Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities has analyzed our water resources for the presence of pharmaceuticals and none were found. Our water supply is above any wastewater discharge and the potential for drug contamination is low. Our community has been actively eliminating drugs from the environment by providing local facilities for drug disposal in police stations.  Together Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Valley Health and the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality have been promoting the collection of unwanted pharmaceuticals through the police and sheriff’s offices since May 2007, resulting in over 1000 pounds of drugs being diverted from the water environment.

If you have drugs you need to dispose of please check for disposal facilities on this web page, http://www.medicationdisposal.utah.gov/  The number of communities actively using this program is growing daily.  Be sure to recommend it in your community if they are not already participating.