ACOG Water Calendar

Jun 25, 2013 | Water

EVENT SPONSOR DATE         LINK 2013 Secchi Dip-In EPA Jun   29 – Jul 21 Home Lake Thunderbird TMDL Workshop ODEQ 23-Jul https://www.deq.state.ok.us/wqdnew/tmdl/thunderbird/index.html Brownfield ARC Grant Writing Workshop – Stillwater ODEQ 30-Jul...

Oklahoma City Water “Best of the Best”

Jun 25, 2013 | Regional News, Water

It just might make you think before you buy your next bottle of water. Earlier this month the American Water Works Association gave the thumbs up to Oklahoma City as the first-place winner in the annual Tap Water Taste Test. The event is composed of regional finalists...

Nation’s Water Rates Increase 7% Over Last Year

Jun 24, 2013 | Water

Circle of Blue reports in their annual survey that water prices in 30 major U.S. cities again grew at a pace faster than inflation.  Water prices increased an average of 6.7 percent in these metropolitan areas, a slower rate than in recent years but well above the 2.1...

ACOG Analysis of May 20th Tornado Damage

Jun 21, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation

It’s hard to grasp the enormous impact of recent storms in Central Oklahoma. However, GIS software and geographic data that ACOG has on hand as part of ongoing transportation planning efforts can help to quantify this destruction. Because it caused extreme damage in a...

Supreme Court Decides for Oklahoma

Jun 17, 2013 | Regional News, Water

Whatever happens in Oklahoma, stays in Oklahoma. And when it comes to water rights, the nation’s high court told Texas that Oklahoma doesn’t have to share. Writing for a unanimous decision, Justice Sotomayor took about thirty pages to review the case and...