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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Ruby's Inn - 2023
We're 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
comes from three wells that provide groundwater.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Ruby's Inn 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 a low susceptibility to
potential contamination. 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 we 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
Fred Syrett at 435-834-5341. 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 as needed at Ruby's Inn upstairs office.
If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact
Brett Chynoweth at [phone]. We want our valued customers to be informed about their
water utility. If you want to leam more, please contact system management.
Ruby's Inn 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 January P' to December 31®', 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:
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 (ugA) - one part per billion corresponds to one
minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.
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 "Goar'(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.
TEST RESULTS
Contaminant Violatio
n
Y/N
Level
Detected
ND/Low-
Hieh
Unit
Measurement
MCLG MCL Date
Sampled
Likely Source
Contaminatioi
Microbiological
Contaminants
Total Coliform Bacteria N ND N/A 0 Presence of
coliform bacteria
in 5% of monthly
samples
2023 Naturally presE
environment
Fecal coliform 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 ani
waste
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N 0.11 NTU N/A 3 2023 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Barium N 0.339 ppm 2 2 2023 Discharge of dri
discharge from r
refineries; erosic
deposits
Copper
a. 90% results
b. # of sites that
exceed the AL
N a. 0.095
b.O
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2020 Corrosion of hoi
plumbing systen
natural deposits
Fluoride N 0.159 ppm 4 4 2023 Erosion ol'natur
water additive w
promotes strong
discharge from 1
aluminum factor
Lead
a. 90% resulls
# of sites thai exceed the
AL
N a.ND-1
b.O
ppb 15 AL=15 2020 Corrosion of hot
plumbing systen
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N ND-0 ppm 10 10 2023 RunolT from ferl
leaching from se
sewage; erosion
deposits
Selenium N 0.5 ppb 50 50 2023 Discharge from
and metal refine
of natural depos:
from mines
Sodium N 3 ppm 500 None set by EPA 2023 Erosion of natur
discharge from r
factories: runoff
landfills.
Sulfate N 10.847 ppm 1000 1000 2023 Erosion of natur
discharge from r
factories; runoff
landfills, runoff
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 312 ppm 2000 2000 2023 Erosion of natur
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 1.15 pCi/1 0 15 2023 Erosion of natur
Radium 228 N 1.12 pCi/1 0 5 2023 Erosion of natur
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. Ruby's Inn 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 minimize exposure is available from the safe
Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
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
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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. Immuno-compromised 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 about drinking water from their health care providers.
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 Ruby's Inn 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.
Ruby's Inn Corp
General Delivery
Bryce Canyon, Utah 84764
March 5, 2024
Branch Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Dear Ms. Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Ruby's Inn 09012
Enclosed is a copy of Ruby's Inn 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:
Posting a notice of the availability of the report.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Brett Chynoweth
Ruby's Inn