Draper City is asking Suncrest and Utah County neighborhood residents to cut water use through Friday, Oct. 23. Crews are working on the next phase of a five-year water system upgrade along Traverse Ridge Road.
No water shutoff is planned. But the city said conservation during construction will help prevent unplanned outages.
"While water service will continue as normal, we ask residents in the Suncrest and Utah County neighborhoods of Draper to be aware of water usage and conserve wherever possible during this period to help us avoid any outages," the city said in a post on X on Monday, Oct. 19.
The construction phase runs Tuesday, Oct. 20, through Friday, Oct. 23.
Five-year upgrade project
Draper City has spent the past five years repairing and improving the water supply system along Traverse Ridge Road, according to the city. The system serves residents in the Suncrest neighborhood and parts of Draper that extend into Utah County.
The city spans roughly 30 square miles, stretching from the Salt Lake County valley floor up and over Traverse Mountain into northern Utah County, according to the city's 2025 water conservation plan. The Suncrest area sits in the city's Zone 3, where water is pumped in stages from lower elevations.
Draper's water system served a population of 51,560 as of the most recent estimate from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, according to the plan.
2024 water usage below regional target
The city's 2024 water usage came in at 165 gallons per capita per day (gpcd), according to the plan. That is nearly 12% below the Salt Lake regional goal of 187 gpcd set for 2030. Draper's own target is 183 gpcd.
The city did not specify what types of conservation it is requesting. Construction is scheduled to wrap up Friday, Oct. 23.
