Water Quality Programs

Oklahoma State University
Dept of Biosystems &
Ag Engineering
218 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078

405.744.5653
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No. 35:	A Biological and Historical Inventory and Assessment of the Tenkiller Ferry Project
	Source: USACOE Author: Lindsay, H.L., P. Buck, and T.H. Buckley Year: 1973 Bates No: OSU0002557-OSU0002559 Watershed: Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir State(s): OK and AR Keywords: biota, endemic species, ecological effects, historical sites Study Type: environmental and cultural impact assessment Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	ONLY HAVE COVER PAGE AND ONE PAGE OF THE TABLE OF CONTENTS. Looks to be a comprehensive impact assessment of the impoundment of Tenkiller. Identified by Contract No. DACW56-72-C-0161.

No. 173:	A Review of Laws, Ordinances, Programs, and Departments that Affect Use of the Illinois River and its Floodplain in Adair, Delaware, and Cherokee Counties
	Source: OSRC? Author: Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission (?) Year: 2006 Bates No: OSU0006859-OSU0006894 Keywords: county, federal, construction, septic tanks, wildlife protection regulations, agriculture, soil conservation Study Type: watershed management Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government
	MAPS AND PHOTOS MISSING. Appears to be a chapter excerpted from the Illinois River Management Plan. Reviews county-, state-, and federal-level legislation and regulation concerning IR resources in these three OK counties. Particularly concerned with state and county laws regarding septic tank placement and general construction. Reviews federal laws regarding wildlife and habitat protection, soil conservation, and agricultural practices.

No. 126:	Arkansas Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program Annual Report 2000
	Source: ASWCC Author: Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission Year: 2001 Bates No: OSU0010802-OSU0010837 Watershed: 10 AR watersheds including Illinois River State(s): Arkansas Years Addressed: 1998-2002 Keywords: Section 319(h), watershed assessment, implementation, management activity, Section 319(h), watershed assessment, implementation, management activity Study Type: overall watershed management Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government \| Nutrients
	Results of AR 319 work summarized on a per watershed basis, as well as by implementation activity.

No. 123:	Arkansas River Basin Compact AR-OK, 1970; with Supplement No. 1
	Source: Arkansas River Compact Committee Author: Arkansas River Compact Committee Year: 1970 Bates No: OSU0010730-OSU0010776 Keywords: interstate relations, pollution prevention, water administration, water resource management Study Type: legal administration/management responsibilities Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government
	Details administrative agreement between AR and OK for management of the Illinois River, a shared resource. Supplement contains interpretive comments.

No. 100:	Bibliography of Oklahoma Waters
	Source: Oklahoma Fisheries Research Lab. Bulletin Author: Lewis, S.A., and J.B. Mense Year: 1976 Bates No: OSU0005954-OSU0005966 Watershed: various State(s): Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas Years Addressed: 1940s-1970s Study Type: literature review Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	Listing of publications pertaining to OK water bodies. Categorized according to location. Includes numerous listings for the IR and Lake Tenkiller.

No. 108:	Comprehensive Management Plan For the Illinois River Basin in Oklahoma
	Source: OCC Author: Haraughty, S. Year: 1999 Bates No: OSU0004054-OSU0004183 Keywords: water quality, pollution source, non-point source, remediation Study Type: multidisciplinary management recommendations Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	DRAFT. "A systematic approach to addressing pollution proglems in the basin." Report is focused on a holistic view of problems, presents potential solutions as the pertain to the entire Illinois River Basin. Plan is designed to correlate with OSRC's plan for the corridor and Arkansas' plan for their portion of the basin. Includes review section of previous Illinois River Basin work.

No. 172:	DRAFT: Comprehensive Management Plan For Non-point Source Pollution: Illinois River Basin in AR
	Source: AWRC(?) Author: Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission (?) Year: 1994 Bates No: OSU0006782-OSU0006858 Keywords: BMPs, implementation, education, focus groups, gravel mining, streambanks, public awareness Study Type: overall watershed management Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government \| Nutrients \| Recreation
	Comprehensive management plan for implementation of BMPs in the Arkansas portion of the Illinois River Basin. Contains results of discussion with various focus groups within the basin. Includes listing of BMPs to implement, guidelines for an educational program, and a calendar for scheduling implementation of various aspects of the plan.

No. 159:	Environmental and Hydrologic Settings of the Ozark Plateaus Study Unit, AR, KS, MO, & OK
	Source: USGS Author: Adamski, J.C., J.C. Petersen, D.A. Freiwald, & J.V. Davis Year: 1995 Bates No: OSU0009742-OSU0009820 Keywords: physiography, climate, population, land use, water use, geology, soils, surface water, ground water, stream morphology Study Type: watershed assessment Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Government \| Nutrients \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	WRI Report 94-4022. Part of the NAWQA studies, includes information on IRB, a subsample of the study area. Reports on the "primary natural and cultural features" that impact, or have the potential to impact, water quality characteristics in the study area.

No. 4:	Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Commission Order-Fayetteville Hearing
	Source: AOARCC Author: Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission Year: 1985 Bates No: OSU0002154-OSU0002227 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): AR-OK Years Addressed: 1984-85 Keywords: litigation, EPA, jurisdiction, proceedings, wastewater discharge Study Type: litigation review Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government
	Summary of legal proceedings regarding Oklahoma's attempt to stop the proposed Fayetteville waste water treatment plant from discharging treated effluent into the Illinois River basin.

No. 106:	How Do We Improve Water Quality in the Illinois River Basin? A Summary of Illinois River Public Meetings
	Source: OSU-OCES, OCC, and USDA-SCS Author: Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and USDA-Soil Conservation Service Year: 1994 Bates No: OSU0003988-OSU0004001 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): OK Years Addressed: 1992 Keywords: nursery producers, agricultural producers, recreational industry, decision makers, consensus methodologies, causes of pollution, agricultural runoff, public apathy, illegal dumping, nonpoint source pollution Study Type: public survey Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	Summary of feedback received from a series of public meetings held with nursery producers, agricultural producers, recreational industry, and decision makers in the Illinois River Basin. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and OSU Extension helped sponsor and/or facilitate the meetings utilizing consensus methodologies to provided an opportunity for stakeholders to voice concerns and develop priorities.

No. 102:	Illinois River Cooperative River Basin Report
	Source: USDA-SCS and USFS Author: United States Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service and United States Forest Service Year: 1991 Bates No: OSU0005223-OSU0005328 Keywords: watershed, wildlife, fisheries, human resources, water quality, agricultural production, land use Study Type: overall watershed assessment Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	A multidisciplinary assessment of the Illinois River Basin. Wildlife, fisheries, and human resources are taken into account. Land use, including agriculture and forestry production, are considered, along with recreational value. Study focuses on changes in water quality.

No. 107:	Illinois River Management Plan
	Source: OSRC and NPS Author: Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission and National Park Service Year: 1995 Bates No: OSU0004002-OSU0004053 Keywords: corridor values, recreation, water quality, public interests, natural resource, historical resource, cultural resource Study Type: multidisciplinary management recommendations Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	DRAFT. Contains three sections addressing goals and strategies for management of (1) Corridor Values, (2) Recreation, and (3) Water Quality in the Illinois River Basin. Comprehensive approach to identifying targets and means to improve each of these areas. Folder also contains several newsletters that were published to document progress on formation of the plan.

No. 170:	Illinois River Management Plan: Corridor Values, Recreation, and Water Quality Goals and Strategies
	Source: OSRC and NPS Author: Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission and National Park Service Year: 1996 Bates No: OSU0008536-OSU0008568 Keywords: riparian, property rights, development, floodplain, carrying capacity, bank stabilization, gravel mining Study Type: overall watershed management Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government \| Recreation
	Draft copy of management plan. Contains goals and strategies for improving overall Illinois River Basin resource management. Includes hand-written edit marks.

No. 139:	Illinois River Management Planning Issues and Concerns
	Source: OSRC and NPS Author: Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission and National Park Service Year: 1994 Bates No: OSU0009953-OSU0009959 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): OK Years Addressed: 1994 Keywords: economics, recreation, gravel mining, agricultural production, land use, Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission, water quality, nonpoint source, scenic rivers Study Type: watershed management Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government
	Brief discussion of barriers to creating the Illinois River management plan.

No. 174:	Illinois River Study for Adair, Cherokee, and Delaware Counties: Existing Programs County Review
	Source: OSU Department of Geography Author: Speir, R.R., and T. Wikle Year: 1993 Bates No: OSU0006895-OSU0006938 Keywords: county, federal, construction, septic tanks, wildlife protection regulations, agriculture, soil conservation Study Type: watershed management Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government
	Appears to be a chapter excerpted from the Illinois River Management Plan (a draft of OSRC, 1993). Reviews county-, state-, and federal-level legislation and regulation concerning Illinois River resources in three Oklahoma counties. Particularly concerned with state and county laws regarding septic tank placement and general construction. Reviews federal laws regarding wildlife and habitat protection, soil conservation, and agricultural practices.

No. 54:	Illinois River Study, Summer 1985
	Source: OTRD Author: Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department Research Staff Year: 1985 Bates No: OSU0003401-OSU0003408 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): OK Years Addressed: 1985 Keywords: recreation, survey, canoe, Oklahoma tourism and recretion department, recreation Study Type: human population survey Main Category: Recreation All Categories: \| Government \| Recreation
	Results of a survey administered to 597 recreational users of the Illinois River. Contains interesting information on perceptions of water quality as well as demographic information on population surveyed.

No. 98:	Illinois River Task Force: Assorted Materials
	Source: State of Oklahoma Author: Various Year: 1994 Bates No: OSU0005860-OSU0005928 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): OK Years Addressed: 1992-93 Keywords: management plan, Lake Frances, public surveys Study Type: public survey, government Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government \| Recreation
	This collection of materials relate to the work of the Governor's Illinois River Task Force. It includes completed brochures regarding conservation and the Illinois River management plan, correspondence for review by Task Force members, and results of public surveys.

No. 109:	Illinois River Water Quality Meeting Results
	Source: OCC Author: Oklahoma Conservation Commission Year: 1992 Bates No: OSU0004184-OSU0004237 Keywords: nursery producers, agricultural producers, recreational industry, decision makers, consensus methodologies Study Type: public survey Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Government \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	RAW DATA from OSU-OCES (1994). Feedback received from a series of public meetings held with nursery producers, agricultural producers, recreational industry, and decision makers in the Illinois River Basin. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and OSU Extension helped sponsor and/or facilitate the meetings utilizing consensus methodologies to provided an opportunity for stakeholders to voice concerns and develop priorities.