[5] There is no record when the well itself was drilled,[5] although it could date to the 1890s, when drought forced city leaders to look for alternative water sources, besides the commonly used snowpack runoff.

[6] In 1936, Salt Lake City filed a water claim for a flow of 2-20 gallons per minute and listed the priority date as 1890.

[6] Salt Lake City invested $79,450 (equivalent to $333,537 in 2023) to create the park and configure the water to flow out of a concrete casing with spigots.

[11][12] To ensure the water flowing from the spring is potable, Salt Lake City tests it weekly for coliform bacteria and monthly for perchlorate.

The Good4Utah test also showed that the water was relatively hard, containing a lot of calcium, magnesium, and iron.