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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Springdell Spring 2020
This report is a summary of 2020 activities and is designed to inform you about the quality of the water and services delivered to you every day. We are committed to ensuring the quality
of your water. Our water sources are Springdell and Mary’s Springs. Provo City is responsible for testing Mary’s Spring, Springdell Spring is tested by Matt Clark, a resident. The
state has determined that Springdell and Mary’s Springs are the same spring, hence in certain instances we duplicate testing.
A summary of this year’s water totals and the amount returned to Provo City by contract agreement can be found at the end of this report.
Potential System Contaminants
As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pickup substances resulting
from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
1. Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
2. Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas
production, mining, or farming.
3. Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses.
4. Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and new volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from
gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.
5. Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
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 water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPAs Safe Drinking Water Hotline at [phone]. In
order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations
establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.
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 about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and
other microbial contaminants are available from the SafeDrinking Water Hotline [phone].
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. We 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. 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
Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP)
Provo City submitted an updated Source Protection Plan for the Mary and Springdell Springs in 2017. This plan was submitted with the Mary Spring Source Protection Plan by Ryan York
of Provo City Water in compliance with the required due date. The system manager or the Springdell Board can assist in providing a copy of the Protection Plan from Provo City. During
the 2008 calendar year, the state water board determined that the Springdell and Mary’s springs were both coming from the same source and that testing and DWSP efforts can be combined.
Provo has a very detailed DWSP with maps, tables, and a good discussion on potential contamination sources designed to protect the integrity of our drinking water supplies.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan 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 roads and vehicular spills, domestic and wild animal grazing, tree growth inside the fenced area around the spring,
and cross-connections.
You may contact us directly if you would like to review our source protection plan or if you have questions or concerns about it. Contact sources include Matt Clark at 801-232-8259,
or any of the Springdell Board that are currently serving. Also, since the Springdell Spring and Mary’s Spring have been judged to have the same source, Provo City documents are also
available for review. These documents can be accessed through Ryan York at Provo City 801-852-7767.
Cross-Connections
Cross Connection Control has become an integral part of protecting our community water supply. We are now required to follow a program guided by a certified Cross Connection Control
administrator. This is a certification that I earned in December of 2019 and has to be renewed yearly through CEUs. This certification is earned through 3 days of classes and achieving
at least 70% on a competency test at the end. As we continue to make our drinking water supply safer there will be new requirements to prevent the possibility of cross connections within
our community.
By definition, a cross-connection is any connection or structural arrangement of pipe between a public water system and anything else, through which backflow can occur. Backflow is
simply the reverse flow of contaminated water or other substances from consumer’s water system back into the drinking water system. An example of backflow potential is when a vacuum
is formed in the water system when the water is shut off for repairs, or during peak usage such as fighting a fire. Even attached hoses left in the pond are potentially a source of
backflow. When this occurs, it may be possible for contaminated water to be drawn back into the drinking water system. It is the intent of Springdell to update these potential sources
of contamination by installing backflow prevention devices and assemblies. The Division of Drinking Water is now requiring an inventory of all hose bib vacuum breakers in our neighborhood
for the purpose of assuring that all residents are fitted with backflow devices that will greatly decrease the potential for contamination of our water system.
CONSTITUENT TABLE DEFINITIONS
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
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.
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.
The following is a list of testing requirements dictated by the State Division of Environmental Quality:
Source Water Information
Source Water Name:Type of WaterSource ID
Springdell Spring GW WS001
Mary Spring GW WS002
TCR Tables
Coliform Bacteria
Year Sampled
+Sample Count
MCLG
MCL
Violation
Likely Source of Contamination
Coliform Bacteria
2020
0
0
5
N
Naturally present in the environment
Microbiological Contaminants
Year Sampled
+Sample Count
MCLG
MCL
Violation
Likely Source
of Contamination
E. Coli
2020
0
No goals
None
N
Human and animal fecal waste
No Additional Tests were required for the the year 2020.
*Through communication with the State Division of Drinking Water (Rachel Cassidy) and Provo City (Ryan York), we have been able to eliminate redundancy in testing for the much of the
monitoring listed above. Since Provo City does testing on a common source, and by contract, claims 38% of Springdell water, it has been determined that Springdell qualifies for waiver
under Provo City testing.
Based on the testing requirements seen in the above charts, all tests have been performed as required and all testing is up to date as of December 31, 2019. The Total Trihalomethene
will take place at a future date determined by the state and will be included in future CCRs.
Springdell representatives meet with a Provo City representative (Ryan York) annually to discuss our commitments and possible improvements with our water system and we will continue
to review any additional testing which may overlap with Provo City
Most Recent Sanitary Survey: November 2018
Sanitary Survey was done on November 1, 2018 by Craig Bostock for Utah County.
Deficiency Items include:
screen the drain pipe on hill
By-laws: Emergency Response Plan. (When updating emergency response plan all that has to be done is initial and date if there are no changes to the plan.)
Ammonia bottle in headhouse

Vacuum breakers on faucets in headhouse.
All of those were updated and pictures of the Corrections were sent to Craig Bostock
Stockholders meeting held November 19, 2020 Sanitary Survey was discussed. Other items included the low flow rates of our springs, the newly installed pump automation
system that will balance tank volumes automatically for us, and the cross-connection program. It is requested that I keep a log of violations and the corrections that were made.
Water Production, Water Useage, and Certification
It was requested that we provide numbers that represent daily usage.
These numbers are obtained from using the chart below. Included are production numbers from the “Combined” column and Usage numbers taken from the “Springdell Use” column. Individual
houses are not metered, so usage cannot be determined on a per household basis.
Maximum daily production occurred in July:266,833 gallons / day
Minimum daily production occurred in December: 128,216 gallons / day
Average daily production for 2020:212,700 gallons / day
Maximum daily usage occurred in July: 266,474 gallons / day
Minimum daily usage occurred in December: 69,838 gallons / day
Average daily usage for 2020: 142,768 gallons / day
Certified operator
Water Operator Certification issued November 2015. Recertification completed in 2018 and good through November, 2021.
Certified Cross Connection Control Administrator
Course Work and test completed December 2019. Administrator certificate issued December of 2019. Renewed December 2020.
Water Use Agreement with Provo City
Provo City and Springdell Water Share Agreement 2020
Month Mary’s Springdell Combined Springdell Returned to Use Provo %
January
1,132,269
7,172,465
8,304,734
3,709,163
4,595,571
55
February
859,911
5,811,746
6,671,658
3,393,515
3,278,143
49
March
802,882
5,702,004
6,504,886
3,006,029
3,498,857
54
April
719,950
5,116,961
5,836,911
3,177,340
2,659,571
46
May
831,284
6,309,059
7,140,344
4,570,630
2,569,714
36
June
869,486
6,906,070
7,775,556

7,592,128
183,429
2
July
884,467
7,387,355
8,271,822
8,260,679
11,143
0.1
August
811,495
6,601,527
7,413,022
6,367,022
1,046,000
14
September
641,677
5,422,145
6,063,822
4,126,537
1,937,286
32
October
588,323
4,717,422
5,305,746
3,413,746
1,892,000
36
November
539,244
3,833,073
4,372,316
2,328,602
2,043,714
47
December
518,300
3,456,401
3,974,701
2,164,987
1,809,714
46
Totals
9,199,288
68,436,228
77,635,516
52,110,378
25,525,142
33
*All Totals Expressed in Gallons
Provo’s share of combined water total should be at least 38%=29,501,496 gal.
Amount returned to Provo during calendar year 2020 (32.8%)=25,525,142 gal.
Agreement was not met for 2020
*As per agreement dated 2/5/79, “Springdell agrees to pay to the City at the lowest current residential rate charged by the City to its city residents for any and all water in excess
of the 62% to which they would be entitled under this agreement of the combined annual production of the two springs.”
29,501,496 – 25,525,142 = 3,976,354 gallon shortage to Provo
Provo Winter rate = $1.01 per 1,000 gallons

$1.01 x 3,976,354 = $4,016.12
David Fullwood, President and Cardell Jacobson, Board Member, and I met with Ryan York and his superior in a teleconference conversation regarding the shortage of water returned to Provo
this year. Ryan and his superior agreed that if we would use the money owed to Provo City to update the infrastructure of our system or in a way that could reduce the amount of water
used, it would satisfy our debt to them. Several ideas were exchanged and the effort to meet these expectations are on-going. For more information concerning these proposed improvements
contact Dave Fullwood.
For comparison, I’ve included the data from the 2019 production table:
Provo City and Springdell Water Production Agreement 2019
Month Mary’s Springdell Combined Springdell Returned to Use Provo %
January
415,578
1,220,415
1,635,994
504,565
1,131,429
69
February
360,963
1,054,359
1,415,323
395,466
1,019,857
72
March
434,844
1,128,946
1,563,790
453,933
1,109,857
71
April
493,659
1,711,210
2,204,869
477,012
1,727,857
78
May
3,095,160
7,275,582
10,370,742
6,781,314
3,589,429
35
June
9,089,269
17,039,761
26,129,029
9,551,315
16,577,714
63
July
8,166,226
24,514,631
32,680,857
12,006,000
20,674,857
63
August
5,780,459
23,601,003

29,381,461
17,231,747
12,149,714
41
September
5,275,110
17,966,960
23,242,070
15,415,784
7,826,286
34
October
3,021,952
14,313,301
17,335,253
4,773,824
12,561,429
72
November
1,496,823
10,430,112
11,926,935
3,042,935
8,884,000
74
December
1,443,869
8,465,970
9,909,840
3,820,697
6,089,142
61
Totals
39,073,912
128,722,250
167,796,162
74,454,592
93,341,571
55.6
*All Totals Expressed in Gallons
Provo’s share of combined water total should be at least 38%=63,762,542 gal.
Amount returned to Provo during calendar year 2019 (55.6%)=93,341,571 gal.
Agreement met for 2019
For information regarding this report contact:
Matt Clark at 801-232-8259 or by email at [e-mail]