Physical & aggregate · 2024
Total Dissolved Solids in Salt Lake City, UT tap water
Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 2000 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level City Creek WTP | 235 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) | 292.4 | 2000 MCL |
Range Salt Lake City Wells | 244–888 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level Parleys WTP | 328 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Little Cottonwood | 232 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level MWDSLS Point of the Mountain WTP | 237 | 2000 MCL |
Reported level Big Cottonwood WTP | 230 | 2000 MCL |
Verbatim from Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Dissolved Solids
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
5 of the 119 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:
People also ask
+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Salt Lake City, UT tap water?
Yes — Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 244–888. Salt Lake City, UT's 2024 Total Dissolved Solids measurement is below the federal limit of 2000 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Total Dissolved Solids is 2000 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Dissolved Solids?
Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?
5 of the 119 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, St George, UT.
+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids 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.