History of City Creek

The City Creek Water Treatment Plant (CCWTP) is located approximately three miles from the canyon entrance on Bonneville Boulevard. City Creek Canyon is a protected watershed above the water treatment facility and designated as the City Creek Nature Preserve.

City Creek is the ancestral home of Indigenous Peoples including the Shoshone People and Ute American Indians. CCWTP was the first municipal water treatment plant built in the State of Utah. Originally designed in 1953 and brought online in 1955, the plant has been an integral component of SLCDPU’s drinking water supply for over 65 years.

Read more about City Creek Canyon's early history in these articles:

A History of City Creek Canyon

City Creek: "The Beginning"

What is the City Creek Water Treatment Plant (CCWTP)?

The City Creek Water Treatment Plant (CCWTP) is located approximately three miles from the canyon entrance on Bonneville Boulevard. City Creek Canyon is a protected watershed above the water treatment facility and designated as the City Creek Nature Preserve.

City Creek is the ancestral home of Indigenous Peoples including the Shoshone People and Ute American Indians. CCWTP was the first municipal water treatment plant built in the State of Utah. Originally designed in 1953 and brought online in 1955, the plant has been an integral component of SLCDPU’s drinking water supply for over 65 years.

City Creek Canyon collects water from 19.2 square miles of watershed that feed the 14.5 mile-long City Creek stream.

City Creek

City Creek Water Treatment Plant

Aerial view of the plant

City Creek

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Treatment Plant Upgrades

Due to aging infrastructure and mechanical inefficiencies, the City Creek Water Treatment Plant (CCWTP) requires facility and process upgrades to increase the efficiency, resiliency, and reliability of the water treatment plant.

The CCWTP Upgrades Project is a once-in-a-lifetime project that will maintain our access to this high-quality, delicious drinking water supply for the next 50+ years.

Based on the criticality and needs for these improvements, FEMA has awarded Salt Lake City with a $36.7 million grant to help construct these upgrades.