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 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 | Mar 26, 2013 | Water
Want to know more about the water infrastructure crisis? See this interactive infographic describing a poll by Xylem, Inc. on what people think about water: A nice discussion about water rates from StateImpact Oklahoma. There are more than 750 local water authorities...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 15, 2013 | Regional News, Water
The city of Norman recently passed an ordinance limiting the amount of phosphorus applied to lawns. This marks a first for an Oklahoma municipality to address phosphorus loading in a watershed. The Lake Thunderbird watershed overlaps various communities that surround...
