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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 5 - Pretreatment of Wastewater › Section 252:623-5-2 - Additional pretreatment measures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Whenever deemed necessary, the DEQ may require users to restrict their
				discharge during peak flow periods, designate that certain wastewater be
				discharged only into specific sewers, relocate and/or consolidate points of
				discharge, separate sewage wastestreams from industrial wastestreams, and such
				other conditions as may be necessary to protect the POTW and determine the
				user's compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.
(b) The DEQ may require any person
				discharging into the POTW to install and maintain, on their property and at
				their expense, a suitable storage and flow-control facility to ensure
				equalization of flow. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for
				flow equalization.
(c) Grease, oil,
				and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the DEQ, they
				are necessary for the proper handling of wastewater containing excessive
				amounts of grease and oil, or sand; except that such interceptors shall not be
				required for residential users. All interception units shall be of type and
				capacity approved by the DEQ and shall be so located to be easily accessible
				for cleaning and inspection. Such interceptors shall be inspected, cleaned, and
				repaired regularly, as needed, by the user at their expense.
(d) Users with the potential to discharge
				flammable substances may be required to install and maintain an approved
				combustible gas detection meter.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 5 - Pretreatment of Wastewater › Section 252:623-5-3 - Accidental discharge/slug control plans

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When the Permittee applies for a new or renewed permit, the
				  DEQ shall evaluate whether each significant industrial user needs an accidental
				  discharge/slug control plan. The DEQ may require any user to develop, submit
				  for approval, and implement such a plan. Alternatively, the DEQ may develop
				  such a plan for any user. An accidental discharge/slug control plan shall
				  address, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Description of discharge practices,
				including nonroutine batch discharges;
(2) Description of stored
				chemicals;
(3) Procedures for
				immediately notifying the CTT of any accidental or slug discharge, as required
				by OAC
				252:623-11-3;
				and
(4) Procedures to prevent
				adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures include,
				but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling
				and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant
				site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment,
				measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or
				measures and equipment for emergency response.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1535, eff
				  6-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 5 - Pretreatment of Wastewater › Section 252:623-5-4 - Hauled wastewater

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Septic tank
				waste may be introduced into the POTW only at locations designated by the CTT,
				and at such times as are established by the CTT. Such waste shall not violate
				Subchapter 1 or Subchapter 3 of this Chapter or any other requirements
				established by the DEQ. The DEQ may require septic tank waste haulers to obtain
				wastewater discharge permits.
(b)
				The DEQ shall require haulers of industrial waste to obtain wastewater
				discharge permits. The DEQ may require generators of hauled industrial waste to
				obtain wastewater discharge permits. The DEQ also may prohibit the disposal of
				hauled industrial waste. The discharge of hauled industrial waste is subject to
				all other requirements of this Chapter.
(c) Industrial waste haulers may discharge
				loads only at locations designated by the CTT. No load may be discharged
				without prior consent of the CTT. The CTT may collect samples of each hauled
				load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The DEQ may require the
				industrial waste hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to
				discharge.
(d) Industrial waste
				haulers must provide to the DEQ a waste-tracking form for every load. This form
				shall include, at a minimum, the name and address of the industrial waste
				hauler, permit number, truck identification, names and addresses of sources of
				waste, and volume and characteristics of waste. The form shall identify the
				type of industry, known or suspected waste constituents, and whether any wastes
				are RCRA wastes.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 7 - Wastewater Discharge Permit Application › Section 252:623-7-1 - Wastewater analysis

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When requested by the DEQ, a user must submit information on
				  the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within thirty (30) days of the
				  request. The DEQ is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may
				  periodically require users to update this information.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 7 - Wastewater Discharge Permit Application › Section 252:623-7-2 - Wastewater discharge permit requirement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No significant industrial user shall
				discharge wastewater into the POTW without first obtaining a wastewater
				discharge permit from the DEQ.
(b)
				The DEQ may require other uses to obtain wastewater discharge permits as
				necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and in accordance with
				Federal and State statutes and regulations.
(c) Any violation of the terms and conditions
				of a wastewater discharge permit shall be deemed a violation of state and
				federal regulations. Obtaining a wastewater discharge permit does not relieve a
				permittee of its obligation to comply with all State and Federal pretreatment
				standards or requirements, other NPDES requirements or with any other
				requirements of Federal, State, and local law.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 7 - Wastewater Discharge Permit Application › Section 252:623-7-3 - New connections

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any user required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit who
				  proposes to begin or recommence discharging into a POTW must obtain a permit
				  prior to the beginning or recommencing of such discharge. An application for
				  this wastewater discharge permit, must be filed at least sixty (60) days prior
				  to the date upon which any discharge will begin or
				  recommence.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 7 - Wastewater Discharge Permit Application › Section 252:623-7-4 - Permit application contents

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All
				users required to obtain a wastewater discharge permit must submit a permit
				application containing the following information:
(1) All information required by OAC
				252:623-1-7(e)
				adopting by reference
				40 CFR
				§
											403.12(b);
(2) Description of activities, facilities,
				and plant processes on the premises, including a list of all raw materials and
				chemicals used or stored at the facility which are, or could accidentally or
				intentionally be, discharged to the POTW;
(3) Number and type of employees, hours of
				operation, and proposed or actual hours of operation;
(4) Each product produced by type, amount,
				process or processes, and rate of production;
(5) Type and amount of raw materials
				processed (average and maximum per day);
(6) Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and
				plumbing plans, and details to show all sewers, floor drains, and appurtenances
				by size, location, and elevation, and all points of discharge;
(7) Time and duration of
				discharges;
(8) A non-refundable
				application fee as established in OAC
				252:623-23-1,
				payable to the DEQ; and
(9) Any
				other information as may be deemed necessary by the DEQ to evaluate the
				wastewater discharge permit application.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 7 - Wastewater Discharge Permit Application › Section 252:623-7-5 - Application signatories and certification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All wastewater discharge permit applications and user reports
				  must be signed by an authorized representative of the user and contain the
				  following certification statement: "I certify under penalty of law that this
				  document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
				  accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly
				  gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the
				  person or 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 that there are
				  significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
				  possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations".
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 9 - Permit Issuance Process › Section 252:623-9-1 - Permit duration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A wastewater discharge permit shall be issued for a maximum
				  of five (5) years from the effective date of the permit. Each wastewater
				  discharge permit will indicate a specific date upon which it will
				  expire.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 9 - Permit Issuance Process › Section 252:623-9-2 - Permit contents

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A wastewater discharge permit shall include such conditions
				  as are deemed reasonably necessary by the DEQ to meet the requirements of this
				  Chapter.
(1) Wastewater discharge
				permits must contain:
(A) A statement that
				indicates wastewater discharge permit duration;
(B) A statement that the wastewater discharge
				permit is nontransferable without prior notification to the DEQ in accordance
				with this Subchapter, and provisions for furnishing the new owner or operator
				with a copy of the existing wastewater discharge permit;
(C) Effluent limits based on applicable
				pretreatment standards and the Central Treatment Trust's capacity for treating
				wastewater;
(D) Self-monitoring,
				sampling, reporting, notification, and record-keeping requirements. These
				requirements shall include an identification of pollutants to be monitored,
				sampling location, sampling frequency, and sample type based on Federal, State,
				and local law; and
(E) A statement
				of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment
				standards and requirements, and any applicable compliance schedule. Such
				schedules may not extend the compliance date beyond federal or state
				deadlines;
(F) When required, a
				slug control plan that meets the requirements of OAC
				252:623-5-3.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 9 - Permit Issuance Process › Section 252:623-9-3 - Waste received from other jurisdictions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Nothing in this Section shall require the
				POTW to accept wastewater from other municipalities or jurisdictions.
(b) If a municipality, or user located within
				a municipality, contributes industrial wastewater to the POTW, the DEQ shall
				enter into an memorandum of agreement with the contributing
				municipality.
(c) Prior to entering
				into an agreement required by (b) of this Section, the DEQ shall require the
				following information from the contributing municipality:
(1) A description of the quality and volume
				of wastewater discharged to the POTW by the contributing
				municipality;
(2) An inventory of
				all users located within the contributing municipality that are discharging to
				the POTW; and
(3) Such other
				information as the DEQ may deem necessary.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-1 - Periodic compliance reports

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) At
				least once every six (6) months, significant industrial users must submit to
				the DEQ a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the
				discharge which are limited by pretreatment standards and the measured or
				estimated average and maximum daily flows for the reporting period. Based on
				site specific information, the DEQ may require more frequent reports. All
				periodic compliance reports must be signed and certified in accordance with
				Subchapter 7 of this Chapter.
(b)
				All wastewater samples must be representative of the user's discharge.
				Wastewater monitoring and flow measurement facilities shall be properly
				operated, kept clean, and maintained in good working order at all times. The
				failure of a user to keep its monitoring facility in good working order shall
				not be grounds for the user to claim that sample results are unrepresentative
				of its discharge.
(c) If a user
				subject to the reporting requirement in this section monitors any pollutant
				more frequently than required by the DEQ, using the procedures prescribed in
				this Subchapter, the results of this monitoring shall be included in the
				report.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-2 - Reports of changed conditions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each user must notify the DEQ of any planned significant
				  changes to the user's operations or system which might alter the nature,
				  quality, or volume of its wastewater at least 120 days before the
				  change.
(1) The DEQ may require the
				user to submit such information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the
				changed condition, including the submission of a wastewater discharge permit
				application under Subchapter 7 of this Chapter.
(2) The DEQ may issue or modify a wastewater
				discharge permit in response to changed conditions or anticipated changed
				conditions.
(3) For purposes of
				this Section, significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow
				increases of twenty percent (20%) or greater, and the discharge of any
				previously unreported pollutants.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-3 - Reports of potential problems

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				user shall immediately telephone and notify the CTT of any non-routine
				discharge or slug load that may cause potential problems for the POTW. This
				notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste,
				concentration and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the
				user.
(b) Within five (5) days
				following such discharge, the user shall submit to the DEQ a detailed written
				report describing the cause(s) of the discharge and the measures to be taken by
				the user to prevent similar future occurrences.
(c) A notice shall be permanently posted on
				the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to
				call in the event of a discharge described in (a) of this Section. Employers
				shall ensure that all employees, who may cause such a discharge to occur, are
				advised of the emergency notification procedure.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-4 - Reports from unpermitted users

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All users not required to obtain a wastewater discharge
				  permit shall provide appropriate reports to the DEQ as required, as necessary
				  to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and Federal and
				  State regulations.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-5 - Notice of violation/repeat sampling and reporting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If sampling performed by a user indicates a violation, the
				  user must notify the CTT within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of the
				  violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and submit the
				  results of the repeat analysis to the DEQ within thirty (30) days after
				  becoming aware of the violation. The user is not required to resample if the
				  CTT monitors at the user's facility at least once a month, or if the CTT
				  samples between the user's initial sampling and when the user receives the
				  results of this sampling.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-6 - Analytical requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All pollutant analyses, including sampling techniques, to be
				  submitted as part of a wastewater discharge permit application or report shall
				  be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 CFR Part 136,
				  unless otherwise specified in an applicable categorical pretreatment
				  standard.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-7 - Sample collection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Permit
				applications required by OAC
				252:623-7-4
				and periodic compliance reports required by OAC
				252:623-11-1
				must be based upon data obtained through appropriate sampling and analysis
				performed during the period covered by the report, which data are
				representative of conditions occurring during the reporting period. The DEQ
				shall require that frequency of monitoring necessary to assess and assure
				compliance by Industrial Users with applicable Pretreatment Standards and
				Requirements. Grab samples must be used for pH, cyanide, total phenols, oil and
				grease, sulfide, and volatile organic compounds. For all other pollutants,
				24-hour composite samples must be obtained through flow-proportional composite
				sampling techniques, unless time-proportional composite sampling or grab
				sampling is authorized by the DEQ. Where time-proportional composite sampling
				or grab sampling is authorized by the DEQ, the samples must be representative
				of the Discharge and the decision to allow the alternative sampling must be
				documented in the Industrial User file for that facility or facilities. Using
				protocols (including appropriate preservation) specified in 40 CFR, Part 136
				and appropriate EPA guidance, multiple grab samples collected during a 24-hour
				period may be composited prior to the analysis as follows: For cyanide, total
				phenols, and sulfides the samples may be composited in the laboratory or in the
				field; for volatile organics and oil & grease the samples may be composited
				in the laboratory. Composite samples for other parameters unaffected by the
				compositing procedures as documented in approved EPA methodologies may be
				authorized by the DEQ, as appropriate.
(b) If an Industrial User subject to the
				reporting requirements in
				252:623-11-1
				monitors any pollutant(s) at the appropriate sampling location more frequently
				than required by the DEQ, using the procedures prescribed in
				252:623-11-6,
				the results of all such monitoring shall be included in the report.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1535, eff
				  6-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-8 - Timing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Written reports will be deemed to have been submitted on the
				  date postmarked. For reports which are not mailed through the United States
				  Postal Service, the date of receipt of the report shall
				  govern.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 11 - Reporting Requirements › Section 252:623-11-9 - Record keeping

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Users subject to the reporting requirements of this Chapter
				  shall retain, and make available for inspection and copying by both the DEQ and
				  the CTT, all records of information obtained pursuant to any monitoring
				  activities required by this Chapter and any additional records of information
				  obtained pursuant to monitoring activities undertaken by the user independent
				  of such requirements. Records shall include the date, exact place, method, and
				  time of sampling, and the name of the person(s) taking the samples; the dates
				  analyses were performed; who performed the analyses; the analytical techniques
				  or methods used; and the results of such analyses. These records shall remain
				  available for a period of at least three (3) years. This period shall be
				  automatically extended for the duration of any litigation concerning the user
				  or the CTT, or where the user has been specifically notified of a longer
				  retention period by the DEQ.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 13 - Compliance Monitoring › Section 252:623-13-1 - Right of entry: Inspection and sampling

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The DEQ, the Approval Authority and the CTT shall have the
				  right to enter the premises of any user to determine whether the user is
				  complying with all requirements of this Chapter and any wastewater discharge
				  permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the DEQ or the CTT ready
				  access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling,
				  records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional
				  duties.
(1) Where a user has security
				measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before
				entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its
				security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the DEQ
				or the CTT will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of
				performing specific responsibilities.
(2) The DEQ or the CTT shall have the right
				to set up on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices as
				are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user's
				operations.
(3) The DEQ or the CTT
				may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary. The
				facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times
				in a safe and proper operating condition by the user at its own expense. All
				devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated at
				frequencies appropriate to ensure their accuracy.
(4) Any temporary or permanent obstruction to
				safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be
				promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the DEQ or the
				CTT and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be born
				by the user.
(5) Unreasonable
				delays in allowing the DEQ or the CTT access to the user's premises shall be a
				violation of this Chapter.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 15 - Confidential Information › Section 252:623-15-1 - Confidential information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Information and data on a user obtained from reports,
				  surveys, wastewater discharge permit applications, wastewater discharge
				  permits, and monitoring programs, and from the DEQ's inspection and sampling
				  activities, shall be available to the public without restriction, unless the
				  user specifically requests, and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of
				  the DEQ, that the release of such information would divulge information,
				  processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets
				  under 27A O.S. § 2-6-204(F),
				  40 CFR §
										122.7 and any implementing rules promulgated
				  thereunder. Any such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the
				  information or data. When requested and demonstrated by the user furnishing a
				  report that such information should be held confidential, the portions of a
				  report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made
				  available for inspection by the public. Wastewater constituents and
				  characteristics and other effluent data as defined by
				  40
				  CFR §
										2.302 will not be recognized as
				  confidential information and will be available to the public without
				  restriction.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1535, eff
				  6-15-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 17 - Supplemental Enforcement Action › Section 252:623-17-1 - Water supply or wastewater connection severance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever a user has violated any provision of this Chapter, a
				  wastewater discharge permit, an enforcement order issued hereunder, or any
				  other pretreatment standard, water service or sewer service to the user may be
				  severed. Service will only recommence, at the user's expense, after it has
				  satisfactorily demonstrated its ability to comply.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 19 - Affirmative Defenses to Discharge Violations › Section 252:623-19-1 - Bypass and upset

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
See OAC
				  252:623-1-7(h)
				  for upset provisions and OAC
				  252:623-1-7(i)
				  for bypass provisions.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 19 - Affirmative Defenses to Discharge Violations › Section 252:623-19-2 - Prohibited discharge standards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A user shall have an affirmative defense to an enforcement
				  action brought against it for noncompliance with the general prohibitions in
				  OAC
				  252:623-1-7(a)
				  or specific prohibitions in OAC
				  252:623-3-1,
				  if it can prove that it did not know, or have reason to know, that its
				  discharge, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, would
				  cause pass through or interference and that either:
(1) A local limit exists for each pollutant
				discharged and the user was in compliance with each limit directly prior to,
				and during, the pass through or interference; or
(2) No local limit exists, but the discharge
				did not change substantially in nature or constituents from the user's prior
				discharge when the CTT was regularly in compliance with its NPDES permit, and
				in the case of interference, was in compliance with applicable sludge use or
				disposal requirements.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601,
				  eff 6-1-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts › Subchapter 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 252:623-23-1 - Pretreatment charges and fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				DEQ may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and
				operating the Pretreatment Program which may include:
(1) Fees for wastewater discharge permit
				applications including the cost of processing such applications;
(2) Fees for monitoring, inspection, and
				surveillance procedures including the cost of collecting and analyzing a user's
				discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports submitted by users;
(3) Fees for reviewing and responding to
				accidental discharge procedures and construction;
(4) Fees for filing appeals; and
(5) Other fees as the DEQ may deem necessary
				to carry out the requirements contained in this Chapter. These fees relate
				solely to the matters covered by this Chapter and are separate from all other
				fees, fines, and penalties chargeable by the DEQ.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 252:624-1-1 - Purpose, authority and applicability

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(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of this
				Chapter is to assure that minor public water supply systems are designed,
				constructed and operated to provide protection for the public health and
				environment.
(b)
Authority.
This Chapter is authorized by 27A O.S. §§
				2-2-101, 2-2-201, 2-6-303 and 2-6-304.
(c)
Applicability.
The rules in
				this Chapter apply to any person or entity, including any federal facility,
				that constructs, modifies or operates a minor public water supply
				system.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 2294,
				  eff 7-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 252:624-1-3 - Authorizations and permits

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(a)
Requirement for authorizations and permits.
This Chapter
				implements the Uniform Permitting Act, 27A O.S. § 2-14-101
et
				seq
. and the rules promulgated thereunder. No one may construct a new
				minor public water supply system, amend an existing minor public water supply
				system or put an existing water well into use as a minor public water supply
				system until the requirements of
				252:624-1-4
				have been met and DEQ has issued to the owner of a minor public water supply
				system either:
(1) an authorization to
				construct or amend a minor public water supply system under the general permit,
				the terms of which are the rules of this Chapter including a system for which a
				variance has been granted in accordance with 252:624-1-5; or
(2) a permit to construct from DEQ's Water
				Quality Division issued pursuant to OAC 252:626. A permit to construct will be
				required when the proposed minor public water supply system cannot be
				constructed or modified according to the design standards in this Chapter;
				or
(3) a permit to supply water
				which is subject to the following:
(A) Only
				minor public water supply systems constructed without an authorization to
				construct and were being used to serve water to the public prior to June 1,
				2011 qualify for a permit to supply water.
(B) The minor public water supply system must
				meet drinking water standards.
(C)
				The minor public water supply system may be subject to additional monitoring
				requirements as determined by DEQ and may include other permit conditions
				necessary to assure compliance with drinking water standards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 252:624-1-4 - General requirements

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(a)
Ownership.
Minor public water supply systems shall be located only
				where one of the following can be met:
(1) All
				parts of the minor public water supply system, including the wellhead, water
				mains and service lines, are or will be located on property that is:
(A) owned by the owner(s) of the minor public
				water supply system; and/or
(B)
				dedicated in a recorded easement (for the installation and operation of the
				minor public water supply system) to the owner of the minor public water supply
				system;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 252:624-1-5 - Variances

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A variance may be requested when construction of the well
				  does not meet the standards set forth in this Chapter. Variance requests shall
				  include DEQ form 624-012 (Application for a Variance) and any other information
				  as requested by DEQ. Upon review, DEQ may approve alternative processes,
				  equipment, separation distances, and other construction standards not specified
				  in this Chapter. Any variance granted shall be at least as protective of human
				  health and the environment as the standards set forth in this Chapter, and show
				  that the intent of the rules of this Chapter are being met.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 3 - Design and Construction Standards › Section 252:624-3-1 - Design and construction of minor public water supply system wells

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(a)
Licensed well driller.
Minor
				public water supply system wells shall be drilled and completed:
(1) by a licensed well driller; and
(2) in compliance with OWRB
				rules.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 3 - Design and Construction Standards › Section 252:624-3-2 - Design and construction of distribution systems

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(a)
Minimum pressure of 25 psi.
The distribution system shall be designed and constructed to maintain a minimum
				pressure of twenty-five (25) psi throughout the distribution system under
				normal operating conditions including peak demand.
(b)
Material specifications.
All
				materials used in the construction of the distribution system, including
				piping, fittings, valves, gaskets, packing and other joint materials, shall
				meet the latest specifications issued by AWWA, ASTM, NSF, or ANSI for use in
				public drinking water supply systems. When distribution lines are installed in
				soil or groundwater that is contaminated by organic compounds, the pipe and
				joint materials shall be made of materials that are not subject to permeation
				by organic compounds.
(c)
Sizing of water lines.
Water lines shall be sized to furnish water
				at the volume and pressure required by the most current International Plumbing
				Code.
(d)
Separation of water
				lines from potential sources of pollution.
The following are the
				required horizontal and vertical separation distances between water lines and
				potential sources of pollution.
(1)
Horizontal separations.
Water lines shall be located a minimum of:
(A) five feet (5') from any existing or
				proposed storm sewers, septic tanks, aerobic treatment units, trash tanks,
				sewage pump tanks, raw water lines, petroleum product lines, natural gas lines
				and other buried utility lines.
(B)
				ten feet (10') from any existing or proposed sewer line.
(C) fifteen feet (15') from any on-site
				sewage dispersal field.
(D) ten
				feet (10') from any petroleum underground storage tank and/or line, when the
				water lines are made of cast iron.
(E) fifty feet (50') from any petroleum
				underground storage tank and/or line, when the water lines are made of
				PVC.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 5 - Pre-Operational Disinfection and Testing › Section 252:624-5-1 - Disinfection and flushing required prior to placing minor public water supply systems into operation

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(a)
Disinfection.
All parts of a minor public water supply system that
				may come in contact with potable water shall be disinfected prior to offering
				water from the system to the public for consumption.
(1)
Completed wells.
Completed
				wells shall be disinfected by mixing enough chlorine in the well water to
				maintain a chlorine residual of fifty (50) ppm for at least twelve (12)
				hours.
(2)
Clear
				wells.
Clear wells shall be disinfected by filling the clear well with
				water and enough chlorine to maintain a chlorine residual of fifty (50) ppm for
				at least twelve (12) hours.
(3)
Piping, pumps and fixtures.
All piping, pumps and fixtures in the
				minor public water supply system shall be disinfected by:
(A) drawing the 50 ppm chlorine solution from
				the well or clear well through all of the water mains, distribution lines and
				plumbing fixtures until a chlorine odor is detected; and
(B) allowing the chlorinated water to sit in
				the lines and fixtures for twelve (12) hours.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 5 - Pre-Operational Disinfection and Testing › Section 252:624-5-2 - Testing prior to placing minor public water supply systems into operation

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(a)
Water
				samples.
Following the disinfection and flushing procedure outlined in
				OAC
				252:624-5-1,
				water samples shall be collected from the distribution system at the tap
				located the farthest distance from the wellhead on two (2) consecutive days and
				submitted to a laboratory for bacteriological analysis.
(b)
Testing results.
(1)
Total coliform positive test
				results.
If either of the sample results required in (a) of this Section
				come back positive for coliform bacteria, then the disinfection and flushing
				procedure outlined in OAC
				252:624-5-1
				shall be repeated. When two (2) consecutive days of coliform negative samples
				cannot be obtained despite repeated disinfection efforts, then full-time
				disinfection will be mandatory.
(2)
Fecal coliform positive.
If any of the sample results required in
				(a) of this Section come back positive for fecal coliform, then a retake sample
				must be submitted for analysis at a laboratory. If the results of a retake
				sample come back positive for fecal coliform, then the source water cannot be
				used for a minor public water supply well. If additional cleaning and
				disinfection of the well results in safe bacteriological samples, DEQ may
				evaluate the sampling history to determine if the well is approvable as a minor
				public water supply well .
(3)
Total coliform negative test results.
If the sample results
				required in (a) of this Section come back negative for coliform bacteria for
				two (2) consecutive days, then the minor public water supply system may be put
				into operation after receiving approval from DEQ following the required final
				inspection [see OAC
				252:624-1-4(h)
				(relating to final inspections)].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 7 - Operation and Maintenance › Section 252:624-7-1 - General operation and maintenance provisions

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(a)
Owner responsibilities.
The
				owner of a minor public water supply system shall be responsible for:
(1) operating and maintaining the minor
				public water supply system in accordance with the terms of the authorization or
				permit;
(2) operating and
				maintaining the minor public water supply system in compliance with this
				Chapter;
(3) repairing or replacing
				any broken or malfunctioning components of the minor public water supply system
				as soon as practicable;
(4)
				immediately notifying all consumers of the need to heat the water to a full
				rolling boil for one minute before consumption or to discontinue the use of the
				water when repeat water samples test positive for total or fecal
				coliform;
(5) immediately
				submitting to DEQ copies of any laboratory analysis results that exceed any
				drinking water standard(s); and
(6)
				immediately notifying all customers of the result of any analysis that exceeds
				drinking water standards and any precautionary measures necessary to protect
				the public health.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 7 - Operation and Maintenance › Section 252:624-7-2 - Additional maintenance requirements for slow sand filtration systems

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(a)
Source water turbidity.
Slow
				sand filtration systems shall not receive source water with a turbidity of more
				than thirty (30) NTU.
(b)
Finished water turbidity.
The finished water turbidity of slow
				sand filtration systems shall be measured once per day while the minor public
				water supply system is in operation. The finished water turbidity must be below
				one (1.0) NTU.
(c)
Filter
				sand depth and specifications.
The depth of the filter sand in a slow
				sand filtration system shall be maintained at a depth of at least twenty-four
				inches (24"). Replacement filter media shall consist of clean silica with an
				effective size between 0.30 to 0.65 mm and a uniformity coefficient lower than
				3.0.
(d)
Maximum filtration
				rate.
Slow sand filtration systems shall be operated so that the rate of
				filtration does not exceed fifty (50) gal/ft 
				2 of filter area per day.
(e)
Backwash.
Slow sand
				filtration shall not be backwashed.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 2294,
				  eff 7-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 9 - Closure › Section 252:624-9-1 - Minor public water supply system well abandonment

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Any minor public water supply system well that is
				  permanently removed from service shall be permanently plugged in accordance
				  with OWRB rules. If the well was constructed to prevent undesirable exchange of
				  water from one aquifer to another, the well may be sealed with a locked
				  sanitary well seal instead of being plugged. A copy of the Multi-Purpose Well
				  Completion & Plugging Report shall be submitted to DEQ.
Added at 25 Ok Reg 2294,
				  eff 7-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 11 - Fees › Section 252:624-11-1 - Fees

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(a)
Authorization fee.
Effective
				July 1, 2011, the fee for an authorization to modify an existing or construct a
				new minor public water supply system shall be $200.00.
(b)
Annual operating fee.
The
				owner of a minor public water supply system shall pay DEQ an annual operating
				fee of $175.00.
Added at 28 Ok Reg 1272,
				  eff 7-1-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 624 - Minor Public Water Supply Systems › Subchapter 11 - Fees › Section 252:624-11-2 - Fee escalator based on Consumer Price Index (CPI)

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To assist in meeting rising cost to DEQ associated with minor
				  water supply program, the fees set out in Subchapter 11 shall be automatically
				  adjusted on July 1, 2012, and every year thereafter on July 1, to correspond to
				  the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most
				  recent calendar year exceeds the CPI for the previous calendar year. DEQ may
				  round the adjusted fees up to the nearest dollar. DEQ may waive collection of
				  an automatic increase in a given year if it determines other revenues,
				  including appropriated state general revenue funds, have increased sufficiently
				  to make the funds generated by the automatic adjustment unnecessary in that
				  year. A waiver does not affect future automatic adjustments.
(1) Any automatic fee adjustment under this
				subsection may be averted or eliminated, or the adjustment percentage may be
				modified, by rule promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Administrative
				Procedures Act. The rulemaking process may be initiated in any manner provided
				by law, including a petition for rulemaking pursuant to 75 O.S. §
									305
				and OAC
				252:4-5-3
				by any person affected by the automatic fee adjustment.
(2) If the United States Department of Labor
				ceases to publish the CPI or revises the methodology or base years, no further
				automatic fee adjustments shall occur until new automatic fee adjustment rule
				is promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures
				Act.
(3) For purposes of this
				subsection, "Consumer Price Index" or "CPI" means the Consumer Price Index -
				All Urban Consumers (U.S. All Items, Current Series, 1982 - 1984=100,
				CUUR0000SA0) published by the United States Department of Labor. The CPI for a
				calendar year is the figure denoted by the Department of Labor as the "Annual"
				index figure calendar year.
Added at 28 Ok Reg 1272,
				  eff 7-1-11
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