To handle the increase on the west side of the valley, Salt Lake County officials are constructing two new water reservoirs. Each tank is anticipated to have a capacity of roughly five million gallons.
The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is in charge of the project, which is estimated to cost about $21 million and is situated at 7271 West 11800 South in South Jordan.
“These tanks will help us get the right pressure we need to deliver that water,” said Kelly Good with JVWCD.
The project is within budget, according to officials, although there may be some difficulties because of the greater cost of supplies brought on by tariffs.
According to Good, the majority of the materials used in the water tank project were produced in the US, thus the tariffs haven’t had an impact on it yet. One pipe, though, was manufactured in Mexico and might be affected.
“We are anticipating it to go up a little bit because of these tariff increases, but until it truly crosses the border, we won’t have a sense of how much it will be,” Good said.
Good reiterated that the current rate rise is not the result of tariffs when questioned if greater pricing will eventually trickle down to customers. According to Good, the district would attempt to keep costs down and maintain cheap pricing for consumers even while essential infrastructure is required.
“We build in some of these contingencies, so we are managing our funds wisely—and our taxpayer funds wisely. We take that very seriously,” said Good.
