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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
Utah State Hospital 2024

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 sources. Our water source comes
from the Slate Canyon Spring, the Utah Hospital Well, and we also purchase water from the city
of Provo which is groundwater.

The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Utah State Hospital 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 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 Geoff
Seastrand at 801-344-4743. 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 Tuesdays at 9:00 AM in the Support Service building.

Utah State Hospital 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, 2024. 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.
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.
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.

TEST RESULTS
Contaminant Violation
Y/N Level
Detected
ND/Low-H
igh
Unit
Measurement MCLG MCL Date
Sampled
Likely Source of
Contamination
Microbiological Contaminants
Total Coliform Bacteria N 0 N/A 0 5 2024 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal coliform and
E.coli
N 0 N/A No goals None 2024 Human and animal fecal
waste
Turbidity
for Ground Water
N .03 NTU N/A 5 2019 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants

Barium N .018 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.0.106

b.0
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2024 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems; erosion of
natural deposits

Fluoride N 0.3 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. .000153

b.1
ppm 0 AL=.015 2024 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N ND ppm 10 10 2024 Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Selenium N 1.4 ppb 50 50 2019 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodium N 3.5 ppm 5 None 2019 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills.
Sulfate N 29 ppm 250 250 2019 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills, runoff from
cropland
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 308 ppm 1000 1000 2019 Erosion of natural deposits
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 1.4 pCi/l 0 15 2021 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228 N 0.26 pCi/l 0 5 2021 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. Utah State Hospital 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.

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.

The Total Coliform Rule requires water systems to meet a stricter limit for coliform bacteria.
Coliform bacteria are usually harmless, but their presence in water can be an indication of
disease-causing bacteria. When coliform bacteria are found, special follow-up tests are done to
determine if harmful bacteria are present in the water supply. If this limit is exceeded, the water
supplier must notify the public by newspaper, television or radio.

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 Utah State Hospital 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.

Utah State Hospital
PO Box 270
Provo, Utah 84603

June 20, 2024

Brandi Smith
CCR Compliance
Division of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830

Dear Ms. Smith:

Subject: Consumer Confidence Report for Utah State Hospital 25092.

Enclosed is a copy of the Utah State Hospital Consumer Confidence Report. It contains
the water quality information for our water system for the calendar year 2024 or the
most recent sample data.

We have delivered this report to our customers by posting a notice of the availability of
the report in our office, then mailing a copy of the report to those who request it. It is
also available for review on our “Utah State Hospital Employee Portal”.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 801-344-4743.

Sincerely,

Geoff Seastrand
Utah State Hospital