Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality
Chapter 628 - Indirect Potable Reuse for Surface Water Augmentation
Subchapter 7 - Operation And Maintenance For Ipr Source Water Treatment Plants
Section 252:628-7-5 - Operation and maintenance for IPR Source Water Treatment Plants

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 252:628-7-5

Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024

(a) Operation. IPR SWTPs shall properly operate in accordance with an O&M Manual and Operator Protocol Procedures as required in this Section. IPR SWTPs shall maintain each unit to provide treatment in accordance with DEQ-approved plans and specifications, in accordance with the purpose for which the units were designed, and according to the terms of their permits. Permits may contain more stringent provisions than contained in this Chapter to meet the intended level of reuse. Employees shall be trained in the proper operation and maintenance of the IPR SWTP.

(1) Within ninety (90) days of the completion of construction, the applicant shall submit to DEQ an O&M Manual.

(2) Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the completion of construction, the applicant shall submit to DEQ Operator Protocol Procedures for the IPR SWTP.

(b) Staffing. IPR SWTPs shall be properly staffed at all times while in operation.

(1) System treatment requirements;

(2) Current OPDES permit requirements for both non-IPR and IPR out falls, which shall be in accordance with OAC 252:606 and this Chapter;

(3) Procedures for changing to and from non-IPR and IPR out falls, including a detailed list of criteria for making changes;

(4) Control of unit processes;

(5) Laboratory testing;

(6) Common operating problems;

(7) Start-up testing and procedures;

(8) Normal operating procedures;

(9) Alternative and Emergency operations;

(10) Emergency shutdown operations and emergency response;

(11) Records control and retention;

(12) Safety;

(13) IPR SWTP maintenance requirements;

(14) Spare parts and chemical inventory; and

(15) Any other information required by DEQ.

(d) Operator Protocol Procedures. The IPR SWTP shall develop detailed Operating Protocol Procedures to ensure that physical steps and standard operating procedures are in place so that IPR SWTP effluent requirements will be met before releasing treated effluent into an approved surface water body. At a minimum, the Operator Protocol Procedures shall address the following:

(1) The criteria used to make continuous determinations of the acceptability of the IPR Source Water being produced. This shall include the setpoints for parameters measured by continuous monitoring equipment.

(2) The physical steps and procedures to be followed by the operator when substandard water is being produced.

(3) The physical steps and procedures to be followed in case of emergencies, failure of processing unit(s), loss of electricity, pass through, interference, failure to meet limitations, HABs, and other disruptions.

(4) The physical steps and procedures to be followed by the operator when the treatment facility returns to normal operation and acceptable quality IPR Source Water is again being produced.

(5) Strategy for ensuring continuous operator presence while the IPR SWTP is operating and producing IPR Source Water.

(e) Permit renewal application. The revised and updated O&M Manual and Operator Protocol Procedures shall be submitted with each permit renewal application to DEQ for review and shall be a prerequisite for application approval.

(f) Inspection and revisions. IPR SWTPs shall periodically review and revise the O&M Manual and Operator Protocol Procedures, as appropriate, to ensure satisfactory performance. The O&M Manual and Operator Protocol Procedures and revisions shall be made available to DEQ during routine inspections.

(g) Compliance. IPR SWTPs shall comply with all applicable monitoring and analytical requirements in this Chapter.

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