The executive director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board praises the state’s congressional delegation in Washington D.C., for its initiation and support of legislation that will fund a dozen or more state water planning studies, according to the State Chamber of Commerce.
HR 3183, the fiscal 2010 Energy-Water appropriations bill, passed the U.S. House of Representatives in July by a convincing vote of 320-97.
Duane Smith, the OWRB’s executive director, said $30 million included in the bill will underwrite studies related to the Red River Chloride Control Project, which was conceived nearly half a century ago to augment water supplies in southwest Oklahoma. Another study will identify alternatives to augment water dependability at Altus-Lugert Lake, a major source for irrigation water in southwest Oklahoma. Additionally, nearly $2 million is included in the bill to support water quantity and quality studies that are a part of the ongoing update of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan.
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