Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-105.21
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Surplus water
Official statutory text
The owner of any works for the storage, diversion or carriage of
water, which contain water in excess of his needs for irrigation or
other beneficial use for which it has been appropriated, shall be
required to deliver such surplus, at reasonable rates for storage or
carriage, or both, as the case may be, to the parties entitled to
the use of the water for beneficial purposes. In case of the
refusal of such owner to deliver any such surplus water at
reasonable rates as determined by the Board, he may be compelled to
do so by the district court for the county in which the surplus
water is to be used.
water, which contain water in excess of his needs for irrigation or
other beneficial use for which it has been appropriated, shall be
required to deliver such surplus, at reasonable rates for storage or
carriage, or both, as the case may be, to the parties entitled to
the use of the water for beneficial purposes. In case of the
refusal of such owner to deliver any such surplus water at
reasonable rates as determined by the Board, he may be compelled to
do so by the district court for the county in which the surplus
water is to be used.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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