Metals · 2024
Copper in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
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
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Parleys WTP | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 1.3 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level Before Flushing | 1 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Reported level Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level After Flushing | 1 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L 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.
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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.