Advisory board accepts CB Cameron raw waterline project, cites zebra‑mussel mitigation

The MAPS for Citizen Advisory Board voted Feb. 6 to accept final completion of the CB Cameron Soccer Park raw waterline, a project that converts field irrigation from potable city water to pressurized raw water from Lake Heffner.

The project replaces use of treated drinking water for irrigation with a gravity feed tapped from the north end of Lake Heffner, routed to a new booster pump station that pressurizes raw water for existing fields and planned future fields at the complex. The board’s acceptance follows final punch‑list work and commissioning.

Designer and presenter Josh Daugherty of CEC told the board the line taps an existing gravity raw water feed and a booster pump pressurizes the water to irrigation levels. “Before this project, the existing fields ... were irrigated with potable water,” Daugherty said, describing the change to the lower‑cost raw water supply. He added the alignment was designed to avoid conflicts with future field expansions and to accommodate phased build‑outs.

The installation also includes a zebra‑mussel control device. Daugherty said the device uses an impressed electrical current to kill zebra mussel larvae and is in operation; he described similar installations elsewhere in Oklahoma.

Staff noted the system is designed so the potable supply can be reintroduced quickly if the booster station requires repair, preserving irrigation capability while repairs are made.

After questions from board members, the advisory board moved and approved final acceptance and release of the project’s maintenance bond replacement.

The decision was procedural acceptance of completed construction; no additional funding or new conditions were imposed.