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Planning commission backs Springville Public Works on sewer and wastewater impact-fee plans
Summary
The Springville Planning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council adoption of two Public Works master-plan impact-fee packages — a Sewer Collection Master Plan and a Water Reclamation Facility (wastewater treatment) impact-fee analysis — endorsing the maximum allowable wastewater impact fee of $2,886 per ERU. Public comment was nil and staff said the analyses are defensible under state law.
The Springville Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended that the City Council adopt two Public Works master-plan packages that set capital projects and the growth-related share of costs for sewer collection and wastewater treatment.
Public Works staff presented both studies and the city’s impact-fee analysis, saying the work separates existing system deficiencies (to be paid by current ratepayers) from the portion of project costs that growth may lawfully be charged for under Utah impact-fee rules. The department’s presentation said the city’s wastewater system includes roughly 35 miles of gravity pipeline (4–36 inches), 12 lift stations, and about 2,700 manholes; flow studies show groundwater infiltration of roughly 400,000 gallons per day and storm-driven…
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