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Emery council gets timeline and funding updates for water master plan and reservoir study
Summary
Town staff and consultants told the Emery Town Council the town received a $40,000 Division of Drinking Water grant for a water master plan, set geotechnical fieldwork dates for a reservoir study and outlined a multi-month schedule for completing the master plan.
Emery town staff told the Emery Town Council on March 12 that the town received a $40,000 grant from the Division of Drinking Water to pay for a water master plan and that geotechnical field work for a separate reservoir study is scheduled for March 31–April 1.
The council was briefed that the water master plan will be a detailed, multi-section technical report, roughly 100 pages once complete, and that producing it will take several months. A staff member said the master plan work will involve data collection with town staff and consultants and estimated completion of the study in roughly three to four months.
Why it matters: the water master plan and reservoir study will form the technical basis for future capital projects, grant applications and decisions about water infrastructure. Council members asked for short monthly updates during the studies so the town can review interim findings and offer course corrections before final reports are drafted.
Consultant and staff updates A staff member told the council that the town has “received the approval from Division of Drinking Water” and that the grant awarded to the town was $40,000. The same speaker said the master plan team is working with town staff (named attendees included Annie and Jacob Sharp) to gather data and that the final report will be extensive.
On the reservoir project, staff reported that geotechnical and geology consultants, along with an irrigation company, will conduct site field investigations March 31 and April 1. Staff said the team already has “20 pages worth of graphs and data” prepared on hydrology and that the next step after fieldwork will be a stakeholder meeting with the irrigation board and town officials to review interim findings.
Grants and next steps Council members were told the town also submitted a concept paper to the U.S. Department of Energy and had presented to the state Appropriations Committee; staff said it remains unclear whether the project was included in the state's final budget and that they were awaiting word from Senator Hinkins.
Staff asked for the council's permission to place the master plan and reservoir-study updates near the start of future agendas so consultants can give brief monthly status reports. The council agreed to periodic brief updates, with a final presentation and distribution of the complete reports when work is finished.
No formal action was required or taken on these items at the meeting.
