Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 460 - Department of Mines
Chapter 30 - Coal Combustion By-Product Placement Rules and Regulations
Subchapter 3 - CCB Placement Applications
Section 460:30-3-8 - CCB placement: Hydrologic balance protection
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 460:30-3-8
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) General. A general description of the surface drainage plan for the proposed operation shall be provided. This description shall include, but not be limited to, description of proposed handling of off-site drainage entering the mining permit area, mining permit area sediment control, measures to prevent CCB from entering water leaving the mining permit area, and general description of measures to prevent non-CCB contaminants from entering storm water leaving the mining permit area.
(b) Surface water monitoring plan. A plan for surface water monitoring shall include the following parameters to be analyzed annually and semi-annually:
(1) Ash site surface water testing
parameters: annually
(A) pH
(B) TDS
(C) TSS
(D) Specific conductance
(E) Sulfates
(F) Temperature
(G) Total iron
(H) Total manganese
(I) Arsenic
(J) Barium
(K) Cadmium
(L) Chromium (total)
(M) Lead
(N) Fluoride
(O) Selenium
(P) Flow in streams, flow rate of discharges
of impoundments
(Q) Impoundment
freeboard
(R) Impoundment
depth
(S) Alkalinity
(T) Chloride
(U) Nitrate
(V) Nitrite
(W) Ammonia
(X) Aluminum
(Y) Calcium
(Z) Sodium
(AA) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(2) Ash site surface water testing
parameters: (Semi-annually for active sites, inactive sites and sites in
temporary cessation status as set forth in 30-5-22 complying with 30-5-11)
(A) pH
(B) TDS
(C) TSS
(D) Specific conductance
(E) Sulfates
(F) Temperature
(G) Flow in streams, flow rate of discharges
of impoundments
(H) Impoundment
freeboard
(I) Impoundment
depth
(J) Alkalinity
(K) Chloride
(L) Nitrate
(M) Nitrite
(N) Ammonia
(O) Aluminum
(P) Calcium
(Q) Sodium
(R) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(3) CKD site surface water testing
parameters: annually;
(A) Surface water
elevation
(B) Temperature
(C) pH
(D) Specific conductance
(E) Potassium
(F) Sodium
(G) TDS
(H) Chloride
(I) Sulfates
(J) Antimony
(K) Arsenic
(L) Barium
(M) Beryllium
(N) Cadmium
(O) Chromium (total)
(P) Lead
(Q) Mercury
(R) Nickel
(S) Selenium
(T) Silver
(U) Thallium
(V) Alkalinity
(W) Aluminum
(X) Calcium
(Y) TSS
(Z) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(4) CKD site surface water testing
parameters: semi-annually
(A) Surface water
elevation
(B) Temperature
(C) pH
(D) Specific conductance
(E) TDS
(F) Chloride
(G) Sulfates
(H) Potassium
(I) Sodium
(J) Alkalinity
(K) Aluminum
(L) Calcium
(M) TSS
(N) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on the conditions at the site.
(5) Water quality monitoring shall continue
for permits issued after July 1, 2011, at the same frequency stated above for a
minimum of 5 years after final placement of CCBs at the site. The Department
may require more frequent or longer water quality monitoring if the results of
water quality monitoring indicate that contamination may be
occurring.
(c) Ground water monitoring plan. A plan for ground water monitoring shall include the following parameters to be analyzed annually and semi-annually:
(1) Ash site ground water
testing parameters: annually
(A) pH
(B) TDS
(C) Specific conductance
(D) Sulfates
(E) Temperature
(F) Total iron
(G) Total manganese
(H) Arsenic
(I) Barium
(J) Cadmium
(K) Chromium (total)
(L) Lead
(M) Fluoride
(N) Selenium
(O) Depth to water
(P) Alkalinity
(Q) Chloride
(R) Nitrate
(S) Nitrite
(T) Ammonia
(U) Aluminum
(V) Calcium
(W) Sodium
(X) TSS
(Y) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(2) Ash site ground water testing parameters:
(Semi-annually for active sites, inactive sites and sites in temporary
cessation status as set forth in Section 30-5-22 complying with 30-5-11 )
(A) pH
(B) TDS
(C) Specific conductance
(D) Sulfates
(E) Temperature
(F) Depth to water
(G) Alkalinity
(H) Chloride
(I) Nitrate
(J) Nitrite
(K) Ammonia
(L) Aluminum
(M) Calcium
(N) Sodium
(O) TSS
(P) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(3) CKD site ground water testing parameters:
annually
(A) Depth to water
(B) Temperature
(C) pH
(D) Specific conductance
(E) TDS
(F) Chloride
(G) Sulfates
(H) Potassium
(I) Sodium
(J) Antimony
(K) Arsenic
(L) Barium
(M) Beryllium
(N) Cadmium
(O) Chromium (total)
(P) Lead
(Q) Mercury
(R) Nickel
(S) Selenium
(T) Silver
(U) Thallium
(V) Alkalinity
(W) Aluminum
(X) Calcium
(Y) TSS
(Z) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(4) CKD site ground water testing parameters:
semi-annually
(A) Depth to water
(B) Temperature
(C) pH
(D) Specific conductance
(E) TDS
(F) Chloride
(G) Sulfates
(H) Potassium
(I) Sodium
(J) Alkalinity
(K) Aluminum
(L) Calcium
(M) TSS
(N) Additional parameters may be required by
the Department based on conditions at the site.
(5) Water quality monitoring shall continue
for permits issued after July 1, 2011, at the same frequency as stated above
for a minimum of 5 years after final placement of CCB at the site. The
Department may require more frequent or longer water quality monitoring if the
results of water quality monitoring indicate that contamination may be
occurring.
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2819, eff 8-26-03; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2371, eff 9-11-11
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