City of OKC
Utilities Department MenuWho We Serve
More than 1.4 million people in 18 different communities and rural water districts throughout Oklahoma are served through our water, wastewater and solid waste programs. Our water supply reservoirs include the Hefner and Stanley Draper Reservoirs in Oklahoma City, Canton Reservoir in northwest Oklahoma, and the Atoka, McGee Creek and Sardis Reservoirs in southeast Oklahoma.
We provide services for more than 233,153 water accounts, 220,512 wastewater accounts and 220,743 accounts for trash and recycling.
OUR SERVICE AREA
The OCWUT service area includes the corporate limits of Oklahoma City, select cities within our combined statistical area, and areas along the raw water pipelines to Lakes Atoka and McGee Creek.
Individual retail water service is also provided to customers in the cities of The Village and Warr Acres.
Wholesale drinking water service is provided to the following communities: Blanchard, Edmond (The Falls neighborhood), El Reno, Moore, Mustang, Newcastle, Norman, Piedmont, Yukon, Canadian County Water Authority, and Tinker Air Force Base.
Raw water supply is provided to the communities of Atoka, Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3, and Shawnee.
The McGee Creek Authority provides raw water to the Atoka Rural Water District #4.
Private raw water service is provided to Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (Mustang and Seminole Electric Generating Plants), Lattimore Materials Corp., and Stability Strategic Management LLC.
The wastewater system currently provides retail wastewater service to customers within the corporate limits of the City, The Village, Nichols Hills, and Tinker Air Force Base.
Wholesale wastewater service is provided to Piedmont and Moore.
Reclaimed wastewater supply is provided to Oklahoma Gas & Electric for two other power plants (Redbud Energy and McClain).
Individual water and wastewater service is also provided to a number of unincorporated areas within the counties surrounding the City.
Definitions:
Wholesale water service refers to the provision of water by OCWUT to another community or entity on a larger scale. It involves the sale and distribution of water in bulk quantities to the receiving community using a single meter from which the quantity of water is calculated and charged directly to the community.
Retail water service provided by OCWUT refers to the direct supply and distribution of water to individual customers, businesses, or households within a specific community or service area. It involves OCWUT acting as the primary provider of water services, managing the entire process from sourcing water to delivering it to end users. OCWUT handles billing and customer service related to water usage and calculates water charges based on individual customer meter readings.
Wastewater service (aka sewer) provided by OCWUT involves the collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater generated by customers.
Water service provided by OCWUT refers to the provision of safe and reliable drinking water to customers.