Physical & aggregate · 2024
Specific Conductance in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 report shows Specific Conductance detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | 407 | None set |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | 371 | None set |
Reported level City Creek WTP | 399 | None set |
Reported level Parleys WTP | 504 | None set |
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 387–1509 | None set |
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | 419 | None set |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Specific Conductance
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content.
Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
5 of the 88 systems measuring Specific Conductance on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Specific Conductance:
People also ask
+Is there Specific Conductance in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 387–1509. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 report shows Specific Conductance detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Specific Conductance. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Specific Conductance?
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content. Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
+Which other U.S. cities have Specific Conductance over the federal limit?
5 of the 88 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, Irvine, CA.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance 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.