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County discusses request for Green River sample from company proposing Browns Park water treatment
Summary
Commissioners discussed a request from a company that builds water treatment systems to obtain a Green River sample and later present a proposal for a treatment plant to serve the Browns Park/Taylor's Flat area; commissioners asked that outreach begin through affiliated property owners before county engagement.
Daggett County commissioners on May 13 discussed a request that the county provide a Green River water sample to a company that designs and installs modular water treatment plants and later present a proposal for Browns Park/Taylor's Flat.
An attendee reported contact with a company that builds water treatment plants (the company described as operating from Grand Junction) and said the vendor requested a river water sample to analyze variability and plan a system design. The vendor indicated it would then return to present options to the county.
A county participant asked the speaker to clarify whether the company's outreach had come from affiliated property owners or from the vendor directly. The speaker said the company had requested the sample and that the vendor would like to make a presentation once it received and analyzed a sample.
Several participants cautioned about process order. One county official said they preferred a 'bottom up' approach, with affiliated property owners initiating formal requests rather than the county soliciting samples at the vendor's request. No formal decision was recorded to collect or submit a river sample; the exchange remained a staff/commission discussion and the county did not commit to procuring laboratory analysis or scheduling a vendor presentation during the May 13 meeting.
Why it matters: A water treatment system could affect residents and property owners in Taylor's Flat and Browns Park. Collecting a representative river sample for laboratory analysis is a technical first step that can affect the vendor's recommendations, potential costs, and timeline.
What was not decided: The county did not agree to collect a sample, recommend a particular lab, or accept a vendor presentation during this meeting. The identity of the vendor beyond being described as based in Grand Junction and the lab the sample would be sent to were not specified.
