Limited quantity stream water permits. A. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is authorized to issue, in addition to regular permits, seasonal, temporary, term or provisional temporary permits at any time the Board finds such issuance will not impair or interfere with domestic uses or existing rights of prior appropriators and may do so even where it finds no unappropriated water is available for a regular permit. All seasonal, temporary, term and provisional temporary permits shall contain a provision making them subject to all rights of prior appropriators. If any such permit is for water impounded in any works for storage, diversion or carriage of water, the applicant must comply with the provisions of Section 105.21 of this title. B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, application, notice and administrative hearing as provided in Sections 105.9 through 105.12 of this title shall be required for all permits. A provisional temporary permit may be immediately and summarily granted upon administrative approval by the Executive Director. Provisional temporary permits shall: 1. Not be effective for a period of more than ninety (90) days except for the oil and natural gas industry; 2. Be granted at the discretion of the Board; and 3. Be subject to such terms, conditions and rules promulgated by the Board for such purposes. C. The Executive Director of the Board may administratively issue permits to use limited quantities of stream water. Notice, procedures and the maximum quantity authorized for limited quantity stream water permits shall be in compliance with rules promulgated by the Board. In no event shall the maximum quantity of water authorized in a limited quantity stream water permit exceed the amount of stream water that would otherwise be determined by the Board pursuant to Section 105.12 of this title. Added by Laws 1972, c. 256, § 13. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 35, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981; Laws 1996, c. 329, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 2024, c. 367, § 2, emerg. eff. May 31, 2024.
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