Division of Water Quality Projects—SRLF
The Utah Division of Water Quality has established the following ARRA projects:
Recipient |
Project |
Grant |
Loan |
Total |
Green |
Contract |
Kearns Improvement District |
Relocation of sewer lines from back yards to public rights-of-way. |
$1,200,000 |
$1,041,416 |
$2,241,416 |
0 |
Yes |
Ogden City |
Restore channel of Ogden River. |
$1,000,000 |
0 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
Yes |
Price City |
Replacement of failing and inadequate sewer lines. |
0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
0 |
Yes |
Roosevelt City |
Rehabilitate sewer lagoons and replace irrigation pumps irrigation pivots and building to allow for disposal of treated wastewater. |
0 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$1,350,281 |
Yes |
Salt Lake City |
Replace covers on bio-solids digesters to recover energy and improve safety. |
0 |
$5,700,000 |
$5,700,000 |
$5,700,000 |
Yes |
Salt Lake City |
Restore channel and remove sediment from the Jordan River. |
$577,500 |
0 |
$577,500 |
$577,500 |
Yes |
Salt Lake County Flood Control |
Restore channel and remove sediment from the Jordan River. |
$484,200 |
0 |
$484,200 |
$484,200 |
Yes |
Snyderville Basin Water Resources District |
Remove sediment and phosphorus. |
$300,000 |
0 |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
Yes |
Stockton Town |
Construction of a new collection system and treatment facility to replace septic tanks. |
$5,423,000 |
$577,000 |
$6,000,000 |
$0 |
Yes |
Utah State University/Logan City |
Reduce phosphorus in Logan's wastewater lagoons by harvesting algae, converting it to biofuel and using fuel in city garbage trucks. |
$500,000 |
0 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
Yes |
Wildlife Resources |
Stream restoration and remove phosphorus from Sevier River. |
$520,788 |
0 |
$520,788 |
$520,788 |
Yes |
Total Cost |
$10,005,488 |
$9,818,416 |
$19,823,904 |
$10,432,769 |
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- Certification of Contract Commitments
- Certification of Implementation of ARRA 604(b) Funds
- Certification Under Section 1511 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Division of Water Quality Projects—604 b
Recipient |
Location |
Project Description |
Cost |
Division of Water Quality |
State-Wide |
Develop a State-Wide stormwater management plan. Work will be contracted out. |
$34,000 |
Division of Water Quality |
State-Wide |
Develop a Statewide Monitoring Council and Citizen Monitoring Program. Work will be completed by a temporary employee in DWQ. |
$75,000 |
Division of Water Quality |
Logan |
Cutler Reservoir TMDL development. Project has been completed |
$72,295 |
Division of Water Quality |
Salt Lake and Davis Counties |
Develop a wetland assessment framework for the Great Salt Lake. Project has been completed. |
$23,000 |
Total Cost |
$204,295 |
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This award supports water quality management planning activities that are authorized under Section 205(j) and 303(e) of the Clean Water Act and the ARRA of 2009. This award will be used to complete four separate activities.
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Complete a Stormwater Management Plan and Appendix of Urban Stormwater Best Management Practices for the Utah Nonpoint Source (NPS) Management Program: For nearly 20 years the focus of Utah's Nonpoint Source Management Plan has been on agriculture with some projects related to hydrological modification. Utah is an urban state with most of its population centered along the Wasatch Front even though it has large expanses of "open" land. DWQ has wanted to expand its NPS Management Plan but has not had the resources to develop a stormwater component. Now $34,000 of ARRA funds will be used to contract with the University of Utah to prepare this plan, which once approved by EPA enables the State to received 319 funds to implement it and fund projects related to the control and abatement of urban stormwater runoff.
Update: In December 2009, DWQ entered into a contract with the University of Utah to complete this plan. -
Creation of a Statewide Water Quality Monitoring Council and Citizen Monitoring Program: All water quality management activities throughout Utah are informed by monitoring data, yet the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and other agencies lack sufficient resources to conduct all of the monitoring required. Forming a statewide Monitoring Council will facilitate exchange of water quality data. Also, Utah's current citizen monitoring program needs to be expanded and formalized with documented guidance and SOPs in order for these data to be actionable. $75,000 of ARRA funds will be used to hire a temporary employee to complete the research and outreach needed to establish the Monitoring Council, hold meetings; develop a Monitoring Council Web page and listserv; coordinate lake and E. coli citizen monitoring efforts; provide support and training for citizen monitors; assess comparability of DWQ SOPs with other agency sampling procedures; and identify future funding sources for the maintenance of the Monitoring Council and financial assistance to citizen monitoring groups.
Update: Visit the council's Web page or sign up for its e-mail listserv notifications. -
Complete the TMDL study for Cutler Reservoir: The TMDL water quality study for Cutler Reservoir has been a long term project, beginning in 2004 and just nearing completion in 2009. This study establishes water quality goals for the reservoir including the reduction of point and nonpoint sources of phosphorus to reduce algal growth improve dissolved oxygen concentrations and benefit water quality throughout the watershed. $72,295 of ARRA funds will be used to hire a consulting firm to complete the study including revisions to water quality modeling, responding to public comments, and assistance with the development of a monitoring plan which will incorporate monitoring practices that are specific to seasons and spatial segments identified in the TMDL.
Update: This project has been completed. See the Middle Bear River and Cutler Reservoir TMDLs document for more details. -
Develop a Wetland Assessment Framework for Great Salt Lake Impounded Wetlands: The wetlands surrounding the Great Salt Lake provide internationally important habitat for hundreds of thousands of birds. Historically, DWQ has protected some of these wetlands by applying a 3D aquatic life beneficial use class (waterfowl, shorebirds and other organisms in their food web) to the lake's Wildlife Management Areas. Over the past couple of years it has become increasingly apparent that new management approaches are needed if the biotas that depend on these ecosystems are to be sufficiently protected. DWQ plans to address shortcomings of current approaches to protecting the water quality of these wetlands by revising aquatic life beneficial uses, water quality standards, monitoring and assessments procedures. Over the past several years, much of the data needed to generate an assessment framework has been collected. Over the next year DWQ will compile these data into a quantitative assessment framework. Much of the work will be conducted by DWQ staff; however $23,000 of ARRA funds will be used to hire consulting services to assist in delivering the assessment framework in time to incorporate it into the 2010 Integrated Report.
Update: This project has been completed. See the Development of an Assessment Framework for Impounded Wetlands of Great Salt Lake document for more details.
