Council approves contract to add second brine tank at Broken Arrow water plant
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Summary
Officials reported approval of a construction contract to add a second brine tank at the city water treatment facility to provide reserve capacity; the contract was described as about $1,000,000 and part of broader water-utility capital work of roughly $20–$25 million this fiscal year (speakers described those numbers as approximate).
City communications staff and Councilor David Pickle reported that the council approved a construction contract to add a second brine tank at the local water treatment plant to increase reserve capacity and resilience.
"By adding a second brine tank that really think about it from, like, a reserve tank, possibly," Pickle said, explaining the additional tank would shorten the period when operations could be constrained if the single brine tank levels fell too low.
Speakers described the construction contract as "about $1,000,000" and said water-utility capital improvements for the fiscal year were "around $20 to $25,000,000." Both figures were described conversationally in the rewind and should be treated as approximate; the transcript did not include formal contract documents or vote tallies. Officials also suggested the added capacity could allow Broken Arrow to assist neighboring municipalities in the event of local water needs.
