Silver Creek Sewer Expansion Project (2017)

Silver Creek Sewer Expansion Project

What:The Silver Creek Sewer Expansion Project will provide sanitary sewer improvements to some commercial

and residential properties within the Silver Creek Estates

subdivision. These properties are currently on septic systems.

Summit County has helped by securing financing for the

improvements through the issuance of Assessment Bondsbearing a 0% interest rate. The

assessment will be paid for by the property owners in annual

installments for a period of twenty (20) years

Since this is a voluntary assessment area, properties within the boundaries of the

assessment area were not required to participate but did so by

voluntarily agreeing to inclusion through signing a waver on or

before March 29, 2017.

Once the assessment is established, new construction and lots with

failing systems will be required to hook into the sewer system. Septic

permits will no longer be issued within the boundaries of the

assessment area.

Those properties not included within the initial assessment area may be

added to the assessment area in future years. Each new zone will

reflect an incremental increase in the annual assessment which will be paid

by any properties added to the assessment area.

After the public system is installed, tested and approved, property owners may apply for connection to the sewer

stub by submitting a Wastewater Service Application to Snyderville Basin

Water Reclamation District.

If approved, property owners must hire their own contractor to extend

sewer lateral from the stub to connection at their building.

Properties that connect to the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District for sanitary sewer service are subject to any additional impact fees

or connection fees charged by the District.

Construction began in mid-July and is projected to be completed by mid-

September

How long will it take?

Why is this being done?The improvements are the result of an

effort to preserve our natural resources and protect groundwater by

removing potential contamination from aging and failing septic systems.

To learn more, please visit summitcountyhealth.org/silvercreeksewer