On July 29, the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust approved an emergency construction contract to repair a ruptured 48-inch water main on North May, with the repair estimated at $875,000. Trustees voted to approve the emergency contract during the Trust's regular meeting.

The action matters because the pipe break threatened water service in the affected neighborhood and nearby medical facilities. Mister Browning, general manager, said the utility team redirected flows to maintain service to two hospitals while crews worked on the main, though some customers experienced low pressure. "They did an amazing job, continuing to provide service when the 48 inch main broke and most particularly to the 2 hospitals in that general area," Browning said.

Trustees first approved routine business at the start of the meeting — the minutes of the July 15 meeting, a multi-item consent docket and a four-item concurrence docket tied to street-improvement projects — before considering the emergency repair. The Trust’s staff described the repair as an emergency water-main repair on North May between 70 First and 70 Second Street; the line is a 48-inch diameter pipe and the estimated cost is $875,000. A motion to approve the emergency construction contract was made and passed; no individual vote tallies or mover/second names were recorded in the meeting transcript.

Browning praised operations staff and engineers for their response and for keeping service flowing. "They were able to redirect water flow to continue service to everybody. Now they had a little bit of low pressure in the area, but it was a job well done," he said. He also thanked staff who prepared the meeting agenda and the operations teams that submitted items for the trustees’ consideration.

The Trust did not record any amendments to the emergency contract during the meeting. Trustees did not specify funding sources, a repair timeline, or an expected date for service to return to normal pressure levels in the public record of this meeting. Nor were mover/second names or a roll-call vote included in the transcript. The Trust noted the repair was treated as an emergency construction contract, and the motion passed.

The meeting adjourned after a single public comment speaker addressed unrelated lake-access concerns.