Utah Division of Water Quality

Utah Water Quality Data

What you will need to know to make a data request:

It is important to note here that if you do not know what you are looking for, you will have trouble finding it in the database. The 2007-2008 Strategic Monitoring Plan (Adobe PDF format) can be a useful starting point. The monitoring plan is composed of two sections:

A brief overview of the seven different programs for which DWQ currently collects water quality data.
Spreadsheets that contain program specific information including:
- Actively monitored stations.
- Characteristics collected at those stations.
- Frequency of collection.

storet logo You must know the following three things to perform a data request:

the time period you are interested in. Our data files go back to 1974, but data is limited in those "early" years).
the monitoring stations you are interested in. There are over 4575 stations in our database. Only about 500 of them are "data rich". Generally, the data rich sites can be found by reviewing the 2007-2008 Strategic Monitoring Plan. We suggest that a pick from those lists will probably better fulfill your needs. However, you can select any of our sites during the query.
the specific characteristics or parameters you are interested in obtaining. We analyze for a variety of constituents, most of them are listed in the Strategic Monitoring Plan.

Get water quality data!

This link will take you to an EPA web server where you can download or view water quality data collected, maintained, and owned by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

Utah Data Assessment and Integration Tool (Beta test version) This tool allows the user to obtain water quality data using a map interface and other data filters. Note: currently compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer only.

If you need more help planning your data request, or have questions about the data, please call Arne Hultquist at 801-538-6068 or e-mail arnehultquist@utah.gov

The monitoring plan will require Adobe Reader. Click this picture to download it

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