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Public works reports UDOT water-line work, stormwater audit and options for repurposed light poles
Summary
Sunset’s public works director briefed council on UDOT water-line installation, a damaged sewer line requiring designer review, a pending stormwater audit from DEQ, and options to address a repurposed higher-elevation streetlight that is causing glare.
Public Works Director Monroe updated the Sunset City Council on May 6 about several infrastructure matters tied to UDOT construction, stormwater compliance and park irrigation.
Monroe said UDOT’s contractor has begun installing the city’s water line and that crews discovered a damaged sewer connection on 300 that requires the contractor to consult designers before proceeding. "They did, wipe out the sewer line on 300. So now they have to go back to their designers... that's just their problem," Monroe said.
Monroe said the city is still waiting for UDOT approval of a vault that will contain backflow protection for Central Park; the park is currently fed by a temporary connection and an interim backflow device. He described recent sprinkler work at Central Park after a UDOT contractor was removed from the site temporarily for violations.
On streetlighting, Monroe said the contractor used repurposed poles in some locations to save money and one of those poles carries a light higher than others, which has produced overflow into nearby yards. "That pole happened to be the one that has the light... The options for that light on 2,300 is to go with a lower wattage LED light... or we turn the light off," Monroe said. He told council he had emailed Cache Valley Electric while a resident spoke at public comment and would follow up with cost estimates for adjustments.
Monroe also said the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is conducting a stormwater audit of municipalities; he described the audit as a multi-day review and said he is preparing staff (including operations manager Beau Fulmer) to focus on compliance checks going forward.
What’s next: Monroe said he will provide council with a follow-up on the lighting options and UDOT’s plan for the vault; he also proposed creating an operations/compliance position to concentrate on water testing and regulatory reporting.
