Toquerville council reviews water projects, accepts reuse contract and adopts updated fee schedule

The Toquerville City Council on Dec. 4 heard progress reports on multiple water and transportation projects, approved an updated citywide fee schedule, and voted to accept a regional reuse authorization contract from the Washington County Water Conservancy District.

The meeting opened with department reports that centered on wastewater and reuse infrastructure serving new development. City staff said the Confluence Park treatment plant construction is well under way and that the plant is expected to be operating in late January 2025. City staff reported that the reuse pump station tied to the project will finish months later: "the treatment plant will be running, probably by January 26, but the reuse pump station will lag by several months on that," said Mike (city staff reporting on utilities).

Why it matters: finishing the treatment plant and reuse pump station is central to connecting planned residential developments — including Firelight and the Grapevine subdivision — to sewer service and to the city’s plans to reuse treated effluent. Council members and staff flagged pipeline capacity constraints downstream and said the city may need upsized trunk mains if full build‑out proceeds.

Major developments and schedules - Treatment plant and reuse pump station: Staff reported tilt‑panel and casting work is complete or scheduled; a large crane mobilization is expected in January and the site will be busy through much of 2025. The reuse pump station structural drawings were expected by Dec. 20, and subgrade excavation had begun for the pump station substructure. Staff estimated the overall reuse project completion would move from February into April or early May 2026. - Firelight and Grapevine subdivisions: Staff said final punch lists are circulating among joint utility stakeholders for Firelight phases 1 and 2; the city’s MOU allows recording final plats without active power or water, but the fire district has asked…