{"id":13357,"date":"2013-03-20T10:39:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T15:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=13357"},"modified":"2013-03-20T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-20T15:39:56","slug":"live-discussion-tonight-what-happens-if-oklahomas-water-crisis-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2013\/03\/20\/live-discussion-tonight-what-happens-if-oklahomas-water-crisis-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Discussion Tonight: What Happens if Oklahoma\u2019s Water Crisis Continues?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13358\"  class=\"wp-caption module image center\" style=\"max-width: 620px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29776258@N00\/6093986172\/sizes\/z\/in\/photostream\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13358\" title=\"Hazardous Conditions\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2013\/03\/hazardous-conditions-620x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Kimadababe \/ Flickr<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drought danger at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area near Sulphur in south-central Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<\/div><p>[module align=&#8221;right&#8221; width=&#8221;half&#8221; type=&#8221;aside&#8221;]<strong>OnTap: What Happens if Oklahoma\u2019s Water Crisis Continues?<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m. March 20<br \/>\nPicasso Cafe<br \/>\n3009 Paseo St.<br \/>\nOKC, OK 73103<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=picasso+cafe+okc&fb=1&gl=us&hq=picasso+cafe&hnear=0x87ad8a547ef8d281:0x33a21274d14f3a9d,Oklahoma+City,+OK&cid=0,0,12312893605763581668&ei=MMZJUeqBN5COrQHRtYCoDQ&ved=0CJwBEPwSMAA\">Map<\/a>!)<\/p><p><strong>GUESTS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Marsha Slaughter<\/strong><br \/>\nUtilities Director, City of Oklahoma City<\/p><p><strong>Jeff Converse<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident, Canton Lake Association<br \/>\n[\/module]<\/p><p>Oklahoma has been gripped by two years of drought, and relief isn\u2019t likely anytime soon.<\/p><p>So what does this all mean \u2014 to you?<\/p><p>We want to help you get answers tonight. StateImpact is hosting KOSU Radio\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/kosu.org\/events\/?id=1104&vid=186\">OnTap discussion series<\/a>, which is all about water policy, drought and conservation.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve got three guests joining us to help answer your questions about the situation in and around Oklahoma City.<\/p><p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content alignright\">\n<h4 class=\"related-header\">Related<\/h4>\n<div class=\"links\">\n<h5>Posts<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2013\/02\/27\/troubled-water-a-deep-dive-into-oklahomas-most-precious-resource\/\">Troubled Water: A Deep Dive Into Oklahoma&#8217;s Most Precious Resource<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2013\/02\/28\/how-native-american-tribes-are-easing-small-town-water-worries\/\">How Native American Tribes Are Easing Small Town Water Worries in Oklahoma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"topics\">\n<h5>Topics<\/h5>\n<p class=\"topic\"><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2012\/08\/dust-bowl.jpg\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/topic\/drought\/\">Updated: The Economic Effects of &#8216;Extreme&#8217; Drought in Oklahoma<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>When it comes to water policy, the stakes are high in OKC. The city delivers water to more than 500,000 customers and has to provide service for residential, commercial and industrial users. It also depends on water supplies in other parts of the state, so there are a lot of questions about balancing supply and demand.<\/p><p>For example, OKC stores water at Canton Lake. But when OKC draws water from the lake \u2014 which is 90 miles northwest of the city \u2014 it can have a big impact on the quality of life for Canton residents. This is a balancing act in play at many Oklahoma lakes, but the drought has raised the stakes for all types of water users.<\/p>\n<h4>Have a question you want us to ask? Reach out to us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/stateimpactok\">Twitter @StateImpact<\/a>. Use the hashtag #OnTap, and we&#8217;ll make sure your question gets asked.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[module align=&#8221;right&#8221; width=&#8221;half&#8221; type=&#8221;aside&#8221;]OnTap: What Happens if Oklahoma\u2019s Water Crisis Continues? 6 p.m. March 20 Picasso Cafe 3009 Paseo St. OKC, OK 73103 (Map!)GUESTS Marsha Slaughter Utilities Director, City of Oklahoma CityJeff Converse President, Canton Lake Association [\/module]Oklahoma has been gripped by two years of drought, and relief isn\u2019t likely anytime soon.So what does this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":13358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[491],"tags":[408,427],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13375,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13357\/revisions\/13375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}