Pit Water Regulation SB597 CPASA invites all interested citizens to join it at the next SB 597 (Pit Water) Stakeholder Meeting, 10:00 am,
Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Ardmore Convention Center. OWRB is meeting with stakeholders so that it may craft rules to implement SB597 regulating pit water in non-coal mines.
PLEASE COME! We especially need you if you are a city leader, county commissioner or other official representing citizens in south-central Oklahoma.
Click here for more information on this meeting.
Water Appreciation Day at the Capitol Monday, February 13, 2012.
OWRB Meeting 9:30 am AGENDA Come to the Capitol rotunda, 4th Floor and look for CPASA's booth.
SB288 Implementation On the OWRB Agenda for 2/13/2012: Summary of Staff Proposal for the maximum annual yield for the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer, discussion and vote.
CPASA's recommendation 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.
Arbuckle Aggregates A number of organizations and individuals have protested the Oklahoma Department of Mines application. A formal hearing is being
scheduled. The date of the hearing will be mailed to protestors and it will be listed here as soon as it is announced. If you have any questions or need help
preparing your protest, please email us or call (580) 371-6446.
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.
DroughtHow 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.
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.
