Hodges v. Oklahoma Water Resources Board

BARNES, Justice:

This appeal involves an order of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board which granted B. R. Smylie a temporary permit to take and use ground water for other than a domestic use. Several local residents and the Town of Forgan protested the granting of the permit, claiming that if Mr. Smylie was permitted to use the- ground water requested, his use would decrease the quality of water available for domestic use in the area and subsequently deplete the water available for domestic and municipal use.

Several of the protestants appealed the granting of the permit to the District Court of…