DDW-2024-014282

ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT 2020
Bona Vista Water District
THIS REPORT SHOWS OUR WATER QUALITY AND WHAT IT
MEANS TO YOU, OUR CUSTOMER
OUR MISSION
We at Bona Vista Water District 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 commu-
nity, our way of life and our children’s future.
WATER QUALITY REPORT
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 sup-
ply 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 No. Ogden Spring and Farr West Well. We also pur-
chase water from Ogden City Water System (#29011), Weber Basin
WCD- North (#29109), and Weber Basin WCD- Central (#29023).
WATER SOURCE
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Bona Vista Water
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.
CROSS CONNECTION
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 com-
promises 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 unprotect-
ed 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.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Bona Vista Water District holds regularly scheudled board meetings on the last
Monday of each month with the exceptions of May and December. Those meet-
ings will be held May 24th and December 13th, 2021. All meetings shall be held
at the district office at 2:00 pm excluding December 13th, in which the meeting
will be held at 6:00 pm.
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 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 ex-
pected 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.
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 chemi-
cal samples, these waivers are also tied to Drinking Water Source
Protection Plans.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this report or concern-ing your water, please contact Blake Carlin, at our district office. Blake Carlin Phone: [phone]
District Office: 2020 West 1300 North Farr West, Utah 84404
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bona Vista Water District 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.TEST RESULTS
CONTAMINANT VIOLATION
Y/N
LEVEL DETECTED
ND/LOW-HIGH
UNIT
MEASURMENT MCLG MCL DATE
SAMPLED
LIKELY SOURCE OF
CONTAMINATION
MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
Total Coliform Bacteria N ND N/A 0 Presence of coliform bacteria in 5%
of monthly samples 2020 Naturally present in the environment
Fecal coliform and E.coli N N/A N/A 0
If a routine sample and repeat
sample are total coliform positive,
and one is also fecal coliform or
E.coli
2020 Human and animal fecal waste
Turbidity
for groundwater N ND-0.3 NTU N/A 5 2019 Soil runoff
Turbidity
four surfacewater N 0.11 NTU N/A 0.5 in at least 95% of the samples
and must never exceed 5.0. 2020
Soil runoff
(highest single measurement & the lowest
monthly percentage of samples meeting the turbidity limits)
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS
Arsenic N ND-1.20 ppb 0 10 2020 Erosion of natural deposits; runnoff from
orchards and glass/electronics production waste
Barium N 0.0330-0.267 ppm 2 2 2020 Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
Carbon, Total Organic (TOC)N 1.079-5.45 ppm NA TT 2020 Naturally present in the environment
Copper a. 90% resultsb. # of sites that exceed
AL
N a. 0.314b. 3 ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2017 Corrosion of househould plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Cyanide N ND-2 ppb 200 200 2018 Discharge from steel/metal factories; dis-
charge from plastic and fertilizer factories
Flouride N ND-0.200 ppm 4 4 2020 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. 1.668
b. 0 ppb 0 AL=15 2017 Corrosion of household plumbing systems,
erosion of natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N ND-1.81 ppm 10 10 2020 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Selenium N ND-2.10 ppb 50 50 2020 Discharge from petroleum and metal refin-eries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodium N 13.4-19.6 ppm
None
set by
EPA
None set by EPA 2020 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from
refineries and factories; runoff from landfills;
runoff from cropland
Sulfate N 5.00-42 ppm 1000 1000 2020 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from
refineries and factories; runoff from landfills;
runoff from cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)N 136-412 ppm 2000 2000 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT
TTHM
[Total trihalomethanes]N ND-53.3 ppb 0 80 2020 By-product of drinking water disinfection
Haloacetic Acids N 6.38-32.6 ppb 0 60 2020 By-product of drinking water disinfection
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS
Alpha Emitters N 0.200-2.60 pCi/1 0 15 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
Gross Beta Particles N 1.90-4.40 pCi/l 0 50 2020 Decay of natural & man-made deposits
Radium 228 N ND-0.32 pCi/1 0 5 2019 Erosion of natural deposits
Information on the Potential for Health Concerns Relating to Drinking Water
LEAD
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. Bona Vista Water 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 wa-
ter 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.
MCLs
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.
HEALTH CONCERNS RELATING TO WATER
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.
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 drink-
ing 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]).
CROSS CONNECTION
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 pol-
luted 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 im-
proper 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.