Central Oklahoma Stormwater Alliance, Inc.

10/02/2026

Job opportunity!

Join our team!

Capital Projects Engineer

The City of Midwest City is accepting applications for the position of Capital Projects Engineer in the Public Works Administration Department. In this role, you will perform managerial and professional work involved in planning, directing and coordinating capital improvement projects, engineering data collection or maintenance activities, and publicly owned or funded construction projects related to Public Works.

For more details and to apply:
https://midwestcityok.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1869982

10/02/2026

In karst country, like right here in the Ozarks, the water on the surface and the water underground are the same water. 💧

Across Northwest Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma, rain that lands on a field can reach a cave spring in just a few hours, carrying whatever it picked up along the way. That is why what each of us does on land matters so much for clean water.

Through a partnership project with The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas and with funding from Arkansas Natural Resources Division, we are launching a new webpage to help local government and the public learn how karst works, why it matters for our region, and what you can do to help protect it:
https://www.irwp.org/karst-water-quality

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

🌊 Help us keep Oklahoma City’s waterways clean

We’re looking for volunteers to join the Waterway Clean Sweep for our final three cleanups of the year: Oct. 17, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 (all cleanups run 9-11 a.m.)

All volunteer experience levels are welcome. Sign up at okc.gov/waterwaycleansweep. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AAFA929A1FCC07-city2 #/

09/26/2026

We've reached the end of Stormwater Awareness Week—but protecting our water doesn't stop here!

Every day, small choices can make a BIG difference:

- Pick up litter
- Scoop the p**p
-Fix vehicle leaks
- Dispose of items properly
- Plant and protect vegetation
-Keep pollutants out of storm drains

You don't have to be a water scientist to protect water. You just have to care about where your water goes.

This Stormwater Awareness Week, let's make a commitment:

Be aware. Be responsible. Be part of the solution.

Happy Stormwater Awareness Week!

09/26/2026

Join us at the Embassy Suites in Norman on December 2–3, 2026, for the state's largest gathering of water officials, industry executives, and policymakers. Register by October 15 to secure the early-bird rate! https://www.regpacks.com/register/2026-oklahoma-governors-water-conference

Learn more at
https://lnks.gd/3/3bNTvqR

09/25/2026

📢Don't miss out, submit your art for the annual Keep Our Land Grand Poster contest, the deadline is October 30!

🚮The artwork should be 8.5” by 11” in landscape (horizontal) format with a positive focus on prevention!

Fourteen talented state winners will be rewarded with cash prizes, featured on ODOT’s promotional materials and in the annual calendar which is distributed nationally, plus, celebrated at a special awards event in March 2027.

For more info and the entry form: https://oklahoma.gov/odot/about-us/newsroom/2026/odot-calls-on-oklahoma-s-young-artists-to-show-how-teamwork-can-.html

09/25/2026

STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK — DAY 5!

Did you know your yard can help manage stormwater?

Plants, trees, and healthy soil can slow down rainfall, help water soak into the ground, and reduce the amount of runoff flowing toward storm drains.

Want to make your yard more stormwater-friendly?

* Plant trees and native plants, they have longer roots!
* Keep healthy vegetation along drainage areas
*Use rain barrels to capture rainfall
*Add rain gardens or other areas where water can soak into the soil
*Leave grass clippings and leaves out of the street

And remember, don't mow all the way to the water's edge! A healthy vegetated buffer can help protect the stream bank, provide wildlife habitat, and filter pollutants before they reach the water.

Sometimes, letting nature do its thing is one of the best stormwater solutions!

09/24/2026

STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK — DAY 4!

ONLY CLEAN RAIN DOWN THE DRAIN!

Storm drains are designed to move rainwater—not trash, chemicals, paint, grass clippings, oil, chlorinated pool water, or other pollutants.

What goes into a storm drain empties into our local waterways.

So, before you pour, dump, sweep, or empty something into the street, ask yourself:

“Where will this go when it rains?”

If the answer is “the storm drain,” STOP! ✋

🌧️ Keep it clean.
💧 Keep it out of the drain.
🌎 Keep our waterways healthy.