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Jensen Water Improvement District
Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
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 source is from Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District,
which uses the Ashley Springs for a source. The spring receives its water from the Dry Fork
Creek, which sinks into a limestone formation and resurfaces in the Ashley Spring.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Ashley Valley Water and Sewer
Improvement District 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 roads,
septic tanks, and homes. The source is in a remote location and has 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 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 sprinklers 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 would like to learn more about helping to
protect the quality of our water, call us for further information about ways you can help.
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
Trudy Wheeler at 435-789-2781. 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 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Jensen Water Improvement
District office 5950 South 8500 East Jensen, UT 84035.
Jensen Water Improvement District 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 1st to December 31st, 2023. All drinking water, including
bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some
constituents. It is important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not
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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 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 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 (pCi/L) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water.
Millirems per year (mrem/yr) - measure of radiation absorbed by the body.
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.
Treatment Technique (TT) - (mandatory language) A treatment technique is a required process
intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - (mandatory language) 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) - (mandatory language) 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 of date.
Waivers- Because some chemicals are not used or stored in areas around drinking 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 Plans.
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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 0 N/A 0 Presence of
coliform bacteria
in 5% of monthly
samples
2023 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal coliform and
E.coli
N 0 N/A 0 If a routine sample
and repeat sample
are total coliform
positive, and one
is also fecal
coliform or E. coli
positive
2020 Human and animal fecal
waste
Turbidity for Surface
Water
N 3.22-3.22 NTU 0 0.5 in at least 95%
of the samples and
must never exceed
5.0
2022 Soil Runoff
(Highest single measurement
& the lowest monthly
percentage of samples
meeting the turbidity limits)
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 0.2-0.75 pCi/l 0 15 2019 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228 N 0-0.35 pCi/l 0 5 2019 Erosion of natural deposits
Inorganic Contaminants
Copper
a. 90% results
b. # of sites that
exceed the AL
N a. 0.432
b. 0
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2022 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems; Leaching
from wood preservatives;
erosion of natural deposits
Lead
a. 90% results
b. # of sites that exceed
the AL
N a. 3.6
b. 0
ppb 0 AL=15 2022 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Arsenic N 0.8 ppb 0 10 2022 Erosion of natural deposits;
runoff from orchards; runoff
from glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N 0.085-
0.102
ppm 2 2 2019,
2022
Discharge of drilling wastes;
discharge from metal
refineries; erosion of natural
deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N 0.114-0.13 ppm 10 10 2023 Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Selenium N 0.5 ppb 50 50 2019 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodium N 1.167-3.1 ppm 500 None set by EPA 2019,
2022
Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; Erosion
of natural deposits;
Discharge from mines.
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Sulfate N 2.765-4 ppm 1000 1000 2019,
2022
Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
cropland.
Total Dissolved Solids
(TDS)
N 92-100 ppm 2000 2000 2019,
2022
Erosion of natural deposits.
Volatile Organic Contaminants
TTHM
[Total trihalomethanes]
N 4.9-73.16 ppb 0 80 2022 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
Haloacetic Acids N 2.75-
56.769
ppb 0 60 2023 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
Total Organic Carbon N 0.6-6.7 ppm 0 0 2023 Naturally present in the
environment.
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. Jensen Water Improvement
District 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 are man made. 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.
MCL’s 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 from their health care providers about drinking water.
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).
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Jensen Water Improvement District
P.O. Box 94
Jensen, UT 84035
05/10/2024
Brandi Smith
CCR Coordinator
DDW CCR Compliance
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830
Dear Ms. Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Jensen Water Improvement District
#24010.
Enclosed is a copy of the Jensen Water Improvement District 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 made this report available to all our customers upon request and will be
sending a copy to those that request it, allowing inspection of the report at the water
system office.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 435-789-2781.
Sincerely,
Trudy Wheeler
Jensen Water Improvement District
Enclosure