Environment in Salt Lake City, UT

Air quality, water systems, and environmental sites

Water Systems

Source: EPA SDWIS

Water Systems

9

Pop. Served

540,581

Violations (5yr)

0

No violations

Greenhouse Gas Emitters

Source: EPA GHGRP (2023)

Facilities Reporting

15

Total CO₂e

2.2M MT

Top Emitter

Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, Salt Lake City Refinery

569.0K MT CO₂e

Total CO₂e vs Similar Cities (100k_250k)

FacilitySectorCO₂e (MT)
Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, Salt Lake City Refinery
Marathon Petroleum Corp
Refineries568,979
CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO - SALT LAKE REFINERY
Chevron Corp
Refineries491,480
Gadsby
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Power Plants206,574
SALT LAKE VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: SALT LAKE VALLEY LANDFILL & TRANSFER ST
County Of Salt Lake Utah
Waste172,468
Williston Basin/SOGC, Inc.
Hf Sinclair Corp
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems122,893
Dominion Energy Questar Gas Company (Dist) (Utah)
Dominion Energy Inc
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems100,106
PacifiCorp (T&D System)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Other77,465
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
State Of Utah
Other76,305
HEXCEL CORP
Hexcel Corp
Other69,977
Permian Basin/SOGC, Inc.
Hf Sinclair Corp
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems66,780
Dominion Energy Wexpro - Green River Basin (Prod)
Dominion Energy Inc
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems60,780
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES LEEKAY LANDFILL
State Of Utah
Waste55,580
Dominion Energy Wexpro - Green River Basin (Gath)
Dominion Energy Inc
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems50,246
KERN RIVER GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY: SALT LAKE COMPRESSOR STATION
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems43,871
Dominion Energy Wexpro - Central Western Overthrust (Prod)
Dominion Energy Inc
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems13,355

Data from EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Includes facilities emitting 25,000+ metric tons CO₂e/year.

There are 9 water systems serving the area. 15 industrial facilities report greenhouse gas emissions totaling 2.2M metric tons of CO₂e.