Residents Blame Man Upstream as Frustration Spills over During Oklahoma Town's Fight for Water

Oklahoma board OKs unpermitted dam. Property owner offers his own solution.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Residents of a drying up waterfront community expressed outrage Tuesday after a state agency allowed an unpermitted dam to remain upstream of their lake. After the meeting, one of the dam’s owners, former state Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee, offered the residents $100,000 if they could raise $300,000 for seed money […]

Residents blame man upstream as frustration spills over during Oklahoma town's fight for water

Frustration spilled over on Tuesday during a small town's fight for water, with residents blaming a man upstream for dams on his property.

Oklahoma Voice: Community, scientist disputes Oklahoma water agency finding that dams not to blame

OKLAHOMA CITY – There is no link between the construction of two dams and declining water levels at a lake west of Oklahoma City, according to the findings of a report released by a state agency tasked with managing water.