Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-501

changes, discharge of sewage - Rules.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on any of the

following activities with regard to wastewater or sludge without

first securing a water quality permit from the Department of

Environmental Quality unless such activity is approved in a permit

issued by the Executive Director under Part 2, Article VI, Chapter 2

of this Code:

1. The construction, installation, operation and closure of any

industrial surface impoundment, industrial septic tank or treatment

system, or the use of any existing unpermitted surface impoundment,

septic tank or treatment system that is within the jurisdiction of

the Department and which is proposed to be used for the containment

or treatment of industrial wastewater or sludge;

2. The construction, installation or operation of any

industrial or commercial facility subject to the permitting

authority of the Department, the operation of which would cause an

increase in the discharge of waste into the waters of the state or

would otherwise alter the physical, chemical or biological

properties of any waters of the state in any manner not already

lawfully authorized;

3. The construction or use of any new outfall for the discharge

of any waste or pollutants into the waters of the state; or

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4. The land application of any nonindustrial or industrial

wastewater and the land application of sludge.

B. Any major addition, extension, operational change or other

change proposed for a facility permitted pursuant to subsection A of

this section shall require the approval of the Department through

the major modification of the facility's permit prior to

construction or implementation of such addition, extension or

change.

C. A permit for activities specified in paragraph A of this

section shall be issued by the Executive Director for no more than

five (5) years and may be renewed pursuant to rules of the

Environmental Quality Board.

D. The discharge of domestic sewage except to a public or

private disposal system approved or authorized by the Department or

the surfacing of effluent from any domestic septic system shall be

deemed pollution for purposes of the provisions of Section 2-6-105

of this title.

E. The Board may promulgate rules for the implementation of

this part, including but not limited to the submission of

applications, plans, specifications and other necessary information,

and requirements for monitoring, reporting, operation and

maintenance, corrective action, construction and closure. Such

rules may incorporate by reference any applicable federal

regulations.

F. Except for closure standards, industrial wastewater system

rules of the Department of Environmental Quality shall not apply to

facilities governed by the Oklahoma Funeral Board.

1. Such facilities shall:

a. report to the Department of Environmental Quality any

spill, leak or other release of industrial wastewater

from the facility by telephone within twenty-four (24)

hours of the spill, leak or release in writing within

seven (7) days of the spill, leak or release,

b. take immediate action to contain and remediate the

spill, leak or release to prevent risk to human health

or the environment, including surface water or

groundwater, and

c. notify adjacent landowners of the spill, leak or

release as soon as reasonably possible;

2. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve

such facilities from any requirements of federal law; and

3. Failure of such a facility to comply with the requirements

of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall cause the spill, leak or

release to be deemed a public nuisance within the meaning of Section

2-6-105 of this title.