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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report Saratoga Springs City 2019 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 groundwater and surface water sources.Our water sources are District Well 1, Well #2, Well #3, Well #4 and Well #6. We also purchase water from Central Utah
WCD-Utah Valley UTAH25112.The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Saratoga Springs Cityis 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 George Leatham at 801-766-6506.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 onthe first and third Tuesdays of every month at 7:00 PM at the City Hall located at 1307 North Commerce Drive.
Saratoga Springs Cityroutinely 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
Turbidity
for Ground Water

N
0.02-1.29
NTU
0
5
2019
Soil runoff
Turbidity for Surface Water
N
0.02-1.29
NTU
0
0.5 in at least 95% of the samples and must never exceed 5.0
2019
Soil Runoff
(highest single measurement & the lowest monthly percentage of samples meeting the turbidity limits)
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic
N
ND-0.58
ppb
0
10
2020
Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production wastes
Barium
N
0.056-0.074
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.0.382
b.0
ppm
1.3
AL=1.3
2020
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Fluoride
N
0.186-0.314
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. 1.5
b.0
ppb
0

AL=15
2020
Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural depositsNitrate (as Nitrogen)
N
ND-0.58
ppm
10
10
2020
Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Selenium
N
ND-4.6
ppb
50
50
2019
Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines
Sodium
N
12.618-96.95
ppm
500
None
2019
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills.
Sulfate
N
14.782-207.308
ppm
1000
1000
2019
Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills, runoff from cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved solids)
N
172-812
ppm
2000
2000
2019
Erosion of natural deposits
Disinfection By-products
TTHM[Total trihalomethanes]
N
ND-32.2
ppb
0
80
2020
By-product of drinking water disinfection
Haloacetic Acids
N
ND-25.2
ppb
0
60
2020
By-product of drinking water disinfection
Total Organic Carbon

Total Organic Carbon
N
1.8-3.3
ppm
0
0
2020
Naturally present in the environment
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters
N
ND-4.5
pCi/1
0
15
2020
Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228
N
ND-1.98
pCi/1
0
5
2020
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. Saratoga Springs City 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 constantly monitor for various constituents in the water supply
to meet all regulatory requirements. In May of 2020, the City’s required number of testing sites for coliform bacteria increased from 20 to 35 due to population growth. Due to a miscommunication
with the Division of Drinking Water (DDW), the City continued to sample the 20 existing sites in that month and did not perform the additional 15 required tests. All of the 20 samples
taken, tested negative for coliform bacteria. We have reviewed our communication with the DDW and have taken steps to ensure that it will not happen again. Water quality may change without
any visible indication due to unanticipated environmental factors. For this reason, we are required to sample for coliform bacteria on a monthly basis. This violation does not necessarily
pose a health risk.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 Saratoga Springs City 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.
Saratoga Springs City
1307 North Commerce Drive, Suite 200
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045
June 29, 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 Saratoga Springs City #25138.
Enclosed is a copy of Saratoga Springs City’sConsumer 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 bymailing it directly to each customer.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 801-766-6506.
Sincerely,

George Leatham
Saratoga Springs City