Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 17 - Water Quality › Subchapter 9 - Agricultural Compost Facilities › Section 35:17-9-3 - Permit provisions and application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Prior to operation, any person using any
				source materials within the Department's jurisdictional areas of environmental
				responsibility to produce compost shall obtain a permit to operate the facility
				from the Department.
(b) The permit
				shall be renewed every five (5) years on October 1.
(c) The application for a compost facility
				shall contain, as a minimum, the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of
				the owner;
(2) Name, address, and
				county of the facility, including specific driving directions from the nearest
				municipality, and legal description of the facility to the nearest ten (10)
				acres;
(3) Name, address, and
				telephone number of the operator, if other than the owner;
(4) Narrative describing the proposed compost
				facility.
(5) A composting plan
				that shall include but not be limited to the following:
(A) Source materials proposed for use and the
				estimated amount of compost produced per month or per year;
(B) Proposed type of composting process or
				processes to be used at the facility, including windrow, static pile, or in
				vessel composting method;
(C)
				Characterization of the physical and environmental setup of the facility,
				including but not limited to the following:
(i) Description of topography using a current
				7.5 minutes topographic map highlighting the location of waters of the state
				within three (3) miles of the facility, an outline of the watershed drainage
				area with arrows indicating general direction of surface water drainage from
				the facility;
(ii) Soil map showing
				soil types at the facility; and
(iii) 100-year flood plain map.
(D) Laboratory test reports
				showing the amount of nitrogen as nitrate and total phosphorus contained in
				waters of the state at the facility, including but not limited to groundwater
				from all existing wells and surface impoundments located on the site.
(E) Design drawings and
				specifications for:
(i) receiving,
				processing, storage, disposal, or reuse areas;
(ii) leachate collection systems;
(iii) storage, treatment, and disposal of
				leachate;
(iv) storm water
				drainage;
(v) protection of
				groundwater from leachate;
(vi) any
				other design drawings and specifications necessary to describe the proposed
				operations of the facility.
(F) Proposed operational parameters.
(G) Site layout and construction.
(H) Best management practices used
				at the site for erosion control, water pollution control, odor control, storage
				of the source materials, storage of the finished compost, and aesthetic
				enhancement.
(I) A notarized sworn
				statement signed by the owner accepting full responsibility for properly
				closing the facility upon termination of operation at the facility.
(J) A notarized certification signed by the
				person applying for the permit, stating: "I certify under penalty of law this
				document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
				accordance with a system designed to assure qualified personnel properly
				gathered and evaluated the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the
				persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
				gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
				knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware there are
				significant penalties for knowingly submitting false, inaccurate, or incomplete
				information, including the possibility of fines for each violation."
(K) Supporting documentation regarding
				composting method used, including compost mix design, selection of C:N ratio,
				determining bulking agent need, aeration method, and moisture content and
				temperature to be maintained.
(L)
				All other documentation deemed necessary and requested by the Department to
				assure the quality of waters of the state is not compromised, and any other
				information required by the Department directly related to the construction,
				installation and operation of the facility.