Oklahoma residents, hydrologist say water board’s dam report is ‘not based on science’

• Oklahoma Water Resources Board report suggests declining aquifer levels and residents’ wells are more likely responsible for lower water levels at Cedar Lake than the two upstream dams.

A fight over shrinking water levels at Cedar Lake, an Oklahoma lake about 45 miles west of Oklahoma City, is escalating after the Oklahoma Water Resources Board said two upstream dams are not responsible for the drop.

Residents say their wells have run dry, and an independent hydrologist argues the science suggests otherwise.

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