Water Planning

The OWRB is responsible for coordinating decadal updates of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan (OCWP) and subsequently managing recommended initiatives, studies, and projects. The OCWP provides invaluable information for water planning, including current water supply, 50-year projected demands, projected surface water gaps and groundwater depletions, assessments of infrastructure needs, and analyses of local issues as reported by water experts in every sector for each of Oklahoma's 13 planning regions.

The 2025 OCWP Update is well underway with assistance from OCWP and US Army Corps of Engineers contractors, partner organizations, state and federal agencies, tribes, and universities. Input from private and public sectors is currently being collected and analyzed to help determine policy issues and data gaps.