For more than 100 years, Crystal Hot Springs has provided geothermal water to a wide variety of community uses. At present, these uses include building heat for dormitories at the Utah State Correctional Facility, a commercial greenhouse next door to the prison and a fish farm nearby. Well known from pioneer times, this collection of geothermal springs and ponds are located 15 miles (24 km) south of Salt Lake City and should not be confused with Madsen’s Crystal Hot Springs, another geothermal resource located about 70 miles north in Box Elder County. Unlike Madsen, which is highly saline, the Draper resource produces salts and sulfur mild enough for watering cattle, and meets state standard as a secondary drinking water source. However, dissolved oxygen and other water chemistry still require careful management to prevent pipe corrosion and mineralization. Current regional drought conditions have reduced geothermal flow. Still, with careful management, Crystal Hot Springs can support new commercial uses in addition to those in place