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Water System Update

Our Progress as of January 2008

The History: Our Water Master Plan

In 1997, the City of Edmond began an effort to determine and plan for our long-range water needs. Our twenty year Water Master Plan was completed in March 1999 and identified about $55 million in capital improvements for:

The Present: Our Progress Toward the Goals

  1. A rate study for the water, wastewater and solid waste divisions was conducted by a consultant and presented to City Council in 2004. As a result of that study, Council implemented new rates that became effective in July 2005. Two more increases were approved that will be effective midyear in 2007 and 2008. These rate increases are necessary to complete planned capital improvements.
  2. Three new wells were completed and placed into service in 2006. Four additional wells are currently going through post-construction testing and will be in service in early 2008.
  3. In 2004 the city entered into a new water purchase contract with the city of Oklahoma City. This agreement includes the construction of a large water line from Hefner Road along Western Avenue to the proposed Northwest Complex in Edmond located at Boulevard and Coffee Creek Road. This pipeline has the capacity to deliver 15 million gallons of water per day to the complex.
  4. The Second Street Booster Pumping Station was completed and put into service in 2005. This facility, located on Second Street between Coltrane and Bryant, has greatly enhanced our ability to deliver water to the UCO and downtown areas.
  5. The Northwest Complex was completed in 2006. The complex is comprised of a two million gallon storage tank and a pumping system that can distribute up to twenty million gallons of water per day. We also completed the installation of a twenty-four inch transmission line from the I-35 pumping complex to the new Northwest Complex. The cost of these projects was approximately $13 million. These improvements will allow both water treated at the Edmond Water Plant and treated water from Oklahoma City’s Lake Hefner Water Treatment Plant to be used to maintain water supplies for Edmond.
  6. A new breakpoint chlorination facility was constructed during 2007 and will be placed into service in January 2008. This facility will allow Water Resources to convert water purchased from Oklahoma City to a free chlorine disinfectant. Oklahoma City uses chloramines for disinfection. Both products are excellent disinfectants however, when blended together they can cause taste and odor issues in potable water. This conversion of Oklahoma City water from chloramines to free chlorine will prevent any potential taste and odor issues that could result from blending Oklahoma City water with water produced by Edmond.
  7. A new booster pumping station was constructed during 2007.  This station will service development ongoing on Post Rd. in southeast Edmond.  The station construction has been completed and the facility is in final testing.  It will be put in service in January 2008.

Customers have indicated to us that water system improvements should be a main concern and we want them to know that they are a top priority. We also want them to be aware of our progress along the way. As with most infrastructure investments, these improvements are quite expensive but they are necessary to insure that we have sufficient water supplies to meet current and future water needs.