Physical & aggregate · 2024

Alkalinity in Salt Lake City, UT tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 report shows Alkalinity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Salt Lake City Wells
Not detected
Reported level
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD)
Not detected
Reported level
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD)
112
Reported level
Big Cottonwood WTP
Not detected
Reported level
MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP
116
Reported level
Big Cottonwood WTP
Not detected
Reported level
City Creek WTP
192
Reported level
City Creek WTP
Not detected
Range
Salt Lake City Wells
Not detected
Reported level
MWDSLS Little Cottonwood
104
Range
Salt Lake City Wells
113–262
Reported level
Big Cottonwood WTP
100
Reported level
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD)
Not detected
Reported level
Parleys WTP
163
Reported level
City Creek WTP
Not detected
Reported level
Parleys WTP
Not detected
Reported level
Parleys WTP
Not detected

Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Alkalinity

A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids.

Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.

How Salt Lake City, UT compares

4 of the 96 systems measuring Alkalinity on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Alkalinity:

People also ask

+Is there Alkalinity in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?

Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Alkalinity at 113–262. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 report shows Alkalinity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Alkalinity in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Alkalinity. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Alkalinity?

A measure of the water's capacity to neutralize acids. Not federally regulated for health; relevant to corrosion control and treatment.

+Which other U.S. cities have Alkalinity over the federal limit?

4 of the 96 systems on The Water Map measuring Alkalinity report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Burbank, CA, San Diego, CA.

+Where does this Alkalinity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Alkalinity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Salt Lake City, UT water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ut/salt-lake-city/2024/source.

Full report
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Every contaminant measured in the 2024 report.
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Every public water system measuring Alkalinity, ranked.