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Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Coverage of Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 30 · 10:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 30 · 10:00 UTC
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Enidplace1Oklahomaplace1Flying Monkeytopic1Oklahoma Corporation Commissionorganization1ProPublicaorganization1Frontierorganization1Oklahoma Water Resources Boardorganization1
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  • POLITICSJun 30 · 10:00 UTCPROPUBLICA
    To Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at Risk

    Enid, Oklahoma's public water supply wells are located within a quarter-mile of oil field wastewater injection operations, violating state rules requiring a half-mile buffer. The city is appealing to state regulators to revoke permits for these wells, including the structurally problematic 'Flying Monkey' well, after they were approved without required hearings.