Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 9 - Commercial Disposal Facilities › Section 165:10-9-4 - Commercial recycling facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope.
This Section shall
				cover the permitting, construction, operation, and closure requirements for
				commercial recycling facilities. A commercial recycling facility is a facility
				which is authorized by Commission order to recycle materials defined as
				"deleterious substances" in OAC
				165:10-1-2. Such substances must
				undergo at least one treatment process and must be recycled into a marketable
				product for resale and/or have some beneficial use. This definition does not
				include the reuse of drilling mud (plug mud) which was previously utilized in
				drilling or plugging operations. This Section does not cover hydrocarbon
				recycling/reclaiming facilities (see OAC
				165:10-8-1 through
				165:10-8-11 ).
(b)
Application requirements for
				facilities to recycle flowback water.
(1)
Who may apply.
The applicant
				for a commercial recycling facility shall be the owner of the land (or person
				having a written firm option to purchase the land at the time the application
				is filed) on which the proposed facility is to be located. If the land on which
				the proposed facility is to be located is leased, both the owner and lessee of
				the land shall be joint applicants.
(2)
Compliance with rules.
Before issuance of an order authorizing the commercial recycling facility, the
				applicant shall comply with Commission Rules of Practice OAC
				165:5-7-1,
				165:5-7-35,
				165:5-3-1, and this Section.
				Subsequent to issuance of an order authorizing a commercial recycling facility
				and prior to commencing construction of such facility, the applicant is
				required to submit to the Conservation Division a recorded copy of a deed
				reflecting that the applicant owns the land which is to be used for the
				commercial recycling facility.
(3)
Exhibits.
Two complete sets of all exhibits which shall be relied
				upon by the applicant shall be submitted to the Pollution Abatement Department
				of the Commission, pursuant to OAC
				165:5-7-35. Those exhibits shall
				include, but are not limited, to the following:
(A) A lithologic log of test borings,
				identifying the subsurface materials encountered and the depth at which
				groundwater was encountered pursuant to (d)(2)(D) of this Section.
(B) A topographic map of the commercial
				recycling facility site.
(C) The
				appropriate Soil Conservation Service (SCS) soil survey aerial photo and
				legend.
(D) A detailed drawing of
				the site, with complete construction plans drawn to scale by or under the
				supervision of a registered professional engineer.
(E) A plan for closure of the facility, which
				shall specifically state how all aspects of closure shall be accomplished,
				including volume and fate of liquids and solids, earthwork to close any pit(s)
				(including placement of stockpiled topsoil), and revegetation of the
				site.
(F) An itemization of
				projected hauling, closure, reclamation, maintenance, and monitoring
				costs.
(G) A plan for post-closure
				maintenance and monitoring which shall address maintenance of the site as well
				as monitoring and plugging of wells. Exemption from the plugging of monitor
				wells may be obtained upon written request and approval of the Manager of
				Pollution Abatement.
(H) A plan for
				operation which shall address the method(s) by which excess water will be
				disposed.