ECHO DAM
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Summit County
- Operator
- CITY OF BOUNTIFUL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 4263
- Coordinates
- 40.9649, -111.4341
ECHO DAM, a 4 MW Hydro power plant in Summit County, Utah. Operated by CITY OF BOUNTIFUL, commissioned 1987.
Weather peril exposure
ECHO DAM is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Summit County, UT, operated by CITY OF BOUNTIFUL, commissioned in 1987. Summit County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 12th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Summit County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 51.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Hail | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 43.1 |
Perils not assessed in Summit County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Summit County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.