DDW-2024-013962

DRINKING WATER ORDER
Snowbasin Resort Water System water is contaminated with E. coli
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
THE BOIL ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CINNEBAR RESTAURANT in Earl’s Lodge.
Our water system recently detected coliform and E. coli bacteria from a sink faucet in the Cinnabar restaurant. SnowbasinResort Water System was notified by our laboratory on October
30th, 2024, that samples taken within the distribution system came back E. coli positive. We took repeat samples on October 31st, 2024, and some of those samples came back totalcoliform
positive and E. coli absent. After we were notified, we reached out to the state and are putting this boil order in place until we are able to find and fix the problem that has occurred.
We take the health and the quality of our drinking water very seriously. Below is more information about the health impacts of coliform and E. coli found in drinking water. Water system
contact information is also available below.
Coliform bacteria will not likely cause illness. However, their presence in drinking water indicates that disease-causing organisms (pathogens) could be in the water system.
What is being done?
Our water operators are working hard at determining the issues and we are taking the following corrective actions:
We are increasing sampling for coliform bacteria to determine the source of the contamination.
The source in question has been disconnected from the system and a new sink faucet will be installed.
Information will be posted when tests show no bacteria and water no longer needs to be boiled.
What should the consumer do?
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should
be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
E. coli are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these wastes can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches,
or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly and people with severely compromised immune systems.
The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased
risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.
For more information, please contact Ryan Woolsey at [phone] or [e-mail].
General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791 Division website: https://deq.utah.gov/division-drinking-water

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing
homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. 
This notice is being posted by Snowbasin Resort Water System
Water System ID#:UTAH29071
Date distributed: November 1st, 2024