Rates
New Conservation Rates Approved by the Board
On April 29, 2026 the district held a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. at the Uintah Conference Center, located at 313 E 200 S in Vernal Utah 84078, Split Mountain Room #3. There were approximately 120 people in attendance for the rate hearing, presentation and water supply discussion. The board adopted (at the encouragement of those in attendance) the following rate structure.
*Rate reduction was planned for Oct 31, 2026 unless conditions allow for an earlier date.
This rate structure is designed to reward those who conserve by lowering the base rate, is designed to be temporary, (expires end of Oct 2026 as water supply allows), and funds from rates will go back into the system to either purchase additional water rights/shares, or improve the existing distrubution systems.
Something to be aware of regarding impact fees
Impact fees are implemented after an exhaustive study that looks at current, past, and future infrastructure projects. Every new development, whether it be a single home, commercial building, or subdivision creates a new demand on the existing infrastructure of the system. These impact fees are calculated and implemented through various public hearings, and help to cover the costs associated with the infrastructure that was installed prior to the new development. In many ways its helpful to consider impact fees being the fees of "buy in" to an existing system.
Impact fees are expected to be paid in full for each individual connection wanting to be used. This means that even though you may have purchased a building lot with water and sewer stubbed out, there is a high probability that the impact fee have NOT yet been paid.
Ashley Valley DOES NOT require developers to pay the impact fee for each lot during construction, but does require the fees to be paid prior to final connection and occupancy.
If you purchase a building lot that has water and sewer "stub-outs", please be prepared to still pay impact fees at the time of connection. Impact fees are related to each connection, and are NOT based upon land purchase.
If you have any additional questions about these impact fees please contact us at 435-789-9400