The North Davis Metropolitan Sewer Association was
formed in 1946 to acquire from the U.S. government the North Davis Metropolitan
Sewer which had been constructed in 1943 with federal funding. The Association
was then organized under state statutes as a Special Service District in 1954 with
authority to levy taxes. issue bonds, and construct a sewage collection and treatment
system. Today the District collects and treats wastewater from an area encompassing
80 square miles with a population of approximately 195,000. The District
consists of member entities made up of the cities of Clearfield, Clinton, Layton,
Roy, Sunset, Syracuse, West Point, and a small area of Kaysville, Hill Air Force
Base, and areas of unincorporated Davis and Weber counties. The geographical
area served by the District extends from Kaysville City on the south through Roy
City on the north, and from the Great Salt Lake on the west to the Wasatch Mountains
on the east.
The District owns and operates approximately 100 miles of sewer collection lines
which convey and deliver wastewater to its treatment facility located near the shoreline
of the Great Salt Lake in Syracuse, Utah. The treatment plant has capacity
to treat 34 million gallons per day of wastewater. The treatment process consistently
removes over 95 percent of the pollutants received and returns treated water safely
back to the environment.
The District facilities have been designed and are operated to maximize efficiency
and effectiveness. Many of the treatment process by-products are put to beneficial
use. Combustible sewer gas is generated as part of the solids treatment process.
The Gas is used to fuel engine-driven generators that supply as much as 60
percent of the total electrical demand at the treatment plant, thereby reducing
the amount of power that must be purchased from the electrical utility. Heat
from the engine exhaust and jacket water is recovered and used to sustain the anaerobic
digestion process and provide heat for building spaces. Approximately 2,500
tons of dried biosolids material is generated at the plant each year. Upon
compliance with federal regulations governing pathogen and pollutant content, these
biosolids can be land applied and used beneficially as an organic soil amendment
and fertilizer. After treatment, water discharged from the plant is also put
to beneficial use by providing irrigation for all turf grass areas at the treatment
plant site and for washdown water throughout the plant site.
The Board of Trustees and employees of the District are committed to providing high
quality service at an economical price while meeting the needs of a rapidly growing
community and protecting our precious environment.