Earthquake and flood resilient infrastructure updates will protect Utah’s vital transportation corridor and metropolitan area residents.
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah: $21.59 Million
History
Davis County, Utah, lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, sandwiched between the capital city and Ogden to the north. With Great Salt Lake to the west and the Wasatch Mountains to the east, Davis County and the entire Weber Basin Water District is the primary transportation artery between the population centers of Salt Lake City and Ogden. This includes rail and highway traffic that is vital for the region and is one of the main causes of the county’s continued growth.
Project Description
This project is the construction of 12,000 feet of earthquake resistant steel pipe with an emergency pump station. The project includes crossing several geohazard areas, a canal, and U.S. Highway 89, so communication and partnership with stakeholders and relevant entities will be essential. The pump station will be used to deliver water in emergencies. The parallel pipeline will begin essentially at the same location as the current aqueduct (at a water control facility known as the “bifurcation structure”) and go southward to the Davis North Water Treatment Plant. The bifurcation structure directs water northward through the Weber Aqueduct (five miles) and southward through the Davis Aqueduct (22 miles). The Davis Aqueduct is the primary water source for approximately 621,000 residents served in the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District service area.