Public trust (City of Enid) · Oklahoma
Enid Municipal Authority
The City of Enid's public trust for water, sewer and sanitation. It borrowed for the Kaw Lake Water Supply Program, the raw-water source Project Thunderbird proposes to use.
What the records show
- Received a $205 million, 30-year Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, reported Dec. 21, 2020 as the largest in the board's history, to be used with three earlier board loans for the Kaw Lake project. It is secured by water, sewer and sanitation revenues and sales tax. (Underground Infrastructure, “Oklahoma grants $205 million for Kaw Lake water supply project”, Dec. 21, 2020)
- Enid voters approved a 0.75-cent sales tax (from Jan. 1, 2017) and a 0.25-cent tax (from April 1, 2018), both through March 31, 2052, for the pipeline's capital costs and debt, 4,304 to 1,994 on Aug. 23, 2016. (City of Enid, “City Commission packet, June 7, 2016 (Kaw Lake sales tax ordinance and trust indenture)”, June 7, 2016)
- The city marked completion of the Kaw Lake water treatment plant, the last piece of the program, on Aug. 21, 2026. (City of Enid, “City celebrates completion of Kaw Lake water treatment facility”, Aug. 21, 2026)
- Also received OWRB money not tied to Kaw Lake in the releases: a $2 million federal relief (ARPA) grant (Nov. 30, 2023), a $6 million loan (Dec. 17, 2024) and a $10,745,000 loan (Oct. 21, 2025). (Oklahoma Water Resources Board, “Enid Municipal Authority receives $10,745,000 loan for water system improvements”, Oct. 21, 2025)
- Total Kaw Lake debt outstanding, the amounts of the three earlier OWRB loans and the loan interest rates are not yet pulled (annual audit, OWRB loan records).
Related entities
Related entityCity of EnidBeneficiary of the trust.City of Enid, “City Commission packet, June 7, 2016 (Kaw Lake sales tax ordinance and trust indenture)”, June 7, 2016
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