Victor Wastewater Treatment Facility
Victor's Flushing Forward!!
Victor is Taking Control of Our Water Future!
Right now, Victor’s wastewater is treated at the City of Driggs’ plant. But with Driggs planning a major upgrade—and uncertain costs on the horizon—Victor faced a crucial decision: keep sending our wastewater away or build our own treatment plant right here at home.
The City Council chose bold action. We’re building our own facility to take full control of how our water is treated, how projects are funded, and how operations are run. This means greater independence, smarter infrastructure, and stronger community resilience.
The project is already moving full steam ahead, with the city working closely with experts, lenders, and grant specialists to bring this vision to life. This is one of the most exciting infrastructure investments in Victor’s history—setting us up for a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future.
Together, we’re flushing forward—building a Victor that’s ready for tomorrow.
Join the City of Victor for a Site Visit to Garland, Utah’s Wastewater Treatment Facility!Â
The City of Victor invites community members to tour the Garland City Wastewater Treatment Plant on Friday, December 5 — an innovative facility designed by Sunrise Engineering, the same firm leading design and construction oversight for Victor’s proposed new plant.
Why visit?
The Garland facility offers a real-world look at what Victor’s project could feel like in scale, design, and performance. It features:
✅ Similar size and treatment process
✅ Advanced nitrogen & phosphorus removal
✅ Energy-efficient, expandable design
✅ Thoughtful siting near residential areas
✅ Lessons learned on permitting and construction
Garland’s 7,300 sq ft facility uses AeroMod’s Sequox® Process — treating 0.45 million gallons per day while meeting strict nutrient limits. Despite COVID-era challenges, Sunrise helped the city complete the project under budget through value engineering and close coordination with USDA Rural Development.
Trip Details:
Friday, December 5
Depart 7:30 AM from Victor Public Works (280 Stevens Way)
Return around 5:00 PM
Transportation provided by the City
Space is limited! Please RSVP by Friday, November 28 using the Google Form to help us ensure we have adequate transportation and seating for all attendees.
City officials and engineers touring the Garland Wastewater Treatment Facility this past spring. The facility is located near residential areas, demonstrating how thoughtful design can minimize impacts and integrate well within the community.
Prior to 1999, the City of Victor, managed its wastewater through individual septic tanks. However, as environmental regulations under the federal Clean Water Act became more stringent in the 1980s and 1990s, these older, natural-process systems increasingly struggled to meet required discharge standards for pollutants. For growing communities like Victor, the cost of building a lagoon system and acquiring the necessary land for expansion became a significant financial and logistical burden.
This set the stage for a decades-long partnership with the nearby City of Driggs. On October 13, 1999, Victor signed an agreement to send its municipal wastewater to the Driggs facility for treatment. At the time, Driggs operated a lagoon-based plant. For years, this arrangement offered Victor a cost-effective solution, allowing the city to manage its local sewer collection system while cost sharing in the treatment with Driggs.
The landscape of this partnership began to shift significantly in the late 2000s. Driggs faced growing regulatory pressure from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to repeated violations of its discharge permits. In response, Driggs embarked on a major upgrade, replacing its lagoon system with a modern Multi-Stage Activated Biological Process (MSABP) mechanical plant in 2013. The two cities updated their original contract with a new inter-city agreement in 2011 to account for this change.
Despite the upgrade, Driggs' compliance issues persisted. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a formal complaint against Driggs for thousands of permit violations, leading to a consent decree with the EPA in January 2025. As part of this settlement, Driggs was required to pay a $400,000 penalty and undertake another major facility expansion and upgrade, estimated to cost over $30 million.
This new financial pressure brought the Victor-Driggs partnership to a breaking point. An independent audit, initiated by Victor in early 2023, revealed significant historical billing discrepancies. Additionally, in October 2024, anticipating increased costs, the city implemented significant sewer rate hikes. Facing a lack of control over rising costs and management of the Driggs plant, Victor began to seriously consider its own independent system.
In March 2025, after reviewing a feasibility study by Keller Associates and evaluating multiple alternatives, Victor's City Council unanimously voted to "break up with Driggs". The alternatives considered included staying with Driggs, building a new lagoon system, or constructing a mechanical plant with either a surface discharge or rapid infiltration system. The decision was made to pursue the construction of a new plant, in which Victor would have control over legal compliance, costs, and management.Â
Following the decision, Victor took decisive steps toward self-sufficiency. In August 2025, the city entered a contract to purchase a 40-acre parcel of land to serve as the site for its new wastewater treatment facility. Driggs has agreed to continue treating Victor's wastewater until at least January 2029, allowing Victor time to complete construction of its new plant. This major infrastructure investment is a pivotal moment for Victor, shifting its wastewater management from a customer-model to a local asset under its own control.
Meeting links and staff reports for the March and August 2025 mentioned above are located in the City Council Meeting Links Tab below. It also includes all meetings where actions regarding the WWTF will be cataloged.
Teton Valley News Article about the Council Vote to begin the process of building a Wastewater Treatment Plant for the City of Victor.
Teton Valley News Article regarding the plan to purchase land for use of the WWTF.
June 26, 2024 - Land Application Feasibility Study and Wastewater Treatment Facility Decision
In 2025, the Victor City Council was scheduled to meet 26 times, out of these meetings there was something wastewater related on the agenda for 12 of those meetings. In all actions below Council voted to approve the agenda item.
February 26, 2025 - Wastewater Treatment Plan Work Session
March 12, 2025 - Wastewater Facility Planning Study - Presentation
March 27, 2025 - Victor Wastewater Facility Alternatives - Special Meeting all about Wastewater
May 14, 2025 - Service Agreement with Altura for Financial Consulting
May 22, 2025 - Spring Retreat Work Session WWTF Alt Delivery Methods
July 9, 2025 - Sunrise Engineering Work Order for Professional Land Surveying
August 27, 2025 - Property Purchase and Sale Agreement
October 8, 2025 - Agreement with MSBT Law for Bond Counsel Services
Proposal for Municipal Advisory Services - Zions Public Finance
October 14, 2025 - Fall Retreat Work Session WWTF Finance Methods
October 22, 2025 - Professional Services Agreement for Engineer (see RFP information in the drop downs below)
November 12, 2025 - Public Hearing for Judicial Confirmation-Stephanie Bonney-MSBT Law
November 13, 2025 - Public Hearing for Annexation and Rezoning of land for WWTF site (see application information in the drop downs below)
The Request for Qualifications for Engineering Design Services for a New Wastewater Treatment Plant is closed. A Selection Committee reviewed all submissions and rank them. They presented their ranking to Council Council for selection and contract. Sunrise Engineering has been contracted to be the engineer for this project.
October 22, 2025 Professional Services Agreement by City Council
The City is under contract for the purchase of land that is currently outside City limits but is immediately adjacent. Before the property can be developed it will require an annexation and rezoning.
Staff has preparing the required materials for the Annexation/Rezoning application. The portion of the site to be purchased by the City will be requesting a CIV zoning district, the owner has requested RS-16 for the remainder of the property.
LU2025-10 Application Material
October 16, 2025 - Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing
November 13, 2025 - City Council Public Hearing
Findings
Ordinance O645 - Recorded as Instrument #
Annexation Plat - Recorded as Instrument #
Once the annexation is approved the City will process an application for split a lot. This is because the property as a whole is currently larger than the portion the City is hoping to purchase. The property will need to be divided so there are two parcels, one of which the City will ultimately be purchasing and the other will remain under the ownership of the current owner. The parcel is currently 80 acres and each new parcel will be approximately 40 acres.
SD2025-08 Application Material
Notice of Decision
Evens Subdivision Plat - Recorded as Instrument #
Once the engineer is selected and under contract they will work towards developing the design of the wastewater treatment facility, determining how it will function, designing the facility and its layout, and obtaining all environmental approvals, and construction permits.
Once the design is nearing 30% the City will prepare an application for Conditional Use Permit. The Land Development Code defines a wastewater treatment facility as a Major Utility which requires a conditional use permit in the CIV zoning district.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to decide on the conditional use permit. This is anticipated for sometime between Feb and April.