City Of Tulsa Gets Another Loan For Citywide Sewer Rehabilitation Program

The city of Tulsa has received another loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as part of a citywide sanitary sewer system rehabilitation program.

The OWRB announced the latest loan for $4.37 million Wednesday. This loan follows another loan to the city for up to $12 million last month.

This month's loan will be going towards six projects.

• Mingo, Coal and Flat Rock equalization basin facility improvements
• Cherry Creek flow equalization basin improvements
• Haikey Creek wastewater treatment plant
• Haikey Creek flow equalization basin improvements
• Engineering costs

Last month's loan will be used to replace sewer lines in several areas of Tulsa.

• Upper Coal Creek
• Central Park/Midtown
• Crow Creek
• Upper Joe Creek
• Jones-Douglas area

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board says the city of Tulsa is the "largest and most frequent borrower," adding the city has secured more than $515 million in loans from OWRB since 1990. Officials say during that time, the City of Tulsa has paid off 26 loans.