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This page was last updated on September 15, 20112010 News Releases:
December 2010
Oklahoma School Recognized for Reducing Diesel Emissions
November 2010
Oklahoma School Recognized for Reducing Diesel Emissions
DEQ Announces Recipients of Brownfield Cleanup Funding
Public Invited to Open House Regarding Hudson Refinery Superfund SiteEnvironmental Quality Board Meeting Scheduled for Stillwater
DEQ Applauds Corporate Recycling Efforts
October 2010
Oklahoma City to Host Symposium on Watershed Protection
Applewood Mobile Home Park Boil Advisory Lifted
Oklahoma School Recognized for Reducing Diesel Emissions
Boil Advisory Issued for Applewood Mobile Home Park
September 2010
Oklahoma Recycling Seminar Scheduled for October 15
DEQ Recommends Caution on Lakes, Rivers and Streams
Environmental Education Grants Now Available
August 2010
Boil Advisory Issued for Shady Valley Mobile Home Park
DEQ to Host Public Meeting in Sapulpa on Mercury in Fish Study
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Cleveland Municipal Authority for Water System Improvements
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Barnsdall Public Works Authority for Water System Improvements
DEQ and EPA Release Additional Results from Air Monitoring in Tulsa Area
DEQ and EPA Release Preliminary Air Monitoring Results from Tulsa Landfill Fire
July 2010
ARRA Funds Available for Eligible Brownfields Projects in Oklahoma
Ownership of Pawnee Armory Set to be Transferred As Part of DEQ Program
DEQ to Host Public Meetings on Mercury in Fish Study
DEQ Issues Fish Consumption Advisories for Some Lakes
Mycoland RV & Mobile Home Park Water Use Advisory
June 2010
DEQ Recommends Caution on Lakes, Rivers and Streams
Volunteers Needed for Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival
DEQ Funding Opportunities in Solid Waste Management
Cleanup Underway at Hudson Superfund Site in Cushing
May 2010
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Osage Co. Rural Water District #21 for Water System Improvements
Debris Management Following Tornadoes
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Pawnee Public Works Authority for Water System Improvements
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Osage County Rural Water District #20 for Water System Improvements
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Beggs Public Works Authority for Water System Improvements
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Sardis Lake Water Authority for Water System Improvements
DEQ Awards Grant Money to McIntosh County Rural Water District #8 for Water System Improvements
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Longtown Rural Water & Sewer District #1 for Water System Improvements
Plastic Recycling Codes – What do they Mean?
April 2010
DEQ Awards Grant Money to Salina Public Works Authority for Water System Improvements
DEQ to Hold Meeting on Cleanup at Hudson Refinery Site in Cushing
February 2010
DEQ Requests Public Input on the Draft Water Quality in Oklahoma 2010 Report
Environmental Quality Board Meeting Scheduled for Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Provides State Implementation Plan for Regional Haze
January 2010
Lake Eufaula State Park Boil Advisory Lifted
Nichols Elementary Student Wins State Radon Poster Contest
Guthrie Junior High School Student Wins National Radon Poster Contest
2009 News Releases:
December 2009
MAPS Receives Award at National Brownfields Conference
Oklahomans Encouraged to Test Homes for Radon
Hudson Refinery Superfund Site Meeting Scheduled for December
Oklahoma School Recognized for Reducing Diesel Emissions
Portion of Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park Water Use Advisory Lifted
November 2009
Narconon-Arrowhead Boil Advisory Lifted
Oklahoma Recycling Seminar Set for December 8
Grants Available to Help Marinas Reduce Water Pollution
Environmental Quality Board Meeting Scheduled for Ada
Boil Advisory Issued for Lake Eufaula State Park
DEQ Introduces a New Grant Program for Some Water Systems
October 2009
Boil Advisory Issued for Narconon-Arrowhead
DEQ and ODAFF Release Findings from Locust Grove Sampling
America Recycles Day Contest for High School Students
Ownership of Wagoner Armory Set to be Transferred as Part of DEQ Program
September 2009
Environmental Education Grants Now Available
Highland Baptist Church Boil Advisory Lifted
Boil Advisory Issued for Seminole County Convenience Store
Informational Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Hudson Refinery Superfund Site
DEQ Recommends Caution on Lakes, Rivers and Streams
August 2009
Goodyear Lawton Plant Recognized for Pollution Prevention Efforts
Boil Advisory Issued for Alfalfa County Bed and Breakfast
Cleanup to Begin at Valliant Site
July 2009
Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park Water Use Advisory