Board of Water Resources commits funding to local canal, meter and pipeline projects; withdraws Hiram City ARPA request

The Utah Board of Water Resources voted unanimously Jan. 30 to commit state loan and grant funds for several local water infrastructure projects and to withdraw one previously authorized ARPA-funded project after the applicant declined to proceed.

Board members approved staff recommendations to commit funding for projects in Davis, Weber and Draper water systems and to provide the final round of loan assistance for installation of secondary meters by the Davis & Weber Counties Canal Company. The board also accepted a staff recommendation to withdraw a Hiram City project and return ARPA grant funds to the program.

The decisions authorize multi-year purchase agreements and loans intended to support pipe replacement, canal enclosure and meter installation. Staff repeatedly told the board that applicants had met legal and program requirements before commitments were finalized. The board took each action by roll-call vote.

Key approvals included a commitment to relocate about 8,200 feet of 8- to 12-inch secondary irrigation pipeline in Clinton (Davis County) in conjunction with a UDOT road project; a box-culvert enclosure and alignment work tied to an interchange project near Hill Air Force…