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THE AQUIFER IN REVIEW John Harrington, ACOG February 26, 2015 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW IN 2014 WE WORRIED ABOUT: IN 2015 WE SEE: Even More Drought State Groundwater Project Even Even More Drought OWRB Project Completed Possible Legislation to Halt Biggert-Waters (Floodplain Insurance) No real changes to Biggert-Waters Stormwater RK04 under Review Induced Seismicity RK04 still under Review More Studies on Induced Seismicity 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW STATIC WATER LEVELS DRILLER’S RECORDS GWA AQUIFER 2006-10 VS 2011-15 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 DRILLING ACTIVITY INCREASED BY ABOUT 15.9% OVER 2013 IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW DRILLED WELLS Central Oklahoma 2014 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW WELL DRILLING ON THE AQUIFER IN HIGH DENSITY OIL AND GAS AREAS THE TREND CONTINUES DOMESTIC WELLS DRILLED IN HIGH DENSITY OIL AND GAS AREAS 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW WELL DEPTHS DEPTH REPORTED OF WELLS BY DRILLER GARBER-WELLINGTON REPORTED BY DRILLERS AQUIFER GARBER-WELLINGTON ALL WELL TYPESAQUIFER 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW WELL DEPTHS DEPTH REPORTED OF WELLS BY DRILLER GARBER-WELLINGTON REPORTED BY DRILLERS AQUIFER GARBER-WELLINGTON DOMESTIC WELLS AQUIFER 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Groundwater Levels Spencer Mesonet Station http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/groundwater/ 2014 YEARLatest IN REVIEW Drought Conditions FOUR MORE YEARS OF DROUGHT!!! http://climate.ok.gov/index.php/climate/climate_trends/precipitation_history_annual_statewide/C D00/prcp/Annual/oklahoma_south-central_u.s 2014 YEARLatest IN REVIEW Drought Conditions MEDIEVAL DROUGHT http://climate.ok.gov/index.php/climate/climate_trends/precipitation_history_annual_statewide/C D00/prcp/Annual/oklahoma_south-central_u.s 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_droug ht.gif 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_droug ht.gif 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW What we might see in 2015: • Comprehensive Water Plan Implementation – Conservation? Water Districts? • Canadian River Study Public Meetings and Finish • Induced Seismicity Data – OCC and OK Geological Survey • And a lot of people drilling water wells!!! More rural water systems calling…. 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2015 WATER LEGISLATION OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 • 30 BILLS CONCERNING WATER THIS YEAR (2014 HAD 83). • SOME BILLS REINTRODUCED FROM LAST YEAR – WATERSHED BASED REGIONAL WATER DISTRICTS AND WATER METERS. • INJECTION WELLS GET FOCUS OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 http://www.acogok.org/legislation OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 SB809 HJR1013 Oil and gas; prohibiting regulation by local entities. Bingman(S), Hickman(H) Emergency. Joint Resolution opposing the proposed McPeak(H) Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule defining waters of the United States; Oil distribution. SB809 and gas; prohibiting regulation by local entities. Bingman(S), Hickman(H) Emergency. HJR1013 Joint Resolution opposing the proposed Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule defining waters of the United States; distribution. McPeak(H) OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 SB809 Oil and gas; prohibiting regulation by local entities. Emergency. Bingman(S), Hickman(H) OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 HJR 1013 OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 A LONG WAY FROM “NAVIGABLE WATERS”…… OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 A LONG WAY FROM “NAVIGABLE WATERS”…… OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 A LONG WAY FROM “NAVIGABLE WATERS”…… OKLAHOMA WATER LEGISLATION 2015 ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL ODEQ DO TMDL Development Shell Creek ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL Stream Selection (Shell Creek) 18 miles from DEQ 2011 NLCD – Low percentage of developed land (10.0% of the watershed) – High percentage of crop land (55.1% of the watershed) Easy access to the stream DO impaired – 10 out of 21 samples are less than WQSs (June – November) Data requested to OKC (2/11): Data will be obtained before March (No cross section and CBOD data). ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL Monitoring Plan 2 field samples for calibration and validation Early summer of 2016 (Proposed) Suggested sample flow for Sample – 7Q2 or 1 cfs (sample after 7 consecutive days without rain) – Median flow or 3.1 cfs (sample after moderate rain) Sampling methods – Standard operating procedures (OWRB, 2013) – Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual (EPA, 1997) Who can monitor? – Budget – Available fund ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL QAPP Team Scott Thompson Executive Director Oklahoma DEQ Shellie Chard-McClary Division Director Water Quality Division Patrick Rosch Program Manager Water Quality Planning Group Soojung Lim Project Manager Watershed Planning Section Karen Khalafian DEQ Quality Assurance Officer Karen Miles WQD Quality Assurance Coordinator OWRB, OCC, ODAFF (Who will be in the QAPP team?) ODEQ Shell Creek TMDL