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OKR05 Industrial Stormwater - Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
For more information about industrial stormwater, please view: OKR05 Industrial Activities Fact Sheet
Who Needs a Permit and How to Apply
You will need an OKR05 permit if you are the owner or operator of an Industrial facility operating under a Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code identified in Table 1-3 of the 2017 OKR05 Permit. Certain facilities may qualify for and obtain a No Exposure Exclusion in accordance with Part 1.14 of the 2017 OKR05 Permit.
Stormwater Unit of ECLS
(405) 702-6226
ECLS-StormwaterPermitting@deq.ok.gov
NOI processing time is approximately 14 days from the date of receipt. If you are required submit a SWP3 to DEQ for review, processing time will be approximately 30 to 45 days.
Industrial Stormwater Templates and Additional Information
Note that templates are suggestive; these are not part of the permit. Applicant may choose to use any or part of the templates or make their own to meet the permit requirements.
2017 OKR05 DEQ Industrial SWP3 Template
Completion Instructions for DEQ’s OKR05 SWP3 Template
Templates for All OKR05 Reports
SWP3 Modification Report Template
Routine Facility Inspection Report Template
Quarterly Visual Monitoring Report Template
BMP Maintenance Records Template
Equipment Systems Maintenance Records Template
List of Regulated MS4 Operators
OKR05 Industrial Activities Fact Sheet
Industrial Stormwater Sampling FAQs Brochure
Information on the rainfall/precipitation, temperature, and sunshine for different cities in Oklahoma can be found on the US Climate Data website at https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/oklahoma/united-states/3206 .
If you would like on-site technical assistance, or have a question about stormwater enforcement, please contact the appropriate representative below:
DEQ offers various outreach and training opportunities, to schedule an event please contact:
Wayne T. Craney
Co-located Activities and SIC Codes
If the two sites are located on properties right next to each other, you will just need to develop one SWP3 and one NOI for the entire industrial site. There may be different conditions that apply to each site and those different conditions/requirements must be reflected in both the SWP3 and NOI. However, if the sites are not contiguous, the company must then submit a separate NOI and prepare individual SWP3 for each site, if needed.
If there is more than one industrial activity at a facility that falls under another an SIC Code in Table 1-3 of the OKR05 Permit, these are called “co-located industrial activities.” Part 10 of the OKR05 Permit says these are industrial activities at a site – not counting your main industrial activity. They are defined by the EPA stormwater regulations at 40 CFR § 122.26(b)(14)(i)-(ix) and (xi). Co-located industrial activities are described in Part 1.7 of the OKR05 Permit. You must comply with Part 11 of the OKR05 Permit for your main (primary) industrial activity as well as any co-located industrial activities. Each industrial activity must be listed in Section 3.1 of the SWP3. The names of any pollutants from each industrial activity that might get into the stormwater from your plant must be listed in Section 3.2 of the SWP3.
You might be able to apply for a No Exposure Certification (NEC) exclusion (aka Conditional Exclusion for No Exposure) if none of your facility’s runoff could possibly come into contact with pollutants from materials or industrial activities. Look at the Exposure Checklist in Part III of the NEC form in Appendix D of the OKR05 Permit. If your answer is “No” to ALL of the 11 questions in that checklist, then you can apply to DEQ to have your NEC reviewed.
An NEC means that there is no possible exposure of stormwater runoff from your facility (from rain, snow, and other types of precipitation) by means of controls or stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) to any possible pollutants from materials or industrial activities. Examples of BMPs include structural controls (such as a storm-resistant shelter or a berm), or sustainable stormwater management (such as low impact development (LID) or green infrastructure/smart growth). The owner or operator of an eligible Industrial Facility must apply for the NEC exclusion and continue to keep all industrial materials and activities protected from stormwater. A facility with a No Exposure Certification must reapply every five-year Permit term since it is part of the Permit. There is no application fee for filing an NEC form to DEQ. See Part 1.14 of the OKR05 Permit. If an operator can certify that their facility meets the No Exposure Certification (NEC) exclusion, they might not have to get an OKR05 Permit, except for Sector AD (See Table 1-3 and Part 11 of the OKR05 Permit). But if your facility does not have a stormwater permit and a heavy rainfall or flooding results in stormwater from your facility getting into an Oklahoma waterbody or MS4, then your facility may be subject to enforcement action. However, if your facility doesn’t have any stormwater controls to prevent ALL possible stormwater discharge (runoff) from getting into a State waterbody or MS4; then your facility will need to get an OKR05 Permit.
Look at the Exposure Checklist in Part III of the NEC form in Appendix D of the OKR05 Permit. If your answer is “No” to ALL of the 11 questions in that checklist, then you can apply to DEQ to have your NEC form reviewed.
After DEQ receives a complete and accurate NEC form, DEQ personnel will inspect your facility to make sure it is in compliance with the No Exposure exclusion. Then if your facility qualifies for an NEC, DEQ will issue a written or electronic notification to your facility. Later if your facility completely stops all activities, you must submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) form at that time to terminate your certification.
How many NEC forms do I need to send to DEQ if I have multiple industrial activities at my site?
No. If your facility meets the definition of No Exposure, then stormwater discharges from your facility are no longer considered to be associated with industrial activity. In this case, your facility only needs to submit an NEC form to DEQ.
Transfer of Permit and NOT
You will need to submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) form to DEQ.:
No. Coverage under the OKR05 Permit cannot be transferred to any other person or entity. That is because they might have different pollutants or activities at that facility. If a facility is sold or ownership changes, the sellers must submit an NOT form to DEQ to terminate their stormwater permit. The new owner must complete and submit a new and accurate NOI and Permit Fee of $447.71 [application fee ($100) + annual fee ($347.71)]. For quicker processing, it is recommended that new owner submit both the NOT and new NOI forms together, if possible. The new owner may also need to submit a copy of the SWP3 if your facility is located in Sensitive Waters or Watersheds or in Scenic River Watershed (see Part 1.8 of OKR05). For additional information about these waters or watersheds, look at Section 2.2.4 of Completion Instructions for the industrial SWP3 Template. If you are an operator under Sector J or Sector L, you must submit a copy of the SWP3 to DEQ for review along with the NOI form to be covered under the OKR05 Permit.
DEQ doesn’t have a separate guidance document to develop a SWP3. However, Part 4 of OKR05 Permit describes what should be included in the SWP3 for your industrial facility. Also, DEQ’s website has an Industrial SWP3 Template along with a document entitled Completion Instructions for the Industrial SWP3 Template. These items are just developed this year to help permittees and consultants prepare an SWP3 that meets the requirements of the OKR05 Permit. However, the Industrial SWP3 Template is just a generalized template. You will need to include information in it that is specific to your individual facility and industrial sector. Depending on your facility and industrial sector (see Table 1-3 of the 2017 OKR05 Permit) and where your facility is located, you may need to address additional SWP3 requirements outlined in the OKR05 Permit. You will also need to check for appropriate BMPs for your industrial activity in the Sector-Specific Factsheets that is available on the EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/npdes/industrial-stormwater-fact-sheet-series. Another resource you might find helpful is the EPA document entitled, Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Industrial Operators (EPA 833-B-09-002, June 2015). But keep in mind that it references EPA’s MSGP – not Oklahoma DEQ’s OKR05 Permit!
No. You don’t have to do all of your inspections when it is raining, snowing, etc., but you must do at least one wet weather facility inspection a year when there is stormwater runoff from your facility. Routine facility inspections must be done at least once every three months, or more frequently (e.g., monthly or weekly), depending on sector-specific inspection requirements. EPA regulations [40 CFR Section §122.21(g)(7)(ii)] say, “For stormwater discharges, all samples shall be collected from the discharge resulting from a storm event that is greater than 0.1 inch and at least 72 hours from the previously measurable (greater than 0.1 inch rainfall) storm event.” This is known as a qualifying storm event. So for a qualifying storm event, this means you have to collect sample from a rain event that is greater than 0.1 inch and make sure that you have at least 3 days (72 hours) of dry weather from the previous rainfall of more than 0.1 inch of rain. A wet weather or a qualifying rain event has to result in runoff at the outfall. When possible, the amount of rain and duration of the storm should not vary by more than 50% from the average amount of rain and duration of storm. In order to know if a storm has produced 0.1 inches of rain, it is recommended that you keep a rain gauge on site. Some cities might require facilities to have and maintain a rain gauge on site if they are discharging into their storm sewer systems.
Once a quarter (i.e., every three months), you need to collect a stormwater grab sample in a clear and clean glass jar from every outfall. Clear and clean plastic bottles can also be used. You must collect the samples and visually assess them once each quarter for the entire Permit term – the same frequency that you have to inspect your facility. From the moment stormwater first flows out of your facility’s outfalls, you have 30 minutes to collect and examine it within 60 minutes after collecting it. In the case of snow/ice melt, get your samples within 30 minutes after a measurable discharge begins. If you can’t get the samples during that time period, document that reason in your SWP3. Monitoring must be conducted during daylight hours, during normal hours of operation for the facility. Once you collect a sample for a particular quarter, you are not required to sample again until the next quarter. You must examine the sample in a well-lit area. Document your observations in accordance with Part 7.2.1.2 of the OKR05 Permit. You may use DEQ’s Quarterly Visual Monitoring Report template which can be downloaded from the DEQ’s website. Section 3.5 on Page 33 of the EPA document entitled, Industrial Stormwater Monitoring and Sampling Guide gives information about conducting visual assessments of stormwater discharges. There is additional information about what to look for in Table 7-1, entitled Visual Monitoring of Stormwater Discharges, in the OKR05 Permit.
Quarterly Visual Monitoring must be performed by a qualified person with at least one member of your stormwater pollution prevention team participating. A qualified person is that who is knowledgeable in the principles and practices of industrial stormwater controls and pollution prevention, and who possess the education and ability to assess conditions at the industrial facility that could impact stormwater quality, and the education and ability to assess the effectiveness of stormwater controls selected and installed to meet the requirements of the OKR05 Permit. A professional certification is not required for Quarterly Visual Monitoring. However, the inspector must be a qualified person.
The visual monitoring must be conducted on stormwater sample collected during the first 30 minutes of the discharge from a qualifying storm event. The visual observation must be performed in a well-lit area within 60 minutes after collecting the stormwater sample.
DEQ’s website has a Quarterly Visual Monitoring Report template that covers all the OKR05 required elements for visual assessment of discharge points/outfalls at your facility. This template is generic and editable, so you can modify the Report to meet the conditions at your facility. You aren’t required to use that Template, but your visual assessments must cover the minimum requirements given in Part 7.2.1 of the OKR05 Permit. Another item you might want to include in your written Quarterly Visual Monitoring Report is a picture of your sample. Place a white background behind the sample so that any color in it can be seen.
You may use one report form for documenting all discharge points. However, you must develop a Quarterly Visual Monitoring Report form for your facility incorporating the entire reporting requirements for Visual Monitoring. You must collect a stormwater sample from each outfall/discharge point once per quarter and conduct visual monitoring of each of these samples. If you use DEQ reporting template, you must use one Quarterly Visual Monitoring Report form for each outfall to document your observations.
If your facility has two or more discharge points that discharge substantially identical stormwater, then your facility may conduct the visual monitoring on just one of the discharge points and report that the results also apply to the other substantially identical discharge points. The determination of substantially identical discharge points must be made based on the significant material evaluation conducted as part of the SWP3 development. The substantially identical discharge points must be identified on the site map too. Quarterly Visual Monitoring of each substantially identical discharge point must be conducted on a rotating basis of each substantially identical outfall throughout the period of your coverage under the OKR05 Permit.
If you/the inspector finds evidence of stormwater pollution, such as turbidity, color, oil films, floating solids, foams, settle-able solids, suspended solids, or deposits, in the sample or at the time of the discharge, these observations will need to be documented on the visual assessment report form. These unnatural characteristics are likely indicative of stormwater contamination. Whenever the visual monitoring shows evidence of stormwater pollution, you must initiate the corrective action procedures in Part 6 of the OKR05 Permit to address the source of contamination. Corrective actions can include determining the source of the stormwater pollution and implementing additional controls to prevent further contamination.
Your facility experiences an unauthorized release or discharge.
Your facility’s control measures are not strong enough for your stormwater discharge to meet water quality standards.
You find that control measures are not being properly operated and/or maintained.
If during a routine facility inspection, quarterly visual assessment, or comprehensive site inspection, you find evidence of stormwater pollution.
If corrective actions are needed, you must begin immediately doing everything you can to minimize or prevent the discharge of pollutants until a permanent solution is installed and operational. For example, be sure to clean up any product that has spilled immediately so that the material will not get into stormwater runoff from your facility the next time it rains/snows. If you need to install and make operational new or modified control measures/structural BMPs, you must do everything you can to get it done before the next storm event. But you MUST get new and/or modified BMPs in place within 14 calendar days from the date when it was found that corrective actions were needed.
No, you don’t have to send the Corrective Action Report to DEQ. However, you must keep a copy of the Corrective Action Report on file with your facility’s SWP3 so that it is easily available during an inspection.
How do I sign up to submit my Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) electronically?
Go to the DEQ’s Electronic Reporting hompage for instructions on how to sign up and submit DMRs whether you are a preparer or signatory. If you have questions please contact Keri Jernigan at 405-702-6206.
How do I find an accredited lab to analyze my samples?
In addition to the State Environmental Laboratory Services (SELS) located in Oklahoma City, there are several accredited labs throughout the state that can support stormwater analytical needs. Go to the following link to search for laboratories: https://labaccreditation.deq.ok.gov/labaccreditation/. Labs must use the approved methodologies found at 40 CFR Part 136. If you have questions regarding accredited laboratories, contact DEQ Lab Accreditation at 866-412-3057.Helpful Hint: To ensure your chosen laboratory is accredited, you can request a copy of their Scope of Accreditation showing they are certified to analyze environmental samples for the testing your permit requires. For general lab questions contact the SELS at their main number 866-412-3057.
Where do I get sample containers?
Contact your laboratory of choice for sampling materials and information on sampling protocols. You will need containers and sampling instructions on-hand prior to a stormwater discharge event. If using the SELS, you may contact the lab at 866-412-3057 or email selsd@deq.ok.gov to request sampling supplies.
Important: Inform the laboratory that these samples are for industrial stormwater compliance.
Helpful Hint: Check your lab’s hours of operation for sample delivery times.
I have to test for pH or Dissolved Oxygen which have very short holding times. What do I do if I can’t get my samples to a laboratory in that time?
If you are unable to get the samples to an accredited laboratory within the required testing time frame there are two options.
You can contact a laboratory to see if they offer on-site testing services.
You can become accredited yourself to test for these parameters with short holding times. If you have any questions contact DEQ at 405-702-6100.
I took the required samples based on my proximity to an impaired stream last year and pollutants were not detected or were at very low levels. How do I discontinue monitoring for these pollutants?
In order to discontinue monitoring you must notify DEQ in writing and maintain supporting documentation in your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. This includes an explanation as to why these pollutants are not related to your industrial activity and data that shows any pollutants in your discharge are caused by background sources. (See Part 7.2.3 of OKR05 Multi-Sector General Permit). For additional information regarding sampling guidance review EPA’s Monitoring and Sampling guide at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/msgp_monitoring_guide.pdf
Documentation such as your authorization and maintenance and repair logs for controls measures.
Records of all sampling and monitoring data.
Records of all Routine Facility Inspection Reports, Quarterly Visual Monitoring Reports, Corrective Action Reports, and any other reports required by this Permit.
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (e-DMR) within 15 days after you have received your complete laboratory results for all monitoring outfalls.
Written notice to DEQ no later than 30 days prior to making any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted facility.
My facility did not discharge stormwater (during normal working hours) this year. Do I still need to submit an electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (e-DMR)?
Yes, permittees must submit a e-DMR every year, regardless of discharges or sampling. There are checkboxes to indicate that there was not a discharge.
How do I submit an e-DMR?
Instructions on how to register as a Preparer or Signatory for electronic DMR (eDMR), as well as how to prepare and submits eDMR, can be found on DEQ’s Electronic Reporting hompage. Assistance is also available by contacting DEQ at (405) 702-0100 or deqreporting@deq.ok.gov.
State water quality standards (Appendix A of Title 785, Chapter 45) list which uses (such as recreation, aquatic life use support, or drinking water supply) each waterbody has been assigned. Every two years, there is an inventory of every waterbody which must be assessed to find out if they are meeting their assigned, or designated, uses. This is one of the reports that is required under the Clean Water Act (CWA) [United States Code (U.S.C.) Title 33, Chapter 26] in Section §1315(b) [aka §305(b)] of Subchapter III which is entitled, State Reports on Water Quality. In Oklahoma, the assessment of all the waterbodies can be found in Appendix B of the Integrated Report (IR). If waterbodies aren’t meeting their designated uses, they are considered to be impaired. Under §303(d) [aka §1313(d)] of the CWA, States are required to identify and list these impaired waterbodies every two years. This is the second EPA-required list in Appendix C of the IR. Because this list is required under §303(d) of the CWA, it is called the 303(d) List. The Integrated Report is now uniformly called that across the country because it is the report that integrates the two lists that must be submitted to EPA under §305(b) and §303(d) every two years. The most recent report can be found under DEQ’s Watershed Planning’s page on the Integrated Report.
A of impaired waterbodies is available in Appendix C of the IR. You can also get the name of your receiving waterbody on DEQ’s GIS Data Viewer (http://gis.deq.ok.gov/maps/).
Yes. If your facility is discharging to an impaired waterbody that doesn’t have a TMDL, you must monitor once a year at each outfall. Outfalls are those places at the boundary of your facility where stormwater runoff leaves your site. An outfall can also be a point within your facility just before stormwater runoff (discharge) enters a receiving waterbody. You need to monitor for those pollutants listed under “Cause of Impairment” under the WBID for that waterbody on the 303(d) list in Appendix C of the IR. Monitoring each outfall discharging stormwater to impaired waters must be done for those waterbodies without an established TMDL. If your facility is discharging stormwater to impaired waters where there is a TMDL, your facility must monitor all the pollutants for which there is a Wasteload Allocation (WLA). You have to monitor as often as is stated in your permit which is at least once per year. See Part 7.2.3 of the OKR05 Permit for the requirements regarding the discharges of stormwater to impaired waters.
For the step-by-step instructions of where to find this information, please refer to Completion Instructions for DEQ’s OKR05 SWP3 Template.
A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that falls in it drains into a common outlet such as the outlet of a reservoir, the mouth of a bay, or any point along a stream channel. The word watershed is sometimes used interchangeably with drainage basin or catchment. A watershed consists of surface waters — lakes, streams, reservoirs; wetlands; and all the underlying ground water. Larger watersheds contain many smaller watersheds. It all depends on the outflow point. Divisions or boundaries that separate two watersheds consist of the high ground in an area such as ridges and hills from which all the water flows into a common waterbody. Watersheds are important because the streamflow and the water quality of a river are affected by things, such as human activity, that occurs in the land area “above” the river-outflow point. In all of the U.S., these drainage basins are made up of different sizes of watersheds that have been given a numeric hydrologic unit code (HUC) by the USGS (United States Geological Survey) ranging from 2 to 12 digits in order of two. All of Oklahoma is in the HUC 2 of 11 which is the Arkansas-White-Red Region. This is further divided into HUC 4 (sub-regions), HUC 6, HUC 8, HUC 10, and HUC 12s. EPA uses the 67 HUC 8 watersheds that Oklahoma is divided into. The location of these can be found at the EPA webpage for the Oklahoma Water Quality Assessment Report.
If you still have questions about DEQ’s Integrated Report, TMDLs, or impaired waters, please visit the DEQ’s Watershed Planning homepage.
2017 OKR05 Permit and Forms
2017 OKR05 General Permit
2017 OKR05 Fact Sheet
2017 OKR05 General Permit Response To Comments
2017 OKR05 Notice of Intent (NOI)
OKR05 or OKR10 Notice of Termination (NOT)
2017 OKR05 No Exposure Certification (NEC)
2017 OKR05 Annual Compliance Report (ACSCER)
e-DMR System (E2)