SLCo Stormwater Management Plan
Stormwater
There are two sewer systems in Salt Lake County: the sanitary sewer system and the storm sewer system.
The sanitary sewer takes wastewater from your sinks, toilets, showers, dishwashers, and washing machines to the water treatment plant. There, the pollutants in the water are either removed or reduced to acceptable levels and then the treated water is discharged into the river.
The storm sewer drains rainwater and snowmelt off the streets, parking lots, driveways, etc. This water goes directly into the nearest stream, river, pond, lake or canal without any treatment whatsoever, so dumping something into the gutter is no different than dumping it into the nearest creek.
The Salt Lake County Health Department is a member of the Stormwater Coalition.