Water Blogged
Follow ACOG's Professional Geologist John Harrington as he blogs about water in Central Oklahoma.ACOG Hosts Interactive Water and Air Quality Exhibits at ScienceFest 2019
Fourth and fifth grade students from across the state participated in ScienceFest 2019 at the Oklahoma State Fair Park on Thursday, May 2. ScienceFest is a day of interactive Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and life sciences activities held annually...
Earth Day 2018 and ACOG’s Environmental Programs
Celebrate Earth Day in Central Oklahoma Check out the Earth Day Event Calendar for Central Oklahoma highlighting various events, celebrations and activities across Central Oklahoma. Compiled by Angela Hankins, Special Programs Officer. Fun and Educational...
Water Resources
Water Resource Division Work Program ACOG's Water Resources Division helps local governments to maximize the use of ground and surface water resources. This includes planning, management, protection and research of potable water supplies. The Garber-Wellington...
OWRB Plans in-Depth Study for Basin 51
Basin 51 is a “hot spot” in water resources terminology. This watershed basin includes the area between Yukon and Watonga and is in the crosshairs for water shortage. As part of the Comprehensive Water Plan passed in 2012, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board has begun...
Earthquakes Discussed at Logan County Town Hall Meeting
Over five hundred citizens at a Town Hall meeting last week had a chance to talk to the experts concerning the earthquakes in their neighborhoods. Dr. Austin Holland from the Oklahoma Geological Survey and Tim Baker from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission both...
EPA Annouces Funding for Municipalities
EPA is providing technical assistance grants to develop an integrated planning approach to meeting Clean Water Act requirements. EPA's Office of Wastewater Management is making available $335,000 in technical assistance for communities seeking technical support to...
EPA Seeks to Enhance Transparency in Hydraulic Fracturing
The EPA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning fracking operations in the oil and gas industry. In what is likely to be a highly scrutinized process, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking the first steps toward regulations that could...
Three ACOG Communities Make CWSRF Project Priority List
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) will hold a public meeting to receive comments on the Draft FY 2015 Intended Use (Strategic) Plan and Draft FY 2015-19 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Project Priority List on Thursday, June 5, 2014, at 10:30AM at 3800 North...
Regional Water Conservation Measures to be Discussed at Water for 2060 Hot Spot Meetings
Oklahoma is getting pretty dry, as the latest drought maps show. In response to the drought crisis, state water agency officials and planning specialists will hold a series of public meetings to share information and obtain feedback on water conservation strategies...
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum hosts water education seminar
Thanks to a generous grant provided by the Coca-Cola Foundation, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is conducting a water and land issues symposium every Friday in March 2014. The program titled Surviving the Elements: Land & Water Issues of the...
Oklahoma Water Resources Board Releases Central Oklahoma Aquifer Study
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) in conjunction with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has released the long-anticipated groundwater flow study on the Central Oklahoma aquifer. The study includes one of the major Oklahoma groundwater basins, the...
ACOG Groundwater Seminar RESCHEDULED to March 13
Due to inclement weather our groundwater seminar has been postponed to a warmer month - March!ACOG and PEC will host the groundwater seminar on March 13 - at new time and place. Hopefully we will be pass the prospects of subzero wind chill and icy roads by that...