Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

Copperton Improvement District

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 and surface water sources. Our

water sources are 2 wells, and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District.

The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Copperton Improvement 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 medium level of susceptibility from potential contamination from sources

such as septic tanks, roads, residential areas, industrial areas.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 across connection. When the cross connectionis 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.

I'm pleased to report that our drinking water meets federal and state requirements.

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contactScott

Harrington at 801-502-0367. 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 Thursday of every month at 6:00 PM.

Copperton Improvement Districtroutinely monitors 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, 2023.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 N D N/A 0 Presence of

coliform bacteria

in 5% of monthly

samples

2023 Naturally present in the

environment

Fecal coliform andE.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

2023

Human and animal fecal

waste

Turbidity for Surface

Water

N 0.25 NTU N/A 0.5 in at least 95%

of the samples and

must never exceed

5.0

2021

Soil Runoff

(highest single measurement

& the lowest monthly

percentage of samples

meeting the turbidity limits)

Inorganic Contaminants

Arsenic N ND-2 ppb 0 10 2023 Erosion of natural deposits;

runoff from orchards; runoff

from glass and electronics

production wastes

Barium N 0.01-0.13 ppb 2000 2000 2023 Discharge of drilling wastes;

discharge from metal

refineries; erosion of natural

deposits

Carbon, Total Organic

(TOC)

N 0.6-4 ppm NA TT 2023 Naturally present in the

environment

Chromium N ND ppb 100 100 2016 Discharge from steel and

pulp mills; erosion of natural

deposits

Copper

a. 90% results

b. # of sites that

exceed the AL

N a.119

b.0

ppb 1300 AL=1300 2023 Corrosion of household

plumbing systems; erosion of

natural deposits

Cyanide N ND-3 ppb 200 200 2023 Discharge from steel/metal

factories; discharge from

plastic and fertilizer factories

Fluoride N 0.14-0.8 ppb 4000 4000 2023 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. 3

b.0

ppb 0 AL=15 2023 Corrosion of household

plumbing systems, erosion of

natural deposits

Nickel N ND-6 Ppb 10000 10000 2023

Nitrate (as Nitrogen) N 0.5-0.7 ppb 10000 10000 2023 Runoff from fertilizer use;

leaching from septic tanks,

sewage; erosion of natural

deposits

Selenium N ND-2 ppb 50 50 2023 Discharge from petroleum

and metal refineries; erosion

of natural deposits; discharge

from mines

Sodium N 8-33 ppm None set

by EPA

None set by EPA 2023 Erosion of natural deposits;

discharge from refineries and

factories; runoff from

landfills.

TDS (Total Dissolved

solids)

N ND-520 ppm 2000 2000 2023 Erosion of natural deposits

Disinfection By-products

TTHM

[Total trihalomethanes]

Y* 0.83 ppb 0 80 2023 By-product of drinking water

disinfection

Haloacetic Acids Y* ND ppb 0 60 2023 By-product of drinking water

disinfection

Radioactive Contaminants

Alpha emitters N 7 pCi/1 0 15 2019 Erosion of natural deposits

Combined N 2 pCi/1 0 5 2019 Erosion of natural deposits

Radium 226 N 0.61 pCi/1 0 5 2019 Erosion of natural deposits

Radium 228 N 1 pCi/1 0 5 2019 Erosion of natural deposits

*Disinfection By-Products Monitoring

We periodically monitor Disinfection By-Products in the distribution system to meet all

regulatory requirements. In 2023 we failed to take all the required samples. Testing for a

Chlorine Residual is used to ensure that the public is provided with safe drinking water. This

violation does not necessarily pose a health risk.We have reviewed why we failed to take the

required samples and will take steps to ensure that it will not happen again.

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. Copperton 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 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

(800-426-4791).

We at Copperton Improvement Districtwork 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.