Proposed Water Regulation Bill Impacting Oklahoma Businesses
Hey, Oklahoma medical marijuana business owners. I’m 420.Law attorney Katrina Lucas with Wirth Law Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Those of you who are using groundwater, like wells, or are in rural counties that have groundwater rights—this bill, Senate Bill 133, is going to require businesses that have an OMMA license to submit that license to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board in order to use that water for their grow.
This is an overextension. This is not something that is normal. It is not something that I expected to see. This would create violations if you didn’t submit it to the Oklahoma Rural Water Board. It could also create other issues with the Oklahoma Water Board because this usually involves water usage and EPA-type rules. This rule could spiral into some other challenges.
Stay Informed and Prepared
Right now, it is just a submittal requirement, but the approval or acknowledgment process—and how it’s documented—is still left up in the air, which is, of course, never fun for any OMMA business.
If you are using underground water, be aware of this rule. If it does pass, I’ll let you know.
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This is Katrina Lucas, a Tulsa OMMA compliance attorney with Wirth Law Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stay safe, stay legal. Call us at (918) 932-2879 for a consultation.