The region’s rapid growth — driven by poultry farms, marijuana farming, and a tourism boom in Hochatown — is putting pressure ...

Oklahoma, a “personal property” state, considers the water beneath an individual’s land to be that person’s property, so efforts to regulate water usage have been kept intentionally limited.

Oklahoma State University researchers have partnered with other state and federal entities to improve the management of water resources across the state. “We’re trying to create a world-class ...