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Home My WebLink AboutDDW-2024-013651Ukon Water Company PO Box 35 Fielding UT 84312 June 2, 2021 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 Ukon Water Company 02014 Enclosed is a copy of Ukon Water Company Consumer Conﬁdence Report. It contains the water quality information for our water system for the calendar year 2019 or the most recent sample data. We have delivered this report to our customers by: ➢Making copies of the report available at the water ofﬁce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ➢Publishing the entire report on the internet: •It is located at the URL https://ukonwater.com •We notiﬁed each customer of the availability of the report in the monthly water bill. •We provided an opt-out option for any customer who would prefer to receive a paper copy. If you have any questions, please contact me at 435-230-4758 Sincerely, Brian Shaffer President Ukon Water Company Annual Drinking Water Quality Report Ukon Water Company 2020 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 are several springs, a well, and Bear River WCD. The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Ukon 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. Potential contamination sources common in our protection areas are low in 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 we 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. 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 Clarinda Wood at 435-279-0245. 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 second Saturday of January each year. Ukon Water Company 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, 2020. 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. 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 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. 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- Because of required sampling time frames i.e. yearly, 3 years, 4 years and 6 years, sampling dates may seem out-dated. TEST RESULTS Contaminant Violati on Y/N Detect Unit Measurement MCLG MCL Date Sample d Likely Source of Contamination Total Coliform Bacteria N 0 N/A 0 Presence of coliform bacteria in 5% of monthly samples 2020 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 Arsenic N 8 ppb 0 10 2020 Erosion of natural deposits runoff from orchards, runoff from glass and electronics production wastes Barium N 76-98 ppb 2000 2000 2019 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. 48-514 b.0 ppb 1300 AL=1300 2019 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits Fluoride N 1 ppm 4 4 2019 Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories Lead a.90% results b.# of sites that exceed the AL N a. 2 b. 0 ppb 0 AL=15 2019 Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits Nitrate (as Nitrogen)N 1 ppm 10 10 2020 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits Selenium N 1-2 Ppb 50 50 2019 Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines Sodium N 28-32 ppm None set by EPA None set by EPA 2019 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills. Arsenic-We at Ukon are blending our water with Bear River WCD to decrease the arsenic levels so the arsenic levels are maintained well below the Maximum Contaminant Level. Some people who drink water containing arsenic in excess of the MCL over many years could experience skin damage or problems with their circulatory system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are naturally occurring or are 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. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other Sulfate N 24-46 ppm 1000 1000 2019 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills, runoff from cropland TDS (Total Dissolved solids) N 372-448 ppm 2000 2000 2019 Erosion of natural deposits Volatile Organic Contaminants TTHM [Total trihalomethanes] N 6 ppb 80 80 2020 By-product of drinking water disinfection Haloacetic Acids N 3 ppb 60 60 2020 By-product of drinking water disinfection Chlorine N ND-113 Ppm 4000 4000 2020 Water additive used to control microbes Radioactive Contaminants Alpha emitters N 3 pCi/1 0 15 2018 Erosion of natural deposits Radium 228 N 1 pCi/1 0 5 2018 Erosion of natural deposits 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).