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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report 2024
BRWCD-BEAVER DAM UTAH02002

We are 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. Our water source is Sleepy Hollow Spring and the Lower Beaver
Spring.
The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Bear River Water Conservancy 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 from sources such as septic tanks, roads, residential
areas, industrial areas, etc. 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 the BRWCD General Manager, Chance
Baxter, at 435-723-7034. 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 usually held on the
fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the BRWCD District Office Conference Room at 102
West Forest Street, Brigham City, Utah. Check the schedule on our website.
Bear River Water Conservancy 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 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
We’re proud to report that your drinking water met state and federal requirements during 2024.
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.
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.
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 Presence of
coliform bacteria
in 5% of monthly
samples
2024 Naturally present in the
environment
Fecal coliform and E.coli N ND N/A 0 If a routine sample
and repeat sample
are total coliform
positive, and one
is also fecal
coliform or E. coli
positive
2017

Human and animal fecal
waste
Turbidity

N 0.22

NTU 0 0.3 2020 Soil runoff
Inorganic Contaminants
Arsenic N 6.1 Low
13.4 High
ppb 0 10 2022
2024
Erosion of natural deposits;
runoff from orchards; runoff
from glass and electronics
production wastes
Barium N 0.124

ppm 2 2 2020 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.0.31

b.0
ppm 1.3 AL=1.3 2022 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems; erosion of
natural deposits
Fluoride N 1.2 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

b. 0
ppb 0 AL=15 2022 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Nickel N 6 Ppb 100 100 2020 Corrosion of household
plumbing systems, erosion of
natural deposits
Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N 1.898

ppm 10 10 2024 Runoff from fertilizer use;
leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; erosion of natural
deposits
Selenium N 3.4 ppb 50 50 2020 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; erosion
of natural deposits; discharge
from mines
Sodium N 50.582 ppm None 500 2020 Discharge from petroleum
and metal refineries; Erosion
of natural deposits;
Discharge from mines.
Sulfate N 62 ppm 1000 1000 2020 Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from refineries and
factories; runoff from
landfills, runoff from
cropland
If the sulfate level of a public water system is greater than 500 ppm, the supplier must satisfactorily demonstrate that: a) no better water is available,
and b) the water shall not be available for human consumption from commercial establishments. In no case shall water having a level above 1000
ppm be used.
TDS (Total Dissolved
solids)
N 488 ppm 2000 2000 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
If TDS is greater than 1000 ppm the supplier shall demonstrate to the Utah Drinking Water Board that no better water is available. The Board shall
not allow the use of an inferior source of water if a better source is available.
Disinfection By-products
TTHM [Total
trihalomethanes]
N 19.3 ppb 0 80 2022 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
Haloacetic Acids N 5.9 ppb 0 60 2022 By-product of drinking water
disinfection
Radioactive Contaminants
Alpha emitters N 2.1 pCi/1 0 15 2020 Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 228 N .09 pCi/1 0 5 2020 Erosion of natural deposits

While your drinking water meets EPA's standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of arsenic. EPA's
standard balances the current understanding of arsenic's possible health effects against the costs of removing
arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of arsenic which is
a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such
as skin damage and circulatory problems.

EPA requires monitoring of over 80 drinking water contaminants. Those contaminants listed in the table
above are the only contaminants detected in your drinking water.
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
EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline: [phone].
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:
Safe Drinking Water Hotline: [phone]