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Central Utah Water trustees outline capital needs, ask to maintain 0.004 tax rate
Summary
Central Utah Water Conservancy District trustees presented a summary of capital projects and urged Duchesne County to support maintaining a 0.004 tax rate; district officials said the difference from the certified rate would raise about $6.4 million across the district and cost the average Duchesne County homeowner about $0.41 per month.
Brad Wells, a trustee of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, told the Duchesne County Commission on July 28 that the district plans major capital replacements and is seeking to continue a 0.004 property tax rate to fund construction and debt service.
The presentation highlighted that construction comprises the largest share of district expenditures (about 68 percent), with debt service about 14 percent, and that district revenue currently comes from property taxes (about 30 percent), water sales (about 17 percent) and other sources. Wells said the district27s certified rate is 0.0038 and the rate the trustees are pursuing is 0.004; he said the difference would generate roughly $6.4 million across the district and would increase the cost to the average Duchesne County homeowner by roughly $0.41 per month based on a median home value cited by the presenter.
Wells and district staff described several near-term capital projects, including replacement work at the Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant related to post-fire water-treatment changes and a large replacement of the Alpine Aqueduct, which the presentation said runs in an area affected by a landslide and will require rerouting.
Wells also reviewed the district27s public hearing schedule for truth-in-taxation meetings in late August and said the legislature has changed hearing requirements to require broader trustee participation and virtual access. The district said it will present a formal proposal at county hearings and invited commissioners and the public to attend.
Why it matters: the district supplies wholesale drinking water in the region and the proposed rate change is intended to fund multi-year capital replacement rather than force a larger increase later. District leaders emphasized that delaying maintenance could risk more significant rate increases in the future.
Duchesne County commissioners asked clarifying questions about local projects and expressed appreciation for the district27s coordination with county public-works staff.
Ending: District staff said they will hold scheduled public hearings in late August and will make the formal rate request available to counties before those hearings.
