NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
USE STREAM WATER
Notice is hereby given that BK Farm & Ranch, LLC c/o Brian Swinney whose address is 234 Winchester Street, Van Alstyne, TX 75495 has filed an application, #2026-024, with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Board) for a permit to use no more than 65 acre-feet of stream water per year at a diversion rate not to exceed 3 50 gallons per minute from Pond Creek located in the NE NE SW of Section 34, T26N, R4WIM, Grant County. The water is proposed to be used for recreation fish and wildlife (flood wetlands for hunting) of 12 acres located as follows: 6 acres in the N2 NE SW and 6 acres in the SE SW of Section 34, T26N, R4WIM, Grant County, as more specifically described in the application, viewable at oklahoma.gov/owrb. Use of stream water is governed by Sections 105.1 and following of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes and rules of the Board, Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC), Title 785, Chapter 20.
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 November 16, 2026, and contain the following: (1) name, designated email-address, mailing 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. Protests must also be mailed via certified mail, and return receipt requested to the applicant. Return receipts showing the protest was mailed to the applicant before the deadline must be provided to the Board within thirty (30) days following the deadline. Protests received by the Board before November 16, 2026, but failing to meet the requirements set forth above will be made part of the permanent record. However, the individual filing the protest will not be considered an interested party to the application.
If a protest that meets the requirements listed in the paragraph above is fiied with both the applicant and Board, a hearing on this application will be scheduled and the applicant and protestant(s) will be advised of the hearing date. Protestants or their representatives must appear at the hearing and present the protest to be considered. Hearings are governed by Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 105.11 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the rules of Board, OAC Title 785, chapters 4 and 20. 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 email address: protest@owrb.ok.gov Board fax number: ( 405) 530-8900.
All stream water use permits issued by the Board contain the condition and limitation that the use of stream water shall not interfere with domestic uses or existing appropriative rights.
