Environmental Federation of Oklahoma

The City of Oklahoma CityThe City of Oklahoma CityUtilities DepartmentUtilities Department

October 2, 2008

“Water Transfer” Is Not a Pejorative Term!

Providing exceptional utility service . . .

. . . for over 100 years!

“Bring your own bucket”

Santa Fe Street and the Railroad Depot

1889: 1 well

1900: 19 wells

Capacity: 1 million gallons/day

On the river, 1 mile south of business district

1910: Overholser Treatment Plant

1920: City Reservoir (Lake Overholser)

1926: Southside Wastewater

Treatment Plant

1947: Lake Hefner Dam

& Treatment Plant

1960s: Atoka Lake & Pipeline

Draper Lake

Draper Water Treatment Plant

To today – 5,100 miles of water and sewer main

From 1889 – 1 well

Imagine life without Water?

There would be too little water for fire protection . . .

. . . no clean tap water . . .

. . . and no wastewater disposal.

We provide quality-of-life and public health services, in the most cost-effective/efficient manner.

We provide the ability for a community to not only exist, but to grow and grow and grow!

Why Grow?

Reason - Quality of Life

“The best measure of a society’s economic well-being is its per capital personal income (PCPI)” – Office of State Finance

Urban communities experience a higher PCPI than smaller communities even after taking into account cost of living differences

Why Water Transfer?Reason - Drought & Future Demands

Oklahoma Experience - at least 6 notable serious extended droughts since statehood (USGS)

Earlier Droughts - marked by the inability of the state and its communities to overcome the effects of drought resulting in substantial adverse effects on landowners and mass exodus of people from the state

Later Droughts - more tolerated, state benefitted greatly from newer major water supply impoundment and delivery systems

Date Area

1929-41 Statewide

1951-57 Statewide

1961-72 Statewide

1975-82 Statewide

1984-86 Southwestern

How Should We Determine Who

Transfers?

State Law – “as such water then becomes public water and is subject to appropriation for the benefit and

welfare of the people of the state”

Demonstrated Beneficial Use Need – Oklahoma City Consolidated Statistical Area is 35% of Oklahoma Population and growing 1.5 to 2 Percent annually

1958 – OKC Consolidated Statistical Area 27% of State Population

2008 – 35% of State Population

1,277,500 Population

Financially Feasible – OCWUT just rated AAA by Standard &Poor’s

Technologically Feasible – OKC has demonstrated the capability since early 1960’s

Arcadia

LakeThunderbird

Stanley Draper Shawnee Twin Lakes

Oklahoma City

Norman

Edmond

Moore

Del CityMidwest City

MustangCOWRA

Shawnee

Chickasha

Seminole

Kiam

ichi R

iver

Sardis S1

S2Moyers Crossing

Highway 3S3

Hugo

S4

AtokaC1

McGee Creek

C2

C3Buffer Tank

Draper WTP

New Regional WTP

New Local WTP

Existing WTP

Existing Treated PipelineProposed Treated PipelineProposed Raw Water PipelineProposed Treated Pipeline (Regional)Existing Atoka Raw Water Pipeline

Existing Open Channel Conveyance

Existing Pump StationProposed Pump Station

Proposed Atoka Raw Water Pipeline

Existing Reservoir

Possible Next PhaseOverall Project Schematic

OKCWorks Cooperatively

And Will Continue – Into the FutureLake Sardis

Keeps Up With the Times - Technology

Increasing use of technology, coupled with appropriate resources is enhancing our ability to improve customer service, efficiency, safety, regulatory monitoring and compliance, and operational performance.

Makes Capital Investments – Adjusts Service Charges, Approves & Implements New Capital Plans

Showing a commitment to make the tough financial decisions to fund capital investments needed to prevent system deterioration, meet new service demands and satisfy customer expectations

Shows Courage – Rising to New Challenges

Ensuring reliable, safe & qualified workforce for delivering customer service

• Regulatory compliance & technical competency training programs

• Workforce succession plans

• Disaster Recovery Planning

Taking Care of Our Customers – Highly Rated

• 83% satisfied or very satisfied with water services – 2008 survey

• New or expanded wholesale contracts yearly

Award Winning Water Quality

AWWA National Taste Test - “Best of the Best” in North America in 2007 by the American Water Works Association

AWWA Regional SW Section regularly win taste test

Providing…

And we’ll continue to do so for generations to come.

. . . a refreshing, clean place to live, work and play