A. Once the Board has set a tentative maximum annual yield for the groundwater basin or subbasin, the Board shall call and hold hearings at centrally located places within the area of the major groundwater basin or subbasin or in the county for minor groundwater basins or subbasins. Prior to such hearings being held, the […]
Any person intending to use groundwater shall make application to the Board for an appropriate permit as provided in Section 1020.11 of this title before commencing any drilling for such purposes and before taking water from any completed well heretofore drilled. Such application to take and use groundwater shall be on a form provided by […]
A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 1020.10 of this title for limited quantity groundwater permits, upon the filing of an application which complies with the provisions of Chapter 11 of this title, and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board pursuant thereto, the Board shall instruct the applicant to provide notice thereof, […]
A. 1. Before the Oklahoma Water Resources Board takes final action on an application, the Board shall determine from the evidence presented, from the hydrologic surveys or reports and from other relevant data available to the Board and applicant, whether: a.the lands owned or leased by the applicant overlie a fresh groundwater basin or subbasin, […]
A. The Legislature finds that a moratorium is necessary on the issuance of certain temporary permits on certain sensitive sole source groundwater basins or subbasins to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of Oklahoma. B. 1. A moratorium is hereby established on the issuance of any temporary permit that would lead to […]
A. A moratorium is hereby established on any municipality or other political subdivision of this state prohibiting any such entity from entering into a contract or other agreement which would lead to municipal or public water supply use of groundwater from a sensitive sole source groundwater basin as defined in Section 1 of this act. […]
A. For the purposes of this section, a “subject mine” shall mean a mine, as defined in paragraph 2 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, that overlies a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, exclusive of any mine that meets at least one of the following conditions: 1. As of […]
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Groundwater Irrigation District Act”. Added by Laws 2019, c. 324, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
As used in this act: 1. “Board” means the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; 2. “District” means a groundwater irrigation district; 3. “District board” means the board of a groundwater irrigation district; and 4. “Permit holder” means a person who possesses a permit to use groundwater as provided for in Section 1020.11 of Title 82 of […]
A. If ten individual permit holders in a proposed groundwater irrigation district desire to provide for the betterment of and the assistance and procurement of conservation grant funding for groundwater irrigation of such irrigable lands, the holders may propose the organization of a groundwater irrigation district by petition pursuant to this act. B. Groundwater irrigation […]
The petition shall be signed by the petitioners, filed with the county commissioners of a petitioning county and the county commissioners of a participating adjacent county within the proposed district, and shall contain the following information: 1. A specific description of the county or counties within the proposed district; 2. The names and addresses of […]
A. After receipt of the petition, the county commissioners and the county commissioners of any participating adjacent county shall: 1. Verify the authenticity of each signatory whose address is located within the county; 2. Coordinate with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and, if necessary, the adjacent counties to verify that ten individual permit holders within […]
At the time and place established by the county commissioners and the county commissioners of any participating adjacent county for the first meeting of the initial district board, the initial district board shall adopt bylaws. In addition to any other provisions normally and properly included in bylaws, the bylaws shall, at a minimum, include provisions […]
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board may promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 2019, c. 324, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
As used in Sections 105.2 through 105.32 of this title: 1. “Definite stream” means a watercourse in a definite, natural channel, with defined beds and banks, originating from a definite source or sources of supply. The stream may flow intermittently or at irregular intervals if that is characteristic of the sources of supply in the […]
A. 1. The date of receipt of an application for use of stream water in the office of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall be endorsed and shall be noted in the records of the Board. 2. If the application is defective as to form or unsatisfactory as to feasibility or safety of the plan, […]
A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 105.13 of this title for limited quantity stream water permits, upon the acceptance of an application which complies with the provisions of Chapter 1 of this title, and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board pursuant thereto, the Board shall instruct the applicant to publish, within […]
A. In order to protect the public welfare of the citizens of Oklahoma and before the Oklahoma Water Resources Board takes final action on the application, the Board shall determine from the evidence presented whether: 1. There is unappropriated water available in the amount applied for; 2. The applicant has a present or future need […]
A. The State of Oklahoma has long recognized the importance of the conservation and preservation of its public waters and the necessity to maintain adequate supplies for the present and future water requirements of the state and to protect the public welfare of its citizens, and has entered into interstate compacts for that purpose. B. […]
A. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is authorized to issue, in addition to regular permits, seasonal, temporary, term or provisional temporary permits at any time the Board finds such issuance will not impair or interfere with domestic uses or existing rights of prior appropriators and may do so even where it finds no unappropriated water […]
