One More Battle in the Texas Water Wars

Oct 9, 2013 | Water

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

Oct 9, 2013 | Water

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...

Groundwater Depletion Continues Throughout US

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...

Lake Thunderbird Water Quality under Public Review

Jul 9, 2013 | Water

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...

Oklahoma City Water “Best of the Best”

Jun 25, 2013 | Regional News, Water

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...