by Rachel Meinke | Sep 4, 2013 | Regional News, Water
This week starts the career of Colonel Michael Teague in the newly created Secretary of Energy and Environment position. Teague is the former Tulsa District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Governor Mary Fallin created the cabinet-level post by combining...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 15, 2013 | Water
Building a subdivision can be tough in an area that has limited groundwater supplies. Just ask any contractor in Phoenix. They have to assure a 100 year water supply to the homeowner. Going beyond the basic coliform test, the Arizona Department of Water Resources...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 15, 2013 | Water
In the past eight weeks two separate reports from the federal government have come out detailing the ongoing depletion of the nation’s major aquifers. Publishing in Science Magazine, principle author James S. Famiglietti details the results of the GRACE mission (the...
by Rachel Meinke | Jul 9, 2013 | Water
Lake Thunderbird will be the focus of several public meetings hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality in July as stricter standards for the lake are proposed. The Oklahoma Water Quality plan will be modified as these new standards are incorporated...
by Rachel Meinke | 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...
