Is Millcreek, UT tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Millcreek 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 Holliday Water Company.
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 Millcreek’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Salt Lake City Water System
Utah · serves 383,612 people · about 24,400 in Millcreek
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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Murray City Water System
Utah · serves 38,723 people · about 4,200 in Millcreek
4 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 83 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 169 to 195 mg/L (9.9 to 11.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jordan Valley Wcd
Utah · serves 99,335 people · about 4,000 in Millcreek
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 98 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 100 to 354 mg/L (5.8 to 20.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Holliday Water Company
Utah · serves 15,000 people · about 3,800 in Millcreek
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 30.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
2 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 Millcreek
The 3 labs Utah certifies closest to Millcreek, 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 5 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 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Chemtech-Ford, Inc.
Sandy, UT · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Millcreek: 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 Millcreek
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