DDW-2024-008756

Annual Drinking
Water Quality Report
-2023-
Skyline Mountain Special Service District
2201 Skyline Mountain Resort
Fairview, UT 84629
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 source is ground water which we get from three
wells.
SOURCE PROTECTION PLAN
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Skyline Mountain SSD is available for your review also
available on web site at www.smssdutah.com. 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 roads and residential areas. Our sources have a
low level of susceptibility to potential contamination. We have also developed management strategies to
further protect our sources from contamination. Please contact us ifyou have questions or concerns about
our source protection plan.
CROSS COI\INECTION CONTROL
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 or visit our web site at
www.smssdutah.com were we also have our policy on Cross Connection Control Program Adopted April
2016.
I'm pleased to report that our drinking water meets federal and state requirements.
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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 call M. Jeremy Fox (Water Operator) at 435-469-1661.
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PLEASE ATTEND
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 scheduled as needed with at least two per year.
These meetings begin at 6:00 pm at the Senior Citizen Center, these are subject to change, and the
consumers will be notified.
Skyline Mountain SSD 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 l't to December 3l't, 2023, or the most recent sample data. 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.
CONSTITUENT TABLE DEFINITIONS
In the following table you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiarwith. 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 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 (ugn) - 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 (nanograms/l) - One part per trillion corresponds to one
minute in 2,000,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000,000.
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 Unit (NT[D - 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
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.
CONSTITUENT TABLE. TEST RESULTS
CONTAMINANT VIOL.
Y/N
LEVEL
DETECTED
UNIT
MEAS.MCLG MCL
MICROBIO LOG ICAL CONTATUINANTS
Total Coliform Bacteria N 2*N/A 0 5 2023 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal coliform and E.coli N ND N/A 0 0 2023 Human and animal fecal
waste
Turbidity N 0.26 NTU 0 5 2022 Soil Runoff
INORG ANIC CONTATVIINANTS
Barium N 86-21s ppb 2,000 2,000 2022
Discharge of drilling wastes;
discharge from metal
refi neries; erosion of natural
deposits
Copper
a. 90% results
b. # of sites that
exceed the AL
N a. 318
b.0 ppb 1,300
AL:
1,300 2023
Corrosion of household
plumbing systems; erosion of
natural deposits
Lead
a. 907o results
b. # of sites that
exceed the AL
N a. I
b.0 ppb t5 AL:
t5 2023
Corrosion ofhousehold
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N I ppm l0 l0 2023
Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Sodium N 2-16 ppm 500 None set
by EPA 2022
Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills.
Sulfate N 3-t7 ppm 1,000 1,000 2022
Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refileries and
factories; runoff fiom
landfills, runoff from
cropland
Total Dissolved Solids
(rDS)N 268-360 ppm 2,000 2,000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Selenium N 1 ppb 50 50 2016 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Nickel N ND-4 Ppb 100 r00 2016 Erosion of natural deposits
Fluoride N ND-l81 ppb 4000 4000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
water additive which
promotes strong teeth;
discharge from fertilizer and
aluminum factories
Total Trihalomethanes N I ppb 80 80 2023 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
DATE lr,rXEr.V SOURCE OF
SAMPLED I CONTAMTNATTON
Haloacetic Acids N 26 Ppb 60 60 2020 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
Radium-228 N ND-.44 pCi/l 0 5 201 8 Erosion of natural deposits
Alpha emitters N t-2 pCi/l 0 15 2018 Erosion of natural deposits
Water samples taken in September and October 2023 confrcmed 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 possiblejaundice, and any associated headaches and
fatigue. When the monthly samples confirmed the presence of total coliform bacteria, we
took steps to identifr and correct the problem. Subsequent monthly sampling has
confirmed the absence of total coliforms in the water system.
LEAI)
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. Skyline Mountain SSD 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.
OUR WATER
As you can see by the table, our system had no violations. We're proud that your drinking water meets or
exceeds all Federal and State requirements. We have learned through our monitoring and testing that some
constituents have been detected.
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.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population.
Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chanotherapy, persons who have
undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and
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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 Skyline Mountain SSD 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.
Skyline Mountain SSD
2201 SMR
Fairview, Utah 84629
Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Urah 84tL4-4830
Dear Ms. Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Skyline Mountain SSD - 20043
Enclosed is a copy of skyline Mountain SSD 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 in our newsletter, web
site at SMSSDutah.com and have a copy at the office upon request.
Ifyou have any questions, please contact me at 435-469-1661,
Sincerely,
M. feremy Fox
Skyline Mountain SSD