Hooper discusses $5 million EPA grant and regional partnership to extend sewer to West Hooper

Hooper City Council members discussed a potential application for an EPA community grant, introduced as a congressional-constituency opportunity through Congressman Blake Ward's office, to extend sewer service to parts of West Hooper that currently lack sewer connections. A council report said the city could apply for up to $5,000,000 in federal funds and that the grant typically requires a local match (presenters cited an 80%/20% federal/local split).

A council participant summarized the city's earlier West-Hooper sewer master plan: seven lift stations and routing options. One speaker said older cost estimates for the full plan were about $22,000,000 in then-year dollars; another participant described a critical lift station that remains unfinished and estimated that the station alone could cost about $6,000,000 to complete.

"We can ask for up to $5,000,000," a council member said when describing the grant opportunity and the potential to partner with West Point or Weber County to meet the local match. Elsewhere in the discussion a council member described the unfinished lift station and developer incentives that new capacity could bring, saying the $6,000,000 station could make pipeline connections more attractive to private developers.

Council members asked whether parts of the area are annexed to Central Davis systems, noted Davis County's 10-acre minimum in some locations, and discussed whether partnering agencies (West Point, Weber County or Central Davis) could help share costs and operational arrangements. Participants requested more detailed, updated cost estimates before deciding whether to pursue the grant.

Next steps: Council members indicated interest in pursuing the funding conversation but did not take any binding action; staff and council will seek more precise cost figures, clarify matching requirements and confirm application deadlines (presenters said the grant application window is short).