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Trust approves engineering contract for Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion
Summary
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust voted to hire STV Incorporated for phase one of the Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion, a project Mr. Browning said will raise capacity from 15 million to 20 million gallons per day and requires a 208 stream-model study to assess discharge and treatment needs.
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust approved a contract with STV Incorporated for engineering services on phase one of the Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion at its March 24 meeting.
Mr. Browning, the trust’s general manager, said phase one will increase plant capacity "from 15 million to 20 million gallons per day." He told trustees the project requires a 208 stream-model evaluation to determine whether the receiving stream’s assimilative capacity can accept the additional flow at the current discharge point or whether the trust must increase treatment levels or relocate the discharge to a point with higher flow.
Browning said the contract and phase-one scope exclude components not directly related to treatment and discharge — specifically solids handling, electrical generation and the disinfection system — and that those elements will be addressed separately. Once the stream study is finished, the trust will move to phase two and design the plant according to the study’s findings.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about the 208 study and past practice; Browning noted the trust previously changed a discharge location on the Canadian River to accommodate capacity and treatment requirements. A motion to approve the engineering contract was made and seconded; the motion passed unanimously according to the meeting record (mover/second not specified in the transcript).
The trust did not provide a timeline or budget for construction in the discussion recorded at the meeting. The board is expected to return the design documents and study results for further consideration in a future meeting.
