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Water Quality Report Brian Head Town - 2023
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 are ground watersources and are from four springs and three wells.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Brian Head Town Water System is available for your review. It contains information about source protection zones, potential contamination
sources and management strategies to protect our drinking water. Potential contamination sources common in our protection areas are erosion of natural deposits, runofffrom grasslands,
woodlands, forests, and wildlife waste. 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 protectionplan.
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 toprotect the
quality of our water, call us for further information about ways you canhelp.
I'm pleased to report that our drinking water meets federal and state requirements.
If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Amanda Hunter at 435-677-2029 with Brian Head Town Public Works for the Brian Head Town
Water System, PO Box 190068, Brian Head, UT 84719. Phone [phone]. 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 every 2ndand 4thTuesday of the month at 1pm, in Town Hall Council Chambers located at 56 N Hwy 143, Brian Head, Utah,also you
can attend virtually by zoom.
Brian Head Water System 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 1stto December 31st, 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:
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 reporttable.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - 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.
Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water. 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 contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin
of safety.
Date- Because of required sampling time frames i.e. yearly, 3 years, 4 years and 6 years, sampling dates may seem outdated.
TEST RESULTS
Contaminant
Violation Y/N
Level Detected ND/Low-
High
Unit Measurement
MCLG
MCL
Date Sampled
Likely Source of Contamination
Microbiological Contaminants
Total Coliform Bacteria
N
ND
N/A
0
Presence of coliform bacteria
in 5% of monthly samples
2023
Naturally present in the 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 animal fecal waste
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N
0.07-0.23
NTU
N/A
5
2022
Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic
N
ND-1
ppb
0
10
2022
Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff
from glass and electronics production wastes
Barium
N
4-136
ppb
2000
2000
2022
Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural
deposits
Copper90%results# of sites that exceed the AL
N
a.112
b.0
ppb
1300
AL=1300
2022
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Lead90%results# of sites that exceed the AL
N80
ppb
0
AL=15
2022
Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits
Fluoride
N
ND-120
ppb
4000
4000
2022
Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and
aluminum factories
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)

N
187-416
ppm
10,000
10,000
2023
Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Selenium
N
ND-1
ppb
50
50
2016
Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge from mines
Sodium
N
ND-3
ppm
500
None set by EPA
2022
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from landfills.
Sulfate
N
ND-2
ppm
1000
1000
2022
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills, runoff from
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N
75-248
ppm
2000
2000
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters
N
1
pCi/1
0
15
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
Combined
N
.35-4
pCi/l
0
5
2022

Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 226
N
0.01-3.6
pCi/1
0
5
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228
N
0.12-0.61
pCi/1
0
5
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are naturally occurring or are 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.
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. Brian Head 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.
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 [phone]).
We at Brian Head Town Water System 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.
Brian Head Town PO Box 190068
Brian Head, UT 84719
Brandi Smith CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830 Dear Ms.Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Brian Head Utah 11001
Enclosed is a copy of Brian Head Water System 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 and sending a copy as requested and posted on the city website.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 435-677-2029 Sincerely,
Amanada Hunter
Brian Head Water System Utah11001