The Central Water Project (CWP) is made up of a series of pipelines, wells, a treatment plant, and storage reservoirs that provide potable water to communities located in northern Utah and southern Salt Lake counties. The water sources for the CWP are the Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Treatment Plant, located at the mouth of Provo Canyon, and up to 17 groundwater wells located in Vineyard and Lindon, Utah, at the site formerly occupied by Geneva Steel. Presently, eight high-head wells (Wells 8 through 15) have been drilled, developed, and are in operation in Vineyard and Lindon.
Based on the Central Utah Water Conservancy District's (CUWCD) experience with the prior wells, CUWCD anticipates that the highest-yielding wells will likely be the east-most well sites. For this reason, CUWCD determined to construct and develop Well Sites 16 and 17 next. Well Site 17 is not located adjacent to any of CUWCD's existing water lines. The 400 North Bypass Pipeline Project is intended to connect Well Site 17 to CUWCD's existing water lines in the near vicinity. To accomplish this purpose, the project will consist of design and construction of approximately 5,400 feet of 36-inch diameter pipe.