Decker Lake Revitalization Project

This report was prepared by civil and environmental engineering students at the University of Utah enrolled in CVEEN 3100: Technical Communications for Engineers (Fall 2025). Students enrolled in this course identified various aspects of Decker Lake Park in West Valley City, Utah that stand to benefit from enhanced revitalization efforts. Thus, the Decker Lake Revitalization Project represents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary effort to reimagine the environmental, recreational, structural, and community functions of the park. Although the lake serves as a central landmark within the surrounding community, it has become increasingly underutilized due to poor water quality, limited accessibility, safety concerns, and a lack of functional amenities. Throughout this report, each chapter evaluates the site from a distinct engineering, environmental, or recreational perspective, offering unique insights that, together, form a more complete vision for the lake's future. This summary integrates those chapter contributions to highlight the full scope of some of the challenges facing Decker Lake and to outline the broad array of potential solutions explored by the student teams.