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Traffic Safety in City Creek Canyon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2023 Contact: Chloe Morroni (she/her/hers) – P: 801-702-0801 / E: chloe.morroni@slcgov.com Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, Public Engagement and Communications Manager Traffic Safety in City Creek Canyon SALT LAKE CITY – City Creek Canyon has experienced an increase in accidents, close calls, and injuries incurred as a result […]
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.
Interview with Watershed Program Manager
The interview starts at around 4:30 into the video. Thanks for watching.
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 […]
COVID-19 closure of City Creek Canyon restrooms
City Creek Canyon, in our Salt Lake City watershed, is a beautiful spot for a socially distant walk/run/bike ride. Today, in keeping with measures to protect the public and our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, we closed, until further notice, all canyon restrooms from the entrance through site 17. We want you to enjoy the […]
Use caution, please
The lit crosswalk at 1000 North and Cornell Street will be deactivated temporarily at 3 p.m. today, October 2, until midday on Thursday, October 3. Crews are doing electrical work associated with our Rose Park-Jordan River Watershed Project. Pedestrians: Please use orange crossing flags for extra visibility. Drivers: Please use care and slow down when […]
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, […]
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 […]