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Overview Oklahoma Groundwater Law - Water Resources Board

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<strong>Oklahoma</strong>’s <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Resources</strong><br />

• Irrigation is the #1 use of water in <strong>Oklahoma</strong>:<br />

• accounts for 49 percent of total withdrawals:<br />

• water supply = 32 percent<br />

• stock watering = 8 percent<br />

• accounts for 80 percent of groundwater withdrawals.<br />

During a peak peak irrigation day day (assuming<br />

1,000 1,000 wells wells pumping at at 1,000 1,000 gallons per per<br />

minute), Texas Texas County uses uses as as much much water water<br />

as as New New York York City City during during an an average day. day.

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