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Price City officials outline site, traffic and funding concerns for proposed reservoir
Summary
Council members reported engineering reviews of a proposed reservoir site, flagged truck-traffic and parking impacts from nearby oil operations, and said the roughly $200 million project includes federal and private funding with NRCS and BLM involvement and a $2.3 million EIS line item.
Speaker 1 told the council that engineers and landowners toured the council-approved reservoir site and that the planned project would significantly affect the area: "Right now, the project is is around $200,000,000. 75% will be paid by Diner's Connect," Speaker 1 said, adding the project includes inlet and outlet piping and will increase local truck traffic. He and others said current oil-truck traffic of "200 trucks right now or 250 oil trucks" could double during construction and that the city is exploring shifting the reservoir across the canyon to avoid rerouting the road.
Why it matters: the reservoir would change traffic patterns, require new infrastructure and involve federal land transfers. Speaker 1 said the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has signaled support and an environmental impact statement (EIS) budget of roughly $2,300,000 is already included in planning. He also reported contact from Senator Lee's office about Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property that could be transferred to the city for the project.
Council discussion and concerns: members asked about where trucks would stage and about parking and employment impacts after build-out; Speaker 1 said an adjacent employer expects to add "3 to 400 employees" in the area, creating car parking and truck staging needs. Council members noted UDOT is engaged on intersections to prevent traffic incidents. Some council members said Carbon Canal representatives indicated they would not participate in the current plan, prompting staff to regroup on routing and partnerships.
Next steps: staff reported ongoing engineering conversations with Johansen and Tuttle, Horrocks and other consultants to confirm the selected site, survey marks and road alignments. Speaker 1 said the city will continue negotiating with landowners and federal agencies and that details remain to be finalized, including exact truck counts, contract terms and the timeline for land transfer.
