Metals · 2024
Copper in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 0–6 | 1300 MCL |
Reported level City Creek WTP | 13 | 1300 MCL |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | Not detected | 1300 MCL |
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 1.3 | 1300 MCL |
Reported level Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level Before Flushing | 1 | 1300 Action level |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | Not detected | 1300 MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | Not detected | 1300 MCL |
90th percentile At the tap | 56 | 1300 Action level |
90th percentile At the tap | 293 | 1300 Action level |
Reported level Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level After Flushing | 1 | 1300 Action level |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Copper
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.
Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
5 of the 392 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Copper:
People also ask
+Is there Copper in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 293. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Copper is 1300 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Copper?
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?
5 of the 392 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, Oxnard, CA, High Point, NC.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper 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.