by Rachel Meinke | 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...
by Rachel Meinke | 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...
by Rachel Meinke | May 28, 2013 | Water
Things are different now. Eighty years ago environmental regulations were a bit looser in the oil and gas industry. A good look at the picture above and you can see just how loose. We have come a long way since the days when the Mary Sudik #1 ran wild for eleven days...
by Rachel Meinke | May 2, 2013 | Water
In response to the toll that the ongoing drought has taken on lake levels, the Oklahoma City Council approved new progressive water conservation measures for all Oklahoma City residential and commercial water customers. Conservation measures will now be triggered...
by Rachel Meinke | May 2, 2013 | Water
Flood management and flood insurance is facing rapid changes in the next few years as the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act reforms start to take shape. Subsidized rates were removed for any business property, any severe repetitive loss property, and any...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 16, 2013 | Economic Development, Regional News, Water
The U.S. Economic Development Administration, an agency in the United States Department of Commerce, announced this week that the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) has been designated an Economic Development District (EDD). Matthew Erskine, Deputy...
