Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality News

Oklahoma Companies Blame City for Groundwater Pollution

Two companies that operated a now closed aerospace plant argue that groundwater pollutants threatening to contaminate the city of Bethany’s municipal water supply are a result of the city’s 67-year-old clay sewer pipes, not the shuttered plant. A plume of …

Oklahoma Treatment Plant Operator to Pay $1M for Drinking Water Violations

The operator of Hugo’s water treatment plant will pay nearly $1 million to help small Oklahoma communities upgrade water treatment facilities as part of a settlement of drinking water violations that left thousands of local residents with unsafe water for …

Oklahoma Chemical Storage Site Locations Available on Online

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has put on the department’s website the locations of chemical storage sites and other facilities in the state. The map also shows the locations of oil and gas wells, manufacturing plants and cellphone towers …