- A Salt Lake City water meter leak caused a Holladay mudslide, affecting homes.
- The meter’s sacrificial bottom released water, preventing a worse water main break.
- Salt Lake City plans to replace the meter and aid affected residents with repairs.
HOLLADAY — A Salt Lake City water meter did exactly what it was supposed to do, leading to a leak that caused a Holladay mudslide and flooding that affected at least three homes overnight.
This happened in a neighborhood near 3100 East just north of the Old Mill Golf Course and Knudsen’s Corner.
Chloe Morroni, communications and public engagement manager for the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, said a part of the water meter, known as its sacrificial bottom, released water as designed when the water and pressure built up…