Water Quality Monitoring Report for the Illinois River Basin CY 2020 Presented to the Arkansas-Oklahoma Compact Commission, September 2021
Oklahoma delivered its Illinois River Water Quality Report to the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission on September 23, 2021.
Oklahoma's phosphorus limit of 0.037 mg/L, adopted in 2020, continues to be exceeded at the state border with Arkansas at Watts, Oklahoma and downstream at Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is not enforcing the 0.037 mg/L phosphorus limit for state scenic rivers and, instead, is attempting to reach an agreement with Arkansas on voluntary phosphorus control measures including best management practices (BMPs).
The Illinois River watershed in Arkansas and Oklahoma
