Region 6- Mid South

Region Six, the Mid-South, is located in the southern United States bordered by Mississippi to the east, Arizona to the west and Kansas, Colorado and Missouri to the north. The region consists of the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas as well as 66 tribes.

Major water prorities include the Illinois River watershed, the Mississippi River, the Gulf Hypoxia Zone and Coastal Louisiana wetlands. Nutriet loads and contaminated runoff from farm fields are of major conern in this region. Region Six faces a unique set of issues when addressing the Gulf Hypoxia Zone because much of the problem is created by states further up the Mississippi River.

Issue(s):

Agriculture

Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

Coast / Oceans

Enforcement

Funding

Global Warming and Water

Green Infrastructure

Impaired Waters (TMDL)

Pollutants (toxins, pharmaceuticals, etc.)

Water Quality Standards

CWN Executive Director Speaks at STIR Meeting in Oklahoma

November 1, 2011

Member News

Clean Water Network News

Region(s)/State(s):

Region 6

Oklahoma

CWN Executive Director Natalie Roy recently spoke at Save the Illinois River's (STIR) annual membership meeting.

The Dark Side of the Boom: How Natural Gas Drilling in Texas Threatens Public Health and Safety

April 14, 2011

Press Release

Region(s)/State(s):

National

Texas

Sen. Lon Burnam Joins Calling for 'Urgent' Reforms

Joint Release:
EARTHWORKS' Texas OGAP * Public Citizen Texas * Environment Texas * Texas Campaign for the Environment * Clean Water Network * Downwinders at Risk, Texas Drought Project * Argyle-Bartonville Communities Alliance * Dallas Area Residents for Responsible Drilling * Flower Mound Citizens Against Urban Drilling * Wise County Alliance for Responsible Drilling

AUSTIN, TX, APRIL 14 -- State, local and federal officials and regulatory agencies are failing to protect Texans from the health and safety risks of the natural gas boom, according to a report released today by the Texas Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP).

Obama Signs Executive Order Officially Forming Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

October 6, 2010

Policy

Region(s)/State(s):

Region 4

Region 6

Yesterday President Obama signed an Executive Order creating an intergovernmental task force to oversee ecosystem restoration in the Gulf of Mexico, a region devastated by the recent BP oil spill disaster and decades of petroleum exploration. The mission of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force is to coordinate efforts to implement restoration programs and projects in the gulf coast region.

List of Congressional Hearings on the Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

May 6, 2010

Clean Water Network News

Region(s)/State(s):

Mississippi

Region 6

Louisiana

The last several weeks have been busy on Capitol Hill. A number of different committeess from both sides of Congress have held hearings to discuss the Deep Horizon oil rig spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is currenlty pumping out over 200,000 gallons of crude oil in the Gulf every day. The hearings have focused on testimony from both industry executives and government officials.