While their own fight for control of southeastern Oklahoma water is ongoing, the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations are supporting the state in its upcoming Supreme Court battle with Texas. The tribes on Thursday filed court briefs supporting Oklahoma’s side in Tarrant Regional Water District vs. Herrmann, an OK/TX water war that could impact dozens of [...]
Oklahoma’s water infrastructure needs are daunting, and replacing wastewater treatment plants, filtration systems, and pipelines is expensive. That’s especially for smaller communities with just a few thousand residents to cover millions of dollars in costs. There is federal and state aid available, but for some, turning to tribal governments is also an option.
The State of Oklahoma and the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations have been negotiating for more than a year over who controls the water in southeast Oklahoma. The third stay in the case ended Tuesday with no agreement. In a joint statement released Tuesday evening, the state and tribes asked for 90 more days to negotiate. [...]
Despite its historical significance, Boggy Depot State Park was on the list of seven state parks scheduled to close as agency budgets were slashed for Fiscal Year 2012. But the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations couldn’t let that happen. Boggy Depot: ex-state park. It’s not easy to find along potholed country roads in rural Atoka County. [...]
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