Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-105.17: Reversion of water to public — Annual report of water

use by permit holders.

A. To the extent that the water authorized is not put to

beneficial use as provided by the terms of the permit, that amount

not so used shall be forfeited by the holder of the permit and shall

become public water and available for appropriation.

B. When the party entitled to the use of water commences using

water but thereafter fails to beneficially use all or any part of

the water claimed by him or her, for which a right of use has been

vested for the purpose for which it was appropriated for a period of

seven (7) continuous years, such unused water shall revert to the

public and shall be regarded as unappropriated public water.

C. Permit holders shall report their annual water use to the

Oklahoma Water Resources Board in a manner provided by the Board.

The water use report shall provide the permit holder an opportunity

to explain any nonuse of the water allocated by the permit. In

addition to the procedure for individual proceedings provided for in

Section 105.18 of this title, the Board is authorized to promulgate

rules for reporting stream water used and the approval of excused

nonuse of stream water.

D. Failure to report annual water usage may result in

cancellation of the permit by the Board upon proper notice and

hearing as provided in Section 105.18 of this title.