Tulsa Water
Tulsa's two water treatment plants treat between 90 and 190 million gallons of drinking water a day. City employees' work begins before the raw water enters the plants and continues long after the finished water is pumped to faucets in homes, businesses and schools.
The City of Tulsa supplies drinking water to more than 133,500 metered accounts in the City and more than 500,000 people in the metropolitan area. Treatment plants, distribution lines, and other infrastructure have been built and upgraded over the years to keep pace with Tulsa’s growing need for high quality drinking water.
Due to the foresight of City officials and the support of ratepayers, Tulsa has not been forced to restrict water use since the summer of 1981. Expansion of the A.B. Jewell Plant and construction of the new Mohawk Plant increased Tulsa’s treatment capacity to 220 million gallons per day – well above the record use of 190.56 MGD recorded on July 25, 1999.
The Environmental Operations Division of the Public Works & Development Department operates the City’s water supply lakes, water treatment plants, and water pipelines. The division also operates wastewater treatment plants, and wastewater and stormwater pipelines.
The Water Supply Systems Section of Environmental Operations has more than 108 full-time equivalent employees who operate and maintain Tulsa’s raw water supply and water treatment facilities. Operations are controlled at 707 S. Houston, 4th Floor, 918-596-9598.
The Distribution Systems Section has more than 204 full-time equivalent employees who manage and maintain 2,010 miles of underground water lines, and thousands of valves, water meters, more than 14,000 hydrants, and 11 treated water storage reservoirs. Operations are controlled from the South Building at 23rd and Jackson, 918-596-9480.
City of Tulsa Lake Eucha and Spavinaw Lake Water Quality
Important Numbers:
To report Leaks or Outages, call: 918-596-9488
For Billing Department or New Connection, call: 918-596-9511
TULSA’S DRINKING WATER FACTS
Raw Water
Tulsa’s raw water is transported from Spavinaw/Eucha and Oologah Lakes. Lake Hudson, located just north of Locust Grove, provided water in late 2000 and early 2001 and is available for future use.
The first Spavinaw flowline is 54 inches and 60 inches in diameter and is 53.9 miles long. The second flowline from Spavinaw ranges from 66 inches to 72 inches in diameter and is 52.2 miles long.
The first Oologah flowline is 42 inches in diameter and runs 16.7 miles to the 66-inch Bird Creek to Lynn Lane pipeline that is 7.9 miles long. The second Oologah flowline is 54 inches-72 inches in diameter and is 22.87 miles long.
Raw water is stored in Yahola Lake (2.0 billion-gallon capacity) near Mohawk Water Treatment Plant and Lynn Lane Reservoir (1.1 billion gallon capacity) near A.B. Jewell Water Treatment Plant.
Treated Water
The Mohawk Water Treatment Plant, 3600 E. Mohawk Boulevard, went online in the spring of 1998. The new plant has a 100-MGD treatment capacity, 10-MGD more than the old plant that was built in the 1920s.
A.B. Jewell Water Treatment Plant, 18707 E. 21st Street, was built in 1974. In 1982, the plant was expanded to treat 90 MGD. It currently has the capacity to treat 120 MGD.
Pumpage
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Average daily pumpage during 2007– 98.6 MGD (million gallons per day)
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Total pumpage during 2007– 35,378,900,000 gallons (>35 billion gallons)
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Highest average monthly pumpage during 2007– 141.71 MGD in August
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Lowest average monthly pumpage during 2007– 80.56 MGD in December
Usage
Maximum historical use -- 190.56 MGD on July 25, 1999
Maximum historical day pumpage --192.09 on Aug. 10, 2006
Designated spokespersons:
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Bob Brownwood, Water Supply Systems Manager, 918-596-9848
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Rick Caruthers, Distribution Systems Manager, 918-596-9480
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Clayton Edwards, Deputy Director, Environmental Operations, 918-596-7810
For water service or billing questions, call 918-596-9511 or visit Utility Billing online