Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 616 - Industrial Wastewater Systems › Subchapter 11 - Land Application Standards › Section 252:616-11-7 - Sludge Management Plans

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any facility that produces and land applies industrial sludge
				  must develop and submit to the DEQ for approval a sludge management plan. This
				  section does not apply to the land application of drilling wastes from oil and
				  gas production or salt water disposal facilities under the jurisdiction of the
				  Oklahoma Corporation Commission. A sludge management plan must include the
				  following:
(1) a breakdown of the
				anticipated types and volumes of industrial sludge generated;
(2) daily generation and annual production of
				semi-solids, solids as total volume and percent solids converted to dry
				tons;
(3) laboratory analysis
				showing whether the industrial sludge is hazardous and the chemical and
				physical properties of industrial sludge to be land applied including
				concentrations of metals (listed and other), and any other pollutants. A TCLP
				need only be conducted once a year, unless there is a change in the process for
				the development of the industrial sludge;
(4) the amount of industrial sludge from each
				source expected to be used or disposed during each year of operation;
(5) identification of specific sites and
				identifying name for each;
(6)
				documentation of the applicant's right to use the site, including time
				restrictions, if any;
(7) land use
				descriptions of adjacent property;
(8) finding descriptions, legal descriptions,
				and latitude and longitude of each site;
(9) distance to nearest residence;
(10) topography of the site;
(11) soil types, permeability, infiltration
				and drainage patterns;
(12)
				proposed methods of tillage, crop types and patterns, crop utilization,
				expected yield and final use of crop;
(13) irrigation practices, if any;
(14) depth to groundwater, including highest
				seasonal groundwater level, and any other data available;
(15) records of previous land application
				conducted at the site, including data on the cumulative metal
				loading;
(16) results of any
				sampling, analyses or monitoring previously performed by the applicant at the
				site, including metal and nutrient assessment, based on an annual and lifetime
				use;
(17) access
				controls;
(18) narrative
				description of buffer zones and other methods to be used to control surface
				drainage, stormwater runoff, and erosion at each site;
(19) narrative description of proposed land
				application method and related details including depth and frequency of
				incorporation or injection;
(20)
				estimated application rate, frequencies, rest periods between applications, and
				estimated life of the site. Include calculations on which estimates are based
				for cumulative metal loading rates;
(21) NRCS soil map of each specific site
				which shows soil classification, suitability, and soil profiles to a depth of
				sixty (60) inches;
(22) quadrangle
				topographic map or maps that is an original U.S.G.S. 7.5 minutes series (or 15
				minute series if the 7.5 series has not yet been printed) with the following
				clearly marked:
(A) boundary of the
				site;
(B) public water supply
				sources and treatment facilities;
(C) pipelines and utility
				easements;
(D) oil or gas wells or
				drilling sites;
(E) wellhead
				delineation areas;
(F) groundwater
				flow direction;
(G) waters of the
				state with special emphasis for "scenic rivers";
(H) parks, recreation areas and any
				government owned land dedicated for special purposes (for example, wildlife
				refuges)
(I) identification of the
				100-year flood plain or floodway if it affects the proposed site;
(J) any area inhabited by an endangered or
				threatened wildlife or plant species listed under Section 4 of the federal
				Endangered Species Act,
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				U.S.C. 1533(c);
				and
(K) any additional information
				determined necessary by the DEQ.