Senate Interim Study

Description: Review with the OWRB about needs for verifiable data on usage and the state of water in drought affected areas.

1. Introduction; Senator Brent Howard
2. Overview of Water Policy in Oklahoma; Duane Smith, Director of the Oka' Water Institute
3. Regulatory Overview, Allotments and Enforcement by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Julie Cunningham, Director and Sara Gibson, Attorney
4. 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
5. Challenges for Industrial Users; Bud Ground, Oklahoma Petroleum Alliance
6. Challenges for Municipalities and Conservancy Districts; Will Archer, Director of the Mountain Park Conservancy District, Tom Ivestor, City Manager, City of Elk City
7. Statewide implementation with local input; Kinsey Westwood, Oklahoma Farm Bureau
8. Framework for Water; Dr. Todd Halihan, OSU Professor of Geology and Hydrogeology
9. Wrap-Up and Discussion of Law/Regulation Changes; Senator Brent Howard
10. Other business