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Senate approves emergency loan to rebuild Quail Creek Dam after collapse
Summary
The Utah Senate amended and passed SB113 to provide a $12.5 million emergency loan from surplus funds to rebuild Quail Creek Dam; the Washington County Water Conservancy District said the loan is 0% interest and needed now to complete construction before summer heat raises costs.
The Utah Senate on the floor amended and passed Senate Bill 113 to provide emergency funding for the rebuild of Quail Creek Dam in Washington County.
Senators voted to limit the measure to Quail Creek and appropriate $12.5 million from the general fund to the Division of Water Resources, which will deposit the money into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund for a loan to the Washington County Water Conservancy District. Ronald Thompson, manager of the Conservancy District, told the Committee of the Whole the district has a $12 million loan approved at 0% interest and a 20‑year amortization schedule.
Why it matters: Thompson said an RCC (roller‑compacted concrete) rebuild requires…
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