OKLAHOMA CITY -- An agreement that appeared to be the solution to a long-standing state debt and to Oklahoma City's future water needs is now threatening to blow up into a major lawsuit. The agreement ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An agreement that appeared to be the solution to a long-standing state debt and to Oklahoma City's future water needs is now threatening to blow up into a major lawsuit. The agreement ...

The future of an additional water supply for Edmond could come down to the ability to buying the rights to Sardis Lake, an extensive reservoir southeast of McAlester. Along with Edmond, the cities of ...

The finalization of a historic deal between the state, the city of Oklahoma City and two southern Oklahoma American Indian tribes that would give the state control over water resources in Southeast ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A group of lawmakers from southeast Oklahoma is criticizing a proposed plan to sell water from Sardis Lake to Oklahoma City. Gov. Brad Henry's spokesman Paul Sund confirmed Tuesday a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — At a tense meeting Friday, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board approved a contract to give Oklahoma City access to most of Sardis Lake's highly coveted water. Had the board denied the ...

The Sardis Reservoir receives about 58 inches of rain per year, more than two feet over the average rainfall in central Oklahoma. The lake has resources available of 156,000 acre feet per year and a ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District performed a periodic inspection of Sardis Dam in Sardis, Okla., July 29, 2025-Aug. 1, 2025. Before performing the inspections, the Sardis Lake Project ...

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board this morning approved a contract giving Oklahoma City storage rights to much of the water in Sardis Lake. The lake's water has been a source of controversy for ...