Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 0.67 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | 0.19 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level City Creek WTP | 0.12 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | 0.13 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 0.16–4.18 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | 0.366 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | 0.334 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
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People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 0.16–4.18 mg/L. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate 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.