Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Chapter 46 - Implementation of Oklahoma's Water Quality Standards
Subchapter 17 - OWRB Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan
Section 785:46-17-5 - List and description of programs affecting water quality

(a) List of programs. The Board's programs affecting water quality may be referred to as the Stream Water Rights Program, the Groundwater Quantity Program, the Dam Safety Program, the Revenue Bond Loan Program, the Emergency Grant Program, the REAP Grant Program, the Drinking Water SRF Loan Program, the Clean Water SRF Loan Program, the Well Drillers Program, and the Clean Lakes Restoration Program. These programs are described in their respective subsections in this Section.

(b) Stream Water Rights Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Stream Water Rights Program is the Board's program for administration of rights to use water from streams as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 105.1 and following, and OAC 785:20. This program includes the process of determining applications for stream water permits, the review of usage of existing stream water rights, the process of declaring reduction or cancellation of stream water rights due to nonuse, and the administration of competing stream water rights during periods of shortages.

(c) Groundwater Quantity Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Groundwater Quantity Program is the Board's program for administration of rights to use groundwater as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 1020.1 and following, and OAC 785:30. It includes the process of determining applications for groundwater permits and amendments thereof, the administration of groundwater rights, the study of groundwater basins, and the process of determining the maximum annual yield of groundwater basins.

(d) Dam Safety Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Dam Safety Program is the Board's program for maintenance of safety of dams and reservoir structures as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 110.1 and following, and OAC 785:25. It includes the process of determining applications for construction or modification of dams; inspection of dams; and regulating the construction, modification, operation, maintenance and repair of dams.

(e) Revenue Bond Loan Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Revenue Bond Loan Program is the Board's program for making loans from revenue bond proceeds to eligible public entities for water and sewer projects and refinancings as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 1085.31 and following, and OAC 785:50. It includes the issuance of obligations to provide funds for loans; the review and determination of applications for loans; the closing of loans and the administration of the loan agreements; and the evaluation of proposed water and sewer projects and inspection of finished projects.

(f) Emergency Grant Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Emergency Grant Program is the Board's program for making grants for water and sewer projects to assist eligible public entities in emergency situations as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 1085.31 and following, and OAC 785:50. It includes the review and determination of applications for emergency grants; the funding of grants and the administration of the grant agreements; and the evaluation of proposed water and sewer projects and inspection of finished projects.

(g) REAP Grant Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the REAP Grant Program is the Board's program for making grants to eligible public entities for water and sewer projects as provided in Title 62 O.S. § 2003 and OAC 785:50. It includes the review and determination of applications for REAP grants; the funding of grants and the administration of the grant agreements; and the evaluation of proposed water and sewer projects and inspection of finished projects.

(h) Drinking Water SRF Loan Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Drinking Water SRF Loan Program is the Board's program for making loans from the Drinking Water SRF account in the State Treasury to eligible public entities for projects and refinancings as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 1085.71 and following, and OAC 785:50. It includes the issuance of obligations to make federal and state funds available for loans; the review and determination of certain criteria in applications for loans; and the closing of loans and the administration of the loan agreements.

(i) Clean Water SRF Loan Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Clean Water SRF Loan Program is the Board's program for making loans from the Clean Water SRF account in the State Treasury to eligible public entities for projects and refinancings as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 1085.51 and following, and OAC 785:50. It includes the issuance of obligations to make federal and state funds available for loans; the review and determination of applications for loans; and the closing of loans and the administration of the loan agreements; and the evaluation of proposed projects and inspection of finished projects.

(j) Well Drillers Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Well Drillers Program is the Board's program for licensing and regulating persons engaged in the commercial drilling or plugging of wells, monitoring wells, observation wells, wells for heat exchange purposes, and geotechnical borings, and the commercial installation of water well pumps, as provided in Title 82 O.S. § 1020.16 and OAC 785:35.

(k) Clean Lakes Restoration Program. The program referred to in this Subchapter as the Clean Lakes Restoration Program is the Board's program for assessing, monitoring, studying and restoring Oklahoma lakes as provided in Title 27A O.S. § 1-3-101.