Water Blogged
Follow ACOG's Professional Geologist John Harrington as he blogs about water in Central Oklahoma.One More Battle in the Texas Water Wars
The annual guessing game for the Supreme Court docket is currently on and one of the cases may cover familiar ground. Although a Supreme Court decision for Oklahoma concerning water was handed down last spring, there is one more water case for Texas that must be...
If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It
Last week was the annual World Water Week, a global conference hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The World Water Week has been the annual focal point for the globe's water issues since 1991 and is an interesting bell weather...
USGS Studies Reveal Why Drinking Water Wells are Vulnerable to Contamination
All water wells are not created equal. And not all aquifers are the same. The risk factor for contamination in water wells is quite variable, as a new USGS study reveals. Water from nearly one in five public-supply wells in the United States might need to be treated...
Water Resources Reform Legislation in September
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...
Colonel Michael Teague starts as new Secretary of Energy and Environment
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...
Arizona Requires Contractors to Address Future Water Supplies
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...
Groundwater Depletion Continues Throughout US
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...
Draft 2012 Integrated Report “Water Quality in Oklahoma” Available for Review
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...
National Ground Water Association Reviewing Water Well Construction Standard
The American National Standards Institute and the National Groundwater Association are soliciting public comment on the changes to the draft of the ANSI/NGWA-07-13 Water Well Construction Standard. Comments will be accepted through the close of business on August 25....
Lake Thunderbird Water Quality under Public Review
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...
ACOG Water Calendar
EVENT SPONSOR DATE LINK 2013 Secchi Dip-In EPA Jun 29 – Jul 21 http://www.secchidipin.org/ Lake Thunderbird TMDL Workshop ODEQ 23-Jul https://www.deq.state.ok.us/wqdnew/tmdl/thunderbird/index.html Brownfield ARC Grant Writing Workshop - Stillwater ODEQ...
Oklahoma City Water “Best of the Best”
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...