HomeMy WebLinkAboutDDW-2024-013705 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Neola Water and Sewer District – 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 sources have been determined to be from ground water.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Neola Water and Sewer District 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 Brian Gines 435-823-4398. 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 Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm, at the District office.
Neola Water and Sewer District Nroutinely 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:
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.
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.
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 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 2019 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 2019 Human and animal fecal waste Turbidity
for Ground Water N ND-1 NTU 0 0.3 2019 Soil runoff Inorganic Contaminants Arsenic N 3.8 ppb 0 10 2019 Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from
glass and electronics production wastes Barium N .369 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. .321
b. 0 ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2019 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits Fluoride N .619 ppm 4 4 2019
Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories Lead
90% results
# of sites that exceed the AL N a. 2
b. ppb 0 AL=15 2019 Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N .171 ppm 10 10 2019 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic
tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits Selenium N 1-2 ppb 50000 50000 2015 Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines Sodium N 5.457 ppm 500 None
set by EPA 2019 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills. Sulfate N 5.456 ppm 1000 1000 2019 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge
from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills, runoff from cropland TDS (Total Dissolved solids) N 328 ppm 2000 2000 2019 Erosion of natural deposits Disinfection By-products TTHM
[Total trihalomethanes] N 24.1 ppb 0 80 2020 By-product of drinking water disinfection Haloacetic Acids N 23.6 ppb 0 60 2020 By-product of drinking
water disinfection Chlorine N 400 ppb 4000 4000 2015 Water additive used to control microbes Radioactive Contaminants Alpha emitters N ND-1 pCi/1 0 15 2016 Erosion of natural
deposits Radium 228 N ND-1
pCi/1 0 5 2016 Erosion of natural deposits
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. Neola Water and Sewer District 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.
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. Immuno-compromised 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).
Neola Water and Sewer District
Box 207
Neola, UT 84053
June 21, 2021
Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830
Dear Ms Brandi Smith:
Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Neola Water and Sewer District #07005.
Enclosed is a copy of Neola Water and Sewer District 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.
Brian Gines
Water Operator
For systems 500 – 10,000 population (select method below):
Mailing it directly to each customer.
Making copies of the report available at the water office.
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Publishing the entire report in the local newspaper.
Making copies of the report available at the water office.
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Publishing the entire report on the internet:
It is located at the URL - www.rwau.net/ccr/alpine
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.
We have made copies of the report available at the water system office.
Since distribution we have received ## visits to the CCR web site.
We have received ## returned emails (bounced-back). We have notified those customers by either calling them or sending a notice to the billing address.
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