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Utah public water systems

1,133 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 3.9M people across 78 counties.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

1,133

Population served

3.9M

Community systems

540

Groundwater share

86.7%

System types in Utah

540

Community water system

84

Non-transient non-community water system

509

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Utah

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The largest active public water systems in Utah by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1Salt Lake City Water SystemSalt Lake383,612CommunitySurface water
2Granger-Hunter Improvement DistrictSalt Lake121,083CommunityPurchased surface water
3West Jordan City Water SystemSalt Lake117,025CommunityPurchased surface water
4Provo CityUtah116,288CommunityPurchased surface water
5St George City Water SystemWashington105,240CommunityPurchased surface water
6Sandy City Water SystemSalt Lake99,750CommunityPurchased surface water
7Jordan Valley WcdSalt Lake99,335CommunitySurface water
8Orem City Water SystemUtah98,129CommunityPurchased surface water
9Lehi CityUtah93,446CommunityPurchased surface water
10South Jordan CitySalt Lake89,704CommunityPurchased surface water
11Ogden City Water SystemWeber87,267CommunitySurface water
12Layton City Water SystemDavis82,000CommunityPurchased surface water
13Saratoga Springs CityUtah68,000CommunityPurchased surface water
14Taylorsville-Bennion IdSalt Lake67,098CommunityPurchased surface water
15Eagle Mountain CityUtah61,266CommunityPurchased surface water
16Herriman City Municipal Water DepartmentSalt Lake60,000CommunityPurchased surface water
17University of UtahSalt Lake57,080CommunityPurchased surface water
18Kearns Improvement DistrictSalt Lake56,700CommunityPurchased surface water
19Logan City Water SystemCache55,540CommunityGroundwater
20Spanish Fork CityUtah47,169CommunityGroundwater
21Washington CityWashington45,865CommunitySurface water
22Riverton City Water SystemSalt Lake45,600CommunityPurchased surface water
23Pleasant Grove CityUtah40,000CommunityGroundwater
24Cedar City WaterworksIron39,670CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
25American Fork CityUtah39,045CommunityGroundwater

By county

Utah86 systemsSummit79 systemsSalt Lake77 systemsWashington59 systemsWasatch58 systemsWeber58 systemsGarfield50 systemsBox Elder47 systemsCache41 systemsIron40 systemsSanpete38 systemsTooele34 systemsSevier33 systemsDuchesne30 systemsKane28 systemsMillard27 systemsSan Juan27 systemsDavis26 systemsMorgan26 systemsCarbon21 systemsRich21 systemsUintah21 systemsEmery20 systemsWayne18 systemsBeaver17 systemsGrand17 systemsJuab15 systemsDaggett13 systemsPiute11 systemsBear Lake9 systemsBonneville7 systemsFremont4 systemsGenesee4 systemsShiawassee3 systemsHarris3 systems
Teton2 systems
Livingston2 systems
Pickaway2 systems
Louisa2 systems
Sweetwater2 systems
Juneau City and Borough1 systems
Alpine1 systems
Kern1 systems
San Bernardino1 systems
Santa Clara1 systems
Tulare1 systems
Lake1 systems
Bulloch1 systems
Boundary1 systems
Canyon1 systems
Elmore1 systems
Bannock1 systems
Bingham1 systems
Caribou1 systems
Franklin1 systems
Jefferson1 systems
Lemhi1 systems
Boone1 systems
LaSalle1 systems
St. Mary's1 systems
Macomb1 systems
Oakland1 systems
Kent1 systems
Huron1 systems
Mecosta1 systems
Stearns1 systems
White Pine1 systems
Lorain1 systems
Paulding1 systems
Ross1 systems
Williams1 systems
Lancaster1 systems
Comal1 systems
Fort Bend1 systems
Montgomery1 systems
Orange1 systems
Chelan1 systems
Uinta1 systems