Oklahoma is a crossroads of North America's petroleum product pipelines. Pipeline operators have recently realized the need to deal with spills into surface water sources. While Oklahoma has a relatively low population density, most of the municipal water supplies are from surface reservoirs. These lakes and rivers also provide habitat for a wide variety of species. To address the need for a rapid response system, a major pipeline company in Oklahoma, with the help of the OSU Geography Department, has built a detailed GIS using ArcView GIS. The data was acquired from public domain, proprietary, and GPS field survey sources.
Allen Finchum
Oklahoma State University
225 Scott Hall
Stillwater, OK74078
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