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Planning commission backs water master plan, proposes impact-fee updates and long-term pipe-replacement plan
Summary
After a detailed presentation and public comment, commissioners recommended City Council adopt the drinking water and pressurized irrigation master plans, including a proposed indoor impact fee of about $1,266 and new irrigatable-area-based outdoor fees; staff also presented a system replacement estimate of about $440 million and phased financing options.
The Springville Planning Commission on Dec. 9 recommended that City Council adopt the city's updated drinking water master plan, the pressurized irrigation (PI) master plan and associated impact-fee analyses. Staff presented system inventories, growth projections, impact-fee methodology changes and a long-range infrastructure replacement estimate, and answered commissioners' questions before a short public comment period.
During a roughly hour-long presentation, the water-system presenter described Springville's inventory of roughly 220 miles of water mains (4 to 30 inches), seven wells, five springs, nine tanks and 11 pressure zones. Staff said the city currently models for contingency (removing the largest well from service), prioritizes fire-flow requirements, and maintains about 2…
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