The Verdigris Water Treatment Plant in Broken Arrow is one of the largest membrane plants in Oklahoma and the country. While the plant operators are happy with the plant and the water quality it produces, getting to that point has been a bumpy ride at times.For years, the city purchased water from an outside authority, delivered through a 23-mile pipeline that was showing its age. In 2004, the city embarked on a seven-year project to study, approve, design and construct its own 20 mgd treatment plant. In April 2014, the new facility along the Verdigris River began delivering water to
