Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality
Chapter 623 - Pretreatment for Central Treatment Trusts
Subchapter 9 - Permit Issuance Process
Section 252:623-9-3 - Waste received from other jurisdictions
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 252:623-9-3
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Nothing in this Section shall require the POTW to accept wastewater from other municipalities or jurisdictions.
(b) If a municipality, or user located within a municipality, contributes industrial wastewater to the POTW, the DEQ shall enter into an memorandum of agreement with the contributing municipality.
(c) Prior to entering into an agreement required by (b) of this Section, the DEQ shall require the following information from the contributing municipality:
(1) A description of the quality and volume
of wastewater discharged to the POTW by the contributing
municipality;
(2) An inventory of
all users located within the contributing municipality that are discharging to
the POTW; and
(3) Such other
information as the DEQ may deem necessary.
(d) An agreement, as required by (b) of this Section, shall contain the following conditions:
(1) A requirement for the contributing
municipality to adopt a sewer use ordinance which is at least as stringent as
this Chapter and local limits which are at least as stringent as those set out
in Subchapter 3 of this Chapter. The requirement shall specify that such
ordinance and limits must be revised as necessary to reflect changes made to
this Chapter or local limits;
(2) A
requirement for the contributing municipality to submit a revised user
inventory on at least an annual basis;
(3) A provision specifying which pretreatment
implementation activities, including wastewater discharge permit issuance,
inspection and sampling, and enforcement, will be conducted by the contributing
municipality; which of these activities will be conducted by the DEQ; and which
of these activities will be conducted jointly by the contributing municipality
and the DEQ;
(4) A requirement for
the contributing municipality to provide the DEQ with access to all information
that the contributing municipality obtains as part of its pretreatment
activities;
(5) Limits on the
nature, quality, and volume of the contributing municipality's wastewater at
the point where it discharges to the POTW;
(6) Requirements for monitoring the
contributing municipality's discharge;
(7) A provision ensuring the DEQ access to
the facilities of users located within the contributing municipality's
jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of inspection, sampling, and any
other duties deemed necessary by the DEQ; and
(8) A provision specifying remedies available
for breach of the terms of the agreement.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601, eff 6-1-01
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