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Price City to apply for $71,000 planning loan to study consolidation of water-treatment resources
Summary
Council approved a planning-study funding request to apply to the Utah Division of Drinking Water for up to $71,000 in forgivable loan assistance to examine possible sharing or consolidation of Price City and Price River Water Improvement District treatment-plant resources.
Price City authorized staff on Jan. 22 to apply to the Utah Division of Drinking Water for up to $71,000 in forgivable loan funding to support a planning study examining shared resources or potential consolidation between the Price City treatment plant and the Price River Water Improvement District.
Miles, a city staff member working on the utility projects, said the division asked the city to “look at other resources in our neighborhood” to determine whether sharing treatment processes could lower overall upgrade costs. Miles said the study could be completed in less than six months and would analyze options ranging from sharing specific processes to full consolidation.
Council Member Kate (first name used during discussion) clarified that the study does not automatically mean consolidation; rather, it will evaluate whether shared resources or a single plant would be more efficient. Council Member Jespersen made the motion to approve the planning-study funding request; Council Member Richardson seconded. The council approved the motion by voice vote.
The application is for planning funds only. If the study recommends capital work, the city will return to council for design approvals, funding and any required interagency agreements with the Price River Water Improvement District.
