Wagoner's project

The City of Wagoner was awarded a grant/loan through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Of the $1.2 million project total, $960,000 is a low-interest loan from the state agencies. $240,000 of the total is a grant funded by the federal stimulus legislation.

The city has hired 10 employees for one year and is building the project itself, rather than contractimg the work out. This eliminates costs like bid bonds and other fees a contractor must pay, thus allowing the grant and loan dollars to stretch futher, said Mayor James Jennings.
Former Wagoner Utilities Director Kenneth Peters has been hired as project manager. Alexander Engineering of Broken Arrow is in charge of the design work.

The project is being carried out through the Wagoner Public Works Authority's operations. Dwayne Elam is in charge of that division of city government.

The project is divided into several stages, with the first phases completed or nearing completiom.

Project A
Installed 3,800 feet of 10-inch water main on West Cherokee Street, with 10-inch PVC pipe and ductile iron fittings. These water mains were located in existing street right of way, beginning on West Cherokee Street and Tyler Avenue and extending along Cherokee Street to Hayes Avenue. An additional 2,800 feet of 10-inch main was extended from Northeast Third Street and south along Main to Southeast Third Street, then east along Southeast Third to Muskogee Street.
This project was necessary because the existing water mains were cast iron pipe that was installed in the early 1900s and corrosion had accumulated inside the lines, creating low operating pressures. This had reduced the fire protection available to 65 businesses on North and South Main. It also affected the sprinkler system to S&C pipe manufacturing on South Main. On West Cherokee, there are 75 businesses impacted by the water line problems. Those businesses include Wagoner Community Hospital, which did not have adequate fire suppression pressure. Also, when there was a waterline break, the hospital frequently had to reschedule surgeries.

Project B
Replaced 4,058 feet of waterline with 8-inch PVC pipe and ductile iron fittings beginning at Church Street and South State Street, extending south to Southeast 7th Street, then east to McQuarrie Avenue, and north from Southeast 7th to Southeast 6th Street on Mable Avenue to Ellington Elementary, replacing all fire hydrants, taps, meters, meter cans and service lines.
In addition, this project would begin at Southwest 6th and Martin Luther King Street, replacing 2,247 feet of cast iron pipe with 6-inch PVC to Southwest 6th and Filmore Avenue, then south to Southwest 8th Street and Filmore Avenue.

Project C
This project replaces a 10-inch cast iron waterline that was laid in 1902, when Wagoner’s water department was started. The original fire hydrant is still in place.
The project begins with the deletion of 900 feet of old 10-inch line that runs on Betts Avenue. Beginning on Beardsley Avenue at Northeast 10th Street and going to west to Gertrude Avenue, we will replace cast iron pipe with 1,900 feet of PVC pipe.
Begining at Northeast 13th Street and Gertrude Avenue, we will replace a 16-inch cast iron pipe that is at least 75 years old, with 1,990 feet of 12-inch PVC.

Project D
Replace the water line running north on Pierce Avenue and north of the city limits serving customers on the water line purchased a few years ago by the city. The existing water line is in very poor condition. The new 6-inch line will give our customers in that area much bettter service.