3rd public meeting for Illinois River Watershed Management Plan is Aug. 10
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC), in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division (NRD) has scheduled the third in a series of public meetings to update the watershed-based management plan for the Illinois River Watershed. The meeting will be held August 10, in West Siloam Springs, Okla The Illinois River and its tributaries have a variety of uses set forth by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, including fisheries, recreation, navigation, drinking water and agricultural water supplies, and aesthetics. The watershed- based plan's goal is to protect and improve water quality in streams and other water bodies by addressing non-regulatory issues through voluntary activities or practices.