The Soda Springs City Council approved Resolution 2025‑7 on Monday to accept terms related to a state lead service‑line removal grant and to set aside a city contribution required by the offer.

City staff described the package as a combination of principal forgiveness and a low‑interest loan. The presenter said the grant package would reserve $500,000 in DEQ funding for lead service‑line replacement and includes roughly $305,000 in principal forgiveness; the city would fund approximately $195,007.89 from reserves to cover the remaining required match or loan component. "Basically, we get 305,000 in principal forgiveness, and we fund almost a 196,000 out of city funds," a staff member said during the presentation.

Council moved, seconded and approved a resolution restricting the city funds to be used to accept the DEQ offer and authorized either the mayor or the council president to sign necessary documents. Staff said the grant documents and the inventory of affected service lines will be completed and submitted to DEQ; the council asked staff to return with any additional contract details if substantive changes are required.

Council members discussed timing; staff said DEQ requested return of signed documents by the end of the month to reserve the funding and staff planned to synchronize inventory and scheduling with the city's existing water system records.