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Released audit finding city can't cover water project debt

Salt Lake City spent more than $850 million on a new sewage treatment plant, funded in part by over $600 million in debt. A September audit by the Utah Legislative Auditor General found the city cannot cover its annual debt service, now over $60 million, from current revenue, and recommended a new property tax or a dedicated water district.

Updated Oct 10