Water 2040 Program Water Main Realignment
City of Stillwater, Oklahoma
After low pressures in the summer of 2011 and 2012 and a pending consent order from ODEQ, the City of Stillwater developed the concept for Water 2040 to complete significant upgrades to the water distribution system. The City hired the team of Jacobs and Meshek & Associates to quickly implement the necessary upgrades. The team has worked together to serve the City of Stillwater since 2013.
The team has provided hydraulic modeling, real estate acquisition, alignment studies, NEPA studies, stormwater assessments, design services and construction services for the City of Stillwater’s Southwest Zone Long Term Improvements. This comprehensive program provides improved levels of service and meets future demands to customers in the Southwest portion of the City of Stillwater.
The overall improvements include 23 miles of water line (8-inch to 36-inch), two elevated water storage tanks, three booster pump stations, and upgrades to the water treatment plant distribution pumps. Supporting this design effort, the team prepared stormwater plans using the City of Stillwater’s criteria, to successfully mitigate increases in stormwater run-off due to changed land use. Our GIS team mapped proposed pipes, pumps, tank sites, easements, and affected parcels.
As right-of-way and survey subcontractor, Meshek’s contribution on the team included topographic and boundary surveying as well as easement research and acquisition.
The land acquisition team’s first task was to drive the project and assist the design team in selecting the alignment of the water distribution line. The Meshek team worked closely with the City of Stillwater to conduct fee simple purchases for water towers and booster pump stations, as well as acquiring easements.
Acquisitions included 51 water line easements, five fee simple purchases, 70 temporary construction easements, and four electrical easements. Throughout the acquisition process, the team has established acquisition policies and procedures and created documentation for the City.
The survey team provided boundary and topographic surveying for the entirety of the 23 miles of proposed waterlines.The Meshek survey team also provided construction staking to several contractors working on water towers being constructed for the program.
