NEWS FLASH!

Lake Texoma Association (LTA) has started a petition to amend existing and/or introduce new federal water law. The effort seeks to protect Oklahoma’s water resources by requiring that drought control and conservation be a facet of federal reservoir projects.

Click here to learn more and sign the petition.

A public meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, March 15th to discuss the current state and future of Lake Texoma. The meeting will be held at the Kingston Multi-purpose Facility in Kingston, OK.

Extremely low levels at Lake Texoma are severely affecting the people that depend upon the lake. As of March 7th, the level at Lake Texoma is 608ft (USACE).

Click here to view the public invitation.

On a recent visit to Mayes County, Farm Bureau President and OWRB member Tom Buchanan continued to outline his vision for transferring and selling Eastern Oklahoma’s stressed water resources. He argues that there is an excess amount of water in Eastern Oklahoma, and that there is enough to fulfill the needs of Western Oklahoma and our neighboring states.

According to Mr. Buchanan’s plan, 1.5% of water sale revenues would be returned to the areas from which the water originated. Click here to read the full article.

After Mr. Buchanan was asked to resign from the OWRB by the Latimer County Farm Bureau, he gave an interview to the Latimer County News Tribune. In that interview, Mr. Buchanan claimed that his plan to transfer water across the state and uphill was based on science. The interview was also published in Clayton Today and the Talihina American on Febrary 6th, 2014. Available upon request.