Plumbers in North Salt Lake, Utah

The city's Water Department says North Salt Lake produces about 60% of its culinary water, which is the drinking water, at its own pump stations. It buys the other 40% from Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (source). The city's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists total dissolved solids of 888 to 980 mg/L. It lists no hardness figure, so we do not quote one for North Salt Lake (source). Dissolved solids and hardness are two different measures. Weber Basin's 2025 report says the hardness of its water can range from 10 to 18 grains per gallon, or 171 to 308 parts per million (source). The U.S. Geological Survey calls water above 180 mg/L very hard (source). We test the water at your tap before we size a water softener. A water heater that rumbles or pops as it heats has scale in the tank. Call for water heater repair.

The meter is the dividing line. The city says it owns the water service line from the water main to the water meter, which is usually in the park strip. You own the section from the meter to the home or building (source). A leak on your side of the meter is yours to fix. North Salt Lake reads every water meter electronically each month, and its utility billing staff look for possible leaks by comparing usage with earlier months. If you suspect a leak on your property, the city says to contact the utility billing office to schedule a meter check (source). Another sign is the sound of running water when every faucet is off. We do leak detection to find the spot before anyone digs. If you plan to replace the line, the city asks you to let it know, so it can update its records and check whether its own section needs replacing.

The Census Bureau puts the median year built for North Salt Lake homes at 2002 (source). The city's General Plan says the first wave of homes was built generally between 1910 and 1960, and that Foxboro came between 2000 and 2010 (source). On August 22, 2024, the city tested 33 samples from homes built before 1990, and four were above the EPA's action level for lead. The city says the water it delivers has no detectable lead, and that it believes the source is pipes within those homes. It says lead-based solder was commonly used on copper pipe in homes built or plumbed between 1962 and 1986 (source). Its 2025 report lists a 90th percentile lead result of .0068 mg/L, below the action level of .015, with 3 sites above it (source). The city says a licensed plumber can identify the type of service pipe at your home. We do repiping when old pipe has to come out.

It depends on what the drain is doing. The sewer in North Salt Lake is run by South Davis Sewer District, not the city. One of the District's two treatment plants, the South Plant, is in North Salt Lake (source). The District says that if significant sewage is coming up out of a drain continuously and you are not running any water, the sewer main is plugged. Call the District immediately. If the flow is small, comes and goes, or the drain is just slow, the lateral from your building is probably plugged. Do not use any indoor plumbing. The District says you will need an independent contractor to clean the lateral out (source). It also says "flushable wipes" are a leading cause of sewer backups in its community, and that grease should never go down a sink drain (source). Keep people and pets away from the sewage. We do drain cleaning, and a sewer camera inspection shows what is blocking the pipe.

On your own property, you are. South Davis Sewer District's Resolution No. 104-8, adopted November 13, 2025, calls the lateral a building sewer. It says the District owns the main sewer line in the public street or in an easement. The building owner or user is responsible for the building sewer on private property in residential subdivisions. For the part within the public right-of-way, the District says it may take responsibility, as a courtesy, at a single-family home the owner lives in, if the lateral is not shared with another property and the District supervised its installation. It does not take responsibility for laterals in developments with private roads, in condominium or apartment complexes, at rented single-family homes, or at commercial and industrial buildings (source). We run a sewer camera inspection to find where the problem is. When the lateral itself has failed, we do sewer line repair. Call the District before any work in the street, because it decides what it covers.

The city's rule is not written for sprinklers alone. North Salt Lake's Water Standards Manual, dated September 2025, says that where Public Works deems a service connection a hazard to the water supply, an approved backflow assembly goes on the service line. That device must be tested within ten days of being placed in service, then annually by a Certified Backflow Tester, with the results sent in by mail, email, or fax (source). The city's 2025 water report says an unprotected lawn sprinkler system is a cross connection after you have fertilized or sprayed. So is an unprotected garden hose lying in a puddle (source). North Salt Lake also delivers secondary water for irrigation, over 400 million gallons a year. The city says around 90% of it is bought through Weber Basin (source). Secondary water has to stay apart from the drinking water in your house. We do backflow testing for homes and businesses in North Salt Lake. If an assembly fails, we show you the readings and explain the repair.

North Salt Lake's design criteria list a footing frost depth of at least 30 inches (source). The city's Water Standards Manual sets a minimum depth of 42 inches to the top of the pipe for culinary water lines, and 36 inches for irrigation water lines (source). A buried line that sits above the frost depth is at risk in a hard winter. The pipes that freeze first are the ones with cold air on them and no heat nearby: a pipe in an outside wall, a pipe in a garage or a crawl space, and the line to a hose bib with a garden hose left on it. Before the first hard freeze, take the hoses off and learn where your main water valve is. We do winterization for hose bibs, irrigation supply lines, and homes left empty. If a pipe has split, close the main water valve and call our emergency line. We thaw frozen pipes and repair the ones that burst.

Drainage was part of the response at both. The Utah Geological Survey says a slow landslide in the Springhill area destroyed 18 homes over 15 years. It says a weak, poorly drained layer of clay-rich rock and ample groundwater likely account for the movement. The city bought the 12 homes that remained and channeled the spring water into a storm drain (source). On August 5, 2014, a landslide above Parkway Drive destroyed one home. The work on that slope in 2015 included a drainage system to carry water off it (source). A plumber cannot tell you whether a slope is stable. That is a geologist's work. What we can do is find out whether water in your yard or basement comes from a pipe, with leak detection. For groundwater, we install sump pumps and French drains. The city says any connection or discharge to its storm water system must be done by permit (source).

We do not have an office in North Salt Lake. Our shop is in Lehi, and our plumbers drive to North Salt Lake from there, whether the job is in Foxboro or in the foothills east of Orchard Drive. We do not post an arrival time on this page, because we have not measured one and will not promise a number we cannot keep. When you call, a person tells you when a plumber can be there. For a burst pipe, a sewage backup, or no hot water, call our emergency line. It is answered 24/7. For planned work, such as a backflow test, a sewer camera inspection, or a new water heater, you can book a visit. Estimates are free, and you get the estimate before any work starts. Our work carries a guarantee, and financing is available for larger jobs. The other cities we serve near North Salt Lake are on our Davis County page.