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Trust hears detailed permitting plan for Kiamichi River water project; studies and modeling to support ESA consultations
Summary
Consultant Brian Nazarenes briefed the Trust on the history, regulatory pathway and technical studies for the Kiamichi River water project, describing mussel surveys, river modeling and a timeline that targets NEPA completion by mid-2027 and federal permits by 2028.
Oklahoma City trustees on Jan. 27 received a technical briefing on permitting and environmental studies for the city’s planned Kiamichi River water project, including field mussel surveys, bathymetry, river modeling and consultations with federal regulators and tribal partners.
Brian Nazarenes, who identified himself as the project’s permitting lead, summarized the project history and regulatory steps. He said the city purchased water-supply storage in Sardis Reservoir in 2010 and that a settlement agreement with the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations (executed in August 2016 and later enacted by Congress) shaped the project’s legal constraints and the permitted intake area. Nazarenes said the OWRB awarded the city a water-right permit in October 2017 and that litigation that followed was ultimately resolved in favor of the permit, allowing the permitting effort to…
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