DDW-2024-008757

Annual Drinking Water Quolity Report
Dixie Deer Special Service District - 2023
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Dixie Deer SSD 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 from 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 ile 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 af[ect 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 our
offrce at:435-574-3337 or contact Wayne at 435-668-1223. 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 third Wednesday of each month at7:00 PM at the
District Office.
Dixie Deer 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 1't to December 31'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.
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Deot. of Envircnmen',al Qtt:i'};
OMsion of Drinking Wai-;
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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
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 has been determined to be from a ground water well.
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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:
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 constituentsin
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/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 in2,000 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 (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 (MCLGI - 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.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) -The level of a drinking water
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 out-dated.
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Dept. of EnvironmentalOt dily
Division of Drinking Water
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TEST RESULTS
Contaminant Violation
YN
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 5 2023 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal coliform and
E.coli
N ND N/A 0 If a routine sample
and repeat sample
arc total coliform
positive, and one is
also fecal coliform
or E. coli positive
2023 Human and animal fecal waste
'lurbidity
fbr Ground Water
N 0.06 NTU N/A 5 2022 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N 7 ppb 0 l0 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
runoff from orchards; runoff
from glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N 30 ppb 2000 2000 2022 Discharge of drilling wastes;
discharge from metal
refineries; erosion of natural
deposits
Copper
a. 907o results
b. # ofsites that
exceed the AL
N a.43
b.0
ppb l 300 AL:1300 2023 Corrosion ofhousehold
plumbing systems; erosion of
natural deposits
Cyanide N 6 Ppb 200 200 2022 Discharge from plastic and
fertilizer factories, Discharge
from steel/metal factories
Fluoride N 242 ppb 4000 4000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
water additive which
promotes strong teeth;
discharge from fertilizer and
aluminum factories
Lead
a. 90% results
# ofsites that exceed the AL
N*a. 3.8
b.
ppb l5 AL=I5 2023 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion
of natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N 1.2 ppm 10 l0 2023 Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Selenium N 2 ppb 50 50 2022 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodium N l8 ppm 500 None set by EPA 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills.
Sulfate N 18 ppm I 000 r 000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runofffrom
landfills, runofffrom
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 396 ppm 2000 2000 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
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Disinfection By-products
TTHM
lTotal trihalomethanes]
N J ppb 0 80 2023 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
Haloacetic Acids N ND ppb 0 60 2023 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
Chlorine N 300 ppb 4000 4000 2023 Water additive used to
control microbes
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 4 pCi/1 0 15 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228 N 0.5 pCi/l 0 5 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
Uranium N 4 ppb 0 30 2022 Erosion of natural deposits
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. Dixie Deer 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 1-800-426-4791
http ://www. epa. gort/safewater4earL
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 watero 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 l-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
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
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Dept. of Envirr;irr€fiiill Quality
DMsion of Drinking Water
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(800-426-47er)
Dixie Deer SSD
316 N Lodge Road
Central, Utah84722
Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake city, utah 84114-4830
Dear Ms. Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Dixie Deer SSD 27003.
Enclosed is a copy of Dixie Deer 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 of the availability of the
report on our water bill and sending a copy to those that request a copy and allowing inspection
of the report at the water system office.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 435-668-1223.
Sincerely,d"/*/4/r/
Wayne Gudgell
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Deot" of Environmential QualiS
OlvlSon of Drinking Water
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