DDW-2024-014108

Silver Spurs Water Company
3541 North 750 West
Erda, UT 84074

June 22, 2021

Utah Division of Drinking Water
Attn: Brandi Smith/Marie Owens
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830

Dear Ms. Smith:

Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Silver Spurs Ranchos #23071.

Enclosed is a copy of Silver Spurs Ranchos 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 801-673-1624.

Sincerely,

Ronald Mellus
Silver Spur Ranchos

Cc: [e-mail]
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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Silver Spur Ranchos 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 has been determined to be from groundwater from Silver Spur Well.

The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Silver Spur Ranchos 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 medium level of susceptibility. Potential contamination sources common in our protection areas
are septic tanks, roads, and homes. 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
Ronald Mellus at 801-673-1624. 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 a quarterly basis; on the 3rd Tuesday in February, August, and November at the
Mellus household. The May meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual shareholders
meeting. For further information contact a board member regarding the time and location.

Silver Spurs Ranchos 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.
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.
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
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
2019 Human and animal fecal
waste
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N 0.19 NTU 0 0.3 2019 Soil runoff

Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N 1.5 ppb 0 10 2019 Erosion of natural deposits;
runoff from orchards; runoff
from glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N 0.064 ppm 2 2 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.0.112

b.0
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2019 Erosion of natural deposits;
Leaching from wood
preservatives; Corrosion of
household plumbing
systems;
Fluoride N 0.128 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. 4.2

b.0
ppb 0 AL=15 2019 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N 2.978 ppm 10 10 2020 Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Selenium N 5.1 ppb 50 50 2019 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodium N 203.086 ppm 500 None set by EPA 2019 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sulfate N 241.75 ppm 1000 1000 2019 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills, runoff from
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 1332 ppm 2000 2000 2019 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. Silver Spur Ranchos 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.

As you can see by the table, our system had no violations. We’re proud that your drinking water
meets or exceeds all Federal and State requirements. We have learned through our monitoring

and testing that some constituents have been detected. The EPA has determined that your water
IS SAFE at these levels.

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. 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
(800-426-4791).

We at Silver Spur Ranchos 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.