Federal and State Elected Officials
Oklahoma Legislators and Legislation
Timeline for Oklahoma's poultry waste lawsuit
Arkansas' Report on Illinois River Watershed Water Quality to the Arkansas, Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission December 2008.
Oklahoma's Report on Illinois River Watershed Water Quality to the Arkansas, Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission December 2008.
Report on 2009 Arkansas Oklahoma Compact Commission Meeting.
USGS and OSRC Final Report on Bacteria, Illinois River, 2009.
ILLINOIS RIVER 2001 POLLUTANT LOADS AT ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 59 BRIDGE
DISCUSSION
The loads that were calculated for the year 2001 should be considered a very reliable estimate of the actual loads in the Illinois River in Arkansas. There were no gaps in the discharge data and all storm events were sampled adequately.
Results from five years water quality monitoring for total phosphorus are summarized as mean concentrations in figure 7. The mean concentrations were determined by dividing the annual load by the annual discharge. Shown are the base flow, storm flow and combined concentrations. Base flow concentrations represent the phosphorus load determined when the river stage was below five feet divided by the total discharge that occurred when the river stage was below five feet. Storm flow concentrations are loads divided by discharge above five feet. The combined flow concentration is the total load divided by the total discharge. Shown also in figure 7 are the linear regression trends of the mean concentrations. These results show an increasing trend in base flow and storm flow concentrations. The regressions indicate that base flow concentrations are increasing 0.02 mg/l per year and that storm flow concentrations are increasing 0.1mg/l per year. This indicates that non-point source contributions to phosphorus in the watershed may be increasing at a much faster rate than are point source contributions.
Average Annual Total Phosphorus Loading.
Phosphorus Trends Illinois River near Watts, Oklahoma and for Flint Creek.
Phosphorus Trends Illinois River Near Tahlequah and for Barren Fork Creek.
1. Beneficial Use Monitoring Report (BUMP) Summary.
2. BUMP Report for Illinois River at Watts, Oklahoma.
3. Bump Report for Illinois River at Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Eutrophication of U.S. Freshwaters: Analysis of Potential Economic Damages.
Differences in Phosphorus and Nitrogen Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River Basin-USGS.
Government Accounting Office report says chicken waste a public health danger (summary)
Full GAO report on chicken waste
The National Lakes Assessment: A Collaborative Survey of the Nation’s Lakes, the first-ever assessment of the condition of the nation’s lakes. (also at www.epa.gov/lakessurvey)
Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
The current industrial farm animal production (IFAP) system often poses unacceptable risks to public health, the environment and the welfare of the animals themselves, according to an extensive 2½-year examination conducted by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (PCIFAP), in a study released April 29, 2008.
Final Report: Putting Meat on The Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
Coordinated Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy for Oklahoma's Impaired Scenic Rivers
Capture & Recycle Technology
for Pollution Prevention in the Nursery Industry
Final Report
USGS Illinois River Page
Check on River Levels (USGS Readings)
Corps of Engineers Lake Levels
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Oklahoma State Government Agencies Listing
Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission
Governor's Office
Oklahoma Wildlife Department and Outdoor Oklahoma
Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Attorney General's Office
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Arkansas Legislature
Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology
Missouri Legislature
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Oklahoma Wildlife Federation
Ozark Society
Green Country Marketing Assoc.
EPA’s Summary of Our Ecoregion
EPA's Full Report on Our Ecoregion (PDF File)
The Problem of Nutrients-EPA
EPA - Office of Water
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program
Phosphorus
and Water Quality
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension (Also at http://osufacts.okstate.edu)
Greater Tenkiller Area Association (STIR Member)
Arrowhead Resort (STIR Member)
MarVal Family Resort (STIR Member)
Tenkiller Property.Com LLC (STIR Member)
Tahlequah Tourism Council
Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce
Northeastern State University
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Spring Creek Coalition
Aubrey Sheperd's Main Blog
Search Scenic Rivers Act, Oklahoma State Statutes, Title 82, Chapter 21
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TIP, CLICK ON "TITLE 82" AND SCROLL TO CHAPTER 21 AND YOU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING:
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Search Scenic Rivers Commission Rules, Title 630, Chapters 1-4, 10, 15
| TIP, CLICK ON "VIEW CODE", THEN CLICK ON TITLE 630 AND YOU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING:
Title 630 - Scenic Rivers Commission
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Search Oklahoma Poultry Laws and CAFO Act
River Network
DOCUMENTS
Status and Future of the Illinois River Symposium, April 30, 1993, Northeastern State University, Muskogee. "White Paper" by Dr. Linda L. Wallace, Oklahoma League of Women Voters. Copies available by request.
Symposium on the Status and Future of the Illinois River, 1981, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah. "White Paper" by Dr. Douglas Jester, NSU Science Professor. Copies available upon request.
Phosphorus Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Illinois River Basin, Arkansas and Oklahoma, 1997-2001. USGS document prepared in cooperation with the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Report 03-4168.
Percentile Distributions of Median Nitrite Plus Nitrate as Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, and Total Phosphorus Concentrations in Oklahoma Streams, 1973-2001. USGS document Report 03-4084.
Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Other Organic Wastewater Constituents in Selected Streams in Northern Arkansas, 2004
Tenkiller Lake Beneficial Use Monitoring Report (BUMP)
Water Quality in the Illinois River: Conflict and Cooperation Between Oklahoma and Arkansas. 2003 Dublin Diffuse Pollution Conference, Dr. Thomas S. Soerens, University of Arkansas Dept. of Civil Engineering. PDF Doc.
Diagnostic and Feasibility Study on Tenkiller Lake, Oklahoma (Clean Lakes Project funded by USEPA). Edited by Noble Jobe, Research Associate Oklahoma State University. Project Report Number GP-016, June 1996
(This report established the necessity of reducing phosphorus by 30% in order to maintain status quo water quality of Tenkiller Lake, Oklahoma and a 70% reduction needed to improve water quality)
Water Quality Survey of the Illinois River and Tenkiller Reservoir June 1976-October 1977.
This report is one of the earliest studies of the Illinois River and Tenkiller Lake. It was conducted by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Copies are very scarce. Contact Ed Fite, Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission, Tahlequah, OK
Nutrient Load Reductions and Streambank Stabilization in Oklahoma's Peacheater Creek Watershed: Successful Implementation of Agricultural BMPs
Authors: Shanon Phillips, Brooks Tramell, and Stacey Day
Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma City, OK
In this issue of NWQEP NOTES, we continue our series on National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Program (NMP) projects that have been completed and have documented improvements in water quality due to best management practice (BMP) implementation.
The Illinois River watershed, in eastern Oklahoma, was the subject of a 10-year study to address nonpoint source pollution from poultry and cattle operations, primarily nutrients, bacteria and sediment. The study employed a paired-watershed monitoring design to assess potential pollutant load reductions and streambank improvements due to installation of BMPs focusing on riparian, land and waste management. Practices included establishment of riparian buffers, alternative water supplies for cattle, construction of heavy use areas for feeding and storing wastes, poultry litter transport, pasture management, and septic tank installation and repair. Project results documented significant reductions in stream phosphorus loading (71%), stream total nitrogen loading (58%), and erosion and nutrient loading from streambanks following BMP implementation.
This issue is now on-line at http://www.ncsu.edu/waterquality/issues/notes126.pdf
Nutrient Loads and Concentrations in the Illinois River-USGS Report
Nutrient Trends in the Illinois River-USGS, Oklahoma Water Science Center
and http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5250/pdf/sir2006-5250.pdf
Poultry Waste Management Regulations (OSU)
Title 2. Agriculture
Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act
Oklahoma Poultry Waste Transfer Act
Oklahoma Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act
Environmental Requirements for Arkansas Poultry Growers
From Hills and Hollers: Rise of the Poultry Industry in Arkansas
Echota Bend, first Illinois River stream bank restoration program, 1997