Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Chapter 4 - Rules of Practice and Hearings
Subchapter 11 - Mediation Procedures
Section 785:4-11-1 - Mediation

(a) The Board is authorized to review disputes involving service areas or territories, rates for raw or treated water, and abrogation clauses in contracts among municipalities and rural water districts or not-for-profit rural water corporations; to recommend mediation and refer parties in appropriate disputes to mediators and provide technical information to such mediators; and to recommend other means of resolving disputes.... [82:1085.2(16)]

(b) As soon as possible after receiving notice of a dispute, the Board staff shall attempt to contact the appropriate representatives of the parties to the dispute to schedule a meeting with such representatives. From information obtained at such meetings or otherwise, staff shall present a recommendation about resolution of the dispute to the Board.