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Pleasant Grove City Annual Drinking Water Quality Report2023We 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 waterwe 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 distribution system and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring your water is high quality. We are pleased to report that our
drinking water meets all Federal and Utah State requirements. Our culinary water sources consist of eight springs and six wells.The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Pleasant
Grove Citycontains information about source protection zones, potential contamination sources and management strategies to protect our drinking water. Our sources are located in protected
areas and have a low level of susceptibility to potential contamination. We have developed management strategies to further protect our sources.The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan
for Pleasant Grove Cityis available for your review. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about our source protection plan.
There are many connections to our culinary water distribution system. When connections are properly installed and maintained the concerns are very minimal. 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 unwantedchemicals enter the water
distribution system. 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 across-connection.
When a cross-connectionis allowed to exist at your home,it will likely affect you and your family first. If you would like to learn more about how to protect the quality of our water,
contact us for 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 or concerns about this report
or your water utility, please contactDrew Hoffman or Derrick Rowberry at 801-785-2941.We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you would like to learn
more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are held onthe first and third Tuesday of each month, at 6:00 pm in the Community Room. Pleasant Grove Cityroutinely
monitorscontamination in our drinking water in accordance with the Federal and Utah State laws. The Safe Drinking Water Act defines the term "contaminant" as meaning any physical, chemical,
biological, or radiological substance or matter in water. Therefore, the law defines "contaminant" very broadly as being anything other than water molecules. All sources of drinking
water are subject to potential contamination by contaminates that are naturally occurring or manmade. Those contaminates 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. Some drinking water contaminants may be harmful
if consumed at certain levels in drinking water while others may be harmless. 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 contaminants, a person would have to drink two 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. Immunocompromised
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 at 1-800-426-4791. 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. Pleasant Grove City 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.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 contaminate is not present.ND/Low - High - For water
systems that have multiple sources of water, the Utah Division of Drinking Waterhas given water systems the option of listing the test results of the contaminatesin 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.Parts per quadrillion (ppq) or Picograms per liter (picograms/l) - one part per quadrillion corresponds to one
minute in 2,000,000,000 years or one penny in $10,000,000,000,000.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.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 (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) - A treatment technique is a required
process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.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.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 Sampled- Because of required sampling time frames i.e. yearly, 3 years, 4 years and 6 years, sampling dates may seem outdated.Waivers (W)- 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. The following table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2023.
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
ND-0.25
NTU
N/A
5
2022
Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Barium
N
.02-.04
ppb
2000
2000
2022
Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
Carbon, Total Organic (TOC)
N
ND
ppm
NA
TT
2022
Naturally present in the environment
Copper
90% results
# of sites that exceed the AL
N
a.110
b.0
ppb
1300
AL=1300
2022
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Cyanide
N
2-7
ppb

200
200
2022
Discharge from steel/metal factories; discharge from plastic and fertilizer factories
Fluoride
N
ND-1
ppb
4000
4000
2022
Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories
Lead
90% results
# of sites that exceed the AL
N
a. 2
b.0
ppb
0
AL=15
2022
Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural depositsNickel
N
ND-6
ppb
100
100
2022
Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural depositsNitrate (as Nitrogen)
N
ND-5
ppm
10
10
2023
Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Selenium
N
2-7
ppb
50
50
2022
Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines
Sodium
N
2-24
ppm
None set by EPA
None set by EPA
2022
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills.
Sulfate
N
16-128
ppm
1000
1000
2022

Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills, runoff from cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved solids)
N
164-396
ppm
2000
2000
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
Disinfection By-products
TTHM
(Total trihalomethanes)
N
ND-2
ppb
0
80
2023
By-product of drinking water disinfection
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters
N
ND-5
pCi/1
0
15
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
Combined
N
1
pCi/1
0
5
2022
Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 226
N
0.64
pCi/1
0
5
2020
Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228
N
-0.8-1
pCi/1
0
5
2022
Erosion of natural depositsWe at Pleasant Grove Citywork 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.
Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah84114-4830
Dear Ms. Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Pleasant Grove City UTAH25022

Enclosed is a copy of Pleasant Grove CityConsumer 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:Publishing the CCR in a local newsletter
Publishing the entire report on the internet
Hard copies at the water office