Orderville water master plan reviewed: SCADA telemetry issues, storage and cross‑connection controls highlighted

Orderville public works staff presented highlights of the May 2025 water master plan, outlining six recommended improvement projects including SCADA enhancements, new well development, and pipeline upsizing to improve fire flows.

"The SCADA — it's showing flatlined data and it's not sending alarms because it thinks it's still running," Burl (speaker 4) told the council, summarizing recent telemetry problems and saying the antenna and radio reads need adjustment. Burl said technicians will work remotely to diagnose and that some antenna/communication hardware changes will be required to restore reliable remote alerts.

Staff also reported the town has sufficient water rights for near‑term development tied to the North Spring project and that total existing storage capacity currently exceeds the projected 2044 required storage. The presentation covered tank maintenance (engineers recommended cleaning intervals), recommended storage capacities, and the cross‑connection/backflow program. A project team member explained that backflow assemblies are required on pressurized irrigation systems and that monthly bacterial testing, annual nitrate testing and other state sampling routines are in place.

Council discussed coordination with UDOT and estimated reimbursable work to relocate a water line where planned highway work will encroach on town infrastructure; staff said any relocation would be done under a reimbursable contract and asked the council to consider impact‑fee eligibility and budget timing for potential work.