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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-3 - Board to charge and collect fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to 82 O.S. §§ 1085.2(10) and 1085.4, the Board shall
											  prepare and charge a schedule of reasonable fees for services rendered; provided that such fees shall not be
											  collected from any state agency or state institution who receives appropriated funds. All fees shall be paid
											  in cash or by check payable to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board which shall be receipted by the Accounting
											  Department. Each fee is a separate charge and is in addition to other fees. Required fees must be paid before
											  any action will be taken by the Board on the matter relating thereto and before the issuance of any permit.
											  Permit fees will not be refunded if the application for a permit is denied.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-4 - Special fund

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All monies derived from fees shall be deposited with the State Treasurer
											  and credited, apportioned, and appropriated to a separate and distinct fund known as the "Water Resources
											  Board Revolving Fund" to be used to enforce and administer the water and pollution duties of the Board,
											  except that all weather modification license and permit fees paid to the Board shall be deposited in the
											  "Oklahoma Modification Revolving Fund" to be used to enforce, administer and implement the weather
											  modification duties of the Board.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2909, eff
											  6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-5 - Weather modification license and permit fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following fees are required for Weather Modification licenses and
											  permits:
(1) For issuing Weather Modification License -
										$100.00
(2) For annual renewal of license - $100.00
(3) For each Weather Modification Permit - $ 25.00
(4) For annual renewal of permit - $ 25.00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-6 - Stream water permit application and administration fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A filing fee based on amount requested in
										the application must be submitted with each application for a permit to appropriate stream water as follows:
(1) 1 through 320 acre-feet - $500.00
(2) 321 through 640 acre-feet - $700.00
(3) 641 through 1,500 acre-feet $900.00
(4) More than 1,500 acre-feet - $900.00, plus an additional $250.00 for
										each increment of 500 acre-feet above 1500 acre-feet requested, provided that no person shall be charged a
										total amount in excess of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per application.
(5) If the applicant proposes to divert or use stream water from a scenic
										river or an area designated as an outstanding water resource by the State, the applicant must submit an
										additional fee of $250.00 (see also Chapter 45 of this Title).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-8 - Release of easement or easement deed fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The fee required when making application for release of easement or
											  easement deed is based on acres contained in easement, as follows:
(1) Less than 25 acres - $ 35.00
(2) 25 through 50 acres - $ 70.00
(3) 51 through 75 acres - $100.00
(4) 76 through 100 acres - $150.00
(5) More than 100 acres - $200.00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-9 - Dam safety and inspection fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Filing fees which must be submitted with each
										application to construct, enlarge, alter, or repair a dam (based on estimated cost of construction,
										enlargement, etc.) are as follows:
(1) $99,999 or less estimated cost -
										$500.00
(2) $100,000 through 19,999,999 estimated cost -
										One-half of one percent (0.5%) of estimated cost; not to exceed $5,000.00 .
(3) $20,000,000 or greater estimated cost - $10,000.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-10 - Groundwater application and administration fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A filing and application fee based on amount
										requested must be submitted with each application for a permit for the withdrawal of groundwater as follows:
(1) 1 through 320 acre-feet - $500.00
(2) 321 through 640 acre-feet - $700.00
(3) 641 through 1,500 acre-feet - $900.00
(4) More than 1,500 acre-feet - $900.00, plus an additional $250.00 for
										each increment of 500 acre-feet above 1,500 acre-feet requested, provided that no person shall be charged a
										total amount in excess of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per application.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-12 - Waste Disposal Permit fees [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2619, eff
											  6-25-92; Revoked at 11 Ok Reg 2909, eff 6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-14 - Stream Water and Groundwater petition fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Stream water and groundwater petition fees are as follows:
(1) For the filing of a petition to amend a permit or water right which
										does not require notice to be given - $200.00
(2) For the filing
										of an Information Sheet regarding domestic use of stream water from federal reservoirs - $100.00
(3) For the filing of a petition to transfer ownership or a petition to
										subdivide the ownership or record partial assignment of a permit or water right - $400.00.
(4) For filing a petition for extension of time for commencement of any
										works for the taking of stream water - $100.00
(5) For filing of
										a petition regarding addition or deletion of land from an irrigation district - $100.00
(6) For filing of a petition to amend a permit or groundwater right
										requesting additional water, a filing and application fee based on the additional amount requested must be
										submitted with each amendment application as follows:
(A) 1 through 320
										acre-feet - $400.00
(B) 321 through 640 acre-feet -
										$750.00
(C) 641 through 1,500 acre-feet - $900.00
(D) More than 1,500 acre-feet - $900.00, plus an additional $250.00 for
										each increment of 500 acre-feet above 1,500 acre-feet requested, provided that no person shall be charged a
										total amount in excess of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per application.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-15 - Fees for reproduction, maps and publications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Fees for reproduction, maps and publications shall be as follows:
(1) For making and certifying the transcript of a record for transmittal to
										the District Court pursuant to 75 O.S. § 320, the fee shall be the actual cost of such transcription
										with $35.00 minimum charge plus postage at cost.
(2) For
										reproducing audio of recorded meetings, the fee shall be $35.00 plus $2.00 per copy of audio
										recording.
(3) For making and certifying each and every copy of
										an instrument, application or permit, the fee shall be $1.00 per page.
(4) For machine copy charges for any instrument, the fee shall be $.25 per
										copy and postage at cost.
(5) For Oklahoma Base Maps (USGS
										1:500,000 scale), the fee shall be $3.00 each.
(6) For Oklahoma
										Base Map with OWRB Stream Systems, the fee shall be $5.00 per sheet.
(7) For publications, the fee shall not to exceed the established printing
										cost each.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3273, eff
											  6-25-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2851, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-16 - Fees required in other matters

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The fee for computer services shall be as
										follows:
(1) Copying documents to electronic media - $1.00 per document or
										file plus actual cost of Board provided electronic media.
(2)
										Direct labor cost to convert raw data in data bases to machine-readable format, including but not limited to
										preparation of table and field descriptions.
(3) Actual cost of
										medium supplied by Board used in copying data from data base.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-17 - Loan application fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following filing, review and processing fee schedule is imposed upon
											  all loan applications under the Board's program of financial assistance (See Chapter 50). Such fees shall not
											  exceed the maximum amount listed and shall be based on the amount of financial assistance applied for (as set
											  out below) and must be paid by the applicant at the time of filing the secondary application - request for
											  additional information.
(1) For a loan application amount of
										$249,000 or less, the fee is $200.00.
(2) For a loan application
										amount of $250,000 -999,999, the fee is $500.00.
(3) For a loan
										application amount of $1,000,000 or more, the fee is $1,000.00.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3273, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-18 - Development application fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A fee in the amount of $100.00 must be submitted with each application
											  filed with the Board by a non-governmental entity for a development permit for proposed development or
											  substantial improvement on state-owned or operated property (see Chapter 55).
Added at 11 Ok Reg 2909, eff
											  6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-19 - Request for Water Quality Standards site specific criteria fee

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The fee which must be submitted with a request for a site specific
											  criteria within the Oklahoma Water Quality Standards is $5,000.00.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-20 - Aquifer storage and recovery permit fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A filing and application fee of $5,000.00 must be submitted with each
										application for an aquifer storage and recovery permit, including the review of a proposed site-specific
										aquifer storage and recovery plan.
(b) An annual review fee of
										$2,000.00 must be submitted each year, along with the required annual use and monitoring plan reports as
										required by Chapter 32 of Title 785.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-21 - Documentation reviews related water trapped in producing mines

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Submittal of documentation requesting the
										Board's determination of whether a mine meets the requirements of OAC
										785:30-15-3(b)
										(request for de minimis determination) shall be accompanied with a $2,000.00 application fee. Thereafter, any
										of the Board's required submittals of de minimis documentation for the mine shall be accompanied with a
										$250.00 application fee.
(b) A review fee of $500.00 shall
										accompany all annual mine reports submitted to the Board as required by
										785:30-15-3(2) and
										785:30-15-4(2)
										& (3).
(c) Augmentation and Management Plans submitted to the
										Board in accordance with
										785:30-15-6 shall be accompanied with a
										$3,000.00 review fee.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:10-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of the rules in this Chapter are to delineate and clarify the
											  interest of the State of Oklahoma and the Board in special purpose districts.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:10-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the
											  following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Assessments"
mean the charges imposed by any special
											  purpose district for the purposes of the district.
"Board of directors"
means the governing body of any special
											  purpose district.
"Directors"
mean the directors of any special purpose
											  district.
"Elector"
means any person who is of legal voting age or any
											  authorized officer or agent of a corporation, including municipal corporation, providing a copy of resolution
											  of authorization is presented to the Board, and:
(1) Owns at least (10) acres of irrigable land in fee, or
(2) Owns a life estate in at least (10) acres of irrigable land,
											  or
(3) Owns an undivided interest equaling ten (10) acres of irrigable land.
"Special purpose district"
means any water district
											  organized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, i.e., conservancy districts or master conservancy
											  districts; regional water distribution districts; rural water, sewer, gas, solid waste management districts,
											  and irrigation districts.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 3 - Conservancy and Master Conservancy Districts › Section 785:10-3-1 - Use of water

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Organization of conservancy districts and master conservancy districts
											  shall be governed by the laws of the State (82 O.S. 1981, §§541 through 549, §§561
											  through 577, §§601 through 616, §§630 through 669, §§671 through 676, and
											  §§681 through 688.1 as amended). The right to the use of water by each such district, the
											  landowners, municipalities, corporations, and other water users shall be governed by the laws pertaining to
											  the use of water and the rules of this Title. In filing for water rights a copy of the petition forming such
											  district shall accompany the application.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 3 - Conservancy and Master Conservancy Districts › Section 785:10-3-2 - Right of Board to vote

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board may represent the State of Oklahoma at
											  any election or meeting of the district and shall have the right to vote for Directors or in any matter that
											  shall come up properly before any election or meeting to the extent of the assessment against land owned by
											  the State, which vote may be cast by any person designated by the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 5 - Regional Water Distribution Districts › Section 785:10-5-1 - Use of water

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Organization of any Regional Water Distribution District shall be
											  governed by the laws of the State (82 O.S. 1981, §§1266). The right to the use of water by any such
											  district shall be governed by the laws pertaining to the use of water and the rules in this Title. In filing
											  for water rights, a certified copy of the petition forming such district shall accompany the
											  application.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 7 - Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts › Section 785:10-7-1 - Board to determine availability of water

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever a petition for the incorporation of a Rural Water, Sewer,
											  Natural Gas, and Solid Waste Management District, as provided by 82 O.S. 1981, §1324.1 through 1324.26,
											  as amended, is filed with the county clerk, the county clerk shall thereupon give notice to the county
											  commissioners, and the county commissioners shall immediately determine from the Oklahoma Water Resources
											  Board whether or not sufficient water is available for purchase or available for appropriation to serve the
											  needs of the district. A copy of the petition of incorporation shall accompany such request to the
											  Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 7 - Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts › Section 785:10-7-2 - Filing of water purchase contracts or filing of application for appropriation of water

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
After the incorporation of a district, when a water purchase contract has
											  been executed, the district shall either file a copy of the water purchase contract or file an application
											  for appropriation of water with the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 7 - Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts › Section 785:10-7-3 - Consent of legislature to export water or gas outside the state

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No district shall sell or export water or gas outside the State
											  of Oklahoma without consent off the Legislature.
[82:1324.10(A) (11)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 7 - Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts › Section 785:10-7-4 - Right to water held by the district

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The district shall have the right to buy water from or sell water to any
											  municipality, another district, or any other legal entity engaged in the distribution and storage of water;
provided quantities of water sold do not exceed any vested right or appropriation granted by the
											  Board.
[82:1324.10(A) (13)]
Appropriative rights to water held by the district shall not be
											  alienated or encumbered apart from the alienation or encumbrance of the facilities of the district.
[82:1324.10(B)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 7 - Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts › Section 785:10-7-5 - Annexation of additional territory

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In the annexation of additional territory to a district, the board of
											  county commissioners shall determine from the Board
that adequate water is available to the district
											  or has been appropriated to the district by the ... Board.
[82:1324.13(4)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-1 - Filing of petition to form an irrigation district with the Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If a minimum of ten or a majority of the holders of title to
											  irrigable lands ... desire to provide for irrigation ... from a common source or combined sources and by the
											  same system or combined system of works
[82:277.2], they may organize an irrigation district by
											  petition which
shall be signed by the petitioners
and
filed with the ...
											  Board
[82:277.3]. The petition shall contain but not be limited to the following:
(1)
A specific description of the lands within the proposed
										district.
[82:277.3(1)]
(2)
The names and
										addresses of all of the electors within the proposed district as reflected by the records of the county clerk
										of the county wherein the land is located
[82:277.3(2)], together with all resolutions of authority
										and certified copies of appointment.
(3)
The proposed
										plan of operation.
(4)
An attached map showing
										the boundaries of the proposed district.
[82:277.3(4)]
(5) If it is proposed to divide the district into divisions, then
										boundaries of the proposed divisions shall be mapped.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-2 - Notice of hearing for formation of irrigation district

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of a petition for
										formation of irrigation district the Board shall set a date for a hearing thereon
before a hearing
										officer in a place of general convenience at the nearest county seat.
The Board
shall
										instruct the petitioners to publish, at their expense, notice of saied hearing by legal publication for two
										(2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county containing lands within
										the boundaries of the proposed district.
The hearing date shall not be
earlier than thirty
										(30) days after the last publication date of said notice.
[82:277.4]
(b) Notice of such hearing shall also be given by registered or certified
										mail by the petitioners to the electors whose names and addresses are shown on the petition at least thirty
										(30) days before the date of the hearing.
(c) The notice shall
										contain a brief statement describing the purpose of the hearing and a description of the land to be included
										within the proposed district and such other matters as required by law.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-3 - Filing of statements in support or opposition to petition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Written statements supporting or opposing a petition for formation of an
											  irrigation district may be filed with the Board prior to or on the date set for the
											  hearing.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-4 - Lands included or excluded within the district

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Upon application filed by the owners, the Board shall include or exclude
											  lands within an irrigation district provided the
Board finds that it is in the best interest of the
											  district and the owners of such land,
[82:277.4] but may not include those lands not included in the
											  definition of irrigable land under 82 O.S. 1981, §277.1(6).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-5 - Division of districts; minimum and maximum number of divisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An irrigation district may be
										subdivided into district divisions in which event there shall be not less than five (5) nor more than nine
										(9) such divisions.
(b) Each district division shall be entitled
										to elect directors equal in number with those elected by other divisions and at least one director shall be
										elected within each division.
(c) Electors may vote in all
										elections and be eligible to serve as director as follows:
(1) Where he
										resides if he owns land within that division.
(2) If he resides
										outside the district then in that division in which the majority of his land is located.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-6 - Denial or approval of petition and order of the Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Board shall issue an order approving
										or denying a petition for organization of an irrigation district.
(b) If the organization of the district is approved, the Board shall
										describe the boundaries.
(c) The order approving the petition
										shall be filed of record in the office of the county clerk in each county or counties wherein district lands
										are located within thirty (30) days after the date of issuance by the Board.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-7 - Notice of meeting of district electors

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board shall establish a time and place for a meeting of district
											  electors for the purpose of adopting bylaws, adopting an official seal, electing directors, and conducting
											  any other necessary business and shall instruct the petitioners to give twenty (20) days notice thereof by
											  mail to all district electors.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-8 - Bylaws to be submitted for Board approval

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Bylaws adopted by the electors at the first
										meeting shall include at a minimum the provisions set forth in Title 82, Section
										277.5(B)
										of the Oklahoma Statutes, as amended, and shall be submitted the Board for approval or disapproval as
										authorized in Title 82, Section
										277.5(D)(1)
										of the Oklahoma Statutes, as amended.
(b) Bylaws subsequently
										amended or modified by the electors shall be submitted to the Board for approval or disapproval as authorized
										by Title 82, Section
										277.5(D)
										(2) of the Oklahoma Statutes, as amended.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-9 - Use of water

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Upon election, the Board of Directors of an irrigation district shall
											  make application to the Board for the use of any stream or groundwater to serve the needs of the district,
											  and such water use shall be governed by the laws of the State and the rules and regulations of the Board
											  pertaining thereto. The Board of Directors shall prepare and use a uniform service agreement providing for
											  the equitable distribution and use of water among the members of the district which shall be filed with the
											  Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-10 - Power of eminent domain

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The power of eminent domain shall not be exercised to acquire
											  water rights unless the land is acquired in fee. Oil, gas, and minerals shall not be subject to the power of
											  eminent domain, except to the extent necessary to prevent activities adversely affecting the purposes of the
											  district.
[82:277.6(C) (12)]
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-11 - Admission of new lands or release of lands in the district

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The board of directors of an irrigation district may [r]
eclassify
											  or authorize transfer of existing lands of the district as provided in the Oklahoma Irrigation District
											  Act.
[82:277.6(C) (11)]
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-12 - Consolidation of districts

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Two or more
[irrigation]
districts desiring to
											  consolidate into one district may file a petition with the ... Board and shall attach the following
along with any other information the Board may require:
(1)
A certified resolution authorizing the same approved by the Board of Directors of all the
										districts.
(2)
A certified resolution
										authorizing the same approved by the electors of the districts in a meeting called in each district for that
										purpose.
(3)
Approval by the bondholders of the
										district.
[82:277.16]
(4) All other requirements for the
										original formation of the districts under these rules and regulations.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-13 - Board denial or approval of consolidation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Board shall approve or deny a petition
										for consolidation of irrigation districts.
(b) If consolidation
										is approved, the Board shall issue an amended order which shall
be filed of record in the office of
										the county clerk of each county or counties wherein lands included within the consolidated district are
										located within thirty (30) days after date of issuance.
[82:277.16]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-14 - Dissolution of a district

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Whenever an irrigation district shall be dissolved,
within
										thirty (30) days after all the property of the district has been disposed of and all of its obligations paid,
										the board shall file a certificate of dissolution in the office of the county clerk of each county in which
										the district is located, and in the office of the ... Board. The certificate shall be signed by the president
										and attested by the secretary-treasurer, with the seal of the district affixed. The certificate shall state
										that the district has disposed of its property, has been dissolved and shall describe the lands released from
										the district.
[82:277.18]
(b)
If a district is
										inactive, the district judge of the county in which the greater part of the district is situated may
										designate a Board of Directors who shall act with the same authority and in the same manner in dissolving the
										district as if they had been duly elected officers of the district
[82:277.19] and a certificate of
										dissolution shall be filed in the same manner as prescribed in (a) of this Section.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-15 - Petitions for enlarging purposes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The owners of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the land area
											  within
... [an irrigation]
district, who are district electors,
[82:277.22] may
											  petition the Board, as set forth in (b) of this Section,
to enlarge the purposes of the district in
											  order to
:
(1)
Grant the district the power to
										acquire land;
(2)
Construct dams and drainage
										systems;
(3)
Install pumps and equipment to
										recharge underground basins and subbasins;
(4)
Make surveys;
(5)
Develop comprehensive
										plans for efficient use of fresh groundwater and control and prevention of waste;
(6)
Carry out research projects;
(7)
Develop information and limitations on well sizes, withdrawal
										rates, well spacing, and basin and subbasin determinations;
(8)
Require filing with the district of copies of ground water
										permit applications, well log and completion data, water use reports, and well plugging
										reports;
(9)
Appear before the Water Resources
										Board to protest any application not in conformity with district rules and regulations;
										and
(10)
Adopt district rules and regulations on
										the foregoing and enforce the same as provided by the Administrative Procedures Act, ... providing the same
										are in conformity with and have been approved by the ... Board.
[82:277.22]
(11)
The petitioners shall sign and file a petition with the ...
										Board, in the same manner as provided in Section
										785:10-9-1,
										asking that the powers of the district be enlarged ... Upon receipt thereof, the ... Board shall proceed to
										hear the said petition as provided in
785:10-9-1
										[82:277.22(10)].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-16 - Participation by a Municipality or corporation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A municipality or corporation may become an elector in the district
											  pursuant to the provisions of Title 82, Section
											  277.23 of the Oklahoma
											  Irrigation District Act.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-17 - United States, State of Oklahoma, or agencies or instrumentalities thereof as electors

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The United States, the State of Oklahoma, or any agency or
											  instrumentality thereof, and the Commissioners of the Land Office, may become electors in organized
irrigation districts
and are authorized to agree to pay an amount equal to the assessments against
											  lands owned or held in trust by such governmental entity, agency, instrumentality, or department responsible
											  for the supervision of land within a district, shall have one (1) vote in the district, and may exercise such
											  vote through the chief officer of such agency or his designated representative.
[82:277.23]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-18 - Annual certified audit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board of Directors of an irrigation district
shall cause an
											  independent auditor to prepare and furnish an annual certified audit of the financial condition of the
											  district for the preceding year to the ... Board, the electors, and creditors.
[82:277.6(B)(8)]
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-19 - District property

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An irrigation district shall hold title to its property in its corporate
											  name for the uses and purposes of the district
unless required to hold title in some other name or
											  manner by the United States or this state. The formation of a district shall not transfer water rights to the
											  district under lands included within the district. Any district which contracts with the State of Oklahoma or
											  the United States may convey district property, with or without consideration, if such property is needed
											  by
[82:277.20]
this state
or the United States in connection with the construction,
											  operation, or maintenance of an irrigation project [82:277.20].
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3277, eff
											  6-25-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 10 - Special Purpose Districts › Subchapter 9 - Irrigation Districts › Section 785:10-9-20 - Taking, use, or disposal of salt water

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The provisions of
the rules of this Subchapter
shall not apply to the taking, use, or disposal of salt water associated with the exploration,
											  production and recovery of oil and gas.
[82:277.24]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 11 - Acquisition of Assets and Control of Rural Water Districts and Corporations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:11-1-1 - Purpose, scope and applicability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Title 82 Oklahoma Statutes, Section
											  1324.41 and following provides to the effect that
											  no person shall acquire assets and control of a rural water district or corporation unless such person has
											  first obtained the approval of the Board upon written application following notice and a hearing. This
											  Chapter prescribes rules to interpret and implement the provisions of this Act. Wherever the Act is
											  applicable and this Chapter has no rule on point, the provisions of the Act shall be
											  applied.
Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2243, eff
											  7-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 11 - Acquisition of Assets and Control of Rural Water Districts and Corporations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:11-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to terms defined in 82 O.S. Section
											  1324.41, the following words or terms, when used in
											  this Chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Acquiree"
means the district or corporation, the assets and
											  control of which are sought to be acquired by an acquiring party.
"Act"
means the act codified at 82 O.S. §
									1324.41 and following, sometimes referred to as the
											  Acquisition of Assets Act.
"Application"
means a statement or other written request by
											  an acquiring party for approval of a proposed acquisition of assets and control of a district or
											  corporation.
"Domestic water public utility"
means a municipality, public
											  trust, rural water district, or other public entity, organized under the laws of and having its principal
											  place of business in the State of Oklahoma and existing at least in part for the purpose of providing water
											  utility service to domestic, commercial and other consumers.
"Statement"
means a written request made under oath or
											  affirmation, containing the information specified in 82 O.S. §
									1324.43.
Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2243, eff
											  7-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 11 - Acquisition of Assets and Control of Rural Water Districts and Corporations › Subchapter 3 - Application and Hearing Requirements › Section 785:11-3-2 - Notice and hearing; disposition of application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Notice.
An application for
										approval of a proposed acquisition shall be deemed filed as of the date the Board staff complete their review
										thereof and determine it to be ready for the notice and hearing process. Thereafter, the staff shall schedule
										a hearing and shall notify the acquiring party and the acquiree of the date, time and place of the hearing at
										least twenty (20) days prior to the date thereof. If so directed by the Board, the acquiring party shall give
										notice of the hearing at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date thereof to additional persons in the
										manner directed. Staff may also require that acquiree give notice of the hearing to its customers in the
										form, manner and time specified by the Board. Any expenses incurred by the acquiree in preparing and giving
										such notice to the acquiree's customers shall be paid by the acquiring party no later than thirty (30) days
										following submission of an invoice therefor to the acquiring party. If the acquiring party is a domestic
										water public utility, and the acquiree consents to the acquisition and timely files a written waiver of the
										hearing, and if no customer of the acquiree files an objection to the proposed acquisition prior to the
										hearing date, then the hearing may be cancelled and the Board may proceed to make its final determination on
										the application.
(b)
Hearing.
Unless cancelled as
										provided in (a) of this Section, the Board shall hold a hearing on the application and proposed acquisition.
										Following the hearing, if any, the Board shall review the available evidence and application information to
										determine whether any of the following conditions will exist if the proposed acquisition is consummated:
(1) The acquisition of assets and control would adversely affect the
										contractual obligations of the acquiree or adversely affect the level of service currently being rendered to
										the acquiree's customers;
(2) The financial condition of the
										acquiring party might adversely affect the financial stability of the acquiree or otherwise adversely affect
										the interests of the acquiree's customers;
(3) The acquiring
										party's plans to make any material change in the acquiree's assets, system or operations would be detrimental
										to the acquiree's customers and not in the public interest; or
(4) The competence, experience and integrity of the persons who would
										control the operation of the acquiree or its assets are such that it would not be in the interest of the
										acquiree's customers and the public to permit the acquisition of control.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:15-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
These rules are adopted to promote properly conducted weather
											  modification operations and research and development, to minimize possible adverse effects from weather
											  modification activities and to facilitate the administration and enforcement of the Weather Modification Act.
											  The rules of this Chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out these objectives and
											  purposes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:15-1-3 - Violations and penalties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
As provided by 82 O.S. 1981, §1087.20, any person violating any of
											  the provisions of the Weather Modification Act (82 O.S. 1981, §§1087.1 through 1087.33, as amended)
											  or any rules, regulations, or orders
issued pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and a
											  continuing violation punishable as a separate offense for each day during which it occurs, and upon
											  conviction shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than ten (10) days or by a fine of not less
											  than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both, for each such
											  separate offense.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:15-1-4 - Certain liabilities not imposed or rights affected

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Nothing in
the Weather Modification Act or the rules of
											  this chapter
shall be construed to impose or accept any liability or responsibility on the part of
											  the State of Oklahoma or any state officials or employees for any weather modification ... activities of any
											  private person or group, or to affect in any way any contractual, tortious or other legal rights, duties, or
											  liabilities between any private persons or groups.
[82:1087.19]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:15-1-5 - Contracts to engage in weather modification activities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any counties contracting with other counties and other local subdivisions
											  of government and State and federal agencies who shall contract to engage in joint weather modification
											  operations as provided in 82 O.S. 1981, §§1087.22 et seq., shall file copies of such contracts with
											  the Board for its approval.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:15-1-6 - Hearings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any hearing held pursuant to the Weather Modification Act shall be
											  conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act (75 O.S. 1981, §§301 et seq., as
											  amended) and Chapter 4 of this Title.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:15-1-7 - Advisory committees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In the performance of the functions authorized in the Weather
											  Modification Act the Board
may establish advisory committees to advise with and make recommendations
											  to the Board concerning legislation, policies, administration, research and other matters.
[82:1087.3(1)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 15 - Weather Modification › Subchapter 3 - Licenses and Permits › Part 1 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 785:15-3-1 - Who should file for a license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person desiring to engage in weather modification operations in
													 the State of Oklahoma shall be required to make application, prior to commencing actual operations, for a
													 license and be issued such license by the Board.