Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | 0.615 | 4 MCL |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | 0.55 | 4 MCL |
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 0–0.32 | 4 MCL |
Reported level City Creek WTP | 0.68 | 4 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | 0.652 | 4 MCL |
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 0.43 | 4 MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | 0.44 | 4 MCL |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
5 of the 386 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.68. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 386 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride 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.