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<br /> <br />'-' <br />( ) <br />.. OJ <br />00 <br />-.J <br />:.il <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The goals and objectives for Water Resources development in <br />Oklahoma are stated under Title 82, Section 1085.2 of the Oklahoma <br />Statutes, revised in 1972: ". . . to develop state-wide and local <br />plans to assure the best and most effective use and control 'of <br />water to meet both the current and long-range needs of the people <br />of Oklahoma. . ." To meet the above goals and objectives, the <br />Oklahoma Water Resources Board with the cooperation of various <br />State and federal agencies, is preparing a water plan as required <br />by, State law and have completed the first phase of the State <br />water plan. This plan has and will develop a comprehensive <br />program for conservation, development, management and use of the <br />water resources of the State. <br /> <br />Most of Oklahoma's water resources are located in eastern <br />Oklahoma where flood control is the principal water problem, <br />while western Oklahoma suffers from 'a lack of water sources. The <br />primary water resources of this area are the groundwaters which <br />underlie most of the entire High Plains Section and are essentially <br />independent of the valley alluviums. The majority of the present <br />irrigation demand is serviced from ground water and this trend <br />will continue under future conditions. The groundwater is a <br />depleting resource and, with continued expansion of irrigation, <br />problem areas with respect to groundwater will develop. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I' <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />34 <br />