Wednesday 19 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Topic: canton lake
Drought bout
Record low levels at Lake Hefner prompt city officials to look at drawing water from Canton Lake.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City officials are considering their options now that three lakes supplying the city’s drinking water have reached alarmingly low levels.
Water from Canton
Amid drought, controversy surrounds OKC’s decision to take water from a lake in northwest Oklahoma.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City’s decision to replenish its diminished water supply by taking water from Canton Lake is drawing criticism from state wildlife officials and residents near the lake.
Dry ideas
In the wake of a brutal drought, OKC officials consider water conservation efforts.
News
Clifton Adcock
Amid a two-year drought with no relief in sight, Oklahoma City is exploring further water conservation, including raising water rates if a customer exceeds normal usage.
Water and wishful thinking
Letters to the Editor
Ron Ferrell
I want to thank Oklahoma Gazette for featuring three important stories, in back-to-back issues, about our looming water crisis. Western Oklahoma hasn’t had measurable rain in about three years. Farm ponds are dry. Foss Lake is in crisis. Clinton is in dire water straits, and the list grows.
