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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 30 - Taking and Use of Groundwater › Subchapter 15 - Water Trapped in Producing Mines › Part 3 - MINES WITH AND WITHOUT EXEMPTIONS › Section 785:30-15-4 - Mines with preexisting exemptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) To maintain the exemption, an operator of a
											  mine with a preexisting exemption must:
(1) adopt and implement a plan to
											  monitor and report to the Board the accumulation and disposition of pit water during the previous calendar
											  year; and
(2) make quarterly and annual reports of the measured
											  or reasonably estimated groundwater and surface water volumes, separately stated, entering the pit, of the
											  water that is diverted from the pit, of the disposition of the water from the pit, and of the consumptive use
											  of the water from the pit on or before the deadlines provided by 82 O.S. §
											1020.2(E)(1);
											  and
(3) at any time after March 31, 2015 demonstrate to the
											  satisfaction of the Board within the pertinent report or reports that it has not consumptively used during
											  the previous twelve month period, from the mining site, an amount of groundwater which combined with any
											  amounts used from permitted groundwater wells exceeds the MEPS. Such demonstration may require providing to
											  the Board a copy of the mine's monitoring plan and all of the data collected and procedures used to support
											  the calculations and results reported.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 30 - Taking and Use of Groundwater › Subchapter 15 - Water Trapped in Producing Mines › Part 5 - AUGMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS › Section 785:30-15-5 - Augmentation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Stream augmentation.
(1)
											  A mine operator may claim credit for one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of water it discharges to a
											  stream emanating from a Sensitive Basin during a time of low flow that is less than or equal to the 50%
											  exceedance listed by the USGS within the watershed where the mine is located. If the receiving stream or
											  watershed is ungaged or does not have calculated median flow data available, the Board will utilize the USGS
											  StreamStats extrapolation model or other method to calculate the 50% exceedance.
(2) The Board will review the 50% exceedance for gaged streams within the
											  watershed on an annual basis.
(3) A mine operator shall monitor
											  the flow conditions at the designated stream gage in order to determine whether and when stream augmentation
											  credit can be obtained. The flows, dates and volumes of water discharged to a stream for augmentation credit
											  shall be identified by the mine operator in the quarterly and annual reports required by 82 O.S. §
											1020.2(E)(1).
(4) There shall be no credit for any water discharged to streams
											  when the unaugmented flow is greater than the 50% exceedance.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 30 - Taking and Use of Groundwater › Subchapter 15 - Water Trapped in Producing Mines › Part 5 - AUGMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS › Section 785:30-15-6 - Management Plans

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Management Plans shall contain the following information. The
											  Management Plan and each of these elements must be approved by the Board prior to mine operation for each
											  mine with no preexisting exemption.
(1)
Characterization of area;
											  plot plan of the proposed/initial mine site.
(A) Location of the
											  initial mining pit;
(B) Location(s) of the processing
											  facilities; and
(C) Location(s) and characterization of initial
											  collection, settling, and retention impoundments.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 30 - Taking and Use of Groundwater › Appendix A - Application for a Permit to Use Groundwater

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Added at 12 Ok Reg 2689, eff 7-1-95;
										Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2869, eff 7-1-96; Revoked and reenacted at 14 Ok Reg 2767, eff 7-1-97; Revoked and
										reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2752, eff 7-1-00; Revoked and reenacted at 19 Ok Reg 2481, eff 6-27-02; Revoked and
										reenacted at 27 Ok Reg 1305, eff 5-27-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 1 - General provisions › Section 785:32-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to 82 O.S. § 1020.2A, this Chapter of the Board's rules
											  sets out the requirements to obtain a permit to conduct aquifer storage and recovery activities, and details
											  procedures for determining the amount of stored water that may be recovered as a part of such
											  activities.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements And Processing › Section 785:32-3-1 - Requirement for permit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General application requirements.
(1) Any person intending to initiate an ASR project shall make an
										application, submit an approved site-specific ASR plan, and obtain an appropriate permit before recovery of
										stored water.
(2) No permit shall be issued to an applicant who
										is not the surface owner of the land on which the ASR structures are to be located, or hold a valid right
										from such surface owner allowing for the storage and recovery of water from an aquifer. A copy of the
										ownership documentation or notarized written permission shall be required as part of the
										application.
(3) In addition to the information specified in (a)
										and (b) of this subsection and in the application form, the applicant may be required to submit additional
										information necessary for proper consideration of the application.
(4) All necessary water rights permits must be obtained for the water to be
										used during the ASR project.
(5) If a water right permit is not
										applicable or needed, origin of water for ASR project must be defined.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements And Processing › Section 785:32-3-2 - Site-specific aquifer storage and recovery plan

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(a) An approvable site-specific aquifer storage and recovery plan shall
										include, at a minimum:
(1) a report containing hydro geologic properties of
										the project area, including;
(A) description of the aquifer selected for
										storage, including its areal extent, any associated confining or semi-confining layer(s), and any other
										aquifer(s) present in the area of hydrologic effect;
(B)
										description of the lithology, soil types, geochemistry, and well logs including but not limited to geologic
										and/or drillers' logs;
(C) location of surface water bodies
										including but not limited to springs, creeks, ponds, rivers, and lakes within the area of hydrologic
										effect;
(D) groundwater information in the area of hydro-logic
										effect including;
(i) elevation of groundwater;
(ii) location of water rights and groundwater wells, including total depth,
										within the area of hy-drologic effect;
(iii) groundwater flow
										direction and hydraulic gradient determined by a sufficient number of wells in the same water bearing zone
										developed according to the aquifer conditions;
(iv) assessment of
										previous hydrologic data;
(E) site-specific aquifer
										characteristics including;
(i) storage capacity of the aquifer (storage
										coefficient for confined aquifers and specific yield for unconfined aquifers);
(ii) hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, and porosity;
(iii) aquifer thickness and saturated thickness;
(iv) if applicable, perched groundwater conditions;
(v) estimated annual recharge in inches per year;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements And Processing › Section 785:32-3-3 - Well spacing

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(a)
Spacing.
Within bedrock groundwater basins where the
										maximum annual yield has been determined, no new or proposed well(s) shall be drilled and completed within
										one thousand three hundred twenty feet (1320') of an authorized existing well or proposed well location on
										lands of another, provided that the well on lands of another is capable of taking water from the same basin.
										Within alluvium and terrace ground-water basins where the maximum annual yield has been determined, no new or
										proposed well(s) shall be drilled and completed within six hundred sixty feet (660') of an authorized
										existing well or proposed well location on lands of another, provided that the well on lands of another is
										capable of taking water from the same basin. These well spacing provisions shall not be applicable to plugged
										or abandoned wells or wells authorized pursuant to a provisional temporary permit if no regular, temporary,
										special or limited quantity permit application requesting authorization to use the same wells is
										filed.
(b)
Location exceptions.
A location exception
										shall be granted if the person requesting the exception shows and the Board determines in an individual
										proceeding that drilling or completing the new or proposed well at the location required to comply with the
										established well spacing set forth in subsection (a) of this section would be inequitable or unreasonable,
										and that notice of the location exception request is provided. The following situations are examples to show
										that compliance with well spacing would be inequitable or unreasonable:
(1)
										No objection is received from any landowner having a well located within the established well spacing
										distance of the proposed well requested to be authorized.
(2) The
										amount or dimensions of the land dedicated to the permit precludes the drilling of a well in compliance with
										the spacing requirement set forth in (a) of this section.
(3) The
										well requested to be authorized is a well which was drilled, completed and used prior to the date of the
										maximum annual yield determination and which does not meet the spacing requirements of (a) of this
										section.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements And Processing › Section 785:32-3-4 - Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Fees required in filing for ASR permits and other matters will be charged
											  in accordance with Chapter 5 of this Title.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements And Processing › Section 785:32-3-5 - Acceptance of application for filing; when applications deemed withdrawn

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The date of receipt of an application in the
										office of the Board shall be endorsed thereon and the application noted in the records.
(b) If an applicant does not correct an application or publish notice as
										instructed by the Board, and no further proceedings are initiated by the applicant for six (6) months or more
										after last contact with the Board, the application shall be deemed withdrawn. The Board shall provide notice
										to the applicant that the application has been deemed withdrawn.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements And Processing › Section 785:32-3-7 - Approval of application

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(a) A permit to take and use water stored in an aquifer pursuant to a
										site-specific aquifer storage and recovery plan shall only be granted if substantial, competent evidence
										accompanying the application demonstrates:
(1) The Board has approved a
										site-specific aquifer storage and recovery plan;
(2) The
										applicant has legal access to the water stored in the aquifer pursuant to the plan;
(3) The applicant stored or caused to be stored said water pursuant to and
										in compliance with any required authorization issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality that
										is intended to protect water quality;
(4) The stored water is
										available for use in the applied for amount during the period covered by, and in the manner described in, the
										proposed permit;
(5) The use to which the applicant intends to
										put the water is a beneficial use; and
(6) That waste by
										depletion and waste by pollution as specified in 82 O.S. § 1020.15 will not occur.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 5 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery Permits › Section 785:32-5-1 - Contents of permits

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(a) An ASR permit issued by the Board shall contain substantially the
										following:
(1) Date of filing.
(2) The county or counties in which the ASR activity is located.
(3) The permit number and date issued, which shall be the date the permit
										is approved by the Board or where appropriate, by the Executive Director.
(4) The name and address to whom issued.
(5) The amount of stored water in acre-feet authorized to be withdrawn
										annually.
(6) Annual total water, in acre-feet, in
										storage.
(7) The purpose for which the stored water will be used
										and the legal description of the land dedicated to the permit.
(8) The number and legal description of the recharge well
										location(s).
(9) The number and legal description of extraction
										well location(s).
(10) The level of perforating and the level of
										sealing the well.
(11) Description of storage method.
(12) Groundwater basin(s) from which stored water is to be
										withdrawn.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 5 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery Permits › Section 785:32-5-2 - Annual reports

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(a) ASR reports describing the amount of stored water and amount of water
										withdrawn in the previous calendar year shall be provided to the Board no later than January
										31st of each year. Stored water use reports shall be submitted in a form approved
										by the Board. These reports shall become a part of each permit record.
(b) The report shall contain a methodology for determining the proportion
										of stored water to ambient groundwater in recovery and the results thereof.
(c) The report shall demonstrate that stored water was withdrawn in
										compliance with the methods and volumes described in OAC 785:32-3-2.
(d) Additional reporting may be requested at the discretion of the
										Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 32 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery › Subchapter 5 - Aquifer Storage And Recovery Permits › Section 785:32-5-3 - Cancellation or suspension of permits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any permit for ASR may be reopened, Adopted, suspended, or cancelled by
											  the Board at any time for failure to comply with the site-specific aquifer storage and recovery plan, permit
											  terms, limitations, or restrictions, or any provision of the relevant statutes or rules, upon proper notice
											  and hearing as provided in the Administrative Procedures Act and the Board's rules.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:35-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Rules in
										this chapter set forth the requirements to obtain a license to drill certain kinds of wells and to install
										pumps in such wells. These rules also provide guidance and procedures followed for license renewal,
										revocations, and suspensions, requirements licensees must meet to retain their licenses, specify the purposes
										for the indemnity fund created to replace the bond requirement, and provide for the establishment of an
										advisory committee of well drillers and pump installers to make recommendations to the Board.
(b) The rules in this Chapter also provide minimum requirements to be
										followed by any person when drilling and plugging certain kinds of wells and installing pumps in such wells.
										Other agencies may have standards for drilling and plugging which exceed the minimum standards in this
										Section. These requirements are primarily promulgated to protect the quantity and quality of the fresh
										groundwater in the state from contamination and waste, and to provide public protection by enforcing proper
										construction, plugging and installing activities.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3299, eff
											  6-25-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2947, eff 6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:35-1-3 - General statutory authority

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The Oklahoma Water Resources Board, under directive of 82 O.S. 1991,
											  §§1020.16 and 1085.2, as amended, is required to adopt appropriate rules and regulations governing
											  applications for licensing persons engaged in the commercial drilling or plugging of groundwater, monitoring
											  and fresh water or site assessment observation wells, wells utilized for heat exchange purposes, including
											  but not limited to heat pump wells and geothermal wells, and in the drilling of geotechnical boring, for the
											  proper completion of groundwater, monitoring and fresh water or site assessment observation wells and wells
											  used for heat exchange purposes and geotechnical boring drilled in the State of Oklahoma, and for the
											  licensing of pump installers and for the proper installation of pumps. The rules and regulations contained in
											  this Chapter are adopted for the purpose of performing the duties of licensing well drillers and pump
											  installers as directed by law.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3299, eff
											  6-25-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2947, eff 6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:35-1-6 - Well Drillers and Pump Installers Advisory Council

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Creation of Council.
The Well
										Drillers and Pump Installers Advisory Council is hereby created. The Council shall consist of eight (8)
										members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The Board shall seek
										nominations from each of the Congressional districts and the remaining members shall be appointed at large.
										The Executive Director of the Board shall be a member ex officio. At least one member shall represent each
										licensed activity. The term for a member on the advisory council shall be two (2) years. Upon the expiration
										of said terms, their successors shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years. Any vacancy occurring on the
										Council shall be filled within 60 days of such vacancy. Council members may be removed by the Board without
										cause.
(b)
Qualifications for Council membership.
Each Council member shall have been licensed as a well driller or pump installer by the Board for at least
										five (5) years prior to appointment to the Council, and must be in good standing with the Board at the time
										of appointment and during the term of Council membership.
(c)
Organization of Council.
The Council shall meet at least once each twelve months and otherwise
										at the call of the Board or Executive Director of the Board. The Executive Director or his or her designee
										shall chair the first Council meeting, at which the Council members may elect a chair for a term of one year
										from among their membership. In the event of a vacancy on the Council, the remaining Council members may make
										nominations or recommendations, subject to approval and appointment by the Board. The Executive Director or
										his or her designee will consult with an elected chair concerning meeting agendas.
(d)
Duties of the Council.
The Council shall have the
										following duties:
(1) Recommend new rules and rules amendments to the
										Board, provided such recommendations must be in writing and must be concurred in by a majority of the
										membership of the Council;
(2) Review and recommend approval or
										denial of use of monies in the Well Drillers and Pump Installers Remedial Action Indemnity Fund for:
(A) Remedial actions to protect groundwater from pollution or potential
										pollution from wells or boreholes under the jurisdiction of the Board which do not meet minimum standards for
										construction or that have been abandoned, and
(B) Inspections,
										licensing, enforcement and education by the Board; and
(3) Recommend seeking reimbursement for any remedial action taken or
										required by the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Certifications › Section 785:35-3-1 - Licensing procedures

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(a)
Who must file and types of certifications.
(1) All persons engaged in the following categories of activities in this
										state shall make application for and obtain a license from the Board:
(A)
										Category 1: commercial drilling or plugging of groundwater wells including test drilling for groundwater, and
										commercial drilling or plugging of fresh water observation wells;
(B) Category 2: commercial drilling or plugging of monitoring wells and
										site assessment wells, and drilling or plugging of geotechnical borings;
(C) Category 3: commercial installation of water well pumps;
(D) Category 4: commercial drilling or plugging of wells utilized for heat
										exchange purposes including but not limited to the following:
(i) heat
										exchange wells; and
(ii) geothermal wells.
(E) Category 5: commercial drilling or plugging of marginal water wells.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Certifications › Section 785:35-3-1.1 - Activities authorized; electrician and plumbing license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
The provisions of the
										Electrical License Act
in Sections
										1680 through
										1697
										of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes
shall not apply to
. . . the
installation,
										maintenance, repair or replacement of water supply pumps and related equipment and devices, provided such
										work is performed from the output side of a fused disconnect or breaker box.
[59:
										1692(A)(6)]
(b) Persons holding a license or operator
										certification from the Board are not required to become licensed under the Electrical Licensing Act for the
										installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of water supply pumps, provided the work conducted by
										persons holding licenses or operator certifications from the Board is performed from the output side of a
										fused disconnect or breaker box.
(c) Persons holding a license or
										operator certification from the Board are not required to become licensed under the Plumbing Law of 1955 in
										Sections 1001 through
										1023.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
										Statutes for the installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of water supply pumps and related equipment
										and devices, provided the work conducted by persons holding licenses or operator certifications from the
										Board is performed from the water well to the pressure tank, including the shut off valve between the
										pressure tank and supply line on the discharge side of the pressure tank.
(d) Persons holding a license or operator certification for Category 3
										Activities, Commercial Installation of Water Well Pumps, are authorized to plug permanently abandoned fresh
										water wells or test holes if the water in the well or test hole is uncontaminated, provided that persons
										shall comply with
										785:35-11-1
										and successfully complete a Board examination for such abandonment activities.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 3078, eff
											  7-27-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Certifications › Section 785:35-3-2 - Expiration and renewal of licenses and certifications

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(a)
Expiration.
All licenses and
										operator certifications issued by the Board shall expire on June 30 of the first or second year following
										issuance of the license or operators certification. New licenses or operator certifications shall be issued
										for a one or two year period, so that all odd license numbers and associated operators certifications shall
										expire in odd numbered years and all even numbered licenses and associated operator certifications shall
										expire in even numbered years.
(b)
Renewal.
All
										licenses and certifications may be renewed for a period of two years, subject to the rules in this Chapter.
										On or before May 31 of the year the license or certification is to be renewed, except as specified in this
										subsection, each licensee and certified operator shall submit the following:
(1) A completed application for renewal on forms furnished by the Board
										with the affidavit executed by the listed contact person for the licensee, and
(2) The license or operator certification renewal fee as provided for in
										these rules, provided that renewal fees shall not be due for licenses and certifications issued after January
										1 of the year in which the first renewal is due, and
(3) The
										indemnity fund fee for those activities for which the license or operator certification is valid, and
(4) The late fee if the renewal application is submitted after
										May 31.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Certifications › Section 785:35-3-3 - Revocation, suspension or non-renewal of licenses and certifications

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(a)
Grounds for
										revocation, suspension or non-renewal of licenses and certifications.
The license or certification
										issued under this subchapter of any person who violates any provisions of the rules and regulations of the
										Board may be revoked, suspended, or renewal thereof denied by the Board. Grounds for revocation, suspension
										or denial of renewal shall include:
(1) Failure to submit properly completed
										multi-purpose completion reports in the time specified by this chapter of these rules.
(2) Failure to advise a person for whom a well is being drilled or pump
										installed that polluted water has been encountered, and that the well is a pollution hazard and must be
										forthwith plugged in accordance with the rules of the Board in this chapter.
(3) Being found to be incompetent at any activities for which the license
										or certification was issued.
(4) Intentional misrepresentation of
										material fact in connection with any information or evidence furnished the Board in connection with official
										Board matters.
(5) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to
										evade the provisions of this chapter of these rules; knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed
										person; allowing one's license to be used by an unlicensed person; or acting as agent, partner, associate, or
										otherwise of an unlicensed person with the intent to evade the provisions of this chapter of these
										rules.
(6) Failure in any material respect to comply with the
										provisions of this chapter of these rules, including the payment of fees.
(7) Failure to reimburse the Indemnity Fund as required by the Board
										pursuant to OAC Section
										785:35-1-5.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 5 - General Requirements to Maintain Licenses and Operator Certifications › Section 785:35-5-2 - General requirements for certified operators

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All certified operators shall be required to do the following to maintain
											  their certification:
(1) Complete each well or install each pump to
										meet or exceed the minimum standards adopted by the Board in this Chapter.
(2) Provide accurate information for any reports or other documents filed
										with the Board.
(3) Properly renew said certification as required
										herein, including continuing education attendance.
(4) Have in
										his possession the operator certification any time he is in charge of drilling or pump installation
										operations.
Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2608, eff
											  7-11-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 5 - General Requirements to Maintain Licenses and Operator Certifications › Section 785:35-5-3 - Requirements for completion and plugging reports

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Completion and plugging reports.
Completion and plugging reports shall be filed on electronic or hardcopy forms provided by the Board and
										shall be filed within sixty (60) days after completion or plugging.
(b)
Groundwater wells, groundwater well test holes, fresh water
										observation wells, open-loop geothermal wells, and marginal quality groundwater wells.
The operator
										shall file a completion or plugging report for each groundwater well, groundwater well test hole, fresh water
										observation well, open-loop geothermal well, or marginal quality groundwater well completed or plugged. The
										completion report must include the following information:
(1) Completion or
										plugging date;
(2) Latitude and longitude of the well or test
										hole;
(3) A lithologic description of each stratum encountered
										during excavation of the borehole from the land surface to the total depth of the well;
(4) A description of the finding location for the well;
(5) The well owner's name, address, and telephone number;
(6) The type of well construction;
(7) The intended use purpose of the well;
(8) Borehole specifications;
(9) Surface pipe and casing construction specifications;
(10) Screen specifications and screened interval;
(11) Surface seal and annular seal materials and interval;
(12) Completion type;
(13)
										Hydrologic data including the depth of static water level, depth at which groundwater was encountered during
										construction of the well, and the estimated yield of the well;
(14) Name of the pump installation contractor, if known and
										applicable;
(15) Pump horsepower and rated flow, if
										applicable;
(16) Depth of the bottom of the pump, if
										applicable;
(17) Water right permit number, if
										applicable;
(18) Variance request number, if
										applicable;
(19) Proximity to the nearest potential pollution
										source and the type of pollution source;
(20) Well disinfection
										procedure;
(21) The sampled total dissolved solids concentration
										of the groundwater produced by the well in parts per million (ppm); and
(22) Certification from the operator verifying the accuracy of the
										information on the report.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 7 - Minimum Standards for Construction of Wells › Section 785:35-7-1 - Minimum standards for construction of groundwater wells, fresh water observation wells, and water well test holes

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(a)
General requirements.
(1)
Minimum standards.
The minimum standards set forth in this
										subchapter apply to all groundwater wells, fresh water observation wells and water well test holes whether
										constructed by a person having a valid license or by any other person. More stringent construction standards
										may be required for areas of known contamination as identified in Chapter 45, Appendix H.
(2)
Construction of wells.
Flowing and non-flowing groundwater
										wells, observation wells and water well test holes are to be constructed in a manner as to prevent waste and
										to prevent contamination of groundwater by pollution material either entering the ground around the casings
										or tubing, or entering the fresh groundwater from pollution sources below the ground, or by entering the
										fresh well water by leaking wells, casing pipe fittings, pumps, or well seals.
(3)
Proper maintenance, plugging and capping.
The well driller
										and/or the well owner are charged with the responsibility of taking whatever steps are reasonable in a
										particular situation to guard against waste and contamination of the groundwater resources, and to see that
										unused wells are properly capped or plugged.
(4)
Minor and
										small public water supply wells.
Prior to drilling a well that will be used in a minor or small public
										water supply system, a permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) must be obtained.
										Minor and small public water supply systems are defined in OAC
										252:624-1-2 of the ODEQ regulations.
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(a)
General
										requirements.
(1)
Applicability of minimum standards.
The minimum standards set forth herein apply to all heat exchange wells as defined in
										785:35-1-2, whether constructed by a person having a valid
										license or by any other person. Minimum standards shall include regulation of the drilling of the borehole,
										installation of casing, installation of heat loop pipe, grouting of the well, and installation of the heat
										loop pipe up to the connection of the heat loop pipe to the facility circulation equipment .
(2)
Prohibition against other uses.
Heat exchange wells shall
										not be used for any purpose other than heat exchange. After completion, heat exchange wells shall not be
										converted to any other type of well unless written approval is obtained from the Board. The licensee shall
										ensure that the heat exchange well is constructed according to the rules.
(3)
Maximum protection of groundwater required.
Construction
										of heat exchange wells shall provide maximum protection to the groundwater from surface contaminants and
										movement and migration of water from one zone or aquifer to another.
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(a)
General requirements.
(1)
Applicability of minimum
										standards.
The minimum standards set forth herein apply to all monitoring wells, including site
										assessment observation wells and unsaturated zone monitoring wells, and geotechnical borings, whether
										constructed by a person having a valid license or by any other person.
(2)
Construction.
Monitoring wells and geotechnical borings
										shall be constructed in such a manner as to prevent waste and contamination of groundwater by pollution
										material entering the ground around the casing or boring, by entering the wells or boring, or by entering the
										fresh groundwater from pollution sources below the ground.
(A)
Drilling equipment.
Drilling equipment shall be decontaminated if contamination is encountered
										in the well or borehole.
(B)
Drilling procedures.
Drilling procedures shall be carried out in such a manner that will prevent or minimize
										contamination.
(C)
Construction material.
All
										construction material shall be in a condition that will prevent or minimize contamination.
(3)
Proper maintenance and plugging.
The driller
										and the well owner are charged with the responsibility of taking whatever steps are reasonable in a
										particular situation to guard against waste and contamination of the groundwater resources and to see that
										unused wells and boring are properly plugged.
(4)
Other
										regulations.
These rules are minimum standards and other laws and regulations which are more stringent
										may be applicable.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 7 - Minimum Standards for Construction of Wells › Section 785:35-7-3 - Minimum standards for construction of marginal water wells

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(a)
General
										requirements.
(1)
Intent to drill application and fee
										required.
(A) The well driller who shall desire to drill marginal
										water well shall submit an intent to drill application prior to construction upon printed forms which will be
										furnished by the Board. Marginal water wells shall not be constructed for domestic use unless a variance is
										granted by the Board.
(B) The well driller shall provide
										information on the well design and materials to be used in the well construction, including the cementing and
										testing procedures, and any other pertinent data required by the Board.
(C) All supporting documentations along with the required fee as provided
										in 785:5-1-11 shall form a part of the intent to drill
										application.
(D) The intent to drill application shall be signed
										by the well driller conducting the well drilling activities.
(E)
										A marginal water well construction permit must be approved by the Board before the drilling of any marginal
										water well.
(F) Drilling of marginal water well shall be
										conducted in accordance with the marginal water well construction permit as approved and conditioned by the
										Board.
(G) While conducting well drilling activities the well
										driller shall have a copy of the approved construction permit on site and available for inspection upon
										request.
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(a) Variances from any of the minimum standards
										for construction of wells set forth in this subchapter may be granted by the Board when it is demonstrated
										that the construction proposed will protect the quantity and quality of the groundwater from contamination
										and waste. Requests for variances must be completed on forms provided by the Board and submitted prior to
										beginning any work related to the variance, unless otherwise approved by the Executive Director of the Board
										as provided in this section.
(b) Requests for variances shall be
										accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information detailing the type of variance requested and
										reasons for the variance request.
(c) Requests for variances
										must be signed by the licensed well driller, contain a signature from the landowner of the land where the
										work is being done, and contain a certification signed by a licensed professional engineer that activities
										allowed by such variance will not cause pollution; provided however, a certification from a licensed
										professional engineer shall not be mandatory for a variance request to water well construction minimum
										standards unless otherwise required by the Executive Director.
(d) Staff shall review the plans, specifications and data for purposes of
										determining the potential impacts on the groundwater and, if deemed advisable, may consult with all person
										requesting the variance, landowner and licensed professional engineer or hydrogeologist. Staff shall then
										make a recommendation to the Executive Director about the request for variance.
(e) The Executive Director may approve the requested variance, deny the
										requested variance, or approve the requested variance subject to certain conditions being met.
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(a)
General requirements.
(1)
Minimum standards.
The minimum standards set forth in this
										subchapter apply to the installation of all water well pumps and pumping equipment, whether installed by a
										person having a valid license or by any other person.
(2)
Pump installation practices.
All pump installations shall be completed in such a manner as to
										prevent waste and contamination of groundwater by pollution material entering the well from pumping
										equipment, casing connectors, fittings, piping, sanitary seals or caps.
(3)
Construction materials.
All materials used in the
										construction of the pumping system shall be of a type and strength to prevent waste or pollution of the
										groundwater of the state.
(4)
Temporary abandonment
										practices.
When a well is to be temporarily removed from service, the top of the well casing shall be
										properly sealed with a water-tight cap that cannot be easily removed.
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(a) Variances from any of the minimum
										standards for pump installations set forth in this subchapter may be granted by the Board when it is
										demonstrated that the installation method proposed will protect the quantity and quality of the groundwater
										from contamination and waste. Requests for variances must be completed on forms provided by the Board and
										submitted prior to beginning any work related to the variance, unless otherwise approved by the Executive
										Director as provided in this section.
(b) Requests for variances
										shall be accompanied by any plans, specifications or other information detailing the type of variance
										requested and reasons for the variance request.
(c) Requests for
										variances must be signed by the licensed well driller, contain a notarized signature from the landowner of
										the land where the work is being done, and contain a certification that activities subject of the variance
										request will not cause pollution.
(d) Staff shall review the
										plans, specifications and data for purposes of determining the potential impacts on the groundwater and, if
										deemed advisable, may consult with all person requesting the variance, landowner and licensed professional
										engineer or hydrogeologist. Staff shall then make a recommendation to the Executive Director about the
										request for variance.
(e) The Executive Director may approve the
										requested variance, deny the requested variance, or approve the requested variance subject to certain
										conditions being met.
Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2703, eff
											  7-1-95; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2498, eff 6-27-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing › Subchapter 11 - Plugging and Capping Requirements for Wells and Test Holes › Section 785:35-11-3 - Variances to plugging requirements

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(a) Variances from any of the minimum standards
										for plugging set forth in this subchapter may be granted by the Board when it is demonstrated that the
										plugging method or actions proposed will protect the quantity and quality of the groundwater from
										contamination and waste. Requests for variances must be completed on forms provided by the Board and
										submitted prior to beginning any work related to activities subject of the variance request, unless otherwise
										approved by the Executive Director as provided in this section.
(b) Requests for variances shall be accompanied by any plans,
										specifications or other information detailing the type of variance requested and reasons for the variance
										request.
(c) Requests for variances must be signed by the
										licensed well driller, contain a notarized signature from the landowner of the land where the work is being
										done, and contain a certification that activities subject of the variance request will not cause
										pollution.
(d) Staff shall review the plans, specifications and
										data for purposes of determining the potential impacts on the groundwater and, if deemed advisable, may
										consult with all person requesting the variance, landowner and licensed professional engineer or
										hydrogeologist. Staff shall then make a recommendation to the Executive Director about the request for
										variance.
(e) The Executive Director may approve the requested
										variance, deny the requested variance, or approve the requested variance subject to certain conditions being
										met.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2703, eff 7-1-95;
											  Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2498, eff 6-27-02