Is Lindon, UT tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Lindon have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Utah’s records: Lindon City and Pleasant Grove City.
Lindon City, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Lindon City is very hard, 267 mg/L (15.6 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 Lindon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Lindon City
Utah · serves 11,900 people · nearly all in Lindon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 267 mg/L (15.6 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Pleasant Grove City
Utah · serves 40,000 people · about 590 in Lindon
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 126 to 261 mg/L (7.3 to 15.2 grains per gallon).
5 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Cedar Hills Town Water System
Utah · serves 10,015 people · about 160 in Lindon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.8 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 Lindon City’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
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: Lead
Water testing near Lindon
The 3 labs Utah certifies closest to Lindon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Provo Water Resources Laboratory
Provo, UT · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria
Jordan Valley Laboratory
Herriman, UT · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Chemtech-Ford, Inc.
Sandy, UT · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Lindon: 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 Lindon
Other towns in Utah County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Lindon City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water