Oklahoma Water Resources Board

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board serves as the state's water resources planning and development agency. The agency defines policy and conducts the state's water business through a nine-member Board appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the state Senate. Since its founding in 1957, the OWRB has delivered equitable water appropriation and permitting, low-cost infrastructure financing, long-range water resources and flood planning, and robust technical information to inform state and local policy and planning. The agency also oversees state dam safety, floodplain management, water well drillers and pump installers licensing programs, and technical hydrologic investigations and mapping.