Four new winners were recognized on November 30 for the Oklahoma Water for 2060 Excellence Award, signed by Governor Kevin Stitt and presented by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board during the annual Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference in Norman.
The Oklahoma Well Owner Network has expanded to libraries after receiving the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rural Health and Safety Education grant.
Oklahoma well owners are on their way to healthier drinking water this fall thanks to the Oklahoma Well Owner Network. The program, led by the Oklahoma Water Resources Center and Oklahoma State University Extension, provides free residential well water testing and training to rural counties in Oklahoma through a $200,000 grant.
The Oklahoma Water Resources Center currently seeking both poster and oral presentation submissions to be used for the upcoming 2023 Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium. This year’s conference and symposium will take place at the Embassy Suites in Norman, Oklahoma on November 29 & 30, 2023.
The Oklahoma Water Research Center (OWRC) is seeking pre-proposals that address high priority water problems in the State of Oklahoma. This grant program is a competitive grant program available to current faculty, staff and students of any Oklahoma university conducting research addressing priority Oklahoma water issues.
Nearly 90% of Oklahomans live within 20 miles of an earthen dam that affects their daily lives. As these U.S. Department of Agriculture-constructed structures near the end of their engineered lifespans, the time to take action is now. The Dam Analysis Modernization of Tools, Applications, Guidance, and Standardization, or DAMTAGS, the project is underway to take preventive measures to help dam safety.
Oklahoma Water Resources Center Project Teaches Communities About Drought. Approximately 2.5 million Oklahomans were affected by drought from January to March 2023.
The Oklahoma Water Resources Center presents a new monthly water seminar series called “Water You Talking About?” These monthly water seminars will take place on the third Thursday of every month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
May 4th is Water Professionals Appreciation Day. We asked some of our researchers, agency partners and students why they chose to work with water and how their work advances water resources.
