Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-20-47

A. An animal feeding operation licensed pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Act shall develop a Pollution Prevention Plan or may substitute

equivalent measures contained in a site-specific Animal Waste

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Management Plan prepared pursuant to Section 36 of this act. Design

and construction criteria developed by the United States Department

of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, may be

substituted for the documentation of design capacity and

construction requirements.

B. 1. The Pollution Prevention Plan shall be signed by the

owner or as otherwise authorized by the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and a copy shall be retained on

site.

2. The animal feeding operation shall amend the Pollution

Prevention Plan and obtain approval of the Department prior to any

change in design, construction, operation or maintenance which has

significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants

to the waters of the state.

C. If, after reviewing the Pollution Prevention Plan, the

Department determines that the Plan does not meet one or more of the

minimum requirements, the animal feeding operation shall make and

implement appropriate changes to the Plan as required by the

Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding

Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

D. The Pollution Prevention Plan shall provide and require

presite approval by Departmental personnel prior to construction.

During construction, the Department shall monitor the construction

process as deemed necessary by the Department in an attempt to

verify the construction of the facility is done according to plans

and acceptable engineering standards to reduce or eliminate the

potential of pollution.

E. In addition to other requirements specified by this section,

the Pollution Prevention Plan shall include but not be limited to:

1. A description of potential sources, activities and materials

which may reasonably be expected to or could potentially add

pollutants to runoff from the facility;

2. A map, indicating an outline of the drainage area of the

facility, and each existing structural control measure designed to

reduce pollutants in wastewater and precipitation runoff in all

surface waters of the state;

3. A spill contingency plan for potential pollutants;

4. All existing sampling data of groundwater, nitrate and

coliform bacteria levels, soil tests from land application sites and

animal waste nutrient sampling;

5. A description of management controls appropriate for the

facility. The management controls shall include, but not be limited

to:

a. the location and a description of existing structural

and nonstructural controls,

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b. documentation of retention structure capacity and the

assumptions and calculations used in determining the

appropriate volume capacity, and

c. a description of the design standards for the

retention facility embankments;

6. A description of the design standards for any retention

facilities;

7. Training requirements for employees;

8. Documentation relating to any hydrologic connection between

the contained wastewater and waters of the state which complies with

Section 37 of this act; and

9. Requirements that all irrigation systems into which any

animal waste will be injected shall be equipped as specified by

Section 38 of this act.

F. The following records shall be maintained at the site as

long as the facility is in operation:

1. Water level in the retention structure;

2. Daily precipitation records from on-site rain gauge;

3. Incident reports such as spills and other discharges;

4. Inspection and maintenance reports;

5. Findings from annual inspections of the entire facility;

6. Log of preventive maintenance and employee training that was

completed;
aintained at the site as

long as the facility is in operation:

1. Water level in the retention structure;

2. Daily precipitation records from on-site rain gauge;

3. Incident reports such as spills and other discharges;

4. Inspection and maintenance reports;

5. Findings from annual inspections of the entire facility;

6. Log of preventive maintenance and employee training that was

completed;

7. Log of removal of animal waste sold or given to other

persons for disposal;

8. Other specific information deemed necessary by the

Department to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Concentrated

Animal Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant

thereto;

9. Copy of general permit issued by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency if applicable, a copy of the

completed Pollution Prevention Plan, and other specific records

deemed necessary by the Department to implement the provisions of

the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act and rules

promulgated pursuant thereto; and

10. The notarized statement signed by the applicant accepting

full responsibility for properly closing all waste retention

structures pursuant to subsection H of this section.

G. Any analyses required by the provisions of the Oklahoma

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act or rules promulgated

pursuant thereto shall be performed by a qualified independent

testing laboratory certified by the Oklahoma Department of

Environmental Quality and approved by the Department.

H. The applicant shall sign a notarized statement accepting

full responsibility for properly closing all waste retention

structures if the facility ceases to function or is ordered to close

by action of the Department. When a license is transferred, the new

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owner or lessee shall submit a signed notarized statement accepting

full responsibility for properly closing all waste retention

structures if the facility ceases to function or is ordered to close

by action of the Department.