PFOA
Not detected above reporting limit
- Sample date
- Reporting limit
- 0.004 µg/L
- Sample ID
- 380-117433-1
Utah
Water in Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake County, Utah · City overview · Page updated 2026-10-20
PFAS testing · samples through 2024-10-09
Limited coverage
Water summary
Where Salt Lake City gets its water
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is the likely provider for the mapped location in Salt Lake City. Check your utility bill to confirm service at your address. The sources below describe the supply network; they do not establish water quality at your tap.
- Likely water system
- Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities →
- Water sources
- Wasatch mountain streams, Weber River water stored in Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs, Salt Lake Valley wells and springs
- Watershed
- Jordan
Public drinking-water record
Drinking water in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is listed for this area. Check your utility bill to confirm who supplies your home. These are public water-system records, not a test of the tap water at your home.
PFAS testing in Salt Lake City’s drinking water
4 PFAS sample results had reported detections. Most recent PFAS sample shown here: .
PFOS
Not detected above reporting limit
- Sample date
- Reporting limit
- 0.004 µg/L
- Sample ID
- 380-117433-2
PFHxA
0.0057 µg/L
- Sample date
- Reporting limit
- 0.003 µg/L
- Sample ID
- 380-65536-9
Selected latest compound samples from the published federal system record. Multiple sample points may share a date. A detection does not establish a violation. A non-detection does not mean PFAS-free. PFOA and PFOS limits and regulatory context are separate from these historical samples.
Lead and copper
Lead: 0.002506 mg/L, period ending 2024-12-31. These are system 90th-percentile results, not individual household concentrations.
EPA UCMR5 source and sampling program · EPA ECHO compliance and lead/copper records · Testing and source records for Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
U.S. Drought Monitor ·
Drought around this place
This is the latest drought map in this publication, effective 2026-10-13; it is not a live report.
Salt Lake County, Utah: 100% of county area in D1 or worse; 100% in D0 or worse. D0 means abnormally dry. On 2026-10-06, D1 or worse covered 100%.
County area shares at or above each severity: D2 100% · D3 0.4% · D4 0%. These cumulative percentages overlap and must not be added. County conditions do not describe every point in a city or a drinking-water restriction.
Utah drought and water context
Open the drought map and historical playback · U.S. Drought Monitor source
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Drought, streams, rainfall & wells
Latest water conditions
Read each measure with its date. Rainfall, streams and groundwater can change at different rates.
Drought
Severe droughtSevere drought
Severe drought affects part of the county; this is county context, not an exact city boundary.
Older report · 2026-10-13U.S. Drought Monitor
Published or effective 2026-10-13. Water Around last checked 2026-10-20T12:00:15.835637+00:00. This report may not describe conditions today.
Streamflow
Near seasonal rangeNear seasonal range
Flow at this gauge was within its usual range for the season.
Older report · 2026-10-19USGS daily mean discharge
Published or effective 2026-10-19. Water Around last checked 2026-10-20T11:59:36.282Z. This report may not describe conditions today.
Recent rainfall
2.394 inches in 30 days2.394 inches in 30 days
98% above the 1991–2020 station normal for this period.
Older report · 2026-10-17NOAA station observations
Published or effective 2026-10-17. Water Around last checked 2026-10-20T11:59:58.269Z. This report may not describe conditions today.
Groundwater
Method developingMonitoring is available
Measurements are available at nearby wells. An overall groundwater condition is not calculated from them.
5 nearby monitoring wellsYour public water system
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
The mapped location falls within this system’s EPA service area. Confirm service to your home with the utility.
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities →UTAH18026 · community
Local compliance cacheA local summary of reported violations is not available here. When federal records are available, you can read them in the drinking-water section above. Neither source is a live test of water at your tap.
Your watershed
Red Butte Creek-Emigration Creek
A watershed is the land area where rain and streams drain toward a shared outlet. It helps explain natural water conditions, but it may not match the area supplying your tap.
- Local watershed
- Red Butte Creek-Emigration Creek
- Broader basin
- Jordan
Below ground
Groundwater near Salt Lake City
Aquifers can supply water; monitoring wells measure water levels at individual sites. One well does not describe an entire aquifer or your household well.
Groundwater sources
Salt Lake Valley wells and springs
A documented groundwater source for the public-water network serving Salt Lake City.
View Central Valley aquifer system →Nearby monitoring
5 nearby monitoring wells
Detailed well pages are not available for these nearby sites yet.
Reading well data
What well measurements can tell you
A well’s water level does not tell us how much water an aquifer holds. Pumping totals alone do not show depletion, and a surface map does not show the aquifer’s full underground extent. To understand water quality in a private well, use tests from that well and local guidance.
Utah water planning
Water planning in Salt Lake City
Explore Salt Lake City’s snow-fed water sources, reservoirs, groundwater and connections to Great Salt Lake planning.
Partial records
Supply
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Water budget
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
State records
Water use categories
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Water budget
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
State records
Water planning
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- River basin plan
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
Partial records
Reservoirs
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Reservoir
- Reporting period
- Observation
Partial records
Snowpack
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Snowpack
- Reporting period
- Observation
Partial records
Groundwater
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Groundwater
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
Water planning regions
Great Salt Lake BasinRiver basin planSources and limitations
Reservoir reporting is partial because availability and consistency vary by site. Great Salt Lake information is shown separately from municipal water supplies.
- Utah Division of Water Resources: Utah Water BudgetDiversions are not consumption; depletions are modeled separately.
- Utah Division of Water Resources: Planning Section and basin plansPlanning scenarios are not observations.
- Utah Division of Water Resources: Reservoir LevelsThe state notes availability and consistency limitations among reservoirs.
Discovery
Compare nearby and related places
These places share geography or comparable data. Their water conditions may differ.
Detailed testing and assessment records are not available here yet.We do not have enough information to show here yet. That does not tell us whether the water is in good or poor condition.
Waters around you
Rivers and lakes near Salt Lake City
Nearby rivers and lakes from USGS maps. Proximity does not establish a drinking-water source, public access or shared water conditions.
lake
Great Salt Lake
Lake listed on USGS mapsExplore monitoring and assessments →lake
Kennecott Tailings Pond Number One
Lake listed on USGS mapsExplore monitoring and assessments →Water sources
Where Salt Lake City's water comes from
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities receives water from Wasatch mountain streams, Weber River water stored in Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs, and Salt Lake Valley wells and springs, according to the source records.
The links show sources and suppliers, not the amount being delivered today. Select one for its source record.
Sources traced upstreamSource coverage does not measure water quality or reliability.
Your water system
Where it gets water
Sources and relationships as a list
Documented current sources or suppliers for Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities include Wasatch mountain streams, Weber River water stored in Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs and Salt Lake Valley wells and springs. A relationship does not by itself establish the current delivered amount.
- Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities draws from Wasatch mountain streams. Current. The relationship is documented; a current delivered amount is not available.
- Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities purchases from Weber River water stored in Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs. Current. The relationship is documented; a current delivered amount is not available.
- Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities uses groundwater from Salt Lake Valley wells and springs. Current. The relationship is documented; a current delivered amount is not available.
Water source types explained
Surface waterWater drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs.
GroundwaterWater pumped from aquifers—bodies of rock or sediment that store and transmit groundwater, not underground lakes.
Wholesale waterA regional supplier can supply your local provider without serving your household directly.
Imported waterYour drinking-water source basin can differ from the watershed where you live.