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Box Elder officials outline $28.6 million Highway 1416 sewer need; study proposed after possible $20 monthly surcharge

Box Elder City Council · May 6, 2025
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Summary

City staff updated the council on Phase 1 work on the Highway 1416 wastewater main and said a KLJ Engineering estimate puts Phase 2 at about $28.6 million. The State awarded a $2 million grant and an SRF loan package; staff said the loan, as presented, would equate to about a $20.10 monthly surcharge per account and recommended a consultant study equitable rates.

City of Box Elder staff on May (reported at the council meeting) gave an extended update on the Highway 1416 wastewater project, saying Phase 1 (Westgate to Cottonwood Drive) is underway and Phase 2 (Cottonwood Drive to the wastewater treatment plant) carries a much larger price tag that will require careful funding decisions.

An unidentified city presenter told the council that Phase 1 is financed with a mix of local and state American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and SRF loans, totaling roughly $7.8 million for the work from Westgate to Cottonwood Drive. The council was told a KLJ Engineering estimate places the remaining Phase 2 work — about 15,500 feet of upsized pipe from Cottonwood to the treatment plant — at about $28.6 million.

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