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Show So. Davis Sewer District plans expansion By GARY R. BLODGETT WEST BOUNTIFUL One way or another, there's going to be a major expansion of the South avis Sewer Improvement District atment plant located on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in West Bountiful. Dal Wayment, plant manager, told the Bountiful City Council that expansion of the existing plant is inevitable because the 25-year-old facility is operating 20 to 25 percent above capacity and is in violation of several Environmental Protection Protec-tion Agency (EPA) standards. "We have put them (EPA) off as long as we can," Mr. Wayment told the council. "The time has come that we must begin serious planning for expansion of the plant's entire operation if the facility facil-ity is to meet state and federal specifications spe-cifications for the next 20 years." He said there are several alternatives alterna-tives to financing the expansion of the plant, and after hearing the options op-tions the council asked that all options op-tions be studied and that the best again be presented to the council. Mr. Wayment noted that the cost H n O CD nm o -j Sen n n of expansion is estimated at $13,855,000, not including interest over the next 15 to 20 years. "The total cost of the project will depend on what form of financing we obtain and what interest rates are at the time of the bidding next February," .he said. Using a flip chart, he noted that the total cost could range between nearly $23 million up to about $29 million. He said major expansion of the plant which is presently valued at between $15 million and $20 million mil-lion will include primary and secondary clarifiers, additional pumping equipment, extensive piping, an additional trickling filter, fil-ter, chlorination facilities and basins, a digester, drying beds, and extensive replacement of power and monitoring facilities. In addition, but not directly connected con-nected with this project, the district dis-trict is extending a major collection system along Redwood Road from North Salt Lake to 500 South, Bountiful. At this point, the waste water will be pumped to 1 100 West where it has a gravity flow to 1200 North and thus to the plant facility, Mr. Wayment explained. He said it will serve the existing area residents and any future growth of the west side. "This project is being financed by the property owners being served and is not directly connected con-nected with the major expansion of the plant and on-site facilities," he said. Mr. Wayment emphasized that the plant as have most waste water wa-ter (sewage) treatment plants in the area has been operating the past few years in violation of EPA standards stan-dards without serious fines. "But the EPA is clamping down and wants things cleaned up," said Mr. Wayment. "And for those facilities not complying, there will be some very stiff fines. It's inevitable inevit-able that these improvements be made at the South Davis north plant." What's it going to cost the average aver-age homeowner for this expansion and major improvements? Probably an increase in the Continued on page two Sewer Plant expansion Continued from page one monthly sewer rate of between $3 and $4.50 with a slight increase in the mill levy of property taxes or a total increase of about $7 per month. This is about double the present rate of $6.25 per month for sewage treatment, Mr. Wayment explained. It was emphasized, however, the increased rate will depend on the total cost of the plant's expansion. Three primary options being considered for financing the project pro-ject are (1) obtaining an EPA state loan; (2) pay-as-you-go; and (3) bond the district. "An EPA loan could be interest-free interest-free but would be very difficult to obtain," he said. "Of the remaining remain-ing two options, the pay-as-you-go method would be less costly (interest (in-terest wise) but would take much longer to complete the project." He told the council that he would investigate these and other loan possibilities and would report back to the council as soon as figures can be put together. Meanwhile, the district board of trustees named James M. Mon-gomery Mon-gomery Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Salt Lake City, to prepare t the plans for the mammoth expansion expan-sion project. Plans will be completed com-pleted and bids will be let next February. Feb-ruary. Construction will begin in early spring (1988) and the expansion project completed in late summer of 1989, according to the plant manager. South Davis Sewer Improve-, ment District serves about 20,000 homes and businesses between North Salt Lake and Centerville. About half those hookups are in the ' Bountiful area. Mr. Wayment noted additional hookups will be more costly than in the past, but no amount has been decided. |
