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Engineers tell Bristow authority system pipes undersized, recommend $1.2M/year CIP
Summary
Consulting engineers told the Bristow Municipal Authority that many distribution mains are 4- or 6-inch and recommended upsizing; they presented draft 5- and 10-year capital improvement plans averaging about $1.2 million per year and flagged unaccounted-for water.
Consulting engineers from Professional Engineering Consultants presented findings to the Bristow Municipal Authority on May 4, saying the city should plan for larger mains and a multi-year capital program.
"The last water study was done about 10 years ago," said Chad Grisier of Professional Engineering Consultants during the presentation, noting the firm prepared a draft five- and ten-year capital improvement program (CIP). Joe Voss, a P.E.C. engineer, said many of Bristow’s distribution lines are 4- or 6-inch and recommended moving to 6- or preferably 8-inch mains in areas projected to grow. "We are producing more water than we are selling and that is not good," Voss told trustees, describing what the consultants characterized as unaccounted-for water and metering or billing issues the city needs to resolve.
The consultants presented CIP cost estimates that average about $1.2 million per year. Grisier said the firm is finalizing detailed numbers and will provide the full presentation to the council for review. Trustees pressed staff and the consultants on the causes of production vs. sales discrepancies and on prioritization of replacement segments and meter-testing programs.
The presentation did not include a final, adopted schedule; trustees asked staff to return with refined cost breakdowns, project phasing and proposed funding sources at a future meeting. The authority did not take formal action on the CIP at the May 4 session.
