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Grantsville approves reimbursement agreement for SR‑138 off‑site water extension to boost pressure and redundancy
Summary
Council approved a reimbursement agreement authorizing a half‑mile extension to loop 12‑inch water main from Bluegrass to Clark/Kent to raise pressure and fire flow in Highlands and add redundancy for the SR‑138 corridor; funding will use impact fees and partial developer reimbursement.
The Grantsville City Council on April 2 approved Resolution 2025‑23, a reimbursement agreement to extend water infrastructure along SR‑138. The project will install a roughly half‑mile 12‑inch main to connect pressure zone 2 water from Bluegrass to Clark and Kent streets, increasing water pressure and fire flows in the Highlands neighborhood and creating a more redundant supply loop for the area that serves commercial sites including Walmart and adjacent developments.
Why it matters: The Highlands area currently experiences low pressure and constrained fire flows. The extension will improve system redundancy and help reduce the risk of large areas going without service when a single main is taken out of service.
Scope, purpose and cost City engineering staff described the build as an extension that ties into a 12‑inch main being installed by Desert Edge developer work; the council's agreement will reimburse part of the off‑site extension. City staff said the work would include a pressure‑reducing valve and a second 8‑inch connection at Clark and Kent to provide redundancy. During the meeting engineers and council members discussed cost estimates; staff cited an approximate figure of about $424,000 in one exchange, and other figures mentioned during discussion ranged higher (figures presented in the meeting varied while the final cost estimate remained under review). City staff said the project is eligible for water impact fee funding and that some developer impact fees and PID reimbursements will be used to finance the work.
Staff explanation and council action City engineer Robert (speaking on the record during the meeting) said the work will bring higher pressure to Highlands and enable higher fire flows. "It will put the Highlands on higher pressure, to solve some of their pressure zone issues," he told the council. Staff also said the larger loop will allow repairs without shutting down broad service areas.
Funding and implementation Staff advised the council that the extension is impact‑fee eligible; Desert Edge's construction was already creating an opportunity to coordinate trenching and reduce mobilization costs. The city plans to use available impact fees and to negotiate reimbursement through the developer's PID as appropriate.
Outcome Council moved to approve Resolution 2025‑23 authorizing the reimbursement agreement and the motion passed with council support.
