OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An interim study hosted by Rep. Amanda Clinton (D-Tulsa) gave legislators a look at the impact data centers may have on state resources like water and energy.

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) presented its findings on how much water is available in the state, not including periods of drought.

Yohanes Sugeng, an Engineering Manager with the OWRB, explained that the findings show the surface water in some basins is already fully allocated.

"If we look at statewide, we have water, but certain areas it doesn't have enough water for certain things," Sugeng explained.

The study also pulled in analysts from Virginia's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC). They presented their findings from data centers in Virginia, a state with one of the large

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