Aging aqueducts could leave Utahns without water in big earthquake
Four major aqueducts along the Wasatch Front are the heart of a system that ultimately delivers drinking water to more than 2 million people. A report on these structures details how three of them cross the Wasatch Fault zone and the fourth is in an area of risk for landslides or other ground movement. In the event of the “Big One,” these aging water delivery systems would fail and be offline for several months, maybe as long as six months, as custom parts from out of state would have to be shipped to Utah.