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Executive Report Final Approved October 17, 2011 Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan Executive Report Oklahoma Water Resources Board OWRB Members Linda P. Lambert, Chairman F. Ford Drummond, Vice Chairman Joseph E. Taron, Secretary Tom Buchanan Marilyn Feaver Ed Fite Rudy Herrmann Kenneth K. Knowles Richard C. Sevenoaks Executive Director J.D. Strong Acknowledgements Contents Foreword . 1 Arkansas River. .42 Executive Summary. 3 Salt Fork of the Arkansas River. .42 Overview of Technical Results and Findings. .4 Cimarron River. 42 Policy Recommendations and Implementation. 7 Beaver/North Canadian River. 43 Priority Recommendations . 9 Canadian River . 43 Deep Fork of the North Canadian River. 44 Water Project & Infrastructure Funding. 9 Illinois River. .44 Regional Planning Groups. .10 Poteau River. .44 Excess & Surplus Water. .11 Verdigris River. .45 Instream/Environmental Flows. 12 Grand (Neosho) River . .45 State/Tribal Water Consultation and Resolution. .13 Groundwater Resources. 51 Water Conservation, Efficiency, Recycling & Reuse. 14 Alluvial Aquifers. .51 Water Supply Reliability . .15 Major Bedrock Aquifers. .54 Water Quality & Quantity Monitoring . 16 Antlers. .54 Supporting Recommendations & Initiatives. 17 Arbuckle-Simpson. .54 Nonpoint Source Pollution. .17 Arbuckle-Timbered Hills. .54 Maximizing & Developing Reservoir Storage . 17 Blaine. .55 Water Management & Administration . 18 Elk City. .55 Dam Safety & Floodplain Management. 18 Garber-Wellington (Central Oklahoma). 55 Water Quality Management. .19 Ogallala (High Plains). .58 Roubidoux (Ozark). .58 Navigation. .19 Rush Springs. 59 Interstate Water Issues. 19 Vamoosa-Ada . 59 Source Water Protection. 20 Statewide Water Assessment. 61 Water Emergency/Drought Planning. 20 Water Demand Projections. .61 Water Supply Augmentation . .20 Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Demand. 61 Water-Related Research. .21 County-Level M&I Demand. 61 Agricultural Water Research. .21 Provider-Level M&I Demand . 62 Climate & Weather Impacts on Water Management . 22 Self-Supplied Residential Demand. 62 Water Resources Planning in Oklahoma . 23 Self-Supplied Industrial Demand. 62 Plan Organization. 23 Thermoelectric Power Demand. 63 Water Management in Oklahoma . 25 Agriculture Demand. .63 Overview of Water Use and Rights Administration . 25 Livestock Demand. 63 Stream Water Law. .27 Crop Irrigation Demand. .63 Groundwater Law. 31 Oil and Gas Demand. .63 Diffused Surface Water, Flooding and Floodplain Management. .33 Total Statewide Demand . 64 Interstate Stream Water Compacts. 34 Basin- and Region-Level Demand. 64 Basin-Level Demand . .64 Federal Rights. 34 Water Availability . .73 Water Quality and Pollution Control . .35 Physical Supply Availability . .73 State Water Agencies . 36 Physical Water Supply Availability Analysis. .73 Federal Water Agencies . 37 Baseline Scenario. 76 Statewide Overview . 39 Physical Water Supply Availability Results. 76 Surface Water Resources. .39 Limitations in the Analyses. 78 Red River and Tributaries. 39 Permit Availability . 78 Red River. .39 Surface Water Permit Availability. .79 North Fork of the Red River. .39 Interstate Stream Compacts. .81 Cache Creek. 39 Groundwater Permit Availability. 83 Beaver Creek. .40 Water Quality. 84 Washita River. .40 Climate Change Implications on Supply and Demand. 84 Blue River. 40 Potential Effects on Temperature, Precipitation, and Muddy Boggy Creek. .40 Water Supply. 86 Kiamichi River. 41 Potential Effects on Water Demand. 88 Little River. 41 M&I Demand. 89 Mountain Fork River . .41 Crop Irrigation Demand. 89 Arkansas River and Tributaries. .42 Implications for Water Supply Shortages. 89 Water Supply Limitations Analysis. 92 2010-2060 Growth in Total Basin Water Demand. 68 Excess & Surplus Water. 94 2060 Predominant Water Supply Source by Basin . .73 Regional/Statewide Opportunities & Solutions. 99 Estimated Average Annual Streamflow in 2060. 74 Water Supply Options. 99 Estimated Minimum Annual Streamflow in 2060. 74 Primary Options. 99 2060 Maximum Surface Water Supply Gaps by Basin. 75 Demand Management . 99 Probability of Surface Water Gaps, 2060 Baseline Scenario. .76 Out-of-Basin Supplies . .100 2060 Maximum Alluvial Groundwater Supply Depletions by Basin. 77 Reservoir Use . .100 Probability of Alluvial Groundwater Storage Increasing Reliance on Surface Water . 101 Depletions, 2060 Baseline Scenario. .77 Increasing Reliance on Groundwater. .101 2060 Bedrock Groundwater Supply Depletions by Basin. .78 Expanded Options . .101 Estimated Available Surface Water for New Permits in 2060 by Basin. 79 Expanded Conservation Measures . .101 Surface Water Permit Availability Assessment. ..
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