The drought status has improved for much of the state but the current heat is a big reminder of what Oklahoma summers can be like. It’s time to start conserving water and we have some tips to get you started. Use low flow aerators....
The drought status has improved for much of the state but the current heat is a big reminder of what Oklahoma summers can be like. It’s time to start conserving water and we have some tips to get you started. Use low flow aerators....
Oklahoma’s current drought is in it’s third year. With the severity and the length of the drought many are wondering if we could enter into another Dust Bowl. We have forgotten many of the lessons we learned during the last Dust Bowl and we...
It has been awhile since Oklahoma has heard good news, as far as our drought is concerned but today there is good news. After all of the snow and rainfall the state received so far this year, we are finally seeing improvements in...
As the drought in Oklahoma lingers the water crisis continues to deteriorate. Residents in Norman, Midwest City, and Del City rely on Lake Thunderbird for their drinking water, but the lake nearly 8 feet below normal. Last month, President Obama signed a bill to...
Last month the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared all but one county in Oklahoma a disaster area. And the water situation continues to deteriorate. May-January the state averaged 15.4 inches of rain, which makes it the third driest such period on record. The...
About 4,800 gallons of crude oil spilled into Lake Keystone after a tanker truck overturned on a rocky embankment Saturday morning. The tanker was driving over the Keystone Lake land bridge, U.S. Highway 412. The tanker was clipped by a car that was driving...
The drought is continuing and it shows no signs of ending soon. We are finishing the driest May-Decemeber on record, January looks to not be record breaking but very close. The precipitation for the rest of the month doesn’t look good, February doesn’t look...
Even with the rain and snow this month, the whole state is in a severe to exceptional drought, most of it under extreme to exceptional. Between January 9th, 2012 and January 7th, 2013, Oklahoma got 25.37″ of rain, that’s -11.27″ below normal, making it...
The Formal Hearing for the Tentative Determination of Maximum Annual Yield for the Arbuckle-Simpson Groundwater Basin (TMAY Hearing) was held at the Murray County Expo Center on May 15th and 16th. CPASA joined a number of other parties supporting the TMAY Determination approved by...
An educational, in-depth look at the unique history of the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations and the events shaping our water future. Check your local listings for times and dates.
