SALT LAKE CITY WATER SYSTEM
UT · PWS ID UTAH18026 · Community water system
107
contaminants tested
38
detected
383,612
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0057 ug/L | 1/52 | 2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0182 ug/L | 1/52 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0071 ug/L | 1/52 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0062 ug/L | 1/52 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 92 UG/L | 345/345 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 71.6 UG/L | 332/333 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 5500 UG/L | 328/334 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 2700 UG/L | 204/341 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 2100 UG/L | 200/223 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 147 UG/L | 164/170 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 5500 UG/L | 157/163 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Selenium | 4.6 UG/L | 113/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 55.36 UG/L | 109/110 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 16.57 UG/L | 108/110 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.61 UG/L | 97/103 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Lead | 27.774045 UG/L | 94/345 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 3.1 UG/L | 92/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 30.23 UG/L | 84/84 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 23.32 UG/L | 84/84 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 2.68 UG/L | 58/82 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| lithium | 42.8 ug/L | 25/52 | UCMR-5 | 2024 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 4.7 PCI/L | 23/51 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| CYANIDE | 11.9 UG/L | 20/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0070 mg/L | 20/20 | LCR | 2024 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 7.4 PCI/L | 15/22 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Chromium | 7 UG/L | 4/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Thallium, Total | 30 UG/L | 4/170 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrite | 100 UG/L | 3/164 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 7 UG/L | 3/160 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.5000 UG/L | 2/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 0.6600 UG/L | 2/104 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Cadmium | 2.1 UG/L | 2/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.5000 PCI/L | 2/3 | SYR4 | 2012–2014 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.07 UG/L | 2/84 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Mercury | 0.2000 UG/L | 2/170 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Beryllium, Total | 1 UG/L | 1/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 15.3 UG/L | 1/147 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Toluene | 4.2 UG/L | 1/160 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
69 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneCHLOROBENZENECarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene