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Energy and Telecommunications REVISED
Interim Study 2024-012
Water Usage, Monitoring and Oversight
Requestor: Senator Brent Howard
- Introduction; Senator Brent Howard
- Overview of Water Policy in Oklahoma; Duane Smith, Director of the Oka' Water Institute
- Regulatory Overview, Allotments and Enforcement by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Julie Cunningham, Director and Sara Gibson, Attorney
- Challenges for Irrigation Users; Tyler McIntyre and Bandy Silk, Irrigators from North Fork Red River Basin; Fred Fischer, Irrigator from Ogallala Aquifer; Matt Steinert, Irrigator from Garfield County; Jason Lawles, Rush Springs Aquifer Irrigator
- Challenges for Industrial Users; Bud Ground, Oklahoma Petroleum Alliance
- Challenges for Municipalities and Conservancy Districts; Will Archer, Director of the Mountain Park Conservancy District, Tom Ivestor, City Manager, City of Elk City
- Statewide implementation with local input; Kinsey Westwood, Oklahoma Farm Bureau
- Framework for Water; Dr. Todd Halihan, OSU Professor of Geology and Hydrogeology
- Wrap-Up and Discussion of Law/Regulation Changes; Senator Brent Howard
- Other business