Legal Opinion

Jacobs Ranch, L.L.C. v. Smith

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 23, 2006No. 101,727PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*846TAYLOR, J.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs/appellants challenge recent amendments to the Oklahoma Groundwater Law, 82 O.S.2001, §§ 1020.1, et seq. The challenged legislation,2 codified at 82 O.S.Supp.2003, §§ 1020.9, 1020.9A and 1020.9B, relates to “sensitive sole source groundwater basins.” It defines “sensitive sole source groundwater basin” as:

a major groundwater basin or subbasin all or a portion of which has been designated as a “Sole Source Aquifer” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, as of the effective date of this act, including any portion of…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Reynolds v. PorterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  5. Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  5. Thompson v. Bar-S Foods Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007

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