Metals · 2024
Barium in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 2000 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 50.5 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | 60 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | 42 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | 68.1 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level City Creek WTP | 25 | 2000 MCL |
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 20–121 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | 67.4 | 2000 MCL |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Barium
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
5 of the 286 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Barium:
People also ask
+Is there Barium in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 20–121. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 2000 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Barium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Barium is 2000 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Barium?
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
+Which other U.S. cities have Barium over the federal limit?
5 of the 286 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL, Mcallen, TX.
+Where does this Barium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Barium 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.