Oklahoma’s got at least 1,400 problems, and dams are all of them. Out of Oklahoma’s 2,107 flood-control dams, that is the number currently past their dam 50-year life expectancy. Larry Caldwell, an Oklahoma Conservation Commission watershed specialist, told StateImpact that the heavy rain in May would have caused “$16.5 million worth of damages” if the […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Pigeon problems
The U.S. Office of Special counsel recently ruled that Tom Buchanan didn’t knowingly violate the Hatch Act with a bout of pigeon shooting, but some have different concerns.
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Chicken-Fried News: Water settlement
Native American nations and officials from the state and Oklahoma City finally reached a water agreement over Sardis Lake.
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Drip, drip, drip
The legal battle has ensnared the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, government of Oklahoma City, state Legislature, Gov. Mary Fallin, Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, several officials from southeastern Oklahoma counties and advocates of water rights in that area. Tensions began in 2010, when the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, trying to obtain more water for a […]
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So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s comprehensive water plan became contentious before it was even released. A draft version of the plan in April covers a variety of water-related issues in the state and provides both technical and policy recommendations affecting the reliable water supply up to […]