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Hyde Park adopts wastewater master plan; council to change sewer impact fees
Summary
Hyde Park City Council adopted a wastewater master plan from Sunrise Engineering that lays out roughly $15.7 million in sewer projects and directs staff to implement updated sewer impact fees tied to projected growth and development. Council approved the plan after technical questions about a shared outfall line with Smithfield; staff will complete follow-up testing and implementation steps.
Hyde Park — The Hyde Park City Council on June 10 adopted a wastewater master plan prepared by Sunrise Engineering and directed staff to implement related impact-fee changes.
Seth Thompson of Sunrise Engineering told the council the update recalibrated wastewater flow models to account for recent zoning changes and projected growth, including higher-density development. The plan identifies a critical shared outfall line that serves Hyde Park and Smithfield; Sunrise recommended replacing or phasing upgrades to that outfall and several development-driven trunk-line projects to avoid capacity shortfalls over the next 20–50 years.
Thompson said the plan groups projects into development‑driven segments and estimated the total cost of all recommended projects at about $15,700,000, of which roughly $12,400,000 is attributable to future development. Sunrise presented per-connection impact-fee figures within the study materials.
Council members pressed staff and Sunrise on ownership and condition of the shared outfall with Smithfield; Sunrise said Smithfield owns a majority share of the line and recommended a targeted camera inspection and condition assessment as the next step. Council members also asked whether the city’s sewer fund and impact-fee balances will cover phased work; staff said Hyde Park has been saving in a sewer fund and uses impact fees for growth-driven projects.
After discussion, Council member Fells moved to adopt the wastewater master plan and the council approved the motion by voice vote. The council also voted to bring an impact-fee resolution forward (resolution 2026‑14) to update the fee schedule consistent with the master plan and to direct staff to complete further testing and feasibility work on problem sections of the shared outfall line before final construction commitments.
On the question of fee numbers, Sunrise’s presentation showed a proposed single-family impact fee near $4,025 and listed a multifamily per-unit figure in the study materials; during council discussion staff acknowledged a spreadsheet error in an administrative document and said the council would adopt fee levels consistent with the master plan materials presented that evening. Staff will publish the adopted fee amounts in the adopted resolution and update the city fee schedule accordingly.
The council adopted the master plan and then approved the separate resolution to amend the sewer impact fee schedule; councilors instructed staff to return with implementation steps, cost‑allocation details and required interlocal coordination with Smithfield before major capital work begins.
