Is Emigration Canyon metro township, UT tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Emigration Canyon metro township have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Utah’s records: Salt Lake City Water System and Emigration Improvement District.
Salt Lake City Water System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFHxS at 18.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Salt Lake City Water System is hard to very hard depending on the source, 158 to 568 mg/L (9.3 to 33.2 grains per gallon). How Utah’s water compares.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Emigration Canyon metro township’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Salt Lake City Water System
Utah · serves 383,612 people · about 5,000 in Emigration Canyon metro township
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFHxS at 18.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 158 to 568 mg/L (9.3 to 33.2 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Emigration Improvement District
Utah · serves 1,000 people · about 350 in Emigration Canyon metro township
1 result above the action level and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.4 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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VA Medical Center Slc
Utah · serves 2,798 people · under 100 in Emigration Canyon metro township
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Salt Lake City Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFHxS, PFOS, Lead
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFHxS, PFOS, Lead
Culligan MaxClear Scout Gravity Water Filter (MCS701P)
Dispenser
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFHxS, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Emigration Canyon metro township
The 3 labs Utah certifies closest to Emigration Canyon metro township, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Central Valley Water Relamation Facility
South Salt Lake, UT · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Utah Department of Health Division of Lab Services (EPA cert.)
Taylorsville, UT · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Chemtech-Ford, Inc.
Sandy, UT · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Emigration Canyon metro township
Which ZIP codes are in Emigration Canyon metro township: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water, certified laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Emigration Canyon metro township
Other towns in Salt Lake County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Salt Lake City Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFHxSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water