Water by zip · 84057
Orem water
Orem blends regional surface water treated by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District with its own deep wells and two mountain springs in Provo Canyon. The 2024 report states the water meets or exceeds the quality standards set by the EPA and the State of Utah. The water carries the dissolved minerals typical of the area.
Your water system
City of Orem
Source: Surface water treated at the Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Treatment Plant operated by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, blended with nine city deep wells and two Provo Canyon spring sources.
Like most of Utah County, Orem's water is hard; the city lists hardness among its secondary standards, and area water generally runs in the moderately-to-very-hard range.
What stands out
Where it comes from
Most of the supply is regional surface water from the Don A. Christiansen plant, with about a quarter from nine city wells and about fifteen percent from Provo Canyon springs.
Minerals in the water
Total dissolved solids measured 112 to 380 mg/L, under the 500 secondary standard, with arsenic up to 1.4 ppb against the 10 ppb limit.
Lead and copper
The 2024 report lists a lead 90th-percentile of 2.4 ppb and copper of 253 ppb, both below the federal action levels with no sites over the limit.
This is a plain-language summary, not a substitute for your utility's official report. City of Orem reports meeting federal drinking-water standards. For the full, current numbers, read the official report linked above.
What helps
What we would do about it.
A drinking ionizer lets you control the water you actually drink, while a whole-home system with salt-free conditioning helps with hardness and chlorine across the house. Stop by The Well for a free water test to see your own results.