(Published in The Walters Herald May 14, 2026 & May 21, 2026)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO AMEND EXISTING PERMIT TO
USE GROUNDWATER
PERMIT NUMBER 1973-351A
Notice is hereby given that Comanche County Rural Water District #3 c/o Karen Bishop, 5845 SE 90th Street, Lawton, OK 73501, under the authority given in Oklahoma State Law, Title 82 §1020.7, has filed application with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, pursuant to Board rules, to amend groundwater permit #1973-351A to withdraw and use a total of 275 acre-feet of groundwater calendar year for the purpose of rural water supply. An additional 40 acres have been dedicated to this application and are in the NW SE of Section 21, T2S, 12WIM, Cotton County. This will bring the total land dedicated to the permit to 315 acres. Further, the application request includes adding one (1) well in the NW NW SE of Section 21, T2S, R12WIM, Cotton County. This will bring the total number of wells for this permit to six (6). All other aspects of the permit remain the same, viewable at oklahoma.gov/owrb. Wells and dedicated lands are located over the Alluvium and Terrace Deposits of Cache Creek groundwater basin. Board rules require that the well be located a distance of at least 660 feet from existing wells or proposed well locations on lands of another unless a well location exception is granted. Use of groundwater is governed by Sections 1020.1 and following of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes and rules of the Board, Oklahoma Administrative Code, Title 785, Chapters 4 and 30.
Protests to the application must be in writing and received by the Board at the address listed below and by the applicant at the address listed above no later than June 15, 2026, and contain the following: (1) name, address, and telephone number of the interested person; (2) the particular application number to which the protest relates; (3) specific information to show how approval of the application proposed may directly and adversely affect legally protected interests of the person filing the protest; and (4) a statement of the relief sought by the interested person. A person who sends a letter containing only a general objection or comment will not be deemed to be a party, but the letter will be made part of the permanent record.
A hearing on this application will be scheduled and the applicant and protestant(s) shall be advised of the hearing date upon receipt of a proper protest. Protesting parties or their representatives must appear at the hearing and present the protest in order that it may be considered. Hearings are governed by Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 1020.8 of the Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the rules of the Board, OAC Title 785, Chapters 4 and 30. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Robinson at (405) 530-8800. Board mailing address: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Water Rights Administration Division, 3800 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2881. Board fax number: (405) 530-8900.
