Water

Metrics

• Climate Adaptation
• Conservation
• Drinking Water
• Landscape Ordinance
• Landscape Website
• Stormwater Plan
• Wasatch Canyons
• Wastewater
• Water Use
• Watershed Baseline
• Watershed BMPs
• Watershed Collabor..
• Watershed Preserved

Salt Lake City protects and conserves its water resources, which support the region's high quality of life, health and economic well being.

2015 Goals

• Maintain high drinking water, storm-water and wastewater quality.
• Sustain Salt Lake City's water resources for current and future generations.
• Plan for and adapt to climate change.

Indicator/Metric

• Comprehensive plan to address environmental protection, transportation, wilderness, and other uses of the Wasatch Canyons.

• Acres of Wasatch watershed lands preserved in perpetuity.

• Existence of a formal, cross jurisdictional watershed collaborative.

• Aggregate water use.

• Formal storm-water control measures for Salt Lake City.

• Storm water Quality Management Plan.

• Number of riparian improvement projects completed on Jordan River and city creeks.

• Wastewater Reclamation Facility and NACWA compliance record.

• Climate Adaptation planning.

• Conservation.

• Drinking Water Standards.

• City working with coalition of stakeholders on planning process for Wasatch Canyons.

• 26,000 acres in 2012.

• No formal organization in 2011.

• 219 gallons of water/customer in 2011.

• No specific measures in place in 2011.

• Operating under 2006 plan.

• Corridor assessments completed on City creeks in 2011.

• Fourteen years of full water quality compliance and National Association of Clean Water Agencies’ Platinum Award.

• Research and collaboration in 2011.

• Water Conservation Master Plan last updated in 2009.

• Well within Safe Drinking Water Act standards in 2011.

• Published plan or plans that address future land use and transportation in canyons, and establishes decision making framework.

• 28,500 acres in 2015 (an increase of 2,500 acres).

• The Wasatch Water Legacy Partnership has been created and is working collaboratively in 2015.

• 1% per year average reduction in water use to meet Utah Lake System Contract.

• Formal storm-water control measures for reducing sediment, suspended solids and nutrients adopted.

• Updated plan adopted.

• Complete assessment of Jordan River, implement 15 projects on the Jordan River and/or creeks.

• Continue operations to allow compliance and continued NACWA Platinum Award.

• Climate adaptation incorporated into water resource planning processes by 2015.

• Updated Water Conservation Master Plan.

• Continue to meet federal and state Safe Drinking Water Act standards.

• Mountain Accord update.

• 26,000 acres of watershed lands preserved as of 2014.

• Organization was formed in 2012 and meets quarterly. Several subcommittees meet more frequently.

• In 2014, 196 gallons of water per customer was delivered.

• In 2015, 8 minimum control measure are being implemented.

• Plan development is underway and is expected to be completed by October 2015.

• In 2014, several projects are under construction.

• Received NACWA's Platinum 20 Award for 20 years of permit compliance.

• Plan development underway.

• The updated Water Conservation Master Plan has been adopted by the City Council.

• Standards continue to be met.