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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1544 By: Patzkowsky
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to water conservation; requiring
Oklahoma Water Resources Board promulgate rules for
commercial water well spacing; r equiring rules be
tailored by region; detailing requirements of
regulations; requiring one staff member per region;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1020.2 4 of Title 82, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall promulgate rules
establishing standard spacing requirements per region for commercial
water wells within th is state. The rules shall account for the
unique geological and hydrological conditions of the nine (9)
recognized regions of the state pursuant to the regions establ ished
in Section 1085.1 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
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B. The Board shall develop and implement spacing regulations
tailored to each region, that shall include, but may not be limited
to:
1. Groundwater availability and recharge rates;
2. Impacts on existing wells and aquifers;
3. Regional water demands, including agricultural, industrial,
and municipal needs.
C. The Board shall assign one staff member to each of the nine
(9) regions to oversee compliance with well -spacing regulations.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10278 JBH 01/02/25