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CONTRACT K-1516-68: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY, THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST FOR THE PURCHASE OF TREATED WATER FROM THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY.
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BACKGROUND: The 2060 Strategic Water Supply Plan ("SWSP") was developed from 2012-2014 to strengthen our knowledge of potential short and long-term water supply source(s) for our community and to begin implementation of a robust, water supply solution acceptable to Norman's Water Utility customers. Ultimately, the Trustees of the Norman Utility Authority (NUA) selected moving forward with "Portfolio 14" which proposed, among other things, that long term water supply needs be addressed by expanding our groundwater supply system by two (2) million gallons per day (MGD) in the short term, and ultimately treating this new supply for arsenic and chromium 6 at a centralized facility with a total treatment capacity of 10.1 MGD.
Portfolio 14 recommended that the wellfield expansion occur between 2018 and 2023, adding two wells per year during this time to achieve needed groundwater supply. The SWSP recommended that NUA negotiate with the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT) to more consistently purchase treated water from Oklahoma City as a wholesale water customer (in place of the current contract which allows for intermittent "emergency" water purchases) during the interim period before the new wells are available to supplement our existing supplies.
OCWUT is transitioning into a new rate structure and Staff has been working with Oklahoma City to finalize a contract for the purchase of treated water on a regular basis under their new rate structure. The agreement was discussed at the City Council Conference on October 13, 2015 and now comes forward for adoption.
DISCUSSION: It is proposed that NUA purchase 30.4 million gallons per month (1 million gallons per day) under OCWUT's "Treated Water - Outsi...
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