An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1325 By: Daniels of the Senate
and
Moore of the House
An Act relating to water and water rights; amending 2
O.S. 2021, Sections 10-9.8a and 20-21, which relate
to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operati ons
Act and Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act ;
amending 27A O.S. 2021, Sections 1-1-202, 1-3-101,
and 2-6-103, which relate to powers of state
environmental agencies and powers and duties of
Department of Environmental Quality; amending 82 O.S.
2021, Sections 1085.30 and 1085.30a, which relate to
Oklahoma Water Quality Standar ds; transferring
authority to administer Oklahoma Water Qualit y
Standards to the Department of Environme ntal Quality;
conforming language; updating statutory language; and
providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Water Quality Standards
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 10 -9.8a, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 10-9.8a. On and after the effective date of this ac t:
1. No new or expanding poultry feeding operations, operated by
entities prohibited in Section 951 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma
Statutes including but not limited to entities operating as
prescribed by Section 954 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
shall be constructed within a one-hundred-year flood plain; and
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2. No new or expanding poultry feeding operations, operated by
entities prohibited in Section 951 of Title 18 of the Oklahom a
Statutes including but not limited to entities operating as
prescribed by Section 954 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
shall be constructed within the following minimum buffer areas:
a. one and one-half (1 1/2) miles of the high water mark
of a surface public water supply if the poultry
feeding operation is located w ithin the watershed for
the public water supply,
b. one (1) mile of any designated scenic river area as
specified by the Scenic Rivers A ct,
c. one (1) mile of a public drinking water well , and
d. one (1) mile of a water bo dy specified as Outstanding
Resource Waters outstanding resource waters that has
recreational or ecological significance as outlined by
the most current Oklahoma Water Quality Standards
promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Department of Environmental Quality.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 20 -21, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 20-21. Except as otherwise provided b y Section 20-19 of
this title and subsection I of this section, swine feeding
operations using liquid swine waste manage ment systems and housing
swine in roof-covered structures shall not be located within the
following applicable distances from an occupie d residence:
1. More than 4000 swine animal units..............2 miles;
2. 2001 to 4000 swine animal units................1 1/4 miles;
3. 1001 to 2000 swine animal units................3/4 mile;
4. 601 to 1000 swine animal units .................1/2 mile;
5. 300 to 600 swine animal units ..................1/4 mile; and
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6. Less than 300 swine animal units...............no setback.
B. Except as otherwis e provided by Section 20-19 of this title
and subsection I of this section, new swine feeding operati ons
established on or after November 1, 2011, using liquid swine waste
management systems an d housing swine in roof-covered structures
shall not be located within three (3) miles from the outside
boundary of any area or facility with an average annual regi stered
attendance of not less than two thousand (2,000) people and owned or
operated as a camp or recreational site by a nonprofit organization
established prior to application of the swine feeding operation.
C. Except as otherwise provided by Section 20 -19 of this title
and subsection I of this section, new swine feeding operations
established on or after November 1, 2011, using liquid swine waste
management systems and housing swine in roof-covered structures
shall not be located within one (1) mile from the outside boundary
of any area or facility with an average annual registered attendance
of less than two thousand (2,000) people and owned or operated a s a
camp or recreational site by a nonprofit organization established
prior to application of the swi ne feeding operation.
D. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no licensed
managed feeding operation which applies for a new or expanding
concentrated swine feeding operation license shall be located wit hin
three (3) miles of the outside boundary of any area or facility
owned or operated as a camp or recreational site by a nonprofit
organization established prior to application of the concentrated
swine feeding operation.
E. 1. In determining whether an y such area or facility is a
camp or recreational site, the State Board of Agriculture shall
consider:
a. whether a reasonable person, a fter considering the
totality of the circumstances, would deter mine that
the area or facility is predominately used for camping
or recreational purposes,
b. the type of permanent structures or fixtures of a
recreational nature located on the land,
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c. the frequency with which the site is used for
recreational purposes,
d. the types of activities which are conducted or engage d
in on the site, and
e. any other factors the Board deems directly relevant to
the question of whether a site is recreational in
nature.
2. The setbacks contained in subsections B, C and D shall ap ply
only if the property was owned or leased by such orga nization prior
to the construction or establ ishment of the swine feeding operation.
F. The setback requirements contained in subsection s A, B, C or
D of this section shall not apply to any property owner who executes
a written waiver with the owner or ope rator of the swine feeding
operation, under such terms and conditions as are agreed to by the
parties. The written waiver shall be effe ctive upon recording of
the waiver in the office of the county clerk in the county in wh ich
the property is located. Th e filed waiver shall preclude
enforcement of the setback requirements of subsection A, B, C or D
of this section with regard to property described in the waiver and
owned by the person executing the waiver. A change in owne rship of
the applicable property or change in ownership of the property on
which the swine feeding operation is located shall not affect the
validity of the waiver.
G. No licensed managed feeding operation established after June
10, 1998 which applies for a new or expanding license shal l be
located:
1. Within three (3) miles of any designated scenic river area
as specified by the Scenic Rivers Act;
2. Within three (3) miles of the outside boundary of any
historic property or muse um owned by the State of Oklahoma this
state;
3. Within three (3) miles of a public drinking water well;
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4. Within one (1) mile of a water body specified as Outstanding
Resource Waters outstanding resource waters that has recreational or
ecological significance as outlined by the most current Oklahoma
Water Quality Standards promulgated by the Oklahoma Water Resources
Board Department of Environmental Quality ; or
5. Within three (3) m iles of a national park designated by the
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service.
H. All distances betw een occupied residences and swine feeding
operations shall be measured from the closest corner of the walls of
the occupied residence to the closest point of the nearest waste
facility, as determined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry. The property boundary line of the real property
is not used unless it coincides with the closest point of the waste
facility or occupied residence.
I. The provisions of t his section shall not apply to any swine
feeding operation which has been lic ensed by or which had submitted
an application to the Department on or prior to March 9, 1998. In
addition, the provisions of t his section shall not apply to any
swine feeding operation with a capacity of 2000 swine animal units
or less which was establis hed prior to June 1, 1998.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1-202, is
amended to read as follows :
Section 1-1-202. A. Each state environm ental agency shall:
1. Be responsible for fully implementing and enforcing t he laws
and rules within its jurisdictional areas of environmental
responsibility;
2. Utilize and enforce the Oklahoma Water Quality St andards
established by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of
Environmental Quality;
3. Seek to strengthen re lationships between state, regional,
local and federal environmental planning, development and management
programs;
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4. Specifically fac ilitate cooperation across jurisdictional
lines of authority with other state environmental agencies regarding
programs to resolve environmental concerns;
5. Cooperate with all state environmental agencies, other state
agencies and local or federal govern mental entities to protect,
foster, and promote the general welfare, and the environment and
natural resources of this s tate;
6. Have the authority to engage in environmental and natural
resource information dissemination and e ducation activities within
their respective areas of environmental juri sdiction; and
7. Participate in every hearing conducted by the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board Department of Environmental Quality for the
consideration, adoption or amendment of the classification of waters
of the state and standards of purity and quality thereof, and shall
have the opportunity to present written comment to the me mbers of
the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of Environmental
Quality at the same time staff recommendations are submitted to
those members for Board review and consider ation.
B. 1. In addition to the requirements of subsection A of this
section, each state environmental agency shall have promulgated by
July 1, 2001, a Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan for its
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibili ty in compliance
with the Administrative Procedures Act and pursuant to the
provisions of this section. Each agency shall review its plan at
least every three (3) years thereafter to determine whether
revisions to the plan are necessary.
2. Upon the request of any state environmental agency, the
Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of Environmental Quality
shall provide consulting assistance to such agency in developing a
Water Quality Standards Implementati on Plan as required by this
subsection.
3. Each Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan shall:
a. describe, generally, the processes, procedures and
methodologies the state environmental agency will
utilize to ensure that programs within its
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jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
will comply with anti-degradation standards and lead
to:
(1) maintenance of water quality where beneficial
uses are supported,
(2) removal of threats to water quality where
beneficial uses are in danger of not be ing
supported, and
(3) restoration of water quality where beneficial
uses are not being supported,
b. include the procedures to be utilized in the
application of use support assessment protocols to
make impairment determinations,
c. list and describe progr ams affecting water quality,
d. include technical information and procedures to be
utilized in implementing the Water Qu ality Standards
Implementation Plan,
e. describe the method by which the Water Quality
Standards Implementation Plan will be integrated into
the water quality management activ ities within the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
of the state environmental agency,
f. detail the manner in which the agency will comply with
mandated statewide requirements affecting water
quality developed by other state environment al
agencies including, but not limited to, total maximum
daily load development, w ater discharge permit
activities and nonpoint source pollution prevention
programs,
g. include a brief summary of the written comments a nd
testimony received pursuant to all public meetings
held or sponsored by the state environmental agency
for the purpose of providing the public and other
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state environmental agencies an opportunity to comment
on the plan, and
h. describe objective method s and means to evaluate the
effectiveness of activities conducted pursuant to the
Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan to achieve
Oklahoma Water Quality Standards.
C. 1. Each state environmental agency with groundwater
protection authority pursuan t to Article III of the Oklahoma
Environmental Quality Act shall be the groundwater protection agency
for activities within its jurisdictional areas of environmental
responsibility.
2. The Department of Environmental Quality shall cooperate with
other state environmental agencies, as appropriate and necessary, in
the protection of such unassigned activities.
3. Groundwater regulatory agencies shall develop groundwater
protection practices to prevent groundwater contamination from
activities within their r espective jurisdictional areas of
environmental responsibility.
4. Each groundwater protection agency shall promulgate such
rules, and issue such permits, policies, directives or any other
appropriate requirements, as necessary, to implement the
requirements of this subsection.
5. Groundwater protection a gencies shall take such action as
may be necessary to assure that activities within their respective
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility protect
groundwater quality to support the uses of the state's water
quality.
6. In addition, each gr oundwater protection agency with
enforcement authority is hereby authorized to:
a. engage the voluntary cooperation of all persons in the
maintenance and protection of groundwater, and to
advise, consult and cooperate with all persons, all
agencies of the state, universities and colleges, the
federal government or other states, and with
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interstate agencies in the furtherance of the purposes
of this subsection, and to this end and for the
purposes of studies, scientific or other
investigations, research, exp eriments and
demonstrations pertaining thereto, receive and spend
funds as appropriated by the Legislature, and from
such agencies and other officers and persons on behalf
of the state,
b. encourage the formulation and execution of plans to
maintain and protect groundwater by cooperative groups
or associations of municipal corporations, industries,
industrial users and other users of groundwaters of
the state, who, jointly or severally, are or may be
impacting on the maintenance and protection of
groundwater,
c. encourage, participate in or conduct or cause to be
conducted studies, scientific or other investigations,
research, experiments and demonstrations relating to
the maintenance and protection of grou ndwater, and to
collect data with respect thereto, a ll as may be
deemed advisable and necessary to carry out the
purposes of this subsection, and to make reports and
recommendations with respect thereto,
d. conduct groundwater sampling, data collection,
analyses and evaluations with sufficient frequency to
ascertain the characteristics and quality of
groundwater and the sufficiency of the groundwater
protection programs established pursuant to this
subsection, and
e. develop a public education and promotion program to
aid and assist in publicizing the need o f, and
securing support for, the maintenance and protection
of groundwater.
D. Each state environmental agency and each state agency with
limited environmental responsibilities shall participate in the
information management system developed by the Depart ment of
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Environmental Quality, pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this title,
with such information as the Department shall reasonably request.
E. In each even-numbered year, in cooperation with other state
environmental agencies participating in the monitori ng of water
resources, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of
Environmental Quality shall provide a report on the status of water
quality monitoring to the Legislature for review.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Sec tion 1-3-101, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-3-101. A. The provisions of this section specify the
jurisdictional areas of responsibility for each state environmental
agency and state agencies with limited environmental responsibility.
The jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibil ity specified
in this section shall be in addition to those otherwise provided by
law and assigned to the specific state environmental agency;
provided that any rule, interagency agreement or executive order
enacted or entered into prior to the effective d ate of this section
which conflicts with the assignment of jurisdictional environmental
responsibilities specified by this section is hereby superseded.
The provisions of this subsection shall not nullify any f inancial
obligation arising from services ren dered pursuant to any
interagency agreement or executive order entered into prior to July
1, 1993, nor nullify any obligations or agreements with private
persons or parties entered into with any state environmen tal agency
before July 1, 1993.
B. Department of Environmental Quality. The Department of
Environmental Quality shall have the following jurisdictional areas
of environmental responsibility:
1. All point source discharges of pollutants and storm water t o
waters of the state which originate from mu nicipal, industrial,
commercial, mining, transportation and utilities, construction,
trade, real estate and finance, services, public administration,
manufacturing and other sources, facilities and activities, e xcept
as provided in subsections D and E of t his section;
2. All nonpoint source discharges and pollution except as
provided in subsections D, E and F of this section;
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3. Technical lead agency for point source, nonpoint source and
storm water pollution c ontrol programs funded under Section 106 of
the federal Clean Water Act, for areas within the Department's
jurisdiction as provided in this subsection;
4. Surface water and groundwater quality and protec tion and
water quality certifications;
5. Waterworks and wastewater works operator certification ;
6. Public and private water supplies;
7. Underground injection control pursuant to the federal Safe
Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR Parts 144 through 148, ex cept for:
a. Class II injection wells,
b. Class V injection wells utilized in the remediation of
groundwater associated with underground or aboveground
storage tanks regulated by the Corporation Commission,
c. those wells used for the recovery, injection o r
disposal of mineral brines as defined in the Oklah oma
Brine Development Act regulated by the Co mmission, and
d. any aspect of any CO2 sequestration facility ,
including any associated CO2 injection well, over
which the Commission is given jurisdiction pur suant to
the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Se questration
Act;
8. Notwithstanding any othe r provision in this section or other
environmental jurisdiction statute, sole and exclusive jurisdiction
for air quality under the federal Clean Air Act and ap plicable state
law, except for indoor air quality an d asbestos as regulated for
worker safety by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and
by Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
9. Hazardous waste and solid waste , including industrial,
commercial and municipal waste;
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10. Superfund responsibilities of the state under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980 and amendments thereto, except the planning requirements of
Title III of the Superfund Am endment and Reauthorization Act of
1986;
11. Radioactive waste and all regulatory activities for the use
of atomic energy and sources of radiation except for electronic
products used for diagnosis by diagnostic x -ray facilities and
electronic products use d for bomb detection by public safety bomb
squads within law enforcement agencies of this state o r within law
enforcement agencies of any political subdivision of this state;
12. Water, waste, and wastewater treatment systems including,
but not limited to, septic tanks or other public or private waste
disposal systems;
13. Emergency response as spec ified by law;
14. Environmental laboratory services and laboratory
certification;
15. Hazardous substances other than branding, package and
labeling requirements;
16. Freshwater wellhead protection;
17. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
Department;
18. Utilization and enforcement of Oklahoma Water Quality
Standards and implemen tation documents;
19. Environmental regulation of any entity or activity, and the
prevention, control and abatement of any pollution, not subject to
the specific statutory authority of another state environmental
agency;
20. Development and maintenance of a computerized information
system relating to water quality pursuant to Section 1-4-107 of this
title;
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21. Development and promulgation of a Oklahoma Water Quality
Standards, their accompanying use support assessment protocols,
anti-degradation policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water Quality
Standards application and implementation including but not limited
to mixing zones, low flows and variances or any modification or
change thereof pursuant to Section 1085.30 of Title 82 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, and the Implementation Plan pursuant to Section
1-1-202 of this title for its jurisdictional area o f environmental
responsibility; and
22. Development and utilization of policies and requirements
necessary for the implementation of Oklahoma Groundwate r Quality
Standards to the extent that the implementation of such standards
are within the scope of the Department's jurisdiction, including but
not limited to the establishment of points of compliance when
warranted.
C. Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The Oklahoma Water
Resources Board shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
environmental respon sibility:
1. Water quantity including, but not limited to, water rights,
surface water and underground water, planning, and interstate stream
compacts;
2. Weather modification;
3. Dam safety;
4. Flood plain management;
5. State water/wastewater loans and grants revolving fund and
other related financial aid programs;
6. Administration of the federal Clean Water State Revolving
Fund Program including, but not limited to, making application for
and receiving capitalization grant awards, wastewater prior itization
for funding, technical project reviews, environmental review
process, and financial review and administration;
7. Water well drillers/ pump installers licensing;
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8. Technical lead agency for clean l akes eligible for funding
under Section 314 of the federal Clean Water Act or other applicable
sections of the federal Clean Water Act or other subsequent state
and federal clean lakes progra ms; administration of a state program
for assessing, monitoring, studying and restoring Oklahoma lakes
with administration to include, but not be limited to, receipt and
expenditure of funds from federal, state and private sources for
clean lakes and imple mentation of a volunteer monitoring program to
assess and monitor state water resources, provided such funds fro m
federal Clean Water Act sources are administered and disbursed by
the Office of the Secretary of Environment;
9. Except as set forth in para graph 22 of subsection B of this
section, statewide water quality standards and their accompanying
use support assessment protocols, anti-degradation policy and
implementation, and policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water
Quality Standards application a nd implementation including but not
limited to mixing zones, low flows and vari ances or any modification
or change thereof pursuant to Section 1085.30 of Title 82 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
10. Groundwater protection for activiti es subject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the Board;
11. 10. Development and promulgation of a Water Quali ty
Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this
title for its jurisdictional area of environmental r esponsibility;
12. 11. Development of classifications and identification of
permitted uses of ground water, in recognized water rights, and
associated groundwater recharge areas;
13. 12. Establishment and implementation of a statewide
beneficial use monitoring pr ogram for waters of the state in
coordination with the other state environmental agencies;
14. 13. Coordination with other sta te environmental agencies
and other public entities of water resource investigations conducted
by the federal United States Geologica l Survey for water quality and
quantity monitoring in the state; and
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15. 14. Development and submission of a report concer ning the
status of water quality monitoring in this state pursuant to Section
1-1-202 of this title.
D. Oklahoma Department of Agricult ure, Food, and Forestry .
1. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestr y
shall have the following jurisdi ctional areas of environmental
responsibility except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection:
a. point source discharges and non point source runoff
from agricultural crop production, agricultural
services, livestock production, silviculture, feed
yards, livestock markets and animal waste,
b. pesticide control,
c. forestry and nurseries,
d. fertilizer,
e. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer
and agricultural chemicals,
f. dairy waste and wastewater asso ciated with milk
production facilities,
g. groundwater protection for activities subject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
of the Department,
h. utilization and enforc ement of Oklahoma Water Quality
Standards and implementation do cuments,
i. development and promul gation of a Water Quality
Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1 -1-
202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
environmental responsibility, and
j. storm water discharges for activities subject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmenta l responsibility
of the Department.
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2. In addition to the jurisdictional areas of environmental
responsibility specified in subsection B of this section, the
Department of Environmental Quality shall have environmental
jurisdiction over:
a. (1) commercial manufacturers of fertilizers, grain
and feed products, and chemicals, and over
manufacturing of food and kindred products,
tobacco, paper, lumber, wood, texti le mill and
other agricultural products,
(2) slaughterhouses, but not including feedlots at
these facilities, and
(3) aquaculture and fish hatcheries,
including, but not limited to, discharges of
pollutants and storm water to waters of the state,
surface impoundments and land application of wastes
and sludge, and othe r pollution originating at these
facilities, and
b. facilities which store grain, feed, seed, fertilizer,
and agricultural chemicals that are required by
federal NPDES regulations to obtain a p ermit for storm
water discharges shall only be subject to the
jurisdiction of the Department of E nvironmental
Quality with respect to such storm water discharges.
E. Corporation Commission.
1. The Corporation Com mission is hereby ve sted with exclusive
jurisdiction, power and authority, and it shall be its duty to
promulgate and enforce rules, and is sue and enforce orders governing
and regulating:
a. the conservation of oil and gas,
b. field operations for geolog ic and geophysical
exploration for oil, gas and brine, including seismic
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survey wells, stratigraphic test w ells and core test
wells,
c. the exploration, drilling, development, producing or
processing for oil and gas on the lease site,
d. the exploration, drilling, development, production and
operation of wells used in connection with the
recovery, injection or disposal of mineral brines,
e. reclaiming facilities only for the processing of salt
water, crude oil, natural gas condensate and tank
bottoms or basic sediment from crude oil tanks,
pipelines, pits and equipment associated with the
exploration, drilling, development, producing or
transportation of oil or gas,
f. underground injection control pursuant to the federal
Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 C FR Parts 144 through
148, of:
(1) Class II injection wells,
(2) Class V injection wells utilized in the
remediation of groundwater associated wit h
underground or aboveground storage tanks
regulated by the Commission,
(3) those wells used for the recover y, injection or
disposal of mineral brines as defin ed in the
Oklahoma Brine Development Act, and
(4) any aspect of any CO2 sequestration facility,
including any associated CO2 injection well, over
which the Commission is given jurisdiction
pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and
Geologic Sequestration Act.
Any substance that the United States Environmental
Protection Agency allows to be injected i nto a Class
II well may continue to be so injected,
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g. tank farms for storage of crude oil and petroleum
products which are located outsi de the boundaries of
refineries, petrochemical manufacturing plants,
natural gas liquid extraction plants, or other
facilities which are subject to the jurisdiction of
the Department of Environmental Quality with regard to
point source discharges,
h. the construction and operat ion of pipelines and
associated rights-of-way, equipment, facil ities or
buildings used in the tra nsportation of oil, gas,
petroleum, petroleum products, anhydrous ammonia or
mineral brine, or in the tr eatment of oil, gas or
mineral brine during the course of transportation but
not including line pipes in any:
(1) natural gas liquids extraction plant,
(2) refinery,
(3) reclaiming facility other than for those
specified within subparagraph e of this
subsection,
(4) mineral brine processi ng plant, and
(5) petrochemical manufacturing plant,
i. the handling, transportation, storage and disposition
of saltwater, mineral brines, waste oil and other
deleterious substances produced from or obtained or
used in connection with the drilling, develo pment,
producing and operating of oil and gas wells, at:
(1) any facility or activity specifically listed in
paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection as being
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission,
and
(2) other oil and gas extraction facilities and
activities,
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j. spills of deleterious substances associated with
facilities and activit ies specified in paragraph 1 of
this subsection or associated with other oil and gas
extraction facilities and activities,
k. subsurface storage of oil, natural gas and li quefied
petroleum gas in geologic strata,
l. groundwater protection for activities su bject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility
of the Commission,
m. utilization and enforcement of Oklahom a Water Quality
Standards and implementation documents, and
n. development and promulgation of a Water Quality
Standards Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-
202 of this title for its jurisdictional areas of
environmental responsibility.
2. The exclusive jurisdiction, power and authority of t he
Commission shall also extend to the construction, operation,
maintenance, site rem ediation, closure and abandonment of the
facilities and activities described in paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
3. When a deleterious substance from a Commission -regulated
facility or activity enters a point source discharge of pollutants
or storm water from a facility or activity regulat ed by the
Department of Environmental Quality, the Department shall have sole
jurisdiction over the point source discharge of the comming led
pollutants and storm water from the two facilities or activities
insofar as Department-regulated facilities and act ivities are
concerned.
4. The Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality
are hereby authorized to obtain authorization from the Environmental
Protection Agency to administer, within their respective
jurisdictions, any and all programs regulati ng oil and gas
discharges into the waters of this state. For purposes of the
federal Clean Water Act, any facility or activity which is subject
to the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1 of
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this subsection and any other oil and gas extr action facility or
activity which requires a permit for the discharge of a pollutant or
storm water to waters of the United States shall be subject to the
direct jurisdiction and permitting authority of the Oklahoma agency
having received delegation of thi s program from the Environmental
Protection Agency.
5. The Commission shall have juris diction over:
a. underground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
pipeline operations, including, but not limited to,
tanks from which these ma terials are dispensed into
vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
distribution activities, as well as leaks from pumps,
hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
associated with the tanks, whe ther above the ground or
below; provided, that any point source discharge of a
pollutant to waters of the United States during site
remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
Department of Environm ental Quality,
b. aboveground storage tanks that co ntain antifreeze,
motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or
aviation fuel and that are not located at refin eries
or at the upstream or intermediate shipment points of
pipeline operations inclu ding, but not limited to,
tanks from which these mat erials are dispensed i nto
vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk
distribution activities, as well as leaks from p umps,
hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment
associated with the tanks, whe ther above the ground or
below; provided, that any p oint source discharge of a
pollutant to waters of the United States during site
remediation or the off-site disposal of contaminated
soil, media, or debris shall be regulated by the
Department of Environm ental Quality, and
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c. the Petroleum Storage Tank Rel ease Environmental
Cleanup Indemnity Fund, the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage
Tank Release Indemnity Program, and the Oklah oma
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
6. The Department of Environmenta l Quality shall have sole
jurisdiction to regulate the transportation, disch arge or release of
deleterious substances or solid or hazardous waste or other
pollutants from rolling stock and rail facilities. The Department
of Environmental Quality shall not have any jurisdiction with
respect to pipeline transp ortation of carbon dio xide.
7. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have so le
environmental jurisdiction for point and nonpoint source discharges
of pollutants and storm water to waters of th e state from:
a. refineries, petrochemical manufacturin g plants and
natural gas liquid extraction plants,
b. manufacturing of equipment and products related to oil
and gas,
c. bulk terminals, aboveground and underground storage
tanks not subject to the jurisdiction of the
Commission pursuant to this subsection , and
d. other facilities, activities and sources not subject
to the jurisdiction of the Commission or the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as
specified by this section.
8. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have sole
environmental jurisdiction to regulate air emissions from all
facilities and sources subj ect to operating permit requiremen ts
under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act as amended.
F. Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The Oklahoma Conservation
Commission shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
environmental responsibility:
1. Soil conservation, erosion control and nonpoint source
management except as otherwise provided by law;
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2. Monitoring, evaluation and assessment of waters to determine
the condition of streams and r ivers being impacted by nonpoint
source pollution. In carrying out this area of responsibility, the
Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall serve as the technical lead
agency for nonpoint source categories as defined in Section 319 of
the federal Clean Wat er Act or other subsequent federal or state
nonpoint source programs, except for activities relat ed to
industrial and municipal storm water or as otherwise provided by
state law;
3. Wetlands strategy;
4. Abandoned mine reclamation;
5. Cost-share program for land use activities;
6. Assessment and conservation plan development and
implementation in watersheds of clean lakes, as specified by law;
7. Complaint data ma nagement;
8. Coordination of environmental and natural resources
education;
9. Federal upstream flood control program;
10. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
Commission;
11. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
its jurisdictional areas of e nvironmental responsibility;
12. Utilization of Oklahoma Water Quality Standards and
Implementation documents; and
13. Verification and certification of carbon sequestra tion
pursuant to the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act. This
responsibility shall not be superseded by the Oklahoma Carbon
Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act.
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G. Department of Mines. The Department of Mines shall have the
following jurisdictional areas of env ironmental responsibility:
1. Mining regulation;
2. Mining reclamation of active mines;
3. Groundwater protection for activities subject to the
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility of the
Commission; and
4. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
Implementation Plan pursuant to Se ction 1-1-202 of this title for
its jurisdictional areas of responsibility.
H. Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Department of
Wildlife Conservation shall have th e following jurisdicti onal areas
of environmental responsibilities:
1. Investigating wildlife kills;
2. Wildlife protection and seeking wildlife damage claims; and
3. Development and promulgation of a Water Quality Standards
Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 1-1-202 of this title for
its jurisdictional areas of environmental respo nsibility.
I. Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public
Safety shall have the following jurisdictional areas of
environmental responsibilities:
1. Hazardous waste, substances and material transportation
inspections as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; and
2. Inspection and audit activities of hazardous waste and
materials carriers and handlers as authorized by the Oklahoma Motor
Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
J. Department of Labor. The D epartment of Labor shall have the
following jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibility:
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1. Regulation of asbestos in the workplace pursuant to Chapt er
11 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Asbestos monitoring in public and private buildin gs; and
3. Indoor air quality as regulated under the authority of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety S tandards Act, except for
those indoor air quali ty issues specifically authorized to be
regulated by another agency.
Such programs shall be a fun ction of the Department's
occupational safety and health jurisdiction.
K. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Mana gement. The Oklahoma
Department of Emergency M anagement shall have the following
jurisdictional areas of environmental responsibilities:
1. Coordination of all emergency resources and activities
relating to threats to citizens ' lives and property pursuan t to the
Oklahoma Emergency Resources Managemen t Act of 1967;
2. Administer and enforce the planning requirements of Title
III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and
develop such other emergency operations plans that will enable t he
state to prepare for, respond to, recover fr om and mitigate
potential environmental emerge ncies and disasters pursuant to the
Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Planning and Notification Act;
3. Administer and conduct periodic exercises of emergency
operations plans provided for in this subsection pursua nt to the
Oklahoma Emergency Resources Managem ent Act of 1967;
4. Administer and facilitate haza rdous materials training for
state and local emergency planners and first responders pursuant to
the Oklahoma Emergency Resources Management Act of 1967; and
5. Maintain a computerized emergency informati on system
allowing state and local access to inform ation regarding hazardous
materials' location, quantity and potential threat.
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SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -6-103, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-6-103. A. The Department of Environmental Quality
shall have and is hereby authorized to exercise the power and duty
to:
1. Develop comprehensive programs for the prevention, control
and abatement of new or existi ng pollution of the waters of this
state;
2. Encourage, partic ipate in, or conduct studies,
investigations, research and demonstrations relating to water
pollution and causes, prevention, control and abatement thereof as
it may deem advisable and necessar y in the public interest for the
discharge of its duties under this act Section 2-6-101 et seq. of
this title;
3. Collect and disseminate information relating to water
pollution and the prevention, control and abatement thereof;
4. Require the submission of and review plans, specifications
and other data relative to disposal or treatment systems or any part
thereof in connection with the issuance of such permits as are
required by this article;
5. Enforce the provisions of this article, rules promulgated
thereunder, and permits, licenses, and certifications issued
pursuant thereto and Oklahoma Water Quality Standards;
6. Establish, implement, amend and enforce the Water Q uality
Management Plan, the continuing planning process documents, and
total maximum daily loads;
7. Require the submission of reports or labora tory analyses
performed by certified laboratories or operators for purposes of
compliance monitoring and testin g or other purposes for which
laboratory reports or analyses are required pursuant t o this
article;
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8. Coordinate the preparation of the continu ing planning
process documents and t otal maximum daily loads with other
environmental agencies and natural reso urce agencies; and
9. Issue swimming and fishing advisories related to human and
animal health hazards for waters of the state, based on availab le
data.
B. 1. The Environmental Q uality Board shall have the authority
to promulgate such rules as may be ne cessary to implement the
policies and duties set forth in this article including, bu t not
limited to, rules pertaining to services, permits, lice nses and
certifications, including certifications under Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act, and, pursuant to Se ction 2-3-402 of this title, fee
schedules for such services, permits, licenses and certifications.
2. The Board may adopt by reference standard s of quality of the
waters of the state and classifications of such waters as are
lawfully established by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Department of Environmental Quality and the United States
Environmental Protection Agency as Oklahoma's Oklahoma Water Quality
Standards and promulgate other ru les to protect, maintain and
improve the best uses of waters in this state in the interest of the
public under such conditions as may be necessary or appropriate for
the prevention, control and abatement of pollution.
3. The Board shall promulgate rules w hich describe procedures
for amending and updating the Water Quality Manage ment Plan or which
are otherwise consistent with the Continuing Planning Pr ocess and
its components. Such rules shall:
a. be in substantial conformance with any applicable
federal requirements and may incorporate appropriate
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations by
reference, and
b. require public notice to be given o f any major
amendment and of any update of the Water Quality
Management Plan and allow not less than a for ty-five-
day opportunity for public comment thereon. Such
rules shall also authorize the Department, if it
determines public interest in the proposed amendment
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or update is significant, to give notice of and
conduct a public meeting on the proposals in
accordance with federal requirements. The rules shall
provide that the notice , comment period, and public
meeting if any, related to an amendment or upd ate
proposed in conjunct ion with the issuance,
modification or renewal of a discharge permit or
permits, may be combined with the notice, comment
period, and public meeting if any, held on the
proposed permit action or actions.
C. The Executive Director m ay:
1. Issue, modify, o r revoke orders:
a. prohibiting or abating pollution of the waters of the
state,
b. requiring the construction of new disposal or
treatment systems or any pa rts thereof or the
modification, extension or alteration of existing
disposal or treatment systems or any part thereof, or
the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent,
control or abate pollution, and
c. requiring other actions such as the Executive Director
may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this
article and rules promulgated thereun der;
2. Issue, continue in effect, revoke, amend, modify or deny,
renew, or refuse to renew under such conditions as the Department
may prescribe, permits, licenses and certifications , including
certifications under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, to prevent,
control or abate pollution of waters of the state; and
3. Exercise all incidental powers which are necessary and
proper to carry out the purposes o f this article.
SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 202 1, Section 1085.30, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 1085.30. A. 1. In order to effectuate a comp rehensive
program to assist in the prevention, control and abatement of
pollution of the waters of this state, and in order to establish
state standards which comply with the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act as amended, the Oklahoma Water Resources Boar d
Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to promulgate
rules to be known as "Oklahoma Water Quality Standards " which
establish classificati ons of uses of waters of the state, criteria
to maintain and protect such classifications, and other stand ards or
policies pertaining to the quality of such waters.
2. The Oklahoma Water Quality Standards shall, at a minimum, be
designed to maintain and p rotect the quality of th e waters of the
state.
3. Wherever the Board Department finds it is practical and in
the public interest to do so, the rules may be amended to upgrade
and improve progressively the quality of waters of the state.
4. a. The Board Department may also amend Oklahoma Water
Quality Standards to downgrade a designated use of any
waters of this state which is not an existing use, may
establish subcategories of a use or may provide for
less stringent criteria or other provisions thereof
only in those limited circu mstances permissible under
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended or
federal rules which implement the act.
b. The Board Department may amend the Oklahoma Water
Quality Standards to downgrade a designated use,
establish subcategories of a use o r may provide for
less stringent criteria or other provisions thereof
only to the extent as will maintain or improve the
existing uses and the water quality o f the water
affected; provided, however, the Board Department
shall not modify the Oklahoma Water Quality Standards
applicable to scenic river areas as such areas are
described by Section 896.5 of this title, to downgrade
a designated use, establish a subc ategory of a use or
provide for less stringent criteria or other
provisions thereof.
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5. The Board Department shall propose any necessary rules to
allow for the development of nutr ient trading programs by state
environmental agencies no la ter than November 1, 2026.
B. 1. Prior to adopting such standards or any amendment
thereof, the Board Department shall conduct public hearings thereon .
Notice of such hearing shall be published in accordance with the
Administrative Procedures Act and shall be mai led at least twenty
(20) days before such public hearing to the chief executive o f each
municipality and county in the area affected and shall b e mailed to
all affected holders of permits obtained pursuant to the Oklahoma
Environmental Quality Code, and such other persons that have
requested notice of hearings on such standard modifica tions.
2. If adoption or amendment of a classification to a lo wer or
downgraded classification is proposed because treatment controls
required of the current or a higher or upgraded classification would
result in substantial and widespread social and econ omic impact, the
Board Department shall, in addition to any hea ring required by
subsection B of this sect ion, conduct a public meeting within a
central location within the area to be affecte d. The Board
Department shall cause notice of such additional pub lic meeting to
be published for at least two (2) consecutive we eks in a newspaper
of general circulation published in the county or counties in the
area affected.
C. 1. The Oklahoma Water Quality Standards, their accompanying
use support assessment proto cols, anti-degradation policy and
implementation, and policies generally affecting Oklahoma Water
Quality Standards application and implementation including, but not
limited to, mixing zones, low flows and variances or any
modification or change thereof sh all be promulgated by th e Board
Department in compliance with t he Administrative Procedures Act and
shall be enforced by all state agencies within the scope of their
jurisdiction. All use support assessment protoc ols promulgated by
the Board Department shall be consistent with s tate and federal law
and guidance specifically related to beneficial use support
determinations as set forth in Section 305(b) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, where applicable.
2. In promulgating Oklahoma Water Quality Standards or making
any modification or change thereof, the Board Department shall
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announce a reasonable time for persons discharging waste into the
waters of the state to comply with such n ew or modified standards
unless such discharg es create an actual o r potential hazard to
public health.
3. Any discharge in accor d with such standards of the Board
Department and in compliance with all other rules, requirements and
wasteload allocations established by the Department of Environmental
Quality and with rules promulgated by other s tate environmental
agencies shall not b e deemed to be pollution.
4. Notwithstanding the implementation jurisdiction provided to
the Board Department in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section,
the Department of Environmental Qu ality shall also have jurisdiction
to develop and utilize polic ies and requirements, as provided in
paragraph 22 of subsection B of Section 1-3-101 of Title 27A of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1085.30a, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1085.30a. Oklahoma Water Quality Standards, promulgated
by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Department of Environmental
Quality, shall designate:
1. Watersheds that are nutrient -limited; and
2. Groundwaters that are nutrient -vulnerable.
SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 28th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __