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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Orem development tracker

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades

A 20-year, four-phase master plan to replace aging equipment and meet environmental limits at the water reclamation plant serving Orem, Lindon and part of Vineyard. Phase 1 is projected at $95.4 million including engineering, to be financed with Orem utility bonds, with costs shared by capacity rights.

In review

Type
Public project
Location
Orem water reclamation plant

In brief

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades appears on one recorded agenda: the City Council work session meeting of June 15, 2026.

Follow the money and project delivery

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades

In review

  1. Council action

    No approval or denial linked in the records collected.

  2. Money in the record

    budget: $95.4 million — Phase 1 of wastewater treatment plant 20-year master plan (construction $88.8 million plus $6.6 million engineering) Record → · June 15, 2026

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. June 15, 2026 · City Council work session

    Wastewater treatment plant upgrades and cost sharing

    Discussed

    Orem Public Utilities Director Reed Price said Orem's plant treats all of Lindon's wastewater, about 9 million gallons a day, 13 percent of it from Lindon. A 20-year, four-phase master plan valued at $160 million in 2022 now has a first phase of $88.8 million in construction plus $6.6 million in engineering, $95.4 million in all, up from an earlier $58 million estimate. Price estimated 25 to 30 percent of the cost is driven by environmental mandates. Shares follow capacity rights: Orem 85.68 percent (about $81.8 million), Lindon 12.24 percent ($11.7 million) and Vineyard 2.08 percent (nearly $2 million). Orem plans revenue bonds backed by its AAA utility rating; Lindon is weighing joining the bond or repaying Orem over time at a rate tied to the Public Treasurers' Investment Fund. No vote was taken.