Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 27-19
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Notice to landowner – Groundwater rights
Official statutory text
Condemning authorities seeking to acquire surface rights for a
public purpose shall provide written notice to the landowner subject
to the acquisition that the landowner may elect to retain, through
severance, the groundwater rights, if any, that are attached to the
property to be acquired. If the landowner elects to retain such
groundwater rights, the acquisition shall be limited to surface
rights and exclude groundwater rights; however, an owner of
groundwater rights shall not have a right of access to the acquired
surface rights and no person may construct, maintain or operate any
water well, drilling equipment or lines on or under the surface
acquired by the condemning authority without the express written
permission of the condemning authority. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this provision shall not apply to a condemning authority
that is seeking to acquire groundwater rights based on an affidavit
of need or resolution of necessity that sets out an expressly stated
need and purpose for the acquisition of such groundwater rights.
public purpose shall provide written notice to the landowner subject
to the acquisition that the landowner may elect to retain, through
severance, the groundwater rights, if any, that are attached to the
property to be acquired. If the landowner elects to retain such
groundwater rights, the acquisition shall be limited to surface
rights and exclude groundwater rights; however, an owner of
groundwater rights shall not have a right of access to the acquired
surface rights and no person may construct, maintain or operate any
water well, drilling equipment or lines on or under the surface
acquired by the condemning authority without the express written
permission of the condemning authority. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this provision shall not apply to a condemning authority
that is seeking to acquire groundwater rights based on an affidavit
of need or resolution of necessity that sets out an expressly stated
need and purpose for the acquisition of such groundwater rights.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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