Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-310.2
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Promulgation of rules - Wellhead protection
Official statutory text
program.
A. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules
necessary to safeguard public health and welfare and prevent
pollution of public water supply systems pursuant to the Oklahoma
Water Supply Systems Act.
B. The Department of Environmental Quality shall develop an
Oklahoma wellhead protection program to assist municipalities, rural
water districts, nonprofit water corporations and other public
groundwater suppliers in the conservation and protection of their
public groundwater supplies which will specify the following:
1. Guidelines specifying the duties of the Department in
developing a wellhead protection program;
2. Guidelines specifying the duties of local governments in
developing and implementing the wellhead protection program;
3. Guidelines for determining all potential and actual
pollution sources which may have an adverse effect on public health;
4. Guidelines for taking into consideration potential sources
of pollution when siting new wells for public water supplies;
5. Guidelines for developing contingency plans for pollution
release containment, cleanup and the provision of alternative
drinking water supplies for each public water system in the event of
groundwater well or groundwater wellfield pollution; and
6. Guidelines including such other information or assistance as
deemed necessary by the Department.
A. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules
necessary to safeguard public health and welfare and prevent
pollution of public water supply systems pursuant to the Oklahoma
Water Supply Systems Act.
B. The Department of Environmental Quality shall develop an
Oklahoma wellhead protection program to assist municipalities, rural
water districts, nonprofit water corporations and other public
groundwater suppliers in the conservation and protection of their
public groundwater supplies which will specify the following:
1. Guidelines specifying the duties of the Department in
developing a wellhead protection program;
2. Guidelines specifying the duties of local governments in
developing and implementing the wellhead protection program;
3. Guidelines for determining all potential and actual
pollution sources which may have an adverse effect on public health;
4. Guidelines for taking into consideration potential sources
of pollution when siting new wells for public water supplies;
5. Guidelines for developing contingency plans for pollution
release containment, cleanup and the provision of alternative
drinking water supplies for each public water system in the event of
groundwater well or groundwater wellfield pollution; and
6. Guidelines including such other information or assistance as
deemed necessary by the Department.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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