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Annual Drinking Water Quality ReportAmalga Town Water System 2020We'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 sources have
been determined to be from groundwater sources. Our water sources are Well #2, Well #3, Well #4 North, Well #5 and Replacement Well #1. The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for
Amalga Town Water System 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 lowlevel 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 Rick Fonnesbeck at 435-770-8263.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 Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm at 8254 N 2400 W, Amalga town hall.Amalga Town Water System
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. 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.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- 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
ND
N/A
0
5
2020
Naturally present in the environment
Fecal coliform andE.coli
N

ND
N/A
No goals
None
2020
Human and animal fecal waste
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N
0.05
NTU
0
5
2019
Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic
N
2.9
ppb
0
10
2019
Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production wastes
Barium
N
0.08
ppm
2
2
2019
Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
Copper
90% results
# of sites that exceed the AL
N
a.0.083
b.0
ppm
1.3
AL=1.3
2018
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Lead
90% results
# of sites that exceed the AL
N
a. 1.8
b.0
ppb
0
AL=15
2018
Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural depositsNitrate (as Nitrogen)
N
4.26-7.06
ppm
10
10
2020

Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Selenium
N
0.5
ppb
50
50
2019
Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines
Sodium
N
10.1
ppm
500
None
2019
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills.
Sulfate
N
12
ppm
1000
1000
2019
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills, runoff from cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved solids)
N
308
ppm
2000
2000
2019
Erosion of natural deposits
Disinfection By-products
Chlorine
N
0.01-0.1
ppm
4
4
2019
Water additive used to control microbes
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters
N
1.5
pCi/1
0
15
2019
Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228
N
-0.07
pCi/1
0
5
2019
Erosion of natural depositsIf 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. Amalga Town Water System 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.We periodically monitor for Nitrate
in the water supply to meet all regulatory requirements. In October – December of 2020 we failed to take the required samples. Testing for Nitrate is used to ensure that the public is
provided with safe drinking water. This violation does not necessarily pose a health risk. We have reviewed why we failed to take the required samples and will take steps to ensure that
it will not happen again.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 [phone]). We at Amalga Town Water System 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.
Amalga Town Water System
6590 North 2400 West
Amalga, UT 84335
June 8, 2021
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 Amalga Town Water System#03002.
Enclosed is a copy of Amalga Town Water System’s Consumer Confidence Report. It contains the water quality information for our water system for the calendar year 2020 or the most recent
sample data.
We have delivered this report to our customers by posting a notice of the availability of the report on our water bill and sending a copy to those that request a copy and allowing inspection
of the report at the water system office.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 435-770-8263.
Sincerely,
Rick Fonnesbeck
Amalga Town Water System