Metro Water trustees brief Sandy council on district history, sources, capital projects and planned rate increases

Tom Godfrey, a Metro Water trustee, and Metro staff gave Sandy City Council members a presentation and plant tour briefing on the Metropolitan Water District’s history, water sources, capital projects and projected costs. The presentation took place at a Metro Water facility; no meeting date was specified in the presentation.

Council members were shown historical background on the district, the reasons Sandy petitioned to join Metro and the district’s current mix of surface and groundwater supplies, staff said. Speakers outlined ongoing and planned capital projects, projected water-rate increases and the end dates for a pair of existing payment obligations that will lower Sandy’s future contributions if they remain on schedule.

Why it matters: Metro officials said much of the treatment and delivery infrastructure dates to the mid-20th century and will need multi‑year rebuilds and pipeline replacements. Officials said those projects are the drivers of planned water-rate increases and proposed future property‑tax adjustments that will appear in the district’s long‑range cash flow.

Metro staff summarized the district’s origins, noting the Metropolitan Water District Act (1935)…