A sustainable future for Utah.

October 3 – October 7, 2022

Amidst an historic drought, Utah is facing a rapidly growing population and a booming economy. Senator Romney helped negotiate and pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill to ensure that Utah had a seat at the table—and that our needs would be addressed at the federal level. Now that the bill is law, Senator Romney spent his week in Utah touring key water and infrastructure projects and meeting with local leaders to discuss how funding provided by the law can best be used to put Utah on a sustainable path. He also met with local business owners and workers to discuss our state’s entrepreneurial excellence and challenges with inflation. Keep scrolling for more news.

As Utah faces serious water issues, we must find ways to better utilize existing resources. Effectively treating our water will help reduce waste and better our environment. Senator Romney joined Congressman Owens in touring the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility’s wastewater processing operation to learn more about their efforts to get water back into our rivers and into the Great Salt Lake.

By helping negotiate and pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Senator Romney helped put Utah in a better position to get the resources it needs to meet our critical water demands. Funding from the infrastructure bill will support projects aiming to better reuse our water, like the Central Valley Water Reclamation facility.

Amidst an historic drought, we need solutions to get drinking water to families more efficiently. Funding provided by the bipartisan infrastructure bill for projects like PureSoJo in South Jordan, will help ensure a safe, secure, and sustainable water supply for the future. Senator Romney toured the facility to learn about the technology being used to filter and purify wastewater to make it safe for drinking.

As Utah’s tourism industry grows, so does the need to expand our transportation systems. The bipartisan infrastructure bill provided $25 million in federal funding for Summit County to create the High Valley Transit. Senator Romney and Congressman Curtis participated in the groundbreaking ceremony on High Valley’s first transit facility project, which will help alleviate the traffic impacts of high tourism and high growth areas, like the Wasatch Back.

Full story by Toria Barnhart here.

Thanks to our pro-growth policies, business friendly environment, and capable workforce, many companies have found great success setting up shop in the Beehive State. Senator Romney toured the headquarters of Built Bar, a company that makes protein bars in American Fork, to get a sense of the positive impact they have on our growing economy and local communities.

During the tour, Senator Romney learned about Built’s commitment to strengthening our local communities, tested new flavors in their food sciences lab, and even played a game of pickleball with some of their employees!