Formal Hearing needed on Arbuckle Aggregates application. REQUEST DUE 12/14/11. A formal hearing on Arbuckle Aggregates' plan to dig a huge, new gravel mine near Mill
Creek will ONLY be held if we request it. CPASA is requesting a formal hearing. There is strength in numbers, and we ask you to join us. You can write your own letter, or you can
download a request form here. Your request must be received by the Oklahoma Department of
Mines (2915 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 213, Oklahoma City, OK 73106) on or before 12/14/11. If you have any questions or need help preparing your protest, please
email us
or call (580) 371-5900.
TNC buys new preserve along Blue River.The Nature Conservancy's first new preserve in nine years and its first restoration project of this scale in the state.
Read more from this Tulsa World article here.
How to Reduce Drought Risk Western Drought Coordination Council step-by-step process to identify actions that can be taken to reduce potential drought-related impacts.
SB597, passed in May 2011, removes a special exemption held by the aggregates industry and places regulation of "pit water" infiltrating
mining operations over
sensitive sole-source aquifers under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. It also brings parity to the management of all major users in the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer. Rules and
procedures for implementing the law are currently being formulated.
CPASA's recommendation for SB288 implementation strategy supports a maximum annual yield not to exceed 25K-30K acre ft/yr with equal
proportionate share of 1.5 acre in/yr; and applicant must show 20% or less impact on springs and streams.
Springs of Blue River "...a nice job of 'looking below the surface'...Kevin has a knack
for displaying the unique beauty of each water body and other geological features." John Bruno
Byrd's Mill Spring. Byrds Mill Spring is the largest spring in
Oklahoma discharging 20 million gallons of water per day. The water is some of the purest spring water in the world.
