We read 19 results from South Jordan City’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 6 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 87,356 people · Water system ID UTAH18023 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenicaverage · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 1.2 ppb | 0.004 ppb | 10 ppb | Above the health goal300x the health goal |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 12 | 0.6 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Above the health goal2x the health goal |
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)average · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 12 | 3 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested · listed as a violation in the report · printed as .0042 mg/L · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 12 | 4.2 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal21x the health goal |
| Radium-226average · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 12 | 0.2 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goal4x the health goal |
| Radium-228average · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 12 | 0.3 pCi/L | 0.02 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goal16x the health goal |
| Bariumaverage · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 59.3 ug/L · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 0.06 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorinehighest measured · range 0.5 to 1.3 · listed as a violation in the report · South Jordan distribution · 2025 report, page 12 | 1.3 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest measured · range 15.5 to 30.2 · listed as a violation in the report · South Jordan distribution · 2025 report, page 12 | 30.2 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest measured · range 27.3 to 69.4 · listed as a violation in the report · South Jordan distribution · 2025 report, page 12 | 69.4 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideaverage · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 0.3 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)average · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 1.2 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Seleniumaverage · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 0.8 ppb | 30 ppb | 50 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Sulfateaverage · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 51.7 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Total coliform bacteriahighest month · listed as a violation in the report · South Jordan distribution · 2025 report, page 12 | Not detected | 0 % positive | 5 % positive | Not detected |
| Total dissolved solidsaverage · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 281 ppm | — | 500 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)average · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 0.2 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
| Sodiumaverage · listed as a violation in the report · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 22.6 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
| Total organic carbonaverage · JVWCD wholesale supply · 2025 report, page 10 | 1.8 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in South Jordan City’s water between Jan 2024 and Oct 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium9.9 ppbFound in 2 of 8 samples · highest resultBelow EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Copper, Lead
What removes it: Reverse osmosis or Certified carbon block or RO.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity), Radium-226, Radium-228
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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