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From YouTube: Water SupplyAwareness
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Water,
the
key
to
all
life
on
earth,
society's
most
precious
resource
and
the
modern
convenience
we
take
for
granted
more
than
any
other.
That
should
come
as
no
surprise,
because
Oklahoma
City's
water
system
has
delivered
clean,
reliable,
affordable
water
for
more
than
120
years.
The
story
of
our
water
supply
begins
just
two
months
after
the
land
run
of
1889
under
the
scorching,
Summer
Sun
pioneers
drilled,
the
city's
first
water
source.
It
was
one
well
near
the
santa
fe
depot
and
new
citizens
lined
up
to
buy
water
by
the
bucket
from
the
station
masters
wife.
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Since
then,
oklahoma
city
has
built
a
sophisticated
water
system
to
keep
pace
with
the
needs
of
an
ever-growing
population.
Lake
overholser
was
completed
in
1918
and
Lake
Hefner
in
1947,
specifically
to
store
water
for
residents
by
the
early
1950s
oklahoma
city
began,
receiving
water
from
Lake
Canton
a
corps
of
engineers,
reservoir
in
northwestern
oklahoma
and
city
leaders
started
making
plans
for
future
water
sources.
The
city
purchased
land
and
built
Lake
atoka
in
southeastern
Oklahoma
and
its
companion,
Lake
Stanley
Draper
in
Oklahoma
City.
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Around
the
same
time,
the
federal
government
began
building
reservoirs
in
southeastern
Oklahoma,
including
McGee
Creek,
Reservoir
and
Sardis
lake,
to
control,
floods
and
store
water
for
many
of
the
state's
communities,
especially
those
in
the
arid
regions
in
Central
Oklahoma,
while
still
in
the
planning
stages,
state
and
city
representatives
asked
the
US
Congress
to
enlarge
Lakes
artists
in
order
to
store
water
for
central
Oklahoma's
future.
The
request
was
approved
and
lakes
artist
was
completed
in
1982
McGee
Creek
Lake
was
completed
in
1986
in
Oklahoma.
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City
has
used
its
water
ever
since
this
long-standing
arrangement
proves
that
water
can
be
delivered
from
southeastern
Oklahoma,
with
no
impact
on
its
beautiful
scenery
or
recreational
facilities.
Water
supply
lakes
are
the
lifeblood
of
Oklahoma,
City
and
many
other
communities.
Water
is
essential
to
daily
life,
to
our
homes,
our
businesses
and
our
growing
economy,
none
of
which
could
exist
without
a
reliable,
sustainable
water
supply
water
powers,
our
farms
and
ranches
ensuring
a
steady
supply
of
food
water,
sustains
our
health
and
keeps
us
safe.
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We
owe
a
debt
of
gratitude
to
Oklahoma's
forefathers,
including
Carl,
Albert,
Stanley,
Draper
and
Robert
S
curve
for
their
forward-thinking
and
careful
water
planning,
but
without
planning
of
our
own,
we
could
exceed
our
current
water
capacity
by
about
20-30.
That
sounds
like
a
long
time
from
now,
but
planning
for
a
water
supply
and
its
delivery
system
takes
a
decade
or
more
so
the
time
to
begin
planning
is
now.