Pineview Update: Ogden City Pipeline Project Moving Ahead of Schedule
By The Ogden Valley News Staff - 25 September 2026
Construction on the replacement pipeline began Monday, September 14, ahead of the scheduled October 1 start date. Assets will still be delivered on the Port Ramp side with minimal traffic interruptions.
Crews completing the platform bridge roadway marks the first step in putting the new pipeline section in place. The work is one element of a $100 million project to replace 6.4 miles of aging pipeline—which was losing nearly one million gallons of water daily—from a well field adjacent to Pineview west through Ogden Canyon to Ogden.
Justin Anderson, Director of Public Services for the city of Ogden, stated the goal is to complete this section of the project by January 1.
"We expect to be completed and out of here so that the reservoir will be able to begin filling up," Anderson said. The overall project is expected to finish in early 2029.
A temporary pipeline will be placed atop the bed of Pineview, which will be visible from the surface. The existing pipeline's location is currently marked by rocks down the middle. The temporary pipeline will keep water flowing to Ogden as the existing section is rehabilitated and the new segment is installed. Going forward, this will create system redundancy alongside the new pipeline.
"Instead of having just one pipeline cross under the reservoir, we will have two," Anderson said.
After the new pipeline section is installed across Pineview, it will be up to Mother Nature to refill the reservoir. A "normal water year" can fill Pineview, according to Anderson. Low snowfall last winter, which translated into minimal water inflow over the summer, figured heavily into the timing of the lake's drawdown. Officials noted it is better to drain the water level when it's already naturally low.
“We understand that the drawdown of the reservoir can affect fish populations, so we’ve worked with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to be able to provide money to them to install over 1,000 new habitat structures in the reservoir for fish populations to help fish rebound,” Anderson explained.
In addition to the DWR, Anderson noted the city has collaborated with multiple partner agencies on the project, including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Weber Basin Water, Ogden River Water Users Association, and the U.S. Forest Service.
With the drawdown, Pineview Reservoir is exposing amazing finds. Visit our gallery page to view items revealed by the receding water.
By The Ogden Valley News Staff - 25 September 2026
Construction on the replacement pipeline began Monday, September 14, ahead of the scheduled October 1 start date. Assets will still be delivered on the Port Ramp side with minimal traffic interruptions.
Crews completing the platform bridge roadway marks the first step in putting the new pipeline section in place. The work is one element of a $100 million project to replace 6.4 miles of aging pipeline—which was losing nearly one million gallons of water daily—from a well field adjacent to Pineview west through Ogden Canyon to Ogden.
Justin Anderson, Director of Public Services for the city of Ogden, stated the goal is to complete this section of the project by January 1.
"We expect to be completed and out of here so that the reservoir will be able to begin filling up," Anderson said. The overall project is expected to finish in early 2029.
A temporary pipeline will be placed atop the bed of Pineview, which will be visible from the surface. The existing pipeline's location is currently marked by rocks down the middle. The temporary pipeline will keep water flowing to Ogden as the existing section is rehabilitated and the new segment is installed. Going forward, this will create system redundancy alongside the new pipeline.
"Instead of having just one pipeline cross under the reservoir, we will have two," Anderson said.
After the new pipeline section is installed across Pineview, it will be up to Mother Nature to refill the reservoir. A "normal water year" can fill Pineview, according to Anderson. Low snowfall last winter, which translated into minimal water inflow over the summer, figured heavily into the timing of the lake's drawdown. Officials noted it is better to drain the water level when it's already naturally low.
“We understand that the drawdown of the reservoir can affect fish populations, so we’ve worked with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to be able to provide money to them to install over 1,000 new habitat structures in the reservoir for fish populations to help fish rebound,” Anderson explained.
In addition to the DWR, Anderson noted the city has collaborated with multiple partner agencies on the project, including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Weber Basin Water, Ogden River Water Users Association, and the U.S. Forest Service.
With the drawdown, Pineview Reservoir is exposing amazing finds. Visit our gallery page to view items revealed by the receding water.