Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-108
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Application of less than 250 gallons of private
Official statutory text
residential gray water - Permitting.
A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall not require a
permit for applying less than two hundred fifty (250) gallons per
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 129
day of private residential gray water originating from a residence
for the household gardening, composting or landscape irrigation of
the resident if:
1. A constructed gray water distribution system provides for
overflow into the sewer system or on-site wastewater treatment and
disposal system;
2. A gray water storage tank is covered to restrict access and
to eliminate habitat for mosquitoes or other vectors;
3. A gray water system is sited outside of a floodway;
4. Gray water is vertically separated at least five (5) feet
above the groundwater table;
5. Gray water pressure piping is clearly identified as a
nonpotable water conduit;
6. Gray water is used on the site where it is generated and
does not run off the property lines;
7. Gray water is applied in a manner that minimizes the
potential for contact with people or domestic pets;
8. Ponding is prohibited, application of gray water is managed
to minimize standing water on the surface and to ensure that the
hydraulic capacity of the soil is not exceeded;
9. Gray water is not sprayed;
10. Gray water is not discharged to a waterway;
11. Gray water use within municipalities or counties complies
with all applicable municipal or county ordinances enacted pursuant
to law; and
12. A gray water storage system which complies with the
provisions of this section may allow for rainwater to be introduced
into the system.
B. For purposes of this section, “gray water” shall be deferred
as provided for in Section 2-6-107 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall not require a
permit for applying less than two hundred fifty (250) gallons per
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 129
day of private residential gray water originating from a residence
for the household gardening, composting or landscape irrigation of
the resident if:
1. A constructed gray water distribution system provides for
overflow into the sewer system or on-site wastewater treatment and
disposal system;
2. A gray water storage tank is covered to restrict access and
to eliminate habitat for mosquitoes or other vectors;
3. A gray water system is sited outside of a floodway;
4. Gray water is vertically separated at least five (5) feet
above the groundwater table;
5. Gray water pressure piping is clearly identified as a
nonpotable water conduit;
6. Gray water is used on the site where it is generated and
does not run off the property lines;
7. Gray water is applied in a manner that minimizes the
potential for contact with people or domestic pets;
8. Ponding is prohibited, application of gray water is managed
to minimize standing water on the surface and to ensure that the
hydraulic capacity of the soil is not exceeded;
9. Gray water is not sprayed;
10. Gray water is not discharged to a waterway;
11. Gray water use within municipalities or counties complies
with all applicable municipal or county ordinances enacted pursuant
to law; and
12. A gray water storage system which complies with the
provisions of this section may allow for rainwater to be introduced
into the system.
B. For purposes of this section, “gray water” shall be deferred
as provided for in Section 2-6-107 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
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