Author Description
Owen Mills has served as the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s (OWRB) Director of Water Planning since 2015, focusing on OWRB’s water policy initiatives pertaining to the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan (OCWP). Some of his recent and current initiatives include planning and coordination of various work groups, tribal / State planning initiatives, and the multi-disciplinary Produced Water Working Group. Owen began at OWRB in 1994 and served in several capacities including Water Quality Standards, Lakes studies, as Environmental Section Manager within the Financial Assistance Program and with the development of the State’s 2012 Water Plan. Prior to coming to the OWRB, Owen worked as an Agro-Forestry volunteer for the US Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa and seasonally for the US Forest Service in Alaska and Idaho. Owen holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture – Natural Resources from Oklahoma State University.
