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Jordan Valley Water seeks 11.1% property-tax increase to fund treatment and storage projects
Summary
Jacob Young of Jordan Valley Water told Taylorsville council the district proposes an 11.1% property-tax rate increase that would raise about $3.1 million, fund treatment-plant upgrades and new storage reservoirs, and cost the average service-area household roughly $11.78 per year on a $630,000 home.
Jacob Young, deputy general manager of the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, told the Taylorsville City Council on July 9 that the district plans to propose an 11.1% increase in its property-tax rate to cover infrastructure and operating needs.
Young said the increase would generate about $3.1 million in additional tax revenue and that about 30% of the district's revenue currently comes from taxes. "For the average home within our service area of $630,000, it's about $11.78 a year," he said.
Young described the need for the funds as primarily preventive and capacity-driven. He said the district is planning a significant upgrade and expansion at a treatment plant that currently treats up to 180 million gallons a day in summer; the planned expansion would bring capacity to about 255 million gallons a day. He also outlined plans for two large storage reservoirs (about 10 million gallons each) and other piping and renewal projects. "Our infrastructure is 75, 50, 40 years old; it needs to be renewed," Young said.
Young reminded the council that state law requires the conservancy district to present the proposal and gather sentiment from each participating municipality. He said the district will hold an official truth-and-taxation public hearing on Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. at the district offices at 8215 South 1300 West and invited residents to attend.
Council members asked for clarification on project locations and the treatment plant upgrades; Young provided the approximate sites for new storage facilities and described the treatment-plant equipment replacement and capacity expansion. He said taxing helps distribute costs across property owners and future beneficiaries of growth-driven infrastructure.
No formal council action was taken on the proposal; the presentation was a statutorily required briefing and notice ahead of the district's public hearing and final decision process.
