Metals · 2024

Copper in Salt Lake City, UT tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.0× the limit

Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Copper at or above the federal limit (1.3 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Big Cottonwood WTP
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Parleys WTP
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
MWDSLS Little Cottonwood
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD)
1.3 mg/L
Reported level
Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level Before Flushing
1 mg/L
Reported level
Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level After Flushing
1 mg/L

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.

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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 1.3 mg/L. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Copper at or above the federal limit (1.3 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.

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

The federal Action level for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. 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.

+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.

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