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Orem council reviews renewal of Central Utah water agreement as Vineyard shifts suppliers
Summary
Council members discussed two interlocal agreements that would move Vineyard City off Orem’s distribution and formalize a direct supply relationship with Central Utah Water Conservancy District; an emergency interlocal agreement would preserve short-term back-up supply. Council approved the agreements on the consent agenda.
Orem City officials told the City Council they will sign a renewed water-supply agreement with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and execute an interlocal emergency water agreement with Vineyard City as Vineyard prepares to disconnect from Orem’s distribution system.
City staff said the 2025 agreement formalizes a change decades in the making: Vineyard will receive water through the Central Water Project and Central Utah Water rather than being master‑metered from Orem. Chris (water resources staff) told the council Vineyard’s on‑system master metering will end and, starting July 1 (date stated at the meeting), Vineyard will be supplied through Central Utah Water.
The agreements update a series of arrangements dating to 1989 and 2005 that allowed Vineyard to grow while relying on Orem and Central Utah for water. Chris said Orem has provided Vineyard with water while Vineyard built out its own infrastructure; under the new arrangement the water…
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