The granger-hunter improvement district (ghid), in west valley city, utah, relies on groundwater to meet a portion of its needs, especially in times of drought and severe water cutbacks

The Granger-Hunter Improvement District (GHID) in West Valley City, Utah was awarded a $13,747,472 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a new water well and water treatment facility to treat water from the new well and an existing well. This will provide an additional 2,500 acre-feet of drought-tolerant water supply to GHID. The water treatment facility will remove harmful contaminants such as high levels of iron, manganese, and ammonia from the water. Through this project, GHID will achieve operational flexibility, water sustainability, and water quality improvements to benefit residents in a historically disadvantaged community within its service area. The project delivers on a high priority drought mitigation action identified in GHID's Drought Contingency Plan and builds long-term resiliency to drought and water scarcity, consistent with the goals of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program. The period of performance for this Project Grant is May 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026.

To diversify and expand its water portfolio, ghid will construct a new well and a water treatment facility to treat water from the new well plus an existing well, providing an additional 2,500 acre-feet of a drought-tolerant water supply to ghid. The water treatment facility will remove harmful contaminants such as high levels of iron, manganese, and ammonia. As a result of project implementation, ghid will achieve operational flexibility, water sustainability, and water quality improvements which will benefit residents in a historically disadvantaged community located in ghids service area. This project is identified as a high priority mitigation action in the ghid drought contingency plan.