Repairs underway on damaged sewer line in Draper; businesses likely to reopen Sunday
Oct 25, 2025, 10:00 PM
Several businesses in Draper, including the Cafe Zupas located near 12300 South and State Street, were shut down Saturday due to a sewer line issue, county health officials announced. Repairs are expected to be completed later tonight. (Ben B. Braun, Deseret News)
(Ben B. Braun, Deseret News)
DRAPER — Several businesses in Draper were shut down Saturday due to a sewer line issue, but health officials say repairs are underway and the businesses should be able to reopen on Sunday.
About 9 p.m. Friday, officials from the Salt Lake County Health Department responded to a sewage backup at 12191 S. State Street. The sewage backup was entering a nearby storm drain, health department spokesman Nicholas Rupp said.
Crews from the Jordan Basin Improvement District worked overnight to fix the problem, but were unable to clear the line by Saturday morning.
“Due to the amount of gravel and debris backing up in the sewer line, Jordan Basin believes the line is damaged (broken or collapsed), so repair could take several hours to days,” a statement from the health department said.
In response, the health department asked several businesses in the Draper Peaks shopping center at 201 E. 123000 South to temporarily close or just close their restrooms.
In a Saturday evening update, Rupp said Jordan Basin crews located a break in one of their sewer lines at about 4 p.m. and began repairs immediately.
“Salt Lake County Health Department continues to communicate with affected businesses and will send media an update Sunday midmorning or when the repair is complete, and retail businesses are able to open their restrooms and restaurants may resume food service,” Rupp said.
Café Zupas, In-N-Out, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Wasabi and Wing Nutz are all temporarily closed. Beadology, Deseret Book, Elase, Mountain America Credit Union, Office Depot, Quilted Bear, Restore Hyper Wellness, Walking Comfort, and Xfinity remained open Saturday but had their restrooms closed.
No homes were impacted by the temporary closure.
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