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The National Rural Water Association was founded in 1976 in response to the Safe Drinking Water Act, passed in 1974.The SDWA authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency to set national health-based standards for drinking water to protect against both naturally occurring and man-made contaminants that may be found in drinking water.
A vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing (or ranking) the vulnerabilities in a system. Examples of systems for which vulnerability assessments are performed include, but are not limited to, information technology systems, energy supply systems, water supply systems, transportation systems, and communication systems.
In 2002, Easley was named Man of the Year by the Oklahoma Rural Water Association in appreciation and recognition of his dedicated service and leadership at the local, state and national levels to promote the development and expansion of rural water systems, and for his exceptional efforts to assure an adequate supply of good quality water for ...
When Albert and Sherry Martin moved back to Oklahoma two and a half years ago, they settled down on a plot of land in the small rural city of Konawa, about 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
J.D. Strong (born 1971) is a civil servant from the U.S. state of Oklahoma and the current executive director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB). As executive director of the OWRB, Strong is responsible for carrying out the agency's mission to protect and enhance the quality of life for Oklahomans by managing and improving the state's water resources to ensure clean and reliable ...
Oklahoma has an estimated 11,000 poultry farms, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Only a fraction of those operations — about 1% — have 400 or more birds. Three massive farms ...
The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), also referred to as Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), is a tool that identifies places that are susceptible to floods and heat-related effects of climate change by combining built, social, and ecological elements. [1] [2] It is also described as a systematic tool to rapidly assess climate change ...
Help is on the way in the form of an 18-mile line from Council Bluffs capable of providing 400,000 gallons of treated water a day. The Regional Water Rural Water Association serves over 2,600 ...