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This is an artistic rendering of the administration and filter building, clearwell pump station, and the electrical building at Chickasha’s new 6 mgd water treatment plant. The project is expected to go out for construction bids in August. Freese & Nichols

This is an artistic rendering of the administration and filter building, clearwell pump station, and the electrical building at Chickasha’s new 6 mgd water treatment plant. The project is expected to go out for construction bids in August. Freese & Nichols

Design of Chickasha’s new water plant nears completion; bids to be solicited in August

CHICKASHA – Freese & Nichols engineers and consultants expect to complete their design of Chickasha’s new water treatment plant in July, the City Council was told on Feb. 17.
Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous stands in the dry Kiamichi River bed. The southeastern Oklahoma river has experienced multiple droughts in recent years, including 2024, State Rep. Eddy Dempsey (R-Valliant) told Southwest Ledger. Oklahoma House of Representatives

Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous stands in the dry Kiamichi River bed. The southeastern Oklahoma river has experienced multiple droughts in recent years, including 2024, State Rep. Eddy Dempsey (R-Valliant) told Southwest Ledger. Oklahoma House of Representatives

Federal regulators again deny Texan’s Kiamichi River proposed hydropower project

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A plan to build a $3 billion hydropower plant in southeastern Oklahoma to generate electricity for Texas was rejected last week – again – by federal regulators.

State Water Plan Update meeting slated

From staff reports The Oklahoma Water Resources Board will hold a meeting to discuss the conclusion of its 50-year Comprehensive Water Plan, including preliminary recommendations for each region.The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 4 at Cameron University, 2800 W.