Water Quality
Water is Life. Water covers two-thirds of the Planet Earth, and makes up nearly two-thirds of our bodies. And there is no new water! All the water on the planet is constantly being recycled. We must take care of this resource.
The City of Tulsa supplies drinking water to more than 133,500 metered accounts in the City and more than 500,000 people in the metropolitan area.
Pipes bring raw water from our source lakes Eucha, Spavinaw, Oologah and Hudson. Professionals test this water before it enters our two drinking water plants. Those tests provide information that tells us the quantities of chemicals needed for treatment.
Tulsa's two water treatment plants treat between 90 and 190 million gallons of drinking water a day. City employees' work begins before the raw water enters the plants and continues long after the finished water is pumped to faucets in homes, businesses and schools.
City employees work long hours to keep Tulsa’s drinking water and storm water safe and clean. Employees staff our treatment plants 365 days per year, 24 hours per day. These trained professionals not only monitor the results of computerized tests but also conduct tests themselves every two hours.
Treatment plants, distribution lines, and other infrastructure have been built and upgraded over the years to keep pace with Tulsa’s growing need for high quality drinking water.
More information about Water Quality programs in the Tulsa area can be found on the INCOG website.