The Oklahoma Water Resources Board recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a critical water project that will connect more than 70 homes in my district to Logan County water lines. Many of these homes currently rely on private water wells that have been contaminated. This joint effort between the OWRB and Logan County Rural Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Management District No. 1 will ensure families in nearby neighborhoods have access to clean and safe drinking water.

I was proud to serve as the keynote speaker at the event. This project is especially important because it stems from a constituent who needed help after discovering her well was contaminated. A home without clean, safe water simply isn’t a home at all. This groundbreaking was the culmination of many meetings and discussions with my legislative colleagues, the OWRB and the water district on the quickest way to get fresh water to the affected neighborhoods. I’m glad this project is finally coming to fruition.

At the Capitol, the Senate has now passed the second committee deadline of this session. Thursday was the deadline for House bills to advance from Senate committees, which meant the most recent Energy Committee meeting was likely my last for this session. The Senate will now focus on giving bills final passage on the Senate floor.