Enoch set new water and sewer impact fees in 2026, with discounts
In January the Enoch City Council set a $20,000 water impact fee per home, discounted to $6,500, and a sewer fee discounted to $1,500. In May it changed how water fees are calculated and set a $30.30 base water rate.
Continuing story: Auditing Enoch
Enoch city's council changed what new construction pays for water and sewer capacity in 2026, and how much existing customers pay for water. [1][2]
January impact fees
On Jan. 21, 2026, Council Member David Harris moved to approve Ordinance No. 2026-01-21-B, "amending the water impact fee to $20,000 per residential unit with a discount to $6,500 per residential unit." Council Member Shawn Stoor seconded. Stoor, Harris, Debra Ley, Kimberlee Trower and Jacob Miner voted yes. [1]
According to the minutes, Harris expressed concern about a "huge jump" that could stall building and proposed the $20,000 maximum discounted to $6,500 to make it more manageable for builders. [1]
The minutes don't explain how the discount works or who qualifies for it. [1]
The same night, the council voted 5-0 for Ordinance No. 2026-01-21-A, setting sewer impact fees at $3,196.37 for residential and $4,794.56 for nonresidential connections, with discounts to $1,500 and $2,500. [1]
May changes
On May 20, the council approved Ordinance No. 2026-05-20-A, amending the water impact fee. Harris, Ley, Trower and Miner voted yes; Stoor was absent. Harris said the ordinance changes the calculation to equivalent residential units rather than meter size and does not change the fee amount. [2]
The council then approved Resolution No. 2026-05-20-B, amending the fee schedule's water rate structure and user fee, "clarifying that the base rate would be $30.30." Harris, Trower and Miner voted yes, Ley abstained and Stoor was absent. The minutes give no reason for the abstention. [2]
During the hearing, staff said the Water Board recommended three tiers plus the base fee and that the first band was changed to 0 to 20,000 gallons. The rate model assumed 3% annual growth through 2045, and consultants considered the next 10 years reasonably reliable, the minutes say. [2]
Harris said annual rate reviews with 3% to 5% increases were preferable to a single 50% increase after 10 years. [2]
What the fees bring in
The fiscal 2027 budget projects $780,000 in water impact fees and $180,000 in sewer impact fees. [3][4]
In fiscal 2025, before the January changes, the water fund collected $540,050 in impact fees and the sewer fund $92,732, according to the city's audit. [5]
Budget figures are projections. Audit figures are for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, before the 2026 fee changes.
Sources
- Enoch City Council · Jan. 21, 2026 minutes
- Enoch City Council · May 20, 2026 minutes
- Enoch City · FY2027 budget filed with the state, water fund
- Enoch City · FY2027 budget filed with the state, sewer fund
- Enoch City · FY2025 audit, proprietary funds revenues and expenses
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.