Summit County reappoints Karen Wilson and appoints Phil to Mountain Regional Water board; annexation approved

Summit County Council reappointed Karen Wilson to the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District Administrative Control Board and appointed another applicant, Phil (spelled variously in the record as Phil Tizavec and later as Phil Ticevich), to an unexpired term, both with terms shown to expire Dec. 31, 2029.

Wilson told the council she has served eight years on the regional water board and described herself as the board’s financial lead working alongside engineers. She said the board has focused on hiring a new general manager in the past and is prioritizing careful treatment-plant expansion and conservation measures “so that we can hopefully avoid triggering an importation project into the district.”

The council also approved an annexation resolution to add Parcel PP‑87‑3 — a home currently served by a private well — into the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District after staff said pipe exists nearby and the parcel owner requested a reliable connection. The annexation passed by voice vote.

During candidate interviews, Phil described an engineering and pipeline-inspection background and long-term volunteer work with Utah Water Watch, where he tests streams for water quality. He highlighted monitoring and leak‑detection parallels between oil-and-gas pipeline systems and water systems, including SCADA telemetry, which he said help operators detect mismatch between inflow and outflow and find leaks more quickly.

Council members pressed applicants on growth management and equity of rates. Wilson explained the district uses conservation-rate tiers so that routine residential users pay a base rate and very large users are charged higher per‑thousand‑gallon rates to discourage excessive outdoor irrigation.

Council members voted on the appointments and the annexation during the Mountain Regional Water portion of the meeting; motions and seconds are recorded on the public meeting record. The county clerk’s record transcribes the appointed Phil’s last name in two ways in the same meeting (Tizavec/Ticevich); the council record reflects the motion and approval but the meeting transcript contains that inconsistency.

The council said someone would notify applicants of appointment results and that appointed board members will begin serving in the district term noted in the record.