Water Supply and Lake Levels

At a glance

• What: the City's water supply: current lake levels and stages of water restrictions, and a regional effort to secure water rights and a pipeline.
• Where it stands: a lake level report was on the 2026-09-22 agenda and a memorandum of understanding among Lawton, Altus, Durant and Ardmore to explore an interlocal cooperative, trust authority or similar entity for water rights and a pipeline was on the 2026-10-13 consent agenda.
• Next: outcomes of the cooperative discussions.

Sources

• 2026-09-22, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15253,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-13, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15357,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-13, addendum agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15366,plainText=false)

Log

2026-09-22 - City Council

• Staff report on current lake levels and stages of water restriction.

2026-10-13 - City Council

• Consent: Memorandum of Understanding with the Cities of Altus, Durant and Ardmore.