Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1616: Appeals

A. Appeals of any final decision of the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board relating to a development permit shall be in

accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. Appeals of the decision of a county or municipal floodplain

board, or floodplain administrator, shall be taken to the board of

adjustment for the area of jurisdiction involved in the appeal or to

the governing body of the county or municipality where no board of

adjustment exists.

C. Appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved or by a public

officer, department, board or bureau affected by any decision of the

floodplain board, or a floodplain administrator, in administering

the floodplain management regulations.

D. The appeal shall be taken within a period of not more than

ten (10) days, by filing written notice with the appellant body and

the floodplain board, stating the grounds thereof.

E. An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the

action appealed from unless the floodplain board, or the floodplain

administrator, from which the appeal is taken shall certify to the

appellant body that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a

stay would, in its opinion, cause imminent peril to life or

property.

F. The appellant body shall have the following powers and

duties:

1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is

error of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination

made in the enforcement of the floodplain management regulations;

and

2. Reverse or affirm wholly or partly, or may modify the order,

requirement, decision or determination as ought to be made, and to

that end shall have all the powers of the floodplain board or

administrator from which the appeal is taken.

G. In acting upon any appeal, the appellant body shall apply

the principles, standards and objectives set forth and contained in

all applicable regulations and plans adopted.