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Lindon staff recommend utility rate increases as Orem wastewater upgrades drive costs
Summary
City staff outlined proposed rate adjustments for sewer, water and stormwater tied to a large upgrade at the Orem Water Reclamation Facility and other capital needs; council discussed transfers, bonding and infiltration-reduction work as alternatives to larger immediate hikes.
Lindon City staff presented proposed utility rate increases and a multi-year capital plan at the council’s budget kickoff work session, citing a required share of upgrades at the Orem Water Reclamation Facility and other aging infrastructure.
The city’s utilities director, Juan Garrido, told the council that Lindon’s proportional share of the Orem plant upgrade is about $6,800,000 and that Orem’s full project cost runs roughly $151,000,000. He said Lindon is contractually obligated to pay a percentage of treatment-plant upgrades and that raises will be needed to cover those costs and related sewer, water and stormwater projects.
“The sewer, our hands are largely tied. I mean, it’s — we’re contractually obligated to pay a percentage of the treatment plant costs for any upgrades that they have to…
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