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Bureau of Water Quality and Hazardous Waste
788 East Woodoak Lane (5380 South)
Murray, Utah 84107
(385) 468-3862
Recreation Water Illness
Swimming is a fun, active, and healthy way to spend leisure time. However, in the past two decades we have seen an increase in the number of Recreational Water Illness (RWI) outbreaks associated with swimming pools, water parks, hot tubs, lakes, rivers, and oceans. CDC’s Healthy Swimming program offers information and resources to raise awareness about RWIs and how to prevent them by practicing "Healthy Swimming" behaviors.
Utah is a fun place to be in the summer and water recreation is a favorite pastime for those in the state. Utah has seen illness come from its water; the most common diseases are Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Shigella, Norovius and E. Coli.
Click on each disease to learn about the illness and how it is affecting Utah.
2008 Cryptosporidium Education Materials
Crypto Public Service Announcements
Information on the 2008 No Crypto Campaign