Metals · 2024
Lead in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 15 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 0–0.6 | 15 MCL |
90th percentile At the tap | 3.79 | 15 Action level |
Reported level Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level After Flushing | 0 | 15 Action level |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | Not detected | 15 MCL |
Reported level Number Of Sampling Sites Exceeding The Action Level Before Flushing | 1 | 15 Action level |
Reported level City Creek WTP | Not detected | 15 MCL |
90th percentile At the tap | 1 | 15 Action level |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
5 of the 393 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 3.79. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 15 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Lead is 15 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 393 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Rosa, CA, Atlanta, GA, City of Hemet, CA.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead 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.