
Clontaminant Violation
Yn{
Level
[)ctectcd
ND/Lon-
I Iieh
Unit
Measuremgnt
MCI-(;MCL Date
Saurpled
[.ikely Source of
Contarnination
Microbiological Contaminants
'l'otal Colitbnn Bacteria N Nt)N/A 0 Presence o[-
colifbrm bacteria
in 57o of monthty
samples
2023 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal colilbrm and E.coli N ND N/A 0 If a routine sample
and repeat sample
are total colifbrm
positive, and one
is also f'ecat
colifbrm or E. coli
positive
20t7 Human and animal t'ecal
waste
Turbidity N 0.02 NTU 0 0.3 2{t20 Soil nrnolf
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N 9 ppt,0 r0 2020 Erosion of natural deposits:
runot'f' frorn orchards: runoff
from glass and electronics
production wastes
Bariunr N 0.064 pprll 2 2 2020 Discharge of drilting $astes:
discharge flrom metal
refineries: erosion ol natttral
deposits
Copper
a. 909/o results
b. # of sites that
exceed the AL
N a.0.072
b.0
ppllr l.l AL:I.3 2021 Corrosion of household
plumbing systelxs: erosion of
natural deposits
F luoriclc N .2 ppm I -t 2020 Erosion ol natural deposits:
water aclditive which
promotes strong teeth:
discharge liom I'cltilizer trnd
aluminum tbctories
Lead
a. 9096 results
b. # ofsites that exceed
the AL
N a. 1.6
b.0
ppb 0 AL:I5 202 1 Corrosion of household
plurnbing systems. erosion of
natural deposits
Nitratc (as Nitro-ecn)N Ll2.l
Ht2.438
ppm l0 l0 2023 Runo fl' lrom f'erti l i zer use:
leaching fiorn septic tanks.
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Sclenium N 5.4 ppb 50 50 2020 Discharge fiorn petrrrleum
and metal refineries: erosion
of nalural deposits: discharge
tiom rnines
2020
'&1u
N Discharge tiom petrolcum
and metal retineries: Emsion
of natural deposits;
mrnes.
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Sodiurn 129 ppm None 500
DI
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SLrltatc N 77 ppm I 000 r 000 2020 Erosion of natural deposi:s;
discharge tiom refineries and
tirctories ; runo t'f f-rom
tandfiIIs, runotl'tiom
cropland
If the sull'ate level of a public lvater system is greater than 500 pprn. the supplier must satisfactorily demonstrate that: a) no better waaer is available.
and b) the rvater shall not be available ibr human consumption tiom commercial establishments. In no case shall rvater having a level above 1000
ppm be used.
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N L/8 r6
Ht920
ppm 2000 2000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
If TDS is _ereater than 1000 ppm the supplier shall demonstrate to the Utah Drinking Water Board that no better rvater is available. Tl.re Board shall
not allorv the use of an inl'erior soulce of rvater if a better source is available.
Disinfection By-products
.I,l'llM
['l'otal
trihalomethanes I
N I ppb 0 80 2016 By-product of drinking watcr
disinl'ection
Radioactive Contam inants
Alpha emitters N 5.7 pCi/L 0 t5 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
Combined Radium226/22u N l.t pCill-0 5 2A20 Erosion of natural deposits
Radiunr 226 N 0.1 pCitl.0 5 2020 Erosior.r of natural deposits
Raclium 228 N 0.69 pCi/t.0 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
EPA requires monitoring of over 80 drinking rvirter contaminants. Those contaminants listed in the table above are the onl-v
contaminants detected in yor"rr drinking rvater.
Drinking water. including bottled water" ma)' reasontrbly be expected to contain at least small amounts ol some contaminants. l'he
presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that watsr poses a health risk. More infbnr-ration about contaminants and
potential health efl'ects can be obtained by calling the EPA s Safe Drinking Water Ho:1ine: 1800) 426-4791.
Sorne people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking waler than the general population. lmmuno-compromised
persons such as persons ll'ith cancer undergoing chemotherapy'. persons rvho have undergone organ transplants. people wi:h
HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders. sorne elderly. and infants can be particultrrly at risk 1'rorr infections. These people
should seek advice about drinking water from their hcalth care providers. EPA/CDCI guidelines on appropriate means to lessen
the risk of inf'ection by Cryptosporidium and other rnicrobial contaminants are available from:
Safe Drirking Water l]otlinc: (800) 126-479 I
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