Jordan River Restoration Project

Jordan River
Restoration Project



Salt Lake County and Rocky Mountain Power will announce a restoration project for a section of the western bank of the Jordan River in West Jordan.

The 1,650-foot section of embankment to be restored is located on Rocky Mountain Power property just north of 90th South. Rocky Mountain Power owns the property along the river and has granted easements to allow for the Salt Lake County Division of Flood Control & Engineering to improve the site.

“When Salt Lake County approached us about obtaining easements for this project, we viewed it as an opportunity to be a good neighbor and help make a positive difference in the community and for the environment,” says Richard Walje, president of Rocky Mountain Power. “We’re pleased to be a part of the county’s ongoing efforts to improve the Jordan River.”

The project will include the removal of concrete slabs, introduced along the river for bank stabilization in 1983, as well as noxious and invasive weeds. The area will then be replanted.

Three major outcomes are anticipated with completion of the project:
      · Improved wildlife habitat
      · Improved water quality
      · Improved bank stabilization

“The Jordan River is a valuable community asset,” says Mayor Peter Corroon. “Salt Lake County is committed to becoming part of the solution in future management of our natural streams and waterways.”

The Jordan River, Utah’s most urbanized river system, flows 44 miles through three counties and 16 municipalities from its origin at Utah Lake to its final destination, the Great Salt Lake.


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