Milford City is now accepting applications for the following position:

Full Time City Maintenance Worker

Work with the city crew to repair streets, water and sewer lines, maintenance of city owned properties and equipment.  Heavy equipment experience desired.  Must have a valid Utah Drivers License and be able to obtain a CDL within six months of hire.  Must be able to lift minimum of 50 pounds.  Full benefits are available including insurance, retirement and long term disability.  Starting salary will be based on Milford City’s Salary Scale depending on qualifications with a review at the end of a six-month probationary period. Per Milford City’s Policy and Procedures, pre-employment drug and alcohol testing will be required before hire; this position is subject to random testing during employment. 

Applications can be obtained and will be accepted in the Milford City Offices, 26 South 100 West, Milford, Utah until Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Milford City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Water Quality Report

Milford City

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 source is one well.

The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for Milford is available for your review.  It contains information about source protection zones, potential contamination sources and management strategies to protect our drinking water.  Potential contamination sources common in our protection areas are farm land, residential areas.   Our source has a low susceptibility to 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 we 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 Mike Barnes at 435-387-2711.

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 every other Tuesday.

Milford 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^st to December 31^st, 2012. 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.

Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in 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.

Date Sampled- Because of required sampling time frames i.e. yearly, 3 years, 4 years and 6 years, sampling dates may seem out-dated.

All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are naturally occurring or are 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.

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. Milford 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.

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. 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 microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).       We at Milford 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.

AMENDED

NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES to be voted on in the

Milford City Municipal General Election on November 5, 2013

Mayor  4 year term

and (2) City Council Member  4 year term each

Candidate Filing Period Begins: June 3, 2013

Declaration of Candidacy Forms or Nomination Petition must be filed in person with the City Recorder at  26 South 100 West, Milford, Utah between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm

Candidate Filing Deadline Ends June 7, 2013 UCA 10-3-301

HEALTHY HABITS

Beaver County Wellness Challenge 2013

Designed to improve the overall wellness of Beaver County residents by encouraging them to engage in healthy habits.

The Healthy Habits Challenge will run from January through June 2013. It will consist of a pre and post health assessment, weekly wellness tips, three information sessions, and three six-week challenges. Participants may register as an individual or as a team. Points will be earned for each challenge completed, and awards will be given.

• Now is the time to improve your health
• Change your bad hanits to good habits
• Find the support and motiviation you need to improve
• Reach your goals, look better, feel better
• Work alone or with a team
• Compete for prizes while improving your health

REGISTRATION:

You can register by call the Extension Office at 435-438-6450, by emailing cindy.nelson@usu.edu, or at time of assessment. Final deadline: January 11, 2013.

PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS (Blood Pressure, BMI, etc.):

Milford - Friday, January 4, 2013 @ Milford City Office, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Minersville - Thursday, January 3, 2013 @ Fair Building 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Beaver - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 @ City Center (Old Belknap school) 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm 

MAKEUP DAY, Friday January 11, 2013 City Center (Old Belknap school) 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 

COST:  $25.00 per person. $100 per team up to 6 people.  Those qualifying for government assistance will be eligible for a reduced rate. Partial rebates will be given if tracking is reported and post assessments are completed. 

For more information contact Cindy Nelson @ 435.438.6452 or cindy.nelson@usu.edu