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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Zion Canyon 2023
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(s) have been determined to be from groundwater sources. Our water source is Birch
Springs, Watercress Springs, Lower Grotto Springs, Upper Grotto Springs.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Zion Canyon 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. 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 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.
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 James
Papola at 435-772-7634. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility.
Zion Canyon 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 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.
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.
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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.
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
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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 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.
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
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N .21 NTU N/A .3 2022 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N 1.3 ppb 0 10 2022
Erosion of natural
deposits; runoff from
orchards; runoff from
glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N .426 ppm 2 2 2022
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. .074
b. 0
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2021 Erosion of natural
deposits; Leaching from
wood preservatives;
Corrosion of household
plumbing systems
Lead
a. 90% results
b. # of sites that exceed
the AL
N a. 8.4
b. 1
ppb 0 AL=15 2021 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems,
erosion of natural
deposits
Sodium N 3.447 ppm 500 None set by EPA 2022 Erosion of natural
deposits; discharge
from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills.
Sulfate N 2.324 ppm 1000 1000 2022 Erosion of natural
deposits; discharge
from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills, runoff from
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 96 ppm 2000 2000 2022 Erosion of natural
deposits
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Disinfection By-products
TTHM [Total
trihalomethanes]
N 2.6 ppb 0 80 2022 By-product of drinking
water disinfection
Chlorine N .65-.666 ppm 4 4 2019 Water additive used to
control microbes
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 1 pCi/1 0 15 2022 Erosion of natural
deposits
Radium 226 N .18-.37 pCi/1 0 5 2020 Erosion of natural
deposits
Radium 228 N .06-1 pCi/1 0 5 2020,
2022
Erosion of natural
deposits
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. The EPA has determined that your water IS
SAFE at these levels.
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 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 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).
We at Zion Canyon 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.
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Zion Canyon Water System
1 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale, Utah 84767
April 25, 2024
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 Zion Canyon #27051
Enclosed is a copy of Zion Canyon 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 emailing it directly to each resident customer
and direct mailing it to non-resident customers. We will send a copy to those who request it and
allow inspection of the report at the Maintenance Division office.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 435-772-7634.
Sincerely,
James Papola
Zion Canyon