Crude oil futures settled lower on Thursday as traders seemed confident about the success of OPEC’s output while keeping track of the number of domestic production rigs, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, March West Texas Intermediate crude fell 34 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $53.54 a barrel. On the London …
Category: Water
Water Management Firm Gets Investment from Texas Company
It never hurts to get another company to invest in your operation. The Denver, Colorado based Gradiant Energy Services, a firm focused on integrated water management solutions in the energy industry says it has secured a capital investment from a Texas company. The investment is by Turnbridge Capital, LLC, a firm with offices in Dallas …
Governor Names Two to State Water Board
Two appointments have been made by Gov. Mary Fallin to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. They are Charles ‘Chuck’ Darby of Broken Bow and Rob Stallings of Enid. Both have to still be confirmed by the State Senate when it convenes this year. The governor indicated she will soon fill a third vacancy from the …
Oklahoma Among States With Highest Water Violations in U.S. in 2015
A recently new report from the firm FluksAqua claimed Oklahoma is among the top 8 states that had the highest water contamination problems reported in 2015. Oklahoma experienced health-based water system violations that affected 19.1% of the state’s population including 69 instances of coliform contamination and 640 instances of disinfection byproducts, according to the report. …
Interim Director Named at Water Resources Board
After 22 years with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Julie Cunningham was named this week as interim executive director, succeeding J.D. Strong who left to become the new Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Cunningham had been the Water Board’s Chief of Planning and Management since 2008. She agency in 1994 as an …
US Senate Considers Water Resources Development Act
The Senate is poised to vote Tuesday on the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (S. 2848). The $9 billion bill package would authorize 25 water development projects in 17 states across the country, including $280 million earmarked for the lead-contamination drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The House passed a limited $5 billion WRDA …
National Water Firm Expands Holdings in Branson
In Branson, Missouri, the Woodland Manor water system has been purchased by Missouri American Water. The purchase involves only 170 customers but they will be incorporated into Missouri American Water’s Tri Lakes Operation which serves 6,500 customers in the Branson area, Warsaw, White Branch, Sedalia and Laurie, Missouri. The acquisition was approved by the Missouri …
Inhofe says Oklahoma Will Gain from New Water Development Act
Senator Jim Inhofe says as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, he’s been able to get a Water Resources Development Act of 2016 approved that will directly benefit Oklahoma. “WRDA 2016 ensures that Oklahoma projects, including the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and the Tulsa and West Tulsa Levee System, continue …