Frequently Asked Questions
Animal Services
Salt Lake County Animal Services serves the residents and pets of Unincorporated Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Herriman, Holladay,Riverton, and Midvale.
Legally, all pets are required to be licensed in the city in which they live. Licensing your pet is also one of the quickest ways to get your pet back to you if it gets lost.
Each city differs in its pet ordinances regarding how many dogs and cats you can legally own. In some cities it is unlimited as long as they are all licensed and cared for. In other cities, there is a set number. Please refer to your city's animal ordinances for exact limits.
If you can contain the cat in a box or carrier, please bring it in to the shelter during open business hours or call 801-745-7043 (officer dispatch) for an animal control officer to pick up. If the cat is feral, please call 385-GOT-PETS to arrange for our TNR coordinator to come trap the cat.
In order for the animal's owner to have the best chance of finding their pet, it should be taken to the appropriate shelter.
The appropriate shelter is based on where the animal was found. It is also a violation of animal control ordinances to harbor a stray for more than 24 hours.
If you pick up a stray in our jurisdiction, you can bring it in to the shelter during open business hours. If it is outside of business hours or you cannot contain the stray pet, you can call our animal control dispatch 24/7 at 801-743-7045.
Call the Utah Division of Wildlife Services at (801) 538-4700 or Federal Wildlife Protection at (801) 975-3307.
Visit the shelter within 24 hours and then every other day. Visit our website and choose Lost Pets for more information or to see animals in the shelter online.We also encourage you to hang flyers in your neighborhood and post pictures on social media. Most importantly, never give up hope that you will find your lost pet.
Visit the shelter. We have many to choose from. Or, visit the Animal Services' website and Facebook page to see adoptable animals.
If you live in a jurisdiction city (Unincorporated Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Herriman, Holladay, Midvale, or Riverton), call (801) 743-7045 to reach animal control dispatch directly. Our animal control officers work 24/7.
Engineering and Flood Control
Call County Dispatch at (385) 468-6101, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You may be interested in our Traffic Calming programs.Or call (385) 468-6600.
Type your address into the FEMA Flood Map Service Center Or call (385) 468-6636.
For residents of Unincorporated Salt Lake County there are a few options available for sidewalk installation. Check out our sidewalk programs.
Salt Lake County Ordinance 14.32.010stipulates that individual property owners are required to maintain curbs, gutters, and sidewalks in front of their property.
You need a permit to excavate in the County right-of-way. Call (385) 468-6600.
You need a permit to hold a Special Event on the County right-of-way. Call (385) 468-6600.
Salt Lake County does not provide sewer or water services. Contact your respective utility company.
Salt Lake County does not provide sewer or water services. Contact your respective utility company.
Landfill and Recycling
Yes, we have a drop-off site inside the Landfill for recyclables located just west of the Scale house. We accept:
- Plastic Containers (bottle and jugs)
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Paper products (newspapers and magazines only)
- Flatten Corrugated cardboard
- Clear, green and brown glass bottles
- Clothing donations
This site is open only during business hours Monday through Saturday 7am - 5pm. The landfill address is 6030 West California Avenue. No fee is required to recycle. Visit the landfill website.
Yes, the Landfill has compost product for sale. visit the landfill website for more details.
Yes, you can bring your Household Hazardous Waste to the Landfill (explosives and radioactive materials are not accepted).
No fee is required for this material as long as you do not have any other garbage with it and you are a citizen of Salt Lake County.
Businesses and non-county residents are required to pay a fee. Hours are 8-5 Mon-Sat Call (385) 468-3862 for more information
Yes, the Landfill accepts refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners
We have Waste Inspectors that are trained to remove the Freon from these products.
We do ask that you remove all food products from the units.
Fee required. Visit the landfill website for more information.
Yes, computers are accepted at the Landfill. Electronic waste such as computers, televisions, cell phones, printers, fax machines, etc. are accepted at our Household Hazardous Waste facility here at the Landfill.
There is not a fee for residents of Salt Lake County. There is a fee charged for businesses and non-residents.
Hours are 8-5 Mon-Sat. Call (385) 468-3862 for more information
Operations
Call the Operations Division at (385) 468-6101 to report flooding issues, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Or email pwops-online@slco.org
Some snow will come off the blade onto driveways. Our primary duty is to open and keep open the main roadway system.
It is illegal to leave a car parked on the street November through April, as stipulated by Salt Lake County Ordinance 11.20.130.
Having to swerve a snow plow in and out between parked vehicles is not only dangerous, but also nerve wracking for our drivers. We can not do an efficient job with parked vehicles on the street.
Additionally, vehicles parked on the road could be plowed in with a snow bank or damaged by the snow plow. Typically the street will not be plowed if cars are parked on it.
Main roads are expected to be cleared within eight hours, and residential cul-de-sacs within 48 hours, after the storm ends. County crews prioritize snow removal in this order:
- Major arterial streets: Provide connectivity and access to hospitals, fire stations, police stations and emergency medical services
- Minor arterial streets: Access to public schools and selected "hot spots" such as steep hills
- Streets serving public transportation
- All remaining streets such as residential and local
- Cul-De-Sacs
Contact the Operations Division at (385) 468-6101. Or email pwops-online@slco.org
The Operations Division provides road maintenance services to the residents of Unincorporated Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights, Taylorsville, Herriman, and Holladay City.
Our goal is to sweep every street approximately twice a year. You can request the street be swept by calling the Operations Division at (385) 468-6100. Or email pwops-online@slco.org
Not all street lights are maintained by Salt Lake County; however, we are happy to direct your concern to the appropriate agency for repair.
Contact the Operations Division at (385) 468-6100 to report a street light outage. Or email pwops-online@slco.org
To request a new street light, please send a request in writing to Salt Lake County Operations Division at:
604 West 6960 South Midvale, Utah 84047 Attn: Electrical Department.
Make sure you include your name and address. Our electrical department will contact you.
It is the homeowner's responsibility to maintain the right-of-way that abuts the road in accordance with County Tree Ordinance 14.44.010.
Contact the Operations Division at (385) 468-6100. Or email pwops-online@slco.org
Contact the Operations Division at (385) 468-6100. We maintain and install highway signs, street markers, and regulatory signs in Unincorporated Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights, Taylorsville, Herriman, and Holladay City.
Contact the Operations Division at (385) 468-6100. We maintain highway markings in Unincorporated Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights, Taylorsville, Herriman, and Holladay City.
For residential complaints for weeds in Unincorporated Salt Lake County, call the Weed Hotline at (385) 468-6100. Or email pwops-online@slco.org
Salt Lake County has a program that allows civic organizations the opportunity to Adopt-a-Highway. Requests must be made in writing to the Public Works Department Operations Division, 604 West 6960 South, Midvale, UT 84047.