Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1085.31
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Public policy
Official statutory text
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to encourage
and promote theoptimum development and utilization of all feasible
reservoir sites or areas within this state which may be suitable and
usable for the conservation storage of the waters of this state by
the construction or enlargement of dams, reservoirs or other
structures and for the development of sewage treatment facilities.
It is the purpose of this act to provide or assist in providing for
the acquisition, development and utilization of storage and control
facilities of the waters and sewage of this state for the use and
benefit of the public and for the conservation and distribution of
water for beneficial purposes in or from reservoirs or other storage
facilities constructed, or hereafter constructed, modified or
enlarged, within Oklahoma by the United States of America or
Oklahoma or any agency, department, subdivision or instrumentality
thereof, for the following and specific reasons and benefits for the
general welfare and the future economic growth of the state:
1. Multiple-purpose dam and reservoir sites are very limited in
number and not replaceable.
2. Water management in Oklahoma requires the storage of water
during periods of surplus supply for use during periods of short
supply.
3. Most reservoir sites in Oklahoma will have a useful life of
seventy-five to several hundred years. Therefore, it is imperative
that the reservoir sites be developed to the full potential of the
site and the net water yield of the drainage area after all present
and future needs and beneficial uses of water are satisfied above
said site.
4. The conservation of soil and water in Oklahoma requires the
continuation of watershed protection and flood prevention programs
on an accelerated priority basis with consideration given to future
water needs of the area of origin.
5. Sewage treatment and control in Oklahoma creates certain
health problems in certain communities due to lack of adequate
treatment facilities.
and promote theoptimum development and utilization of all feasible
reservoir sites or areas within this state which may be suitable and
usable for the conservation storage of the waters of this state by
the construction or enlargement of dams, reservoirs or other
structures and for the development of sewage treatment facilities.
It is the purpose of this act to provide or assist in providing for
the acquisition, development and utilization of storage and control
facilities of the waters and sewage of this state for the use and
benefit of the public and for the conservation and distribution of
water for beneficial purposes in or from reservoirs or other storage
facilities constructed, or hereafter constructed, modified or
enlarged, within Oklahoma by the United States of America or
Oklahoma or any agency, department, subdivision or instrumentality
thereof, for the following and specific reasons and benefits for the
general welfare and the future economic growth of the state:
1. Multiple-purpose dam and reservoir sites are very limited in
number and not replaceable.
2. Water management in Oklahoma requires the storage of water
during periods of surplus supply for use during periods of short
supply.
3. Most reservoir sites in Oklahoma will have a useful life of
seventy-five to several hundred years. Therefore, it is imperative
that the reservoir sites be developed to the full potential of the
site and the net water yield of the drainage area after all present
and future needs and beneficial uses of water are satisfied above
said site.
4. The conservation of soil and water in Oklahoma requires the
continuation of watershed protection and flood prevention programs
on an accelerated priority basis with consideration given to future
water needs of the area of origin.
5. Sewage treatment and control in Oklahoma creates certain
health problems in certain communities due to lack of adequate
treatment facilities.
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