I always enjoy the Mesonet forecasts and accompanying pictures from Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus. Of course, give him due credit for his comedic approach to the weather. But this week’s forecast calls for rain in western Oklahoma…maybe lots of it. If you consider two to three inches a “lot” of rain. It also means …
Oklahoma City started a $44 million improvement project this week for its Hefner Water Treatment plant. The project is aimed at modernizing the plant’s ozone disinfection system and increasing its treatment capacity. The ozone upgrade is one of multiple infrastructure improvement projects the OKC Utilities Department is undertaking to improve resiliency and help meet …
The Ogallala Aquifer that runs through the Oklahoma Panhandle was the subject of a Kansas Geological Survey report that indicated groundwater levels could be sustained for at least one decade by reducing pumping up to 32%. The big question is—how to accomplish such a reduction? “Our results show that the only way to slow …
In order to meet the Biden Administration’s EPA proposal to remove lead pipes across the U.S., an estimated 48,000 such pipes would have to be eliminated in Oklahoma, 330,000 in Missouri, 160,000 in Kansas and 270,000 in Texas. Those figures are based on a 2021 Natural Resources Defense Council survey. The Environmental Protection Agency …
The annual Governor’s Water Conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday in Norman. Presentations and discussions on various aspects of water and its impact on our lives will be held at the Embassy Suites. Oral Presentations: Understanding and Improving Climate Resiliency November 29, 2023 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Renee McPherson – Fifth U.S. National …
Weekend snowfall in Oklahoma provided some good cover for the spring crops. It also produced some challenging windchills. “We had a good swath of 6-8 inches up in NW OK, with Beaver leading the way with 8 inches,” reported Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus in his Monday Mesonet newsletter. “It also brought moisture to parts of …
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) announced its recent achievement of being selected as one of the recipients of the 2023 America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) grants, facilitated by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). This significant grant, part of a broader initiative awarding $141.3 million in grants this year. The awarded grant will bolster the …
The forecast isn’t looking good for much rainfall to end the dry conditions in the northwest part of Oklahoma and extending into the Panhandle. Gary McManus, State Climatologist wrote in his Wednesday weather update the 30-day rainfall maps from the Mesonet “are particularly dreary.” As he aptly pointed out, Boise City, Eva and Hooker …
** Production workers at Ford’s Louisville assembly and Kentucky truck plants have voted against the tentative labor agreement, while skilled trades workers voted in favor, the local chapter of the United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Monday. ** TotalEnergies SE agreed to buy three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas from TexGen Power LLC for …
Not only did NGL Energy Partners LP see a huge jump in net income for the second quarter of its fiscal year, but a significant jump in the company’s adjusted EBITDA. The company released its financial report showing net income was $28.3 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2024, nearly 9 times more …
