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SALT LAKE CITY PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
BASIC INFORMATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 - 2008
WATER UTILITY  
Number of  Water Service Connections                         90,920
Total Gallons of Culinary Water Supplied            31,736,570,000
Highest Water Supplied Day On Record July 17, 1998
Million Gallons of Water Supplied On That Day                           233.3
Population Served  (Estimated Population)                       318,531
Square Miles of Area Served Culinary Water                         135.00
Square Miles of  Protected Watershed                         189.95
Total Miles of Conduits and Supply Lines                         177.87
Total Miles of Water mains                      1,218.42
Number of Deep Pump Wells                               26
Number of Distribution Reservoirs                               20
Million Gallons Capacity of Distribution Reservoirs                           95.32
Number of Distribution Tanks                               12
Million Gallons Capacity of Distribution Tanks                            8.96
Number of Storage Reservoirs                                 4
Million Gallons Capacity of Storage Reservoirs                        6,513.1
Number of Other Reservoirs                                 3
Million Gallons Capacity of Other Reservoirs                           78.57
Number of Utility Owned Water Treatment Plants                                 3
Number of Other Water Treatment Plants                                 2
Number of Backflow Preventors Installed                           5,514
Number of Employees for Water Utility                         263.40
Residential Water Bill  (Based on 40,000 Gallons for 4 Months in $483.45
  Summer and 7,480 Gallons Per Month for 8 Months in Winter, Fall, & Spring)
Effective Date of Last Water Rate Change  July 1, 2008
SEWER UTILITY  
Number of Sewer Connections                         49,370
Average Million Gallons of Sanitary Sewer Treated Per Day                         33.643
Highest Sanitary Sewer Treated Day On Record April 3, 1986
Million Gallons of Sanitary Sewer Treated On That Day                               79
Population Served                       180,651
Number of Sanitary Sewer Lift Stations On Line                               34
Total Miles of Sanitary Sewer Pipe and Collection Lines                         645.15
Number of Utility Owned Water Reclamation and Treatment Plants                                 1
Number of Utility Owned Pre-Treatment Plants                                 1
Number of Employees for Sewer Utility                           99.90
Yearly Average Residential Sewer Bill $126.72
Effective Date of Last Sewer Rate Change July 1, 2005
STORM WATER UTILITY  
Number of Storm Water Connections                         47,627
Population Served                       180,651
Number of Storm Water Lift Stations                               26
Number of Storm Water Detention Basins                               38
Total Miles of Storm Water Pipe and Collections Lines                         465.49
Number of Employees for Storm Water Utility                           26.30
Yearly Average Residential Storm Water Bill $36.00
Effective Date of Last Storm Water Rate Change (New Utility) July 1, 1991

 

 

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