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Council to protest Oklahoma City PUD over water supply concerns for Blanchard
Summary
Blanchard staff alerted council to Oklahoma City PUD 2147 (Boy Scout Ranch) proposing 220–240 homes adjacent to Blanchard water lines; city engineers warned the added services could overload a shared supply and council directed staff to file a protest and attend Oklahoma City Planning Commission.
Councilors reviewed a recently filed PUD application in Oklahoma City for the Boy Scout Ranch that proposes roughly 220–240 single‑family lots on more than 300 acres adjacent to Blanchard's 12‑inch water main. Staff said the proposed development would add approximately 240 services to a segment of line already serving growing subdivisions and could exacerbate pressure and supply problems in Blanchard.
The city engineer said he had modified hydraulic models and that adding 240 services would be a substantial added load on a single supply line and booster that currently serves more than 700 taps on the Oklahoma City side. "I think if you were gonna write a resolution, I think it would ought to be something to the effect that ... this is 240 more on a line that's already can’t support what it's got," a staff member said. Council voted to direct city engineer, project manager and city attorney to craft a protest and to have city staff represent Blanchard at Oklahoma City's Planning Commission the following week.
Council asked staff to pursue negotiations with the applicant regarding possible upsizing or parallel line participation, but staff cautioned Oklahoma City is unlikely to participate in private application infrastructure costs; council nonetheless asked staff to explore technical and negotiated options while formally protesting in the planning process.
