Public Health and Safe Drinking Water Supply
Your tap water is safe to drink.Salt Lake City drinking water complies with or exceeds all EPA requirements. More than 60 percent of our water starts in mountain streams from our nearby Wasatch canyons. In summer months, we supplement water flow with deep wells from throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Well water meets all drinking water standards, though it is “harder,” with more minerals than source water.
The wells and springs that contribute groundwater to our drinking supply are spread across the Salt Lake Valley. Our team consistently monitors groundwater quality. Because groundwater continually passes through the subsurface geology, it goes through a natural filtration process on its way to our treatment plants. We ask the public to support us in keeping groundwater pure as possible by never disposing of chemicals of hazardous materials on the ground. These materials can migrate through the soils and harm groundwater.
If you have any questions or concerns about your drinking water, we want to hear from you. Please emailteresa.gray@slcgov.com or call 801-483-6744.
