Is Woods Cross, UT tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Woods Cross has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Utah’s records: Bountiful City Water System.
Woods Cross City Water System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 40.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Woods Cross City Water System is very hard, 252 mg/L (14.7 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 Woods Cross’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Woods Cross City Water System
Utah · serves 13,110 people · about 2,500 in Woods Cross
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 40.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: very hard, 252 mg/L (14.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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West Bountiful City Water System
Utah · serves 5,600 people · about 1,500 in Woods Cross
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 108 mg/L (6.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Bountiful City Water System
Utah · serves 37,500 people · about 360 in Woods Cross
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 26.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: very hard, 561 mg/L (32.8 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
South Davis Water District
Utah · serves 10,565 people · under 100 in Woods Cross
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 23 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 Woods Cross 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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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Woods Cross
The 3 labs Utah certifies closest to Woods Cross, 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 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Rio Tinto Kennecott Environmental and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
Magna, UT · about 16 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Woods Cross: 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 Woods Cross
Other towns in Davis County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Woods Cross City Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water