It’s been a long process, but the efforts have paid off as the EPA awarded Kearns Improvement District a $1.7 million federal grant to fund water infrastructure upgrades in Kearns. Grant monies will pay for the cost of replacing and upsizing an existing water main that runs along 5400 South, from Mountain View Corridor to 5600 West. 

We’ve got an old, 14-inch cast iron line in 5400 South,” KID General Manager Greg Anderson said. “We’ve had a lot of issues with leaking and it’s undersized to provide the proper fire flow protection for fire hydrants in
the neighborhoods.”

The project will replace the existing line with a 20-inch ductile iron line that should improve water pressure and provide better fire protection for the 1,500 homes affected by the replacement. Anderson credited Utah Congressman Burgess Owens and his staff for helping to get the application submitted and approved
through Congress.

The Kearns Improvement District is very appreciative of the support and help that was provided by Congressman Owens and his office to help KID acquire this grant funding,” Anderson said. “We cherish the partnership of the EPA and Congressman Owens in helping our community to make great strides in preserving and improving this precious resource of safe, clean and reliable water.”

Work to replace the existing line is expected to start in the spring of 2025 and be completed by December of that same year. λ