Overview Oklahoma Groundwater Law - Water Resources Board

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Oklahoma’s Water Resources • Irrigation is the #1 use of water in Oklahoma: • accounts for 49 percent of total withdrawals: • water supply = 32 percent • stock watering = 8 percent • accounts for 80 percent of groundwater withdrawals. During a peak peak irrigation day day (assuming 1,000 1,000 wells wells pumping at at 1,000 1,000 gallons per per minute), Texas Texas County uses uses as as much much water water as as New New York York City City during during an an average day. day.
Oklahoma’s Water Resources • 2,600 stream water use permits on file (OWRB): • appropriate 2.4 million ac-ft/year • 9,500 groundwater permits: • allocate 3.2 million ac-ft/year Authorized Annual Use Use City City of of Tulsa Tulsa = 324,778 324,778 ac-ft/yr ac-ft/yr 139,000 139,000 ac-ft ac-ft City City of of Oklahoma City City = 215,463 215,463 ac-ft/yr ac-ft/yr 136,000 136,000 ac-ft ac-ft Annual Withdrawals: Texas/Cimarron/Beaver Counties Counties = 701,000 701,000 ac-ft ac-ft State State Municipal Municipal Water Water Supply Supply = 637,000 637,000 ac-ft ac-ft
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