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John Harrington, ACOG February 26, 2015 THE AQUIFER IN REVIEW.

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1 John Harrington, ACOG February 26, 2015 THE AQUIFER IN REVIEW

2 IN 2014 WE WORRIED ABOUT: Even More Drought State Groundwater Project Possible Legislation to Halt Biggert-Waters (Floodplain Insurance) Stormwater RK04 under Review Induced Seismicity 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW IN 2015 WE SEE: Even Even More Drought OWRB Project Completed No real changes to Biggert-Waters RK04 still under Review More Studies on Induced Seismicity

3 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

4 STATIC WATER LEVELS DRILLER’S RECORDS GWA AQUIFER 2006-10 VS 2011-15

5 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 DRILLING ACTIVITY INCREASED BY ABOUT 15.9% OVER 2013 IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

6 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW DRILLED WELLS Central Oklahoma 2014

7 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW WELL DRILLING ON THE AQUIFER IN HIGH DENSITY OIL AND GAS AREAS THE TREND CONTINUES DOMESTIC WELLS DRILLED IN HIGH DENSITY OIL AND GAS AREAS

8 DEPTH OF WELLS REPORTED BY DRILLERS GARBER-WELLINGTON AQUIFER 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW WELL DEPTHS REPORTED BY DRILLER GARBER-WELLINGTON AQUIFER ALL WELL TYPES

9 DEPTH OF WELLS REPORTED BY DRILLERS GARBER-WELLINGTON AQUIFER 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW WELL DEPTHS REPORTED BY DRILLER GARBER-WELLINGTON AQUIFER DOMESTIC WELLS

10 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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12 http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/groundwaterhttp://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/groundwater/ Groundwater Levels Spencer Mesonet Station

13 Latest Drought Conditions http://climate.ok.gov/index.php/climate/climate_trends/precipitation_history_annual_statewide/C D00/prcp/Annual/oklahoma_south-central_u.s 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW FOUR MORE YEARS OF DROUGHT!!!

14 Latest Drought Conditions http://climate.ok.gov/index.php/climate/climate_trends/precipitation_history_annual_statewide/C D00/prcp/Annual/oklahoma_south-central_u.s 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW MEDIEVAL DROUGHT

15 http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_droug ht.gif 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

16 http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

17 http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_droug ht.gif 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

18 What we might see in 2015: Comprehensive Water Plan Implementation – Conservation? Water Districts? Canadian River Study Public Meetings and Finish Induced Seismicity Data – OCC and OK Geological Survey And a lot of people drilling water wells!!! More rural water systems calling….

19 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

20 2015 WATER LEGISLATION

21 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 30 BILLS CONCERNING WATER THIS YEAR (2014 HAD 83). SOME BILLS REINTRODUCED FROM LAST YEAR – WATERSHED BASED REGIONAL WATER DISTRICTS AND WATER METERS. INJECTION WELLS GET FOCUS

22 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 http://www.acogok.org/legislation

23 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 SB809Oil and gas; prohibiting regulation by local entities. Emergency. Bingman(S), Hickman(H) HJR1013Joint Resolution opposing the proposed Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule defining waters of the United States; distribution. McPeak(H) SB809Oil and gas; prohibiting regulation by local entities. Emergency. Bingman(S), Hickman(H) HJR1013Joint Resolution opposing the proposed Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule defining waters of the United States; distribution. McPeak(H)

24 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 SB809 SB809 Oil and gas; prohibiting regulation by local entities. Emergency. Bingman(S), Hickman(H)

25 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 HJR 1013

26 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 A LONG WAY FROM “NAVIGABLE WATERS”……

27 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 A LONG WAY FROM “NAVIGABLE WATERS”……

28 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 A LONG WAY FROM “NAVIGABLE WATERS”……

29 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015

30 ODEQ DO TMDL Development Shell Creek ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL

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32 Stream Selection (Shell Creek)  18 miles from DEQ  2011 NLCD –Low percentage of developed land (10.0% of the watershed) –High percentage of crop land (55.1% of the watershed)  Easy access to the stream  DO impaired –10 out of 21 samples are less than WQSs (June – November)  Data requested to OKC (2/11): Data will be obtained before March (No cross section and CBOD data). ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL

33 Monitoring Plan  2 field samples for calibration and validation  Early summer of 2016 (Proposed)  Suggested sample flow for Sample –7Q2 or 1 cfs (sample after 7 consecutive days without rain) –Median flow or 3.1 cfs (sample after moderate rain)  Sampling methods –Standard operating procedures (OWRB, 2013) –Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual (EPA, 1997)  Who can monitor? –Budget –Available fund ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL

34 QAPP Team Scott Thompson Executive Director Oklahoma DEQ Shellie Chard-McClary Division Director Water Quality Division Patrick Rosch Program Manager Water Quality Planning Group Soojung Lim Project Manager Watershed Planning Section Karen Khalafian DEQ Quality Assurance Officer Karen Miles WQD Quality Assurance Coordinator OWRB, OCC, ODAFF (Who will be in the QAPP team?) ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL

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