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Oklahoma ‘Water Queen’ Shares Summertime Conservation Tips

July 22, 2022

Is your state experiencing a drought this summer? Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Water Quality Division Director, Shellie Chard, took to social media this week to offer useful water…

Filed Under: Member News

Oklahoma Infographic Identifies Telework Benefits

September 17, 2021

As mentioned during the ECOS member Coffee Chat in June, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is quantifying the benefits of allowing staff to telework part-time. A new infographic…

Filed Under: Member News

ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update

March 2, 2021

In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results

February 11, 2021

In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…

Filed Under: Green Reports Tagged With: drones, technology

U.S. EPA Grants Oklahoma Request to Continue Managing Certain Tribal Lands

October 8, 2020

On October 1, U.S. EPA granted Oklahoma’s recent request to continue handling environmental regulation in Oklahoma’s Indian Country, following a Supreme Court ruling declaring nearly half of Oklahoma tribal land…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: regulatory oversight, tribal, tribe

Oklahoma Offers Online Training Platform for Water and Wastewater Operators

August 28, 2020

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has released the Online Operator Training Platform to provide additional training opportunities to Oklahoma’s water and wastewater operators. The platform is a no-cost web-based…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education, wastewater

ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards

February 13, 2020

In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

Oklahoma DEQ Produces Fun Water Awareness Videos for Social Media Campaign

January 31, 2020

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held a water awareness campaign throughout the month of January. Check out the @OklahomaDEQ Twitter feed and Facebook page to view short, creative…

Filed Under: Member News

Oklahoma Launches Redesigned Website

July 26, 2019

Last week, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OK DEQ) launched its newly designed website. The more user-friendly site features an improved layout and search tool for easier navigation. The…

Filed Under: Member News

Oklahoma Produces ‘Carpool Conversations’ Videos to Spotlight Environmental Topics

July 12, 2019

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OK DEQ) recently released its second episode of “Carpool Conversations with Kole.” The recurring series, inspired by the show Carpool Karaoke, features OK DEQ…

Filed Under: Member News

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