After 5 years of negotiations between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations with the State of Oklahoma and the City of Oklahoma City, we finally have a proposed agreement that we believe will actually preserve and protect our precious water resources in southeastern Oklahoma. We applaud the proposed agreement because it will promote sound water policy […]
Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy is urging voters to vote NO in November on State Question 777. Supporters of the amendment call it a ‘Right to Farm’, but that name is meant to deceive because Oklahomans already have right to farm laws. In reality, State Question 777 is a product being shopped around the country by […]
Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy Board of Directors will be meeting in McAlester at EOSC at approximately 5:00pm Wednesday, June 15th, 2016.
Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy Board of Directors will be meeting in Krebs at the Isle of Capri at 5:00 Tuesday, April 5th.
Out-of-state water sales and eminent domain may no longer be opposed by OKFB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 12, 2015 ANTLERS, OK – Proposed changes to Oklahoma Farm Bureau water policy signal a shocking reversal on the insurance company’s stance on the out-of-state sale of water and private property. Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy is alarmed […]
ORWP By-Laws Committee Meeting Atoka, OK 8/21/2015 Members Present: Harvey Arnold, Chuck Hutchison, Rick Branam, Jim Cox NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO ORWP BY-LAWS (December 12, 2013). These changes will be voted on by ORWP membership at the October 22, 2015 annual meeting to be held at 6:30pm at the Durant Library, […]
Southeastern Oklahoma – On Friday, March 21, Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy (ORWP) urged Tom Buchanan, president of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, to resign his seat on the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) because his role with the Farm bureau is a conflict of interest with his responsibility on the water board and his position […]
ORWP will now be sharing 2012 Oklahoma Drought updates from Mesonet & Oklahoma Climatological Survey. This update came to ORWP courtesy of OCS Climatologist Gary McManus. Spurred by the rapidly intensifying flash drought and its impacts, including the extreme fire danger realized in the state over the last week, the U.S. Drought Monitor has now […]
After several years of unsuccessful attempts to establish government-to-government negotiations with the state to resolve water issues, the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations filed legal action today in US District Court in Oklahoma City to protect the tribes’ water resources. “Citizens of the Chickasaw Nation, like all Oklahomans, have a vital interest in maintaining the conditions […]
May 6, 2010 View Video Release Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy (May 6 rally)
For Immediate Release Durant, OK (April 30) Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy (ORWP), a new citizens group formed to protect the region’s water and environment, will hold their kick-off rally at 4 p.m. next Thursday, May 6th, featuring Attorney General Drew Edmondson. The Attorney General will address area residents about legal and public policy issues […]
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Concerned Citizens Rally to Protect Southeastern Oklahoma’s Water for Future Generations Attorney General Concurs: Studies Needed Before Water Transfer Occurs DURANT, Oklahoma (May 6, 2010) – Nearly 900 people turned out today to protest the state’s “under the radar” plan to sell water from Sardis Lake to Oklahoma City. The rally kicked off the formation […]