As part of Salt Lake City Public Utilities’ commitment to robust public outreach on our many capital improvement projects, we have just published a thorough assessment of the 4th Avenue Well’s condition, and an analysis of alternatives (link to “updates” in the menu bar) to the proposal for building a pump house on the site. […]
We are hiring!
SLC Public Utilities is now hiring seasonal workers for our property maintenance and watershed teams. Join the best department in the best city in the state for a fulfilling summer job. Our maintenance team does painting, landscaping, and many other duties to keep our properties running in top order. Our watershed team helps with canyon […]
Come learn about your new Water Reclamation Facility
Please join SLC Public Utilities this Tuesday and Thursday for an opportunity to learn more about the new Water Reclamation Facility (sewage treatment plant), scheduled to go on line in 2025. We are in the early design and public outreach phases of this $528-million infrastructure improvement. We want to share the plans for this exciting […]
Fix a leak and save
Did you know that repairing easily corrected leaks around your home can save 10 percent on your water bill? So says the EPA, which has designated March 18-24 “Fix a Leak Week.” A leaky faucet, shower head, toilet, or outdoor sprinkler system can sneak up on you, and 10 drips per minute wastes more than […]
4th Avenue Well update
On Thursday, March 7th, at the SLC Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC), representatives of SLC Public Utilities and CRSA Architecture will present design plans for a proposed pump house for the well at 4th Avenue and Canyon Road near Memory Grove Park. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326 of the City and County […]
Keeping It Pure
We have more than a century of commitment to protecting our source waters in the nearby Wasatch Mountains. And with 5 million people recreating in the canyons each year, our stewardship is more important than ever. Our SLC Public Utilities Watershed Rangers stepped up during the recent federal government shutdown to provide extra restroom maintenance, […]
Cloud seeding in our toolbox
Yes, we’ve been walloped by snow in the SLC over the past week. But as past winters have shown, we are never guaranteed a robust snow season. We have collaborated with local meteorologists in a cloud-seeding project to help squeeze a bit more precip out of our snowstorms–and to build a buffer against extended drought […]
Digital happiness
Marketing research firm J.D. Power surveyed customers of 88 U.S. water utilities in 2018 and found greater satisfaction among those who paid their bills electronically than those who relied on traditional paper billing. Online account management at SLC Public Utilities is easy, and saves you time and a postage stamp! Of course, a human voice […]
We’ve been phone-spoofed!
A “spoof” phone call, allegedly from Salt Lake City Public Utilities, is making the rounds today along the Wasatch Front. Our customer service number–801-483-6900–shows as caller ID. Callers have reported the person on the other end is offering “a way to save energy costs.” If a call is legitimately from Public Utilities’ customer service, our […]
Our dedicated U.S. Forest Service partners
As the partial federal government shutdown grinds through Day 24, we thought you should know this: Seven avalanche forecasters and five law enforcement officers who work for the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest on location from Logan to Moab are working each day without pay. The federal government classifies them as “exceptional” employees because their job is […]