by Rachel Meinke | Sep 4, 2013 | Water
Congress has a lot on its plate after the summer recess.Although the war drums on Syria and the fiscal budget battle will likely take up a lot of oxygen on Capitol Hill, other legislation is moving forward at a rapid pace as well. One major piece of legislation in...
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 24, 2013 | Water
The annual report describing the quality of Oklahoma’s surface water is now available for comment. The Integrated Report combines into one document the Surface Water Quality Assessment and the List of Impaired Waters. The report includes guidelines of how waterbodies...
