Is Salt Lake County Tap Water Safe to Drink?

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Can You Drink Tap Water in Salt Lake County?

Currently, there is no available public data about water quality in Salt Lake County. But the average water quality in Utah is 74%.

There was no general information available in WHO data about safely managed drinking water in Utah. You may check the rate of travelers and residents of Salt Lake County water quality.

What Do People In Utah Think About The Tap Water?

Travelers and residents of Utah have rated the water quality and pollution as follows, according to subjective survey data. A score of 100% is considered very high, and a score of 0% is very low. Please be cautious that "moderate to very high" water pollution is bad and the higher the rate of water quality the better.

Tap water ratings

Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 24% Low
Water Pollution 26% Low
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 76% High
Water Quality 74% High

Contaminants

South Jordan City

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility details

Serves: 57067
Data available: 2012-2017
Data Source: Purchased surface water
Total: 26

Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines

Arsenic*
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Chromium (hexavalent)
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Nitrate*
Nitrate and nitrite*
Radium%2C combined (-226 & -228)*
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Uranium*

Other Detected Contaminants

Barium*
Bromoform
Chlorate
Chromium (total)*
Cyanide*
Dibromoacetic acid*
Fluoride*
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Mercury (inorganic)*
Molybdenum
Monochloroacetic acid*
Selenium*
Strontium
Vanadium

Reminder

Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.

Sources and Resources

Resources

https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=UTAH18023