Read more about what DPU accomplished in 2022.
Salt Lake City’s new wastewater treatment plant won’t be as smelly, could help the Great Salt Lake
Read more about our new WRF on Fox 13
Why Salt Lake City sewers emit strange music in homes
Residents have reported hearing strange music coming from their pipes. Public Utilities knows why, but do you?
WRF (Water Reclamation Facility)Newsletter-Summer 2022
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Advisory on Short Staffing
We are experiencing staffing shortages and are closing the building to customer service related visits until further notice. Customers may experience longer than normal wait times when calling our office. Development Services will remain open by appointment only. Thank you for your patience.
Source Water Protection Week
Source Water Protection Week is September 26-October 2! Check out the information below to learn more about what source water is and how you can help us protect it.
Rose Park project update
We’re excited about progress on our Rose Park Jordan River Watershed project at 1000 North and Cornell Street, even though COVID19-related supply delays have pushed back completion to spring 2021. Still, work continues 6 days a week. This stormwater quality project will include community benefits, like the ADA-compliant observation deck and aeration waterfall.
Water Quality Report 2020
As part of our commitment to providing high-quality drinking water to the public, we provide an annual Water Quality Report. With a full disclosure of the composition and treatment process of our water supply, plus other information, we hope you’ll find the document helpful. We also offer the report in Spanish. Thank you for your […]
We’re hiring seasonal workers for watershed
Do you want to work outdoors this summer and help protect our vital watershed in the process? We are hiring seasonal watershed team members. Work is from mid-June through mid-October, 40 hours a week. The job requires physical labor and working in summer heat. Restroom maintenance, trail work, weed management and other outdoor duties are […]
We welcome comments on our proposed 20-21 budget
The Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities encourages your comment and participation in the 2020-2021 budget process. Due to the financial challenges many are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, SLCDPU is not proposing rate increases for water, stormwater or streetlighting utilities. An increase of 18 percent is proposed for wastewater rates for Salt Lake […]