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The Oklahoma legislature is considering closer monitoring of water use. The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee advanced two bills that would add metering requirements for cannabis growers and some other irrigators Thursday.
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Four towns and one county have received funding to upgrade their water and wastewater infrastructure, an urgent need across much of the rural U.S.
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Southwestern Oklahoma communities are facing water problems as they head into a week of high temperatures.
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Lawmakers also approved a $15 million grant program to improve local mental health options for children and families.
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A rural sociologist at the University of Oklahoma found that investments in water infrastructure have positive impacts on rural communities—but they may require some patience.
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Hundreds of Oklahoma cities, towns and rural water districts applied for competitive grants to fund water and wastewater projects. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has announced 76 communities across the state that are likely to receive that money and released a list that ranks all the applications by funding priority.
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Rural communities face compounding reasons they can’t improve their water infrastructure, including inflation and a lack of human resources.
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Rural Texas communities often don’t have the resources, technical experience, or ability to take on large amounts of debt to pursue state funds for water supply and quality projects. So, many simply don’t apply.
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For towns with only a few hundred residents, keeping tap water clean and safe can pose a crippling expense. The predicament is likely to become more common in western Kansas as farm chemicals seep into dwindling water supplies.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $1.2 billion to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure across the nation. Of the 234 water...