Metals · 2024
Iron in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Iron at or above the federal limit (0.3 MCL). Measured value is 556.7× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 15.2 | 0.3 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | 167 | 0.3 MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | Not detected | 0.3 MCL |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | Not detected | 0.3 MCL |
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 0–0.03 | 0.3 MCL |
Reported level City Creek WTP | Not detected | 0.3 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | 162 | 0.3 MCL |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Iron
A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
3 of the 80 systems measuring Iron on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Iron:
People also ask
+Is there Iron in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Iron at 167. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Iron at or above the federal limit (0.3 MCL). Measured value is 556.7× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Iron in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Iron is 0.3 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Iron?
A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.
+Which other U.S. cities have Iron over the federal limit?
3 of the 80 systems on The Water Map measuring Iron report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Palm Coast, FL, Miramar, FL, Lakewood, NJ.
+Where does this Iron measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Iron 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.