March 2023 – Torrey Town Mayor Report
Download the Minutes PDF using the link below.
Torrey, Utah
PO Box 750027
Torrey, UT 84775
torreyutah.gov
Minutes
plan and water master plan updates
- Street Maintenance Master Plan o The total cost of upda ng all the streets in Torrey is approximately $5 million
This is $2.9 million for Center Street and Sleeping Rainbow including a new bridge over Sand Creek and the reminder is for the remaining streets
- This year’s grant request from Congressman Stewart’s office will only include the
Sleeping Rainbow por on o The state of Utah is crea ng a fund, SB175 passed this past legisla ve session, for small towns to use for catching up deferred road maintenance.
When this fund is available Torrey will be apply for funds to complete our road maintenance
- The grant request for Congressman Stewart office must be submi ed by March 15
- Water Master Plan Update o Peak water usage day for 2022 was July 2 with 810,000 gallons used o Peak water source day for 2022 was July 6 with 875,000 gallons incoming o The state now calculates Equivalent Residen al Units (ERU) based upon peak days
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- The result of the audit is we have 48 ERU available.
- This year we have given out 8 ERUs leaving 40 ERUs
- The 48 ERU does NOT include the new springs that are coming online this spring
- The ERU bank will be updated when the new springs come online in the spring o Water Usage Sta s cs
- There are 446 residen al meters deployed
- The average residen al usage is 8,000 gallons per month
- 14% use more than 30,000 gallons per month on average
- 19% use more than 20,000 gallons per month on average
- 32% use more than 100,000 gallons per month on average o Torrey is expected to growth at 3.5% per year for the next 20 years o Water Re-use study
- Torrey has been awarded 75$,000 to study how to capture and reuse water
- Ensign Engineering is running this project
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- Website updates o Upda ng the business page to integrate with Google Maps to provide more informa on about each individual business
o Crea ng templates for our forms to allow online comple on and submission
- Several forms have been updated
- The goal is all forms available from the website, can be completed and submi ed from the website
- Crea ng templates so agendas and minutes have the same format o Forms are being updated and making sure the links are correct
- Many thanks to Susan O’Connor-Wright who has volunteered to help with this project
Ongoing Projects
- Establishing a Jus ce Court o Let Commissioners & Mayors know we are star ng the process
- Street signs for all streets o Emergency responders need to have street signs to find loca ons quickly o 480 North and Center Street needs street sign
Working with county to determine who pays for the sign
- Working to start Historic Commi ee o Having discussion with several folks about how best to preserve the history of Torrey and
Wayne County o Looking for people that would be interested in helping with this project o Commi ee’s goal is to find ways to save the history of Torrey for future genera ons o If anyone is interested in joining in this effort please contact myself or Torrey Town staff plan and water master plan updates
- Street Maintenance Master Plan o The total cost of upda ng all the streets in Torrey is approximately $5 million
This is $2.9 million for Center Street and Sleeping Rainbow including a new bridge over Sand Creek and the reminder is for the remaining streets
- This year’s grant request from Congressman Stewart’s office will only include the
Sleeping Rainbow por on o The state of Utah is crea ng a fund, SB175 passed this past legisla ve session, for small towns to use for catching up deferred road maintenance.
When this fund is available Torrey will be apply for funds to complete our road maintenance
- The grant request for Congressman Stewart office must be submi ed by March 15
- Water Master Plan Update o Peak water usage day for 2022 was July 2 with 810,000 gallons used o Peak water source day for 2022 was July 6 with 875,000 gallons incoming o The state now calculates Equivalent Residen al Units (ERU) based upon peak days
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- The result of the audit is we have 48 ERU available.
- This year we have given out 8 ERUs leaving 40 ERUs
- The 48 ERU does NOT include the new springs that are coming online this spring
- The ERU bank will be updated when the new springs come online in the spring o Water Usage Sta s cs
- There are 446 residen al meters deployed
- The average residen al usage is 8,000 gallons per month
- 14% use more than 30,000 gallons per month on average
- 19% use more than 20,000 gallons per month on average
- 32% use more than 100,000 gallons per month on average o Torrey is expected to growth at 3.5% per year for the next 20 years o Water Re-use study
- Torrey has been awarded 75$,000 to study how to capture and reuse water
- Ensign Engineering is running this project
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- Website updates o Upda ng the business page to integrate with Google Maps to provide more informa on about each individual business
o Crea ng templates for our forms to allow online comple on and submission
- Several forms have been updated
- The goal is all forms available from the website, can be completed and submi ed from the website
- Crea ng templates so agendas and minutes have the same format o Forms are being updated and making sure the links are correct
- Many thanks to Susan O’Connor-Wright who has volunteered to help with this project
Ongoing Projects
- Establishing a Jus ce Court o Let Commissioners & Mayors know we are star ng the process
- Street signs for all streets o Emergency responders need to have street signs to find loca ons quickly o 480 North and Center Street needs street sign
Working with county to determine who pays for the sign
- Working to start Historic Commi ee o Having discussion with several folks about how best to preserve the history of Torrey and
Wayne County o Looking for people that would be interested in helping with this project o Commi ee’s goal is to find ways to save the history of Torrey for future genera ons o If anyone is interested in joining in this effort please contact myself or Torrey Town staff plan and water master plan updates
- Street Maintenance Master Plan o The total cost of upda ng all the streets in Torrey is approximately $5 million
This is $2.9 million for Center Street and Sleeping Rainbow including a new bridge over Sand Creek and the reminder is for the remaining streets
- This year’s grant request from Congressman Stewart’s office will only include the
Sleeping Rainbow por on o The state of Utah is crea ng a fund, SB175 passed this past legisla ve session, for small towns to use for catching up deferred road maintenance.
When this fund is available Torrey will be apply for funds to complete our road maintenance
- The grant request for Congressman Stewart office must be submi ed by March 15
- Water Master Plan Update o Peak water usage day for 2022 was July 2 with 810,000 gallons used o Peak water source day for 2022 was July 6 with 875,000 gallons incoming o The state now calculates Equivalent Residen al Units (ERU) based upon peak days
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- The result of the audit is we have 48 ERU available.
- This year we have given out 8 ERUs leaving 40 ERUs
- The 48 ERU does NOT include the new springs that are coming online this spring
- The ERU bank will be updated when the new springs come online in the spring o Water Usage Sta s cs
- There are 446 residen al meters deployed
- The average residen al usage is 8,000 gallons per month
- 14% use more than 30,000 gallons per month on average
- 19% use more than 20,000 gallons per month on average
- 32% use more than 100,000 gallons per month on average o Torrey is expected to growth at 3.5% per year for the next 20 years o Water Re-use study
- Torrey has been awarded 75$,000 to study how to capture and reuse water
- Ensign Engineering is running this project
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- Website updates o Upda ng the business page to integrate with Google Maps to provide more informa on about each individual business
o Crea ng templates for our forms to allow online comple on and submission
- Several forms have been updated
- The goal is all forms available from the website, can be completed and submi ed from the website
- Crea ng templates so agendas and minutes have the same format o Forms are being updated and making sure the links are correct
- Many thanks to Susan O’Connor-Wright who has volunteered to help with this project
Ongoing Projects
- Establishing a Jus ce Court o Let Commissioners & Mayors know we are star ng the process
- Street signs for all streets o Emergency responders need to have street signs to find loca ons quickly o 480 North and Center Street needs street sign
Working with county to determine who pays for the sign
- Working to start Historic Commi ee o Having discussion with several folks about how best to preserve the history of Torrey and
Wayne County o Looking for people that would be interested in helping with this project o Commi ee’s goal is to find ways to save the history of Torrey for future genera ons o If anyone is interested in joining in this effort please contact myself or Torrey Town staff plan and water master plan updates
- Street Maintenance Master Plan o The total cost of upda ng all the streets in Torrey is approximately $5 million
This is $2.9 million for Center Street and Sleeping Rainbow including a new bridge over Sand Creek and the reminder is for the remaining streets
- This year’s grant request from Congressman Stewart’s office will only include the
Sleeping Rainbow por on o The state of Utah is crea ng a fund, SB175 passed this past legisla ve session, for small towns to use for catching up deferred road maintenance.
When this fund is available Torrey will be apply for funds to complete our road maintenance
- The grant request for Congressman Stewart office must be submi ed by March 15
- Water Master Plan Update o Peak water usage day for 2022 was July 2 with 810,000 gallons used o Peak water source day for 2022 was July 6 with 875,000 gallons incoming o The state now calculates Equivalent Residen al Units (ERU) based upon peak days
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- The result of the audit is we have 48 ERU available.
- This year we have given out 8 ERUs leaving 40 ERUs
- The 48 ERU does NOT include the new springs that are coming online this spring
- The ERU bank will be updated when the new springs come online in the spring o Water Usage Sta s cs
- There are 446 residen al meters deployed
- The average residen al usage is 8,000 gallons per month
- 14% use more than 30,000 gallons per month on average
- 19% use more than 20,000 gallons per month on average
- 32% use more than 100,000 gallons per month on average o Torrey is expected to growth at 3.5% per year for the next 20 years o Water Re-use study
- Torrey has been awarded 75$,000 to study how to capture and reuse water
- Ensign Engineering is running this project
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- Website updates o Upda ng the business page to integrate with Google Maps to provide more informa on about each individual business
o Crea ng templates for our forms to allow online comple on and submission
- Several forms have been updated
- The goal is all forms available from the website, can be completed and submi ed from the website
- Crea ng templates so agendas and minutes have the same format o Forms are being updated and making sure the links are correct
- Many thanks to Susan O’Connor-Wright who has volunteered to help with this project
Ongoing Projects
- Establishing a Jus ce Court o Let Commissioners & Mayors know we are star ng the process
- Street signs for all streets o Emergency responders need to have street signs to find loca ons quickly o 480 North and Center Street needs street sign
Working with county to determine who pays for the sign
- Working to start Historic Commi ee o Having discussion with several folks about how best to preserve the history of Torrey and
Wayne County o Looking for people that would be interested in helping with this project o Commi ee’s goal is to find ways to save the history of Torrey for future genera ons o If anyone is interested in joining in this effort please contact myself or Torrey Town staff plan and water master plan updates
- Street Maintenance Master Plan o The total cost of upda ng all the streets in Torrey is approximately $5 million
This is $2.9 million for Center Street and Sleeping Rainbow including a new bridge over Sand Creek and the reminder is for the remaining streets
- This year’s grant request from Congressman Stewart’s office will only include the
Sleeping Rainbow por on o The state of Utah is crea ng a fund, SB175 passed this past legisla ve session, for small towns to use for catching up deferred road maintenance.
When this fund is available Torrey will be apply for funds to complete our road maintenance
- The grant request for Congressman Stewart office must be submi ed by March 15
- Water Master Plan Update o Peak water usage day for 2022 was July 2 with 810,000 gallons used o Peak water source day for 2022 was July 6 with 875,000 gallons incoming o The state now calculates Equivalent Residen al Units (ERU) based upon peak days
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- The result of the audit is we have 48 ERU available.
- This year we have given out 8 ERUs leaving 40 ERUs
- The 48 ERU does NOT include the new springs that are coming online this spring
- The ERU bank will be updated when the new springs come online in the spring o Water Usage Sta s cs
- There are 446 residen al meters deployed
- The average residen al usage is 8,000 gallons per month
- 14% use more than 30,000 gallons per month on average
- 19% use more than 20,000 gallons per month on average
- 32% use more than 100,000 gallons per month on average o Torrey is expected to growth at 3.5% per year for the next 20 years o Water Re-use study
- Torrey has been awarded 75$,000 to study how to capture and reuse water
- Ensign Engineering is running this project
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- Website updates o Upda ng the business page to integrate with Google Maps to provide more informa on about each individual business
o Crea ng templates for our forms to allow online comple on and submission
- Several forms have been updated
- The goal is all forms available from the website, can be completed and submi ed from the website
- Crea ng templates so agendas and minutes have the same format o Forms are being updated and making sure the links are correct
- Many thanks to Susan O’Connor-Wright who has volunteered to help with this project
Ongoing Projects
- Establishing a Jus ce Court o Let Commissioners & Mayors know we are star ng the process
- Street signs for all streets o Emergency responders need to have street signs to find loca ons quickly o 480 North and Center Street needs street sign
Working with county to determine who pays for the sign
- Working to start Historic Commi ee o Having discussion with several folks about how best to preserve the history of Torrey and
Wayne County o Looking for people that would be interested in helping with this project o Commi ee’s goal is to find ways to save the history of Torrey for future genera ons o If anyone is interested in joining in this effort please contact myself or Torrey Town staff plan and water master plan updates
- Street Maintenance Master Plan o The total cost of upda ng all the streets in Torrey is approximately $5 million
This is $2.9 million for Center Street and Sleeping Rainbow including a new bridge over Sand Creek and the reminder is for the remaining streets
- This year’s grant request from Congressman Stewart’s office will only include the
Sleeping Rainbow por on o The state of Utah is crea ng a fund, SB175 passed this past legisla ve session, for small towns to use for catching up deferred road maintenance.
When this fund is available Torrey will be apply for funds to complete our road maintenance
- The grant request for Congressman Stewart office must be submi ed by March 15
- Water Master Plan Update o Peak water usage day for 2022 was July 2 with 810,000 gallons used o Peak water source day for 2022 was July 6 with 875,000 gallons incoming o The state now calculates Equivalent Residen al Units (ERU) based upon peak days
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- The result of the audit is we have 48 ERU available.
- This year we have given out 8 ERUs leaving 40 ERUs
- The 48 ERU does NOT include the new springs that are coming online this spring
- The ERU bank will be updated when the new springs come online in the spring o Water Usage Sta s cs
- There are 446 residen al meters deployed
- The average residen al usage is 8,000 gallons per month
- 14% use more than 30,000 gallons per month on average
- 19% use more than 20,000 gallons per month on average
- 32% use more than 100,000 gallons per month on average o Torrey is expected to growth at 3.5% per year for the next 20 years o Water Re-use study
- Torrey has been awarded 75$,000 to study how to capture and reuse water
- Ensign Engineering is running this project
- Formerly, ERU was 800 Gallons/day now based upon peak use o Ensign Engineering completed an audit of our water usage to insure we understand how much water is actually being used
- Website updates o Upda ng the business page to integrate with Google Maps to provide more informa on about each individual business
o Crea ng templates for our forms to allow online comple on and submission
- Several forms have been updated
- The goal is all forms available from the website, can be completed and submi ed from the website
- Crea ng templates so agendas and minutes have the same format o Forms are being updated and making sure the links are correct
- Many thanks to Susan O’Connor-Wright who has volunteered to help with this project
Ongoing Projects
- Establishing a Jus ce Court o Let Commissioners & Mayors know we are star ng the process
- Street signs for all streets o Emergency responders need to have street signs to find loca ons quickly o 480 North and Center Street needs street sign
Working with county to determine who pays for the sign
- Working to start Historic Commi ee o Having discussion with several folks about how best to preserve the history of Torrey and
Wayne County o Looking for people that would be interested in helping with this project o Commi ee’s goal is to find ways to save the history of Torrey for future genera ons o If anyone is interested in joining in this effort please contact myself or Torrey Town staff
