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Pleasant View adopts water conservation plan to expand meter reads, leak alerts and future supply purchases
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2025‑M, approving the city's water conservation plan that prioritizes auto‑read meters, leak‑alert enrollment and a plan to purchase additional Weber Basin water when city allotments are exhausted.
Pleasant View city council adopted the city’s water conservation plan, Resolution 2025‑M, after a public hearing and staff presentation that outlined meter upgrades, conservation goals and long‑term supply options.
Tyson, the staff presenter, described the plan as an ongoing effort to inventory water supply, expand leak detection and encourage customer enrollment in auto‑read meter services. “This is your ongoing water conservation plan … to help ensure that we have water to supply the needs and and support fire in those situations and and meet growth,” Tyson said during the hearing.
Why it matters: The plan directs work to reduce gallons per capita by installing auto‑read meters, issuing high‑use and leak alerts and improving utility response times. Staff said roughly 1,500 meters (about 60%) have been updated and the city is moving to finish the remaining replacements; automatic reads allow staff and customers to discover leaks faster and reduce wasted water.
Key details: Staff reported the city has submitted goals to expand auto‑read coverage, and that the leak‑alert system can shorten detection and repair windows — in one example a leak was identified and fixed within roughly seven days after an alert. The plan also lays out how the city will purchase additional water from Weber Basin when existing source allocations are exhausted rather than drilling more wells; staff said the city expects to buy incremental acre‑feet as permit demand requires.
Council action: Councilmember Gibson moved to approve the plan; the motion was seconded by Erie. The council took a roll‑call vote: Arrington — yes; Gibson — yes; Erie — yes; Nelson — excused. The motion carried and Resolution 2025‑M was adopted.
Implementation: Staff will continue to roll out auto‑read meters and public enrollment in the leak‑alert app, coordinate communications (for example, information about park watering schedules) and allocate freed field time toward remaining meter installations and other utility needs. Staff estimated the plan will improve leak detection and reallocate staff time to understaffed maintenance tasks.
Ending: The plan directs both near‑term operational changes (meter upgrades and leak alerts) and a longer‑term supply strategy that relies on purchasing additional Weber Basin water when city allocations are exhausted.
