Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 7 - Pollution Abatement › Part 3 - STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF FLUIDS › Section 165:10-7-22 - Permits for County Commissioners to apply waste oil, waste oil residue, or crude oil contaminated soil to roads

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Prohibition against application of
				  waste oil, waste oil residue, or crude oil contaminated soil without
				  permit.
This Section prohibits any Board of County Commissioners from
				  applying waste oil, waste oil residue, or crude oil contaminated soil to a
				  street or road without a permit.
(b)
Permit by appropriate Conservation
				  Division District Office.
A District Manager for the Conservation
				  Division may issue to a Board of County Commissioners for a county within the
				  district a permit to apply waste oil, waste oil residue, or crude oil
				  contaminated soil to a street or road within the county.
(c)
Permit requirements.
(1)
Use of Form 1014W.
The
				  application and permit to apply waste oil, waste oil residue, or crude oil
				  contaminated soil shall be made on Form 1014W, which shall be submitted by
				  electronic mail to the Manager of the appropriate Conservation Division
				  District Office.
(2)
Telephone permits.
In case of emergency, a District Manager may
				  issue a permit by telephone. If an applicant obtains a permit by telephone,
				  then the applicant shall file Form 1014W and attachment within five business
				  days after receipt of the permit by telephone.
(3)
Conditions for permit.
(A) Waste oil, waste oil residue, and
				  contaminated soils applied under this Section shall consist of crude oil and
				  materials produced with crude oil only and shall not contain any refined oils
				  such as motor oils, lubricants, compressor oils or hydraulic fluids.
(B) If required by the District Manager, a
				  hydrocarbon analysis shall be submitted with Form 1014W. The analysis shall be
				  performed by a laboratory certified by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental
				  Quality or operated by the State of Oklahoma in accordance with OCC-approved
				  methods.
(C) Waste oil, waste oil
				  residue, and crude oil contaminated soil shall be applied in such a manner that
				  pollution of surface or subsurface waters will not likely occur and public and
				  private property adjoining the street or road will be protected.
(D) During operations for road oiling, all
				  necessary signs, lights, and other safety and warning devices shall be used to
				  alert road users to conditions. A sign shall be posted with the contractor or
				  authority's name and phone number to contact in case of emergency.
(E) Following completion of the project there
				  shall be a uniform soil/oil base (all liquid worked in), with no visible
				  free-standing oil.
(F) Proper care
				  shall be taken to avoid runoff of oil or water into borrow ditches or adjacent
				  areas.
(G) No road oiling shall be
				  conducted:
(i) When the temperature is less
				  than 45° F.
(ii) In any area
				  where water collects and stands.
(iii) Where soil moisture content or road
				  conditions such as soil type, tight soil conditions, packed soil conditions, or
				  grade limits prevent rapid absorption of the oil.