ok-1142: Oklahoma Water Resources Board — Appropriation and Use of Stream Water
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The staff of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board ("OWRB") is proposing amended or new rules in Oklahoma Administrative Code ("OAC") 785:20 as follows: OAC 785:20-3-2 and Appendix A are proposed to be amended to strike out the water right application in the rule. This action would allow OWRB staff to make simplifications or enhancements to the application in a more timely fashion. OAC 785:20-9-5 is proposed to be amended to ensure that an owner of more than one surface water permit at a specific location for the same purpose applies water use to the older permit first. Currently written, the rule is a loophole, allowing a surface water permit holder to tie its seniority to all of its permits (that withdraw from the same diversion point). Other amendments may be considered or proposed as a result of public comments.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
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