District Right of Way
Background
The Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy (Metro Water) owns and operates two large aqueducts to convey water. The Salt Lake Aqueduct (SLA) is a 42-mile-long pipeline that carries water from Deer Creek Reservoir in Wasatch County to a storage reservoir in Salt Lake County. The SLA is constructed primarily of 20-foot-long sections of 69-inch inside diameter reinforced concrete pipe.
The Point of the Mountain Aqueduct (POMA) is the connecting pipeline between the Point of the Mountain Water Treatment Plant and the Little Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant. The 12-mile pipeline travels from Draper to Cottonwood Heights.
In all, Metro Water maintains approximately 57 miles of pipeline and its related structures. Both the SLA and POMA are critical to the water supply of more than 450,000 people.
See our Facilities MapRights-of-Way Policy
A Right-of-Way is a perpetual interest in real property to operate, maintain, replace, and protect Metro Water's aqueducts and facilities. This interest in land includes property ownership and recorded easements. SLA and POMA rights-of-way were acquired before and during the construction of the aqueducts.
Regulating Encroachments
Our Policies and Procedures provide guidelines and authorization for the licensing and use of Metro Water corridors. Use of the corridors by someone other than Metro Water is considered an encroachment.
Placing improvements in the rights-of-way requires a written agreement with Metro Water. The written agreements are intended to accommodate other uses of the corridors, so long as it is clear such uses will not interfere with our aqueducts and related facilities.
Property Transfers
Right-of-way easements appear in the title reports for a given property when it is transferred from the seller to the buyer. Property owners must disclose easement requirements and restrictions to new owners when selling property with an easement.
Contact Us
Please submit your Rights of Way or encroachment questions to rightsofway@mwdsls.org or click Email Rights of Way. To properly address your questions, please include the property address and city in the email.