Santaquin City Water Company

Santaquin City's Water Source Protection Plan is available for public review. It provides essential information about source protection zones, potential contamination sources, and management strategies to safeguard our water supply.

Common potential contamination sources in our protection areas include residential wastewater systems, roadways, mining operations, and agricultural activities. Our water sources have been assessed as having low susceptibility to potential contamination. We've implemented additional management strategies to further protect these sources from contaminants.

Connection integrity is vital to our distribution system. Properly installed and maintained connections pose minimal risks. However, unauthorized or incorrectly installed piping and connections can adversely affect not only the connections themselves but also water quality. Cross-connections may allow contaminated water or chemicals to enter the water supply when inadequately protected, compromising both water quality and potentially your health.

What can residents do? Avoid creating improper connections at your home. Even an unprotected garden hose lying in a puddle creates a cross-connection. Similarly, unprotected lawn sprinkler systems after fertilizing or spraying represent cross-connections. When these exist at your property, your household is first affected.

We're pleased to confirm our water meets all federal and state requirements. For questions about this report or your water utility, please contact Dennis Barnes at (801) 754-3211. We encourage our valued customers to stay informed about their water utility. To learn more, attend our regularly scheduled meetings held every second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Town offices.

1. Where does Santaquin City water come from?
   Santaquin City supplies groundwater to Santaquin, Utah.
2. Does Santaquin City test its tap water?
   Yes. Like every public water system, Santaquin City must test its water under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and publish an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). Ask the utility for the latest report or look for it on its website.
3. How do I contact Santaquin City?
   Call 801-754-3211 or visit 275 W Main St, Santaquin, UT 84655, or use the contact options on the utility’s website.
4. Does Santaquin City water contain lead?
   Water usually leaves the treatment plant without lead. Lead can enter tap water from older service lines, solder and brass fixtures inside homes, especially when water sits in the pipes. Run the tap before drinking if water has been sitting, and ask the utility about lead testing and service line records.
5. Is Santaquin City water hard?
   Hardness depends on the source and changes over time. The annual water quality report lists hardness, or you can test it at home. If it is above about 7 grains per gallon, a water softener sized to your measured hardness will stop scale and spotting.