Wolf Creek District Reuse Water Pond Nearly Complete
12 January 2026
Pictured is the 45- acre-foot Reuse Storage Pond under construction in Wolf Creek
November of 2025.
Since June 2025, the Bridges neighborhood of Wolf Creek has been watching construction of a large water storage pond on the slope below. The Wolf Creek Water and Sewer District thanks our customers and neighbors for their patience during this long construction project. Overall manager of the multiple pieces of the project has been Robert Thomas, District General Manager.
The pond’s purpose is to store enough secondary water to better supply current customers and approximately 200 of the existing recorded but unbuilt lots in Wolf Creek. Culinary water capacity for these lots is supplied by the East Well, which was drilled in 2022, and connected this year. The East Well is also shared with Eden Water Works Company (EWWC) as emergency backup supply for both companies. East Well drilling and the EWWC joint agreement ended the District’s moratorium on construction in Nov 2022 – but the task of finding secondary water remained. The pond completes the approximately $10M total project.
The first task was the site. Siting a pond is not easy, since it needs a fairly large space at the right elevation – The Bridges site worked well, with suitable soil on site, minimizing trucking. John Lewis, Owner of Wolf Creek Resort, said, "We were proud to donate the land needed for this community facility. Congratulations to Wolf Creek Water and Sewer for pulling off this monumental task. It's a great example of responsible development."
Once the site was found, the design was launched in sections – first pumping and pipeline by Gardner Engineering (Dan White, PE and Mike Durtschi, PE), then the pond itself designed by AECOM, Salt Lake City Office, a national leader in dam design. Additional studies covered wetlands and other issues.
Significant funding for the well, pond and pipeline project came through an ARPA grant from Weber County Commissioners; there were also $1.5M in grants from the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity; and a low interest loan from the Water Quality Board State Revolving Fund. Lining up funding, which also included “Impact Fees” collected by the District on Wolf Creek lots, was a major task for the District Board of Trustees over several years, but the grants kept the overall cost to customers down.
The 45 acre foot pond is ready to be filled during the winter with treated water from the sewage plant. Inspections by State of Utah officials will occur in mid-January. The pond is about 30 feet deep, with an earthen dam and double HDPE liner, as required for permitting by UT Division of Environmental Quality and the Dam Safety Office. Pumping systems and a pipeline were built in 2024 along Creekview and Patio Springs Drive. The systems will direct the water to Wolf Creek Golf Course, via the new irrigation system being installed by Wolf Creek Utah, LLC, owner of the golf course. This frees up secondary water for the unbuilt lots. Having this extra storage is especially useful for drought resilience, since the treated wastewater is also fully approved for residential irrigation use.
The Reuse Water Storage Pond is being built by Whitaker Construction for the District. AECOM is the Site Construction Manager for the District, led by Mike Christiansen, PE and Bryan Franke, PE, designers of the Pond, and Fernando “Nano” Riviera, Resident Engineer. The combined team has done an outstanding job of staying on budget and schedule, with minimal changes along the way.
Visitors observing progress over the last few weeks have included Weber County Community Development Director Sean Wilkinson and Darren Hess Deputy Manager Weber Basin Water Conservancy District; also new Ogden Valley City council-members Don Hickman and Peggy Dooling-Baker, and Valley volunteer Emergency coordinators Jason Peterson and Ray Ross.
If you have any further questions about the district’s conservation efforts call 801-745-3435.
The pond’s purpose is to store enough secondary water to better supply current customers and approximately 200 of the existing recorded but unbuilt lots in Wolf Creek. Culinary water capacity for these lots is supplied by the East Well, which was drilled in 2022, and connected this year. The East Well is also shared with Eden Water Works Company (EWWC) as emergency backup supply for both companies. East Well drilling and the EWWC joint agreement ended the District’s moratorium on construction in Nov 2022 – but the task of finding secondary water remained. The pond completes the approximately $10M total project.
The first task was the site. Siting a pond is not easy, since it needs a fairly large space at the right elevation – The Bridges site worked well, with suitable soil on site, minimizing trucking. John Lewis, Owner of Wolf Creek Resort, said, "We were proud to donate the land needed for this community facility. Congratulations to Wolf Creek Water and Sewer for pulling off this monumental task. It's a great example of responsible development."
Once the site was found, the design was launched in sections – first pumping and pipeline by Gardner Engineering (Dan White, PE and Mike Durtschi, PE), then the pond itself designed by AECOM, Salt Lake City Office, a national leader in dam design. Additional studies covered wetlands and other issues.
Significant funding for the well, pond and pipeline project came through an ARPA grant from Weber County Commissioners; there were also $1.5M in grants from the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity; and a low interest loan from the Water Quality Board State Revolving Fund. Lining up funding, which also included “Impact Fees” collected by the District on Wolf Creek lots, was a major task for the District Board of Trustees over several years, but the grants kept the overall cost to customers down.
The 45 acre foot pond is ready to be filled during the winter with treated water from the sewage plant. Inspections by State of Utah officials will occur in mid-January. The pond is about 30 feet deep, with an earthen dam and double HDPE liner, as required for permitting by UT Division of Environmental Quality and the Dam Safety Office. Pumping systems and a pipeline were built in 2024 along Creekview and Patio Springs Drive. The systems will direct the water to Wolf Creek Golf Course, via the new irrigation system being installed by Wolf Creek Utah, LLC, owner of the golf course. This frees up secondary water for the unbuilt lots. Having this extra storage is especially useful for drought resilience, since the treated wastewater is also fully approved for residential irrigation use.
The Reuse Water Storage Pond is being built by Whitaker Construction for the District. AECOM is the Site Construction Manager for the District, led by Mike Christiansen, PE and Bryan Franke, PE, designers of the Pond, and Fernando “Nano” Riviera, Resident Engineer. The combined team has done an outstanding job of staying on budget and schedule, with minimal changes along the way.
Visitors observing progress over the last few weeks have included Weber County Community Development Director Sean Wilkinson and Darren Hess Deputy Manager Weber Basin Water Conservancy District; also new Ogden Valley City council-members Don Hickman and Peggy Dooling-Baker, and Valley volunteer Emergency coordinators Jason Peterson and Ray Ross.
If you have any further questions about the district’s conservation efforts call 801-745-3435.
Mike Christensen P.E. Design Engineer, AECOM
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Bryan Franke P.E. AECOM Geotechnical Engineer
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Fernando “Nano” Rivera P.E. AECOM Resident Site Engineer
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