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Water Quality Report - 2023
Hidden Creek Water Company
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 protect our water resource. We are committed to
ensuring the quality of your water. Our water source has been determined to be from
groundwater sources. Our water source is a well.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Hidden Creek Water Company is available for
your review. It contains information about source protection zones, potential contamination
sources and management strategies to protect our drinking water. Our source has been
determined to have a low level of susceptibility from potential contamination from sources such
as septic tanks, residential areas, etc. We have also developed management strategies to further
protect our source 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 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.
If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Tracy
Tanner at 801-362-1420. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility.
If you want to learn more, please contact the water company at [e-mail]
Meetings are scheduled on an as needed basis.
Hidden Creek Water Company routinely monitors for constituents in our drinking water in
accordance with 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's important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not
necessarily pose a health risk.
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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:
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.
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 out-dated.
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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. Hidden Creek Water Company 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
TEST RESULTS
Contaminant Violati
on
Y/N
Level
Detected
ND/Low-
High
Unit
Measurement
MCLG MCL Date
Samp
led
Likely Source of
Contamination
Coliform Bacteria N 0 N/A 0 5 2023 Naturally present in the
environment
Alpha emitters N 1.6 pCi/L 0 15 2019 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228 N 0.52 pCi/L 0 5 2019 Erosion of natural deposits
Arsenic N 0.5 ppb 0 10 2019 Erosion of natural
deposits; runoff from
orchards; runoff from
glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N 0.088 ppm 2 2 2023 Discharge of drilling
wastes; discharge from
metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits
Copper
a.90% results
b.# of sites that
exceed the AL
N a. .119
b. 0
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2021 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. 1.3
b. 0
ppb 0 AL=15 2021 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion
of natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N 0.202 ppm 10 10 2023 Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic
tanks, sewage; erosion of
natural deposits
Sodium N 2.788 ppm 500 None set by
EPA
2023 Erosion of natural
deposits; discharge from
petroleum & metal
refineries ; discharge from
mines.
Sulfate N 3.499 ppm 1000 1000 2023 Erosion of natural
deposits; discharge from
refineries and factories;
runoff from landfills,
runoff from cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 196 ppm 2000 2000 2023 Erosion of natural deposits
Turbidity N 0.37 NTU 0 0.3 2023 Soil runoff.
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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 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.
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. 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 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
(800-426-4791).
In the month of March, Hidden Creek failed to take the routine monthly bacteriological test.
This was a very rare oversight and corrective action has been taken to assure such an oversight is
avoided in the future.
We are pleased to report our drinking water meets federal and state drinking water requirements.
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June 27, 2024
Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
195 N. 1950 W.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
[e-mail]
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Hidden Creek, UTAH 25144
Dear Ms. Smith:
Enclosed is a copy of Hidden Creek Water Company’s 2023 Consumer Confidence Report.
This report is being delivered with the upcoming July 1st billing to our customers.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 801-362-1420.
Sincerely,
Tracy Tanner
Hidden Creek Water Company
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