Draper Businesses Closed Due to Problem in Jordan Basin Sewer Line

SALT LAKE COUNTY—Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) has asked multiple businesses in the Draper Peaks shopping center at 201 East 123000 South to either temporarily close or close their restrooms due to a sewer line blockage near 12200 South State Street. No homes are affected.

Last night around 9:00 p.m., SLCoHD emergency response was alerted to a sewage backup at 12191 South State Street that was entering a nearby storm drain. Crews from Jordan Basin Improvement District (which owns the sewer line) worked through the night to fix the problem but were unable to clear the line by this morning. Due to the amount of gravel and debris backing up in the sewer line, Jordan Basin believes the line is damaged (broken or collapsed), so repair could take several hours to days.

Because storm drains connect directly to our canals and natural waterways like the Jordan River, and this sewage problem is affecting storm drains, Salt Lake County Health Department has individually asked businesses that are connected to this specific sewer line to either temporarily cease operations or close their restrooms until the problem is repaired. SLCoHD has asked affected food service establishments to close because food service work requires hand washing and food operations result in larger amounts of wastewater than retail businesses. We thank the affected businesses for complying with our request and helping us protect our waterways during this incident.

Affected businesses:
Food service (closed):

• Café Zupas (75 East 12150 South)
• In-N-Out (12191 South State Street)
• Mountain Mike's Pizza (101 East 12300 South)
• Wasabi (121 East 12300 South)
• Wing Nutz (121 East 12300 South)

Retail/Other (restrooms closed):

• Beadology (121 East 12300 South)
• Deseret Book (107 East 12300 South)
• Elase (131 East 12300 South)
• Mountain America Credit Union (12221 South State Street)
• Office Depot (119 East 12300 South)
• Quilted Bear (111 East 12300 South)
• Restore Hyper Wellness (121 East 12300 South)
• Walking Comfort (101 East 12300 South)
• Xfinity (12179 South State Street)

Repair time is unknown. Agencies on-site assisting with this incident besides Salt Lake County Health Department and Jordan Basin Improvement District include Draper City Storm Water and the Utah Department of Transportation. We will provide an update this evening or when crews make progress on repair.