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Home My WebLink AboutDERR-2024-007827FACT SHEET Date: March 2, 2006 Media Contact: Cindy Gubler (801) 531-0244 How The New Water Source Will Be Delivered Bingham Canyon Water Treatment Plant Overview The first phase of the Southwest Jordan Valley Groundwater Project includes the Bingham Canyon Water Treatment Plant, which will extract precious groundwater from deep aquifers in southwestern Salt Lake Valley and treat it through reverse osmosis to provide the public with safe, high quality drinking water. The plant, which will be constructed and operated by Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC), will undergo startup testing January through March 2006. The plant will then start operation in April 2006. The treated water will be delivered to Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD), which will then conduct a series of tests to ensure it meets all federal and state regulations, and then the District will pump, convey, store, and deliver the water to the cities of West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton and Herriman. The plant will provide 3,500 acre-feet of water to some of the fastest growing cities in Utah. This is enough water to provide for 4,300 homes with water for a year. About The Water Contracts The new water will be sold by JVWCD to the cities under water purchase contracts. The wholesale water delivery contracts for water produced by the Bingham County Water Treatment Plant will be for a term of 40 years. West Jordan City will receive 35 percent of the allocation (1225 acre-feet), South Jordan City will receive 30 percent (1050 acre-feet), Riverton City 20 percent (700 acre-feet) and Herriman City 15 percent (525 acre-feet). How Will The Water Be Priced? The water will be sold to the cities at discounted wholesale prices. The wholesale water prices will be discounted by about 15 percent to reflect funding provided by KUCC. The four cities will include their cost for managing and distributing this water to individual customers in the four cities. The retail price structure of the four cities should not change as a result of this water pricing. Where The Water Will Be Delivered? JVWCD will distribute the treated water through its pipelines, with storage in its three million gallon water storage tank located at 7000 W. 10200 South. The District will deliver this water to wholesale meter stations for the cities of West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton, and Herriman.