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Provo Council authorizes revenue bonds to finish wastewater plant after lengthy hearing

Provo Municipal Council · November 20, 2024
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Summary

After an extended public hearing and staff presentations, the Provo Municipal Council approved a resolution authorizing up to $37 million in wastewater revenue bonds to complete a multi‑phase upgrade to the city’s sewer treatment plant to meet state phosphorus rules.

Provo’s City Council voted to authorize the issuance of wastewater revenue bonds with maximum parameters of $37 million principal and up to 25 years’ maturity to complete upgrades at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

The council’s action follows a public hearing and detailed staff presentations that laid out a funding shortfall for completing the treatment‑plant improvements required by the state Water Quality Board. Public Works Director Gordon Haight and engineer Dave Torgerson described the project history: Provo received earlier Water Quality Board support and loans but remains roughly $30 million short of completing the…

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