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EPA Awards $570,000 to the State of Oklahoma

Release Date: 08/28/2009
Contact Information: Dave Bary at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas – August 28, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $570,000 to the State of Oklahoma’s Office of the Secretary of Environment. The state will use these funds to conduct a comprehensive water pollution control program. The state will conduct monitoring of both surface and ground water, issue and enforce discharge permits and revise and update water quality standards and their water quality management plan.

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