Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 653 - Aquifer Storage and Recovery › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 252:653-1-5 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Activity"
means the construction or operation
				  of an ASR treatment plant, or the construction and operation of an ASR recharge
				  well, infiltration basin or any other water delivery mechanisms, including all
				  ASR-related activities under this Chapter.
"Applicant"
means any person who submits a
				  permit application for ASR activities under this Chapter.
"Aquifer"
for the purposes of this Chapter,
				  means a subsurface water-bearing zone limited in extent by the area of
				  hydrologic effect associated with the ASR project.
"Aquifer Storage and Recovery" ("ASR")
means
				  delivery of water into an aquifer for later recovery and use. For purposes of
				  this Chapter, ASR activities shall not include groundwater recharge or
				  augmentation through a natural connection with a farm pond or other impoundment
				  otherwise authorized by law. ASR activities shall not include groundwater
				  recharge or augmentation from nonpoint source runoff or stormwater discharge
				  under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and
				  Forestry pursuant to 2 O.S. §§ 2A-1
et seq.
For
				  purposes of this Chapter, ASR activities shall not include activities
				  specifically authorized pursuant to 82 O.S. § 1020.2(G) or stormwater
				  runoff management practices otherwise authorized by law. ASR does not
				  constitute water reuse.
"ASR Project"
means a project regulated under
				  this Chapter; including ASR construction and operation activities.
"Area of Hydrologic Effect"
means the areal
				  extent of all hydrologic features, including surface and groundwater,
				  determined by the projected extent of the underground stored water as
				  calculated by using site-specific hydrogeologic information, and as influenced
				  by the specific design and anticipated operation of the ASR project.
"Drinking Water Treatment Residuals"
means
				  wastewater (e.g. membrane filter reject water) from drinking water treatment
				  processes.
"Infiltration Basin"
means a shallow structure
				  that is used to infiltrate water through permeable soils into an aquifer for
				  ASR projects.
"Limited-Scale ASR Pilot Projects"
means ASR
				  pilot projects authorized by 27A O.S. § 2-6-110.
"Monitor Well"
means any well used for the
				  sampling or measurement with field instrumentation of any chemical or physical
				  property related to ASR activities.
"Person"
means any individual, corporation,
				  industry, firm, partnership, association, venture, trust, institution, local
				  governmental entity, or agency that seeks to conduct ASR activities under this
				  Chapter.
"Raw Water"
means untreated water from any
				  source used in an ASR project.
"RWACP"
means Raw Water and Aquifer
				  Characterization Plan required by Subchapter 3 of this Chapter.
"Stored Water"
means water in the aquifer that
				  has been delivered pursuant to an ASR project.
"Treated Water"
means raw water that has
				  undergone treatment within a water treatment plant meeting the requirements of
				  this Chapter.