This act and all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set forth herein.
Laws 1935, p. 358, § 18.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 82. Waters and Water Rights
§82-1B. Moratorium on sale or exportation of surface water and/or groundwater.
§82-1D. Oklahoma River - Designation of portion of North Canadian River.
§82-1E. Protection of water – Preemption by Legislature.
§82-105.1A. Purpose of law - Legislative intent.
§82-105.2. Right to use water - Domestic use - Priorities.
§82-105.3. Right of eminent domain.
§82-105.4. Diversion of water.
§82-105.5. Impairment of water rights - Suits in district court.
§82-105.6. Adjudication of rights - Suit.
§82-105.7. Parties to suit - Intervention - Orders.
§82-105.8. Decree - Contents - Copies to be filed.
§82-105.9. Application for water rights.
§82-105.10. Rules governing applications.
§82-105.11. Notice of application - Protest - Hearing.
§82-105.12A. Permits to use water outside of state.
§82-105.14. Denial of permit - Approval of application for lesser amount - Appeal.
§82-105.15. Time for commencement of works.
§82-105.16. Time for putting water to beneficial use.
§82-105.17. Reversion of water to public.
§82-105.18. Loss of right to use water - Notice - Hearing.
§82-105.19. Surrender of water rights.
§82-105.22. Severance and transfer of water right.
§82-105.23. Use of water for other purposes.
§82-105.24. Assignment of appropiation permit - Transfer of title to land.
§82-105.25. Notice of completion - Inspection.
§82-105.26. Certificate of completion.
§82-105.27. Unsafe works to be changed - United States works not subject to inspection.
§82-105.28. Measurement of water.
§82-105.29. Appropriations of water by the United States.
§82-105.30. Extension of period of withdrawal under national emergency.
§82-105.31. Records of Oklahoma Water Resources Board open to public.
§82-105.32. Effect of act on forfeited water rights and priority dates.
§82-110.2. Legislative intent.
§82-110.4. Dams subject to regulation under this act.
§82-110.5. Oklahoma Water Resources Board - Powers and duties.
§82-110.6. Effect of act on liability of dam owners.
§82-110.7. Supervision of dam safety program.
§82-110.8. Notice of completion of construction - Certification.
§82-110.9. Records - Disclosure to Board - Notice of flood events.
§82-110.10. Failure, neglect or refusal to comply with act - Orders - Penalties - Judicial relief.
§82-110.11. Appeals of orders.
§82-110.12. Effect of act on other laws and rules.
§82-277.2. Proposal by titleholders to organize irrigation district.
§82-277.3. Petition - Contents.
§82-277.4. Hearing - Notice - Order.
§82-277.7. Assessments - Collection - Delinquent assessments - Certificate.
§82-277.8. Collection of assessments and delinquent assessments - Reports.
§82-277.9. Liens - Collection of delinquent assessments - Invalid assessments - Deeds.
§82-277.10. Money judgments against district.
§82-277.11. Construction and assessment elections.
§82-277.12. Water delivery prohibited in delinquent cases.
§82-277.14. Irregularity or error in land description not jurisdictional.
§82-277.15. Payment of claims against district.
§82-277.19. Inactive districts.
§82-277.20. Holding and conveyance of property.
§82-277.21. Conflict of interest.
§82-277.23. Electors, who may become.
§82-277.24. Salt water - Exemption.
§82-277.25. Reclassification of land - Procedure.
§82-277.26. Transfer and substitution of land unsuitable for irrigation.
§82-502. Organization of districts - Petition - Notice.
§82-503. Hearing on petition - Order for formation of district.
§82-504. Decree to describe district - State Board as directors.
§82-505. State Board to control district - Redress accorded persons injuriously affected.
§82-506. Jurisdiction of courts over creation of districts.
§82-508. Appeal from organization of district - Collateral attack.
§82-521. County commissioners - Duties concerning conservation - Cooperation with State Board.
§82-526.1. Ratification and adoption of Compact.
§82-526.2. Notice of approval of compact.
§82-526.3. Approval by Texas and New Mexico - Consent of Congress.
§82-531. Short title - Definitions.
§82-541. Conservancy Districts - Master Conservancy Districts - Purpose - Board of Directors.
§82-541.1. Board of directors - Federal contracts.
§82-541.2. Organization of master conservancy districts.
§82-542. Petition - Signatures - Contents - Transfer by Supreme Court to district court.
§82-544. Notice of hearing on petition.
§82-546. Decree of incorporation filed with Secretary of State.
§82-547. Irrigation districts - Formation.
§82-548. Amendment of district boundaries to include other necessary lands - Validation.
§82-549. Amendment of district boundaries to include other necessary lands - Validation.
§82-561. Appointment of directors - Election of successors.
§82-562. Board of Directors to organize - Records.
§82-564. Secretary and other employees or staff.
§82-565.1. Dissolution of conservancy districts.
§82-566. Execution of plan - Powers of directors.
§82-567. Entry upon lands for surveys and examinations.
§82-568. Protection, reclamation or irrigation of lands - Petition and notice of action.
§82-570. Dominant right of eminent domain.
§82-571. Condemnation under general law.
§82-571.1. Condemnation for easement purposes - Damages.
§82-572. Regulations to protect works - Enforcement - Penalty.
§82-573. Bridges or other structures - Changes - Notice - Damages - Appeal.
§82-574. Passing equipment through bridge or grade - Notice to owner.
§82-575. Establishing stream and rain gauges, etc. - Surveys and investigations.
§82-576. Cooperation with federal government or other agencies - Outlets in other states.
§82-601. Appraisers - Appointment - Organization - Additional board.
§82-602. Appraisals, how made - Duties of appraisers.
§82-603. Lands outside district, appraisement of - Bringing in additional owners.
§82-604. Hearing on land excluded from or taken into district - Notice.
§82-605. Report of appraisers - Contents - Filing.
§82-606. Notice of hearings on appraisals.
§82-607. Hearing on appraisals.
§82-608. Decree on appraisals.
§82-610. Payment before entry.
§82-612. Change of official plan - Powers and duties of directors.
§82-613. Appeal not to delay proceedings - Appeal by directors - Waiver by failure to appeal.
§82-614. Lands exempt and later liable to assessment.
§82-615. Subsequent appraisals - Procedure.
§82-616. Defects and irregularities, how cured.
§82-630. Funds, how carried - Vouchers.
§82-631. Abandonment of project - Sale of lands and property.
§82-632. Preliminary work, loans for.
§82-635. Owners may pay assessments in full - Bonding resolution for unpaid assessments.
§82-636. Bonds - Issuance - Election - Sale of bonds.
§82-636.1. Authority to contract indebtedness.
§82-637. Maintenance assessment - Apportionment - To be additional tax.
§82-638. Petition for readjustment of maintenance assessment - Notice and hearing.
§82-639. Annual levy of special assessment - Special assessment book.
§82-640. Collection of assessments - Duties of county officers - Delinquents.
§82-641. Bond of county treasurer.
§82-642. Lien of assessments - Correcting irregular assessments - Deeds.
§82-643. Assessment book to be prima facie evidence.
§82-645. Use of surplus funds.
§82-646. Compensation of officials.
§82-647. Borrowing of money - Approval.
§82-648. Necessity and amount of assessments in master conservancy districts.
§82-649. Designation of fiscal year - Reports - Accounting.
§82-661. Lands in more than one district.
§82-662. Jurisdiction of courts as to districts being organized in same territory.
§82-663. Union of districts - Petition - Notice - Order.
§82-663.1. Union or conversion of drainage districts.
§82-663.2. Order for union or conversion of drainage district - Rights, remedies, and obligations.
§82-664. Remedy for injury by district - Procedure.
§82-665. Subdistricts - Administration.
§82-666. Other improvements may come under act - Procedure.
§82-667. Annexation of additional land to a master conservancy district.
§82-669. Suits for or against district - Name - Service of process.
§82-671. Directors may police district.
§82-672. Injury to survey marks prohibited - Penalty.
§82-673. Owners liable for damage to district - Repairs.
§82-674. Fraud or other illegal acts of officials - Fine.
§82-675. Officials removed for cause.
§82-676. Performance of duties enforced by mandamus.
§82-681. Faulty notice - How corrected.
§82-682. Questions of validity of districts to be expedited in court.
§82-683. Act to be liberally construed.
§82-685. Repeals - Certain laws not affected.
§82-686. Short forms and abbreviations.
§82-687. Forms and suggestions.
§82-688. Exemption from taxation.
§82-688.1. Exemption from payment of sales, use and vehicle excise taxes - Registration of vehicles.
§82-861A. Grand River Dam Authority - Designation as state agency.
§82-862. Powers, rights and privileges of district.
§82-862.1. Grand River Dam Authority - Exemptions.
§82-863.2. Board of Directors.
§82-864.1. Retired employees - Payment of health insurance premiums.
§82-865. District funds - Deposit - Official bonds - Surety.
§82-867. Officers and employees to have no interest in contracts - Fine.
§82-869. Sources for payment of obligations of district.
§82-870.1. Bond anticipation notes.
§82-874.1. Watercraft landing on leased land.
§82-874.2. Licenses for real property encroachment.
§82-876. Bonds exempted from taxation except inheritance taxes - Bonds and securities.
§82-877. Act to constitute only authority for bond issues - Other acts inapplicable.
§82-888. Distribution of copies of resolution.
§82-889. Permits for maintaining docks, wharves, vessels, etc. - Limitation - Rules.
§82-890. Control of segment of Grand River downstream from Fort Gibson Dam.
§82-895. Certain municipal annexations prohibited.
§82-896.2. Fees for use of flotation devices upon scenic rivers.
§82-896.3. Powers and duties for purposes of the Scenic Rivers Act
§82-896.6. Legislative intent - Construction, operation or maintenance of dams or related projects.
§82-896.8. Prohibited containers - Littering - Penalties
§82-896.9. Property rights of private landowners
§82-896.11. Scenic rivers - Statement of purpose
§82-896.12. Construction of act
§82-896.13. Powers of cities, incorporated towns and counties
§82-896.14. Authority to provide funds for the Scenic Rivers Act
§82-896.16. User fees - Licenses - Fines
§82-1020.2. Declaration of policy - Applicability.
§82-1020.2A. Taking and use of water from aquifers - Permits
§82-1020.3. Domestic use - Spacing of wells and waste.
§82-1020.4. Hydrologic surveys and investigations.
§82-1020.5. Determination of maximum annual yield.
§82-1020.6. Hearings on annual yield.
§82-1020.7. Application for permit to take and use groundwater.
§82-1020.8. Decree - Contents - Copies to be filed.
§82-1020.9. Approval of application.
§82-1020.10. Temporary or special permits - Limited quantity groundwater permits.
§82-1020.11. Types of permits - Fees.
§82-1020.12. Report of water used.
§82-1020.13. Surrender of permits.
§82-1020.14. Prior use of groundwater.
§82-1020.15. Waste prohibited - Enforcement.
§82-1020.16. Commercial drilling or plugging license – Inspections - Deposit of fees - Penalties.
§82-1020.18. Location exceptions.
§82-1020.19. Metering of wells.
§82-1020.20. Unitizing and communitizing of land for water production purposes.
§82-1020.21. Wells within municipalities.
§82-1020.23. Taking and using marginal water to augment water supply.
§82-1021.1. Short title - Groundwater Irrigation District Act.
§82-1021.3. Petition to organize a groundwater irrigation district – Composition of districts.
§82-1021.4. Content of petition.
§82-1021.5. Receipt of petition – Verification – Approval of petition.
§82-1021.6. Bylaws – Minimum requirements.
§82-1021.7. Promulgation of rules.
§82-1084.1. Waters of state - Public policy.
§82-1085.2. Authority of Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
§82-1085.2A. Temporary employees.
§82-1085.3. State to be divided into water districts.
§82-1085.4. Fixing of fees - Schedule.
§82-1085.7. Oklahoma Water Resources Board Fee Revolving Fund.
§82-1085.7A. Community Water Infrastructure Development Revolving Fund
§82-1085.7B. OWRB Revolving Fund.
§82-1085.7C. Phase II Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study Revolving Fund.
§82-1085.8. Oklahoma Water Resources Board annual report.
§82-1085.10. Procedures and appeals.
§82-1085.11. Compilation, indexing and publishing of data.
§82-1085.12. Executive Director - Qualifications - Powers and duties.
§82-1085.12a. Executive Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; absence or vacancy.
§82-1085.14. Continuing study of water laws - Recommendations and proposals.
§82-1085.17. State policy - Purpose.
§82-1085.18. Commission created - Status - Membership - Expenses.
§82-1085.19. Meetings - Quorum - Record of proceedings.
§82-1085.20. Review of proposed projects or plans - Storage of surplus water.
§82-1085.21. Agreements with federal agencies - Cost of reimbursement.
§82-1085.22. Sale, transfer or lease of storage facilities.
§82-1085.23. Water Conservation Storage Fund - Investment certificates.
§82-1085.24. Purchase of certificates by State Treasurer.
§82-1085.25. Examination of proceedings by Attorney General - Incontestability.
§82-1085.26. Execution of certificates and contracts - Audits.
§82-1085.28. Contracts with Secretary of Agriculture for repayment of water storage costs.
§82-1085.29. Federal Clean Water Act Program - Official state agency.
§82-1085.30. See the following versions:
§82-1085.30a. Water standards.
§82-1085.30v1. Classification of water uses - Oklahoma Water Quality Standards.
§82-1085.30v2. Classification of water uses - Oklahoma Water Quality Standards.
§82-1085.33. Water Resources Fund.
§82-1085.35. Investment certificates - Purchase - Sale.
§82-1085.37. Certification of investment certificate proceedings and sale.
§82-1085.38. Assumption of obligations of Water Conservation Storage Commission.
§82-1085.41. Investment certificates - Security and collateral.
§82-1085.42. Judical review - Jurisdiction - Notice and hearing.
§82-1085.43. Application of subsection 1085.33 to 1085.42.
§82-1085.45. Compliance with Central Purchasing act.
§82-1085.47. Investment certificates - Issuance - Consideration of needs of certain entities.
§82-1085.48. Contingent effectiveness of Section 1085.44.
§82-1085.49. Investment certificates - Acquisition by brokers or dealers.
§82-1085.50. Additional powers and duties of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
§82-1085.51. Legislative intent.
§82-1085.53. Creation of account - Composition - Purpose - Investment.
§82-1085.55. Powers and duties of Board - Cost-effective analyses.
§82-1085.56. Rules - Minimum requirements.
§82-1085.57. Management of funds - Investment certificates.
§82-1085.59. Investment certificates - Review and approval of issuance.
§82-1085.61. Default - Collection actions by Attorney General.
§82-1085.62. Establishment of criteria for determination of interest rates on loans - Annual report.
§82-1085.63. Intended use plan - Annual report.
§82-1085.65. Loan applications for nonpoint source management programs.
§82-1085.73. Creation - Monies and other sums - Investments.
§82-1085.74. Authorized uses of funds in account.
§82-1085.75. Powers and duties of Department.
§82-1085.76. Eligibility and priority of entities for drinking water treatment projects - Rules.
§82-1085.77. Powers and duties of Board.
§82-1085.79. Application of Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.
§82-1085.81. Default in payments.
§82-1085.82. Joint operating agreement between Department and Board.
§82-1085.83. Annual intended use plan and biennial report.
§82-1085.84A. Drinking Water Treatment Loan Administrative Fund.
§82-1085.91. Legislative intent.
§82-1085.93. Flood Hazard Mitigation Account – Source, use and investment of monies.
§82-1085.94. Powers and duties of Water Resources Board.
§82-1085.96. Use of monies for security and collateral for investment certificates.
§82-1086.1. Policy of state as to use of surplus and excess water - State water plan.
§82-1086.2. Powers of Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
§82-1086.3. Transaction of certain business for profit by members prohibited.
§82-1086.5. Existing rights unimpaired.
§82-1086.6. Grand River Dam Authority - Exemption.
§82-1087.4. Continued conduct of research and development activities.
§82-1087.7. Necessity for licenses and permits.
§82-1087.9. Issuance of licenses.
§82-1087.10. Issuance of permits.
§82-1087.11. Separate permits - Notice of intention.
§82-1087.12. Contents of notice of intention.
§82-1087.13. Publication of notice of intention.
§82-1087.14. Proof of financial responsibility.
§82-1087.16. Records and reports.
§82-1087.17. Monitoring by United States Government.
§82-1087.18. Revocation or suspension of licenses or permits - Modification of permits.
§82-1087.19. Certain liabilities not imposed or rights affected.
§82-1088.11. Water for 2060 Act.
§82-1088.14. Water for 2060 Advisory Council.
§82-1105. Area of jurisdiction.
§82-1105.1. Regulation of vehicles within area of jurisdiction - Rules - Enforcement.
§82-1106. Port authority - Powers.
§82-1107. Plan for future development, construction and improvement.
§82-1108. Modification, amendment or extension of plan.
§82-1109. Conclusiveness and validity of plan.
§82-1110. Participation of private enterprise.
§82-1113. Budget - Disposition of rents and charges.
§82-1114. Bond of secretary - Deposit of funds - Disbursements.
§82-1121. Authorization for port authority to borrow money and issue bonds.
§82-1122. Terms, maturities, form, etc. of bonds.
§82-1123. Bonds issued pursuant to loan or purchase agreement with United States Government.
§82-1126. Bonds as special obligation of port authority concerned.
§82-1127. Powers of board of directors in connection with payment of principal and interest.
§82-1128. Agreements or contracts with United States.
§82-1129. Segregation and use of proceeds from bond sales - Construction contracts.
§82-1130. Approval of bonds by Attorney General - Incontestablility.
§82-1131. Lawful securities for investments.
§82-1132. Interim notes and conditions of issue.
§82-1133. Public bids for bonds sold.
§82-1134. Trustees - Oath of office - Fidelity bond.
§82-1135. Meetings and records of authority open to public.
§82-1136. Limitation on liability of trustee or beneficiary.
§82-1141. McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Infrastructure Revolving Fund.
§82-1267. Purpose of district - Activities.
§82-1268. Interlocal agreements.
§82-1273. Right of aggrieved persons to petition district court.
§82-1274. Exemption from taxes and assessments.
§82-1275. Rates and charges - Disposition of revenues.
§82-1276. Annexation of additional territory.
§82-1277. Annual written report.
§82-1278. Dissolution of district.
§82-1281. Conflict of interest.
§82-1283. Contracts and agreement for purchase of district services or products.
§82-1284. Issuance and sale of bond obligations.
§82-1285. County sales tax revenues - Application to facilities.
§82-1286. Annual audit, report and meeting.
§82-1287. Applicable statutory provisions.
§82-1288. Exemption from Corporation Commission jurisdiction.
§82-1324.3. Purpose of districts - Organization.
§82-1324.4. Petition for incorporation of petition - Contents.
§82-1324.5. Notice of filing and pendency of petition - Public hearing - Notice of hearing.
§82-1324.6. Duties of board of commissioners at hearing - Declaration of incorporation.
§82-1324.7. Board of directors - Bylaws.
§82-1324.8. Filing of water purchase contracts.
§82-1324.10. Powers of district.
§82-1324.13. Annexation of additional territory - Petition.
§82-1324.14. Notice of filing of annexation petition.
§82-1324.15. Hearing on annexation petition.
§82-1324.16. Term of office - Annual meeting - Elections - Training workshops - Nepotism.
§82-1324.19. Dissolution of district prior to acquisition of assets.
§82-1324.20. Dissolution of district - Disposition of facilities and property.
§82-1324.21. Release of lands from district - Petition - Notice.
§82-1324.22. Exemption from taxes and assessments.
§82-1324.23. Exemption from jurisdiction and control of Corporation Commission.
§82-1324.24. Validating provisions.
§82-1324.25. Annexation of additional territory - Petition.
§82-1324.26. Enlargement of purposes and powers - Procedure.
§82-1324.31. Organization of district.
§82-1324.33. Dissolution of corporation - Transfer of assets, property, obligations and benefits.
§82-1324.34. Order constituting rural water districts.
§82-1324.35. Continuation of certain services.
§82-1324.44. Board approval of acquisition - Conditions for disapproval - Public hearing.
§82-1324.45. Notice of public hearing - Payment of expenses - Security.
§82-1324.48. Power of Board - Expenses of analysis or investigation - Payment.
§82-1324.49. Authority to enjoin violations and enforce compliance.
§82-1324.50. Willful and knowing violations - Penalties.
§82-1401. Approval of compact - Text.
§82-1421. Approval of compact - Text.
§82-1422. Amendment - Ratification.
§82-1431. Approval and ratification - Text of compact.
§82-1501-205.1. Definitions - State Geographic Information Council.
§82-1501-205.2. Geographic Information Revolving Fund.
§82-1501-801. Liberal interpretation.
§82-1501-802. Act not to limit authority of other agencies.
§82-1501-803. Effect of headings.
§82-1501-901. Salary increases.
§82-1604. County and municipal floodplain boards – Floodplain management.
§82-1605. County, municipal and state floodplain board - Composition - Term - Compensation.
§82-1607. Floodplain definitions and one-hundred-year flood elevations to be submitted.
§82-1608. Floodplain management regulations - Requirements - Contents.
§82-1609. Cooperative agreements for delineation of floodplains and adoption of regulations.
§82-1610. Promulgation of floodplain management rules - Procedure.
§82-1611. Redefining floodplain upon completion of flood control protective work.
§82-1612. Construction or development in floodplain area prohibited - Exceptions.
§82-1613. Existing prior use may continue - Conditions.
§82-1618. Application of act - Accreditation of administrators.
§82-1620. Floodplain administrators.
§82-1620.1. Accreditation standards for floodplain administrators.
§82-1623. Comprehensive state flood plan.
§82-1624. State Flood Resiliency Revolving Fund.
§82-1630. Assessment on property within district - Exemptions.
§82-1801.2. Weather Modification Division – Director - Powers.