Water Treatment

The City of Sand Springs treats and provides drinking water to 12,000 customers within a 150 square mile service area, with approximately 4,500 of those customers residing outside of the city limits. The city draws most of its raw water from Skiatook Lake through a joint operating agreement with the City of Sapulpa. Shell Creek Lake serves as a secondary source of raw water. Unlike most cities in the Tulsa area, Sand Springs has its own water supply and treatment facilities, and is not reliant on another municipality or entity for such a vital utility.

Helpful Resources

• Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
• Interested in an article from our former City Manger, Douglas Enevoldsen about the Water Treatment system in Sand Springs? Then read, "Our Water System - A Wonder of the Region".
• Temporary disinfection process -December 2024: As part of the City’s regular maintenance program, the Sand Springs Water Treatment Plant will temporarily adjust the disinfection process for 6 to 8 weeks beginning on December 3, 2024.  Customers who use tap water for aquariums or kidney dialysis may need to take additional precautions. Fact sheets with more information are available at City Hall and online (click here). For more details, call 918-246-2588.
• Lead service line notices - November 2024:  The City of Sand Springs has initiated a program to identify all unknown water service lines by City personnel through visual inspections. That program should be completed within three years. Water customers will receive notices in November 2024 indicating whether their property has a water service line that is made of galvanized material that may have absorbed lead or an unknown material. Read here for information going out to customers in the mail this month regarding lead service lines.