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Council approves fiscal agency agreement to advance Boyer Dam rehabilitation planning
Summary
Summit County agreed to serve as fiscal agent for state and federal dam-safety grant funds to support planning and design for the Boyer (Boyer Lake) Dam rehabilitation, carrying requirements of FEMA and the Utah Division of Water Resources; the council approved the fiscal agency agreement unanimously.
Summit County Council voted July 16 to act as fiscal agent for state and federal dam-safety grants that will fund planning and design for the Boyer Dam rehabilitation on Boyer Lake in Chalk Creek Canyon.
Brandon (presenter) and Ben Merritt from the Utah Division of Water Resources told the council the Boyer Dam is listed among high-hazard dams and was selected for funding to bring the structure into compliance with safety requirements. The presenters said the planning and design phase for repairs — to address sinkholes on the south dam, seepage at the north dam abutment, spillway updates, riprap, and an updated Emergency Action Plan — will be covered 100% by a combination of a federal High Hazard Potential Dam grant from FEMA (approximately 65% of project cost through the grant) and a state dam safety grant covering…
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