BAMA Water Master Plan

As one of the largest growing metropolitan areas in Northeastern Oklahoma, Broken Arrow Municipal Authority (BAMA) selected Garver to develop a water master plan focused on resilience and cost-effective planning for future water demands. This begins with the restoration of their existing system to improve overall resiliency while investigating the alternative for future water supplies. Doing so will enable BAMA to maintain independence as an alternative path to purchasing water from the City of Tulsa to reduce customer rates.

To gain a clear understanding of BAMA’s system, Garver used its long history of master planning to develop a tailored approach to addressing the various needs of the municipality. Our previous planning efforts for BAMA were focused on specific plant sites, and rehabilitation of system needs based on emergency response, as opposed to holistic system planning. To develop the master plan, our team performed hydraulic modeling, a comprehensive system evaluation, and CIP planning. Through tactical prioritization of high need projects, holistic modeling interpretations, and a local understanding of the challenges the municipality was facing, we are helping guide BAMA to a more robust and resilient system during high use seasons.

We also developed a prioritization roadmap to help reduce the overall cost of projects by reducing rework caused by the overdesign of local projects – a challenge that has been a consistent barrier for the municipality in the past. Garver’s funding experts also presented recommendations to promote cost-savings as services and solutions were implemented across their footprint. With an understanding of the entire system, our team can now determine which projects are necessary while delivering on the design and implementation of our recommendations to promote BAMA’s future water independence.