Little Mountain Sewer, Promontory PID and Central Weber progress on lift-station plan; commissioners permit rezones to proceed while will-serve letters finalize

Weber County staff, Little Mountain Sewer Association (LMSA) representatives and developers told commissioners on Thursday that the Promontory PID’s planned 5,900-foot lift and conveyance line is advancing and could go to bid in late July or early August, with construction starting in August or September — subject to final contractual steps.

LMSA’s Stephanie Russell summarized the arrangements: the lift and conveyance will be built by Promontory PID and funded with Promontory PID money, support from the Utah Inland Port and LMSA’s ARPA funds. “That is currently under the jurisdiction of Central Hooper Sewer,” Russell said, meaning Central Weber would be the owner/operator of the conveyance for treatment; LMSA would operate collection west of the river. Russell said Promontory PID has design in hand, the project is primed for bid once a few contract items between county and state are resolved, and that construction could begin in August with reimbursement deadlines tied to ARPA funding (the project must be completed and reimbursed by May 2026).

LMSA said it needs a service agreement with Central Weber to accept the effluent; once that contract is in place LMSA can issue will-serve letters for connections west of the river. LMSA and county staff also noted that property owners connecting west of the river will have to annex into both LMSA and Central Weber service territories before final connection is permitted.

Developer Pat Burns (and others) told commissioners the lack of current will-serve letters has kept projects in limbo. Burns asked to continue zoning and rezone approvals so that plats and subdivision steps can proceed to an advanced stage (but not final plat) before physically connecting lines. Commissioners and staff concurred: they expressed willingness to allow rezone proceedings to continue to the planning/rezoning stage but said they would not approve final subdivision plats until will-serve letters and required annexations are in place. Commissioner Jim Harvey said he was “fairly confident” the Central Weber board will approve an agreement with LMSA once the lift-station funding and vendor selection are finalized.

Ending: staff and LMSA will continue to finalize contracts with Central Weber and with Promontory PID; once LMSA has an executed service agreement and Promontory’s lift station construction is under contract, LMSA will begin issuing will-serve letters and developers can proceed to final subdivision approvals and construction.