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Salt Lake County, Utah

Water Systems
77
Population Served
1,463,023
Total Violations
13,678
576 health-based
PFAS Detected
20
of 23 tested

Violation Analysis

98.7%
Systems with Violations
177.6
Avg Violations per System
4.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
26 systems (34%)
GW
24 systems (31%)

PFAS Contamination

23
Systems Tested
20
PFAS Detected
87.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Salt Lake Utah water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Salt Lake City Water System 381,174 222 Detected
Granger-Hunter Improvement District 121,083 85 Clean
West Jordan City Water System 117,025 295 Detected
Sandy City Water System 99,750 694 Clean
Jordan Valley Wcd 99,335 44 Clean
South Jordan City 87,356 83 Clean
Taylorsville-Bennion ID 67,098 637 Clean
Herriman City Municipal Water Department 60,000 1,210 Detected
University of Utah 57,080 48 Clean
Kearns Improvement District 56,700 196 Clean
Riverton City Water System 45,600 694 Clean
Murray City Water System 38,723 208 Detected
Waterpro Inc 33,100 460 Clean
Midvale City Water System 33,005 834 Clean
Magna Water District 32,100 234 Clean
South Salt Lake City Water System 23,600 506 Detected
Draper City Water System 23,205 65 Clean
Bluffdale Water System 20,000 115 Clean
White City Wid 15,800 502 Clean
Holliday Water Company 15,000 1,132 Clean
Alta Town Water System 5,228 140 Clean
Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird 5,110 37 Clean
Uscf - Slc 3,100 2 -
Summit Vista Water Company 3,000 14 -
VA Medical Center Slc 2,798 109 Clean
Hexcel Inc 1,818 58 -
Kennecott - Section 21 1,302 84 -
Emigration Improvement District 1,000 491 -
Copperton Improvement District 990 187 -
Camp Williams 800 926 -
Kennecott - Utah Metals Tunnel 740 29 -
HI-Country Number 2 722 154 -
Alfs Inn 600 51 -
Spruces Campground 590 33 -
Ruths Diner 530 34 -
Silver Lake Company 522 134 -
Cottonwood Club 490 69 -
Chevron Products Company 480 13 -
Salt Lake City Utah Air National Guard 375 0 -
HI-Country Estates #1 373 135 -
Camp Tracy 350 94 -
Cottonwood Coves Inc 350 52 -
Mountain Dell Cafe and Golf Course 340 89 -
Watson Shelter Water System 340 48 -
Silver Fork Pipeline Corp 300 36 -
Kennecott - Lark 280 12 -
Muirhouse Homeowners Association 280 6 -
Brighton Lds Summer Camp 254 112 -
Webb Well Water Users 250 198 -
Utah Data Center 250 45 -

Other Counties in Utah

Utah County
85 systems · 734,522 served · 16,257 violations
Davis County
25 systems · 411,806 served · 3,162 violations
Weber County
59 systems · 297,962 served · 9,379 violations
Washington County
61 systems · 246,683 served · 14,833 violations
Cache County
45 systems · 139,014 served · 9,272 violations
Tooele County
34 systems · 72,658 served · 5,457 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Salt Lake County? ▼
Salt Lake County has 13,678 total drinking water violations across 77 water systems, of which 576 are health-based violations. 98.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Salt Lake County systems? ▼
Water systems in Salt Lake County serve approximately 1,463,023 people through 77 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Salt Lake County water? ▼
Of 23 water systems tested for PFAS in Salt Lake County, 20 had PFAS detected (87.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Salt Lake County? ▼
Water systems in Salt Lake County use SW (26 systems), GW (24 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 4.2% of Salt Lake County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.