Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Chapter 20 - Appropriation and Use of Stream Water
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 785:20-1-5 - Purposes for a water appropriation
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) The purposes for which the public waters of this State may be appropriated are agriculture, irrigation, mining, drilling of oil and gas wells, recovery of oil and gas, milling, manufacturing, power production, industrial purposes, the construction and operation of water works for cities and towns, stock raising, public parks, game management areas, propagation and utilization of fishery resources, recreation, housing developments, pleasure resorts, artificial recharge of a groundwater basin or subbasin or any other beneficial uses.
(b) The amount or quantity of water to be appropriated for each purpose shall be so stated and shall be specifically appropriated for such purpose or purposes, provided that no amount shall be specified in water rights for non-consumptive uses in reservoirs if a consumptive use is also authorized by the same water right.
Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2617, eff 7-1-95
