|
|
Article: Vineyard signs deal for water and sewer
- Article from:
- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- September 3, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
VINEYARD -- So long, septic tanks and well water. Hello, pipes.
The town of Vineyard has begun changing its infrastructure from a
rural water system to city water.
"It's vital," Chris Tschirki, Orem water resources director,
said. "You can't do anything without it. Any community, you can't
develop it without water. And once you have the water, you'll need
your sewer -- basic things before you even build a road."
Officials from Vineyard and Orem this past week entered a 50-
year interlocal agreement regarding water -- the Metropolitan Water
District of Orem agreed to provide it and Vineyard agreed to take
it.
Vineyard, which is west of Orem and nestled against Utah Lake,
will pay around $230 ...