What South Davis Sewer District does

South Davis Sewer District is a municipal special district established in 1959 by Davis County, Utah, to provide wastewater collection and treatment services to the southern portion of Davis County. The District operates as an independent local government entity holding an exclusive franchise over a defined service territory that includes the municipalities of Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake, West Bountiful, and Woods Cross, together with unincorporated areas south of Lund Lane. It is headquartered at 1800 West 1200 North in West Bountiful, Utah, and employs between 11 and 50 people. Its operations are anchored on long-lived physical infrastructure — trunk sewer lines, lift stations, and treatment plants — and it is currently executing a North Plant upgrade that began construction in July 2024 to expand or modernize treatment capacity.

The District's service portfolio centers on six offerings: (1) municipal wastewater treatment for residential and commercial customers, (2) sewer emergency response for backups and overflows, (3) monthly billing and payment processing (ACH Autopay and credit/debit card), (4) odor identification and prevention at treatment facilities, (5) engineering information services covering design, construction, and permitted-use standards, and (6) public notice postings and community education, including a "Think Before You Flush" campaign. Core technology is conventional wastewater treatment and sewer infrastructure rather than a proprietary software or AI platform; citizen-facing digital services run on the Streamline special-district platform.

The District generates revenue through recurring monthly sewer service fees charged to all connected residential and commercial customers within its legally defined franchise area, a subscription-style municipal utility model. It has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no M&A history, and no funding rounds. Governance is provided by a Board of Trustees. As a special district municipal entity, it is not a conventional PE/VC/M&A investment target; ownership, expansion, and rate-setting are governed by Utah special-district statute and local board oversight rather than equity markets.

Name

South Davis Sewer District

Legal name

South Davis Sewer District

Website

https://sdsd.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Davis Sewer District is an independent special district established in 1959 that provides exclusive municipal wastewater collection and treatment services to residential and commercial customers across southern Davis County, Utah, including Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake, West Bountiful, and Woods Cross.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Wastewater and Sewer Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Gravity Sewer Collection Networks (Sanitary Sewers) (EUANACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sewer Pump/Lift Stations & Wet Wells (EUANACAC)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment services
• Municipal sewer utility
• Sewer emergency response
• Wastewater collection infrastructure
• Sewer service fees

Headquarters

HQ city

Bountiful

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Wastewater Service Fees: Monthly sewer service charges to residential and commercial customers in southern Davis County. Customers can pay via ACH Autopay or credit/debit card through the district's online payment system.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Davis Sewer District is an independent special district that collects and treats wastewater for residential and commercial customers in southern Davis County, Utah (Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake, West Bountiful, Woods Cross, and unincorporated areas south of Lund Lane). It bills customers monthly for sewer service fees, operates sewer emergency response for backups and overflows, manages odor issues from its treatment plants, and publishes engineering standards and public notices.

Product overview

South Davis Sewer District is a municipal utility providing wastewater treatment services to southern Davis County, Utah. The District offers a unified set of sewer services including wastewater treatment, sewer emergency response, payment processing (ACH Autopay and credit/debit card), odor management, engineering information services, and public notice postings. The District serves Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake, West Bountiful, Woods Cross, and unincorporated areas south of Lund Lane.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment Services Municipal wastewater treatment services provided to residential and commercial customers in Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake, West Bountiful, Woods Cross, and unincorporated areas south of Lund Lane in southern Davis County, Utah.
• Sewer Emergency Response Emergency response services addressing sewer backups and overflows that can cause serious health hazards, threaten the environment, and damage home interiors, available to customers within the District's service territory.
• Sewer Service Billing and Payment Processing Monthly billing for sewer service with payment options including ACH Autopay and credit/debit card processing through the District's online payment system, available to residential and commercial customers.
• Odor Management Ongoing odor identification and prevention efforts to detect and prevent the migration of odors off of District property, provided to the surrounding community.
• Engineering Information Services Publication of sanitary sewer design and construction requirements, specifications, standards, and permitted uses for developers, engineers, and contractors connecting to or working within the District's sewer system.
• Public Notice Services Posting of upcoming public notices, events, and District information for residents, businesses, and other interested parties.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities: Municipal utility providing water, wastewater, and stormwater services for Salt Lake City. Larger-scale incumbent operating overlapping wastewater functions in the same Utah geography.
• Hampton Roads Sanitation District: Large regional wastewater utility serving southeastern Virginia. Operates a similar treatment and collection model but at substantially greater scale across multiple jurisdictions.
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago: Major municipal wastewater district serving the greater Chicago area. Similar special-district governance model with rate-based revenue and large-scale treatment operations.

Direct peers

• North Davis Sewer District: Adjacent Utah special district providing wastewater collection and treatment to northern Davis County. Operates under the same state framework with comparable scale, service model, and customer base structure.
• Clean Water Services: Municipal wastewater and stormwater utility serving the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon. Closely comparable rate-based utility model focused on collection, treatment, and environmental protection.
• South Valley Water Reclamation Facility: Joint wastewater treatment facility serving multiple municipalities in the Salt Lake Valley. Similar municipal utility serving residential and commercial customers with treatment plant operations.
• Central Weber Sewer Improvement District: Utah-based special district providing regional wastewater treatment in the Weber County area. Closely comparable business model, governance structure, and rate-based revenue approach.
• Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District: Special district in Summit County, Utah providing wastewater collection and treatment. Closely aligned in scope, funding model, and customer profile to SDSD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthDavisSewerDistrict
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-davis-sewer-district

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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