Oklahoma § 82-1020.8 - Decree - Contents - Copies to be filed
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§ 82-1020.8. Decree - Contents - Copies to be filed
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, at the applicant's expense, and
as required by the Board's rules. Such notice shall give all the
essential facts as to the proposed taking, among them being the
places of taking and of use, amount of water, the purpose for which
it is to be used, name and address of applicant, the hearing date,
time and place if a hearing is scheduled by the Board before
instructions to provide notice are given, and a thirty-day protest
period as well as the manner in which a protest to the application
may be made. At the time the Board provides notice of application
to the applicant, the Board shall publish on its website the
applications and instructions for public notice, including the draft
public notice prepared by the Board. The website publishing is in
addition to, and not in lieu of, the requirement for applicants to
publish notice in the newspaper. The time to protest shall run from
the date of the first newspaper publication.
B. No hearing shall be had upon the application until proper
notice shall have been given. Any interested party shall have the
right to protest the application and present evidence and testimony
in support of such protest. If the Board does not schedule a
hearing on the application before instructing the applicant to
provide notice, a hearing on the application shall be scheduled by
the Board upon receipt of a protest which meets the requirements of
the Board's rules and the Board shall notify the applicant and
protestant of such hearing.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights
Added by Laws 1972, c. 248, § 8, eff. July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws
1993, c. 164, § 13, emerg. eff. May 10, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 112, §
6, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 329, § 3, emerg. eff. June 12,
1996; Laws 2019, c. 411, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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