DDW-2024-010089

Oak Haven Water System
2024 Consumer Confidence Report
Since being designated as a “Community Water System” by the Division of Drinking Water, one of our requirements is to notify our residents of the quality and status of the water delivered
to each of you, along with some general information for your use.
While you may contact any of the Water Company’s Board members with questions or concerns, your primary contact should be:
Rob Allen @ 801-671-3843 or [e-mail].
Our new mailing address is 1950 W Upper Canyon Drive, Midway, UT 84049
Michael Rowley is our current Water Company Board President and can be reached at [e-mail]
The Oak Haven Water Company holds annual meetings typically the third Wednesday in March. Owners are invited to attend, ask questions and give input for our water system and be nominated
for open Board positions.
The following pages contain information on the following:
Source of our drinking water.
Definitions contained in this report.
Reporting levels of detected contaminants.
Information on monitoring for Cryptosporidium, Radon, and other contaminants.
Compliance with other Drinking Water Regulations.
Variances and Exemptions
Required Educational Information
Source of our Drinking Water
Our water comes from a well drawing water from the Doughnut Formation Aquifer and located at the top of Upper Canyon Drive (end of the asphalt) on a piece of property purchased jointly
by the Oak Haven Water Company and the Oak Haven Homeowners Association. The well was drilled to a depth of 1,300 feet in February/March of 2015 and can pump water at 165gpm. It feeds
our upper tank, and the middle and lower tank are filled from this tank. Each tank is located at different elevations that deliver water to 3 different “zones” in our system making pressure
reducing vales unnecessary.
A Drinking Water Source Protection Plan was developed and published by Sunrise Engineering on June 13, 2020, and is available to our residents electronically. If you are interested in
receiving a copy of the report, please contact Rob Allen @ 801-671-3843. It reports our well’s potential for contamination to be very low due to its location and surrounding lack of
contamination sources. It is everyone’s responsibility to remember that anything that is dumped onto the ground in Oak Haven could potentially end up in our water system.
Definitions
Definitions listed below are provided to assist the reader in understanding the contaminant data provided in this report.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL’s are set as close to the MCLG’s as feasible using the best available treatment
technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG); The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLG’s allow for a margin of safety.
Variances and Exemption’s: State or EPA permission not to meet an MCL or a treatment technique under certain conditions.
Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
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 disinfectantbelow which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLG’s do not reflect the benefits
of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination.
Reporting Levels of Detected Contaminants
Since being reclassified as a “Community Water System” in early 2023, we have been testing for Nitrates, Sulfates, Arsenic, Inorganics/Metals, Pesticides, Radionuclides, Volatile Organic
Compounds, Chlorine Residuals, Lead and Copper, Disinfection Byproducts and Bacteriological Substances. The following table shows only those regulated contaminants that exceed the MCL.
Oak Haven Water System
2023 water sample results
Schedule
Contaminant
Max MCL
Units
January
February
March
April
Monthly
Coliform / E Coli
Present / Absent
<1.0 MPN/100mL
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
*Repeat's
Coliform / E Coli

Present / Absent
<1.0 MPN/100mL

Monthly
Arsenic
0.01
mg/L

Quarterly
Rads - Alpha
15
pCi/L

Rads - Beta

pCi/L

Radium-228
5
pCi/L

6 months
Lead 10 samples
0.015
mg/L

6 months
Copper 10 samples
1.3

Annually
Nitrates
10.mg/L

Annually
Volatile Organics
Various

May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Absent
Present/Absent
Absent
Present/Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent

All absent
All absent

Not detected
Not detected
Not detected
Not detected
Not detected
Not detected

1.1

0.5

0.9

2.1

2

0.6

1.1

0.46

1.5

All below max

All below max

Not detected

Not detected

*Coliform / E Coli sampling is taken from various Lots within the Oak Haven and Lime Canyon subdivision. Sometimes I must take these samples from hose bibs on the outside of the cabin,
and they sometimes show up with positive bacteria. When they do, I take 5 additional samples, 2 from downstream, 2 from upstream and 1 from the original testing site. This ensures that
our system does not contain bacterial and more than likely, the cause of the positive test comes from the fact the hose bib is not used much and is outside. Lately, I have made it a
point to get all of my samples from the faucets in the cabin’s vs the hose bibs.
The State maintains a report titled Improvement Priority System (IPS) for all public water systems. Our system number is Utah 26043 if you are ever interested in looking it up.
As of 8/14/24, we have 2 compliance issues that the DDW considers significant. The first is the requirement for backup power for our well and pump system. We entered into an agreement
with the Division when we received this in April of 2023 to install an emergency generator. We ordered the work last year, but the generator was a year out. It is currently scheduled
to arrive this month or next and our electrical company will get it installed. The second requirement is for a redundant source of water. Because our community is so small and getting
an additional source of water up here, the Division has given us an exemption for this requirement. The exemption runs for 3 years at which time we will request another. This was also
determined in April of 2023.
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarilyindicate
that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potentialhealth effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline [phone]-
4791).
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the generalpopulation. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoingchemotherapy, persons

who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS orother 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 careproviders. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection byCryptosporidium
and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe DrinkingWater Hotline [phone]).
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes,streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of theland or
through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in somecases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence ofanimals or from human
activity.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
• Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come fromsewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestockoperations, andwildlife.
• Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-
occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic
wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.
• Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such asagriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses.
• Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic
chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum
production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff,
and septic systems.
• Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the resultof oil and gas production and mining activities.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations whichlimit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems.Food and Drug Administration
regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottledwater which must provide the same protection for public health.
While your drinking water meets EPA’s standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels ofarsenic. EPA’s standard balances the current understanding of arsenic’s possible healtheffects
against the costs of removing arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues to researchthe health effects of low levels of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer inhumans at
high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage andcirculatory problems. Because our arsenic levels exceeded the DDW max rules, we installed an arsenic
treatment system and brought it on line in 2022.