Oklahoma lawmakers consider water metering requirements for irrigators, cannabis growers

9 months ago

The Oklahoma legislature is considering closer monitoring of water use. The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee advanced two bills that would add metering requirements for cannabis growers and some other irrigators Thursday. Sen. Brent Howard (R-Altus) introduced Senate Bill 1341, which aims to enable more regulation and understanding of how commercial irrigators use Oklahoma’s underground water stores. “The […]