Water by zip · 84107
Murray water
Murray runs its own water utility and draws from mountain springs and valley wells. Murray City routinely monitors for contaminants in line with federal and state drinking water rules, and the 2024 results met EPA standards. The main thing most homes notice is hard water.
Your water system
Murray City Water
Source: Groundwater from springs near Big Cottonwood Canyon and deep wells across the Salt Lake Valley. The 2024 report lists 27 sources total: 19 deep wells and 8 springs.. Public water system ID UTAH18024.
Murray's water is hard, with the 2024 report giving an average total hardness of 194 mg/L, or about 11.4 grains per gallon.
What stands out
Hard water is the standout
The 2024 report lists an average total hardness of 194 mg/L, which it states equals 11.4 grains per gallon (range 4.7 to 27.1 grains per gallon). That is firmly in the hard range and is what leaves scale on fixtures and spots on glassware.
Minerals and TDS
Average total dissolved solids (TDS) measured 362 mg/L (range 124 to 868), under the 1000 mg/L secondary limit. Chloride averaged 84.25 mg/L, sulfate 49.5 mg/L, and sodium 36.8 mg/L.
Regulated contaminants stayed in limits
Nitrate averaged 1.29 mg/L (limit 10), arsenic averaged 0.0017 mg/L, and the lead 90th percentile compliance value was 0.0022 mg/L, below the 0.015 mg/L action level.
This is a plain-language summary, not a substitute for your utility's official report. Murray City Water 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.
If you want crisp, higher pH drinking water, a countertop or under-sink water ionizer is a simple add at the tap, while a whole-home salt-free conditioner can cut the scale that hard water leaves on fixtures and water heaters. The Well offers a free water test so you can see your own numbers before deciding.