Water Quality
The airport is located on the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake. The Jordan River, which flows into the Great Salt Lake, runs south to north less than one mile east of the airfield. There are two canals that transect the property boundaries of SLC the Surplus Canal and the North Point Consolidated Canal (NPCC). The Surplus Canal crosses Interstate 80 (I-80) just south of the airfield; it then runs along the southern boundary of the Airport until it reaches the western boundary of the airfield, at which point it runs north along the Airport's western boundary until it courses westward across from Taxiway F. The NPCC parallels the Surplus Canal until the Surplus Canal deviates to the west; the NPCC continues north until it wraps around and continues along SLC’s northern boundary for irrigation purposes and to manage wetlands.23 The Surplus Canal is also used for stormwater discharge.