Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-501.4
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Sludge containing heavy metal concentrations
Official statutory text
significantly above normal ranges - Soil and crop studies -
Municipal corrective action plans - Comprehensive study.
A. 1. The Department shall not approve any sludge management
plan or issue any permit for the land application of sludge which
contains heavy metal concentrations significantly above
concentration ranges normal to sludges with demonstrated
effectiveness on Oklahoma soils as determined by the Department.
Rules promulgated by the Board for applications for sludge
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 157
management plans and permits shall require a study of the effects of
the sludge on the various types of soils and crops found at the
location of the proposed sludge application site. Such study shall
encompass the effects of the sludge on the soils and crops during
four (4) growing seasons.
2. Any municipality having a sludge management plan approved
prior to May 25, 1992, for the land application of sludge containing
heavy metal concentrations significantly above acceptable
concentration ranges may discontinue such land application of the
sludge or shall develop a corrective action plan containing a
schedule of compliance for reducing the heavy metal concentration to
an acceptable range. The municipality shall submit the corrective
action plan to the Department for approval. If the Department
disapproves of the plan or the municipality fails to comply with the
plan so approved, the Department may require that any such land
applications of sludge by the municipality be discontinued pursuant
to Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
B. For developing statewide criteria for application of sludge
which contains heavy metal concentrations significantly above
concentration ranges normal to sludge, the Department shall utilize
a comprehensive study of the potential adverse effects of such
sludge on the soils of this state completed by a qualified research
institute familiar with the crops and soils of this state. Such
study shall be completed by September 1, 1996, and a report of the
findings shall be delivered to the Governor, the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the Executive Director no later than September 1, 1996.
Municipal corrective action plans - Comprehensive study.
A. 1. The Department shall not approve any sludge management
plan or issue any permit for the land application of sludge which
contains heavy metal concentrations significantly above
concentration ranges normal to sludges with demonstrated
effectiveness on Oklahoma soils as determined by the Department.
Rules promulgated by the Board for applications for sludge
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 157
management plans and permits shall require a study of the effects of
the sludge on the various types of soils and crops found at the
location of the proposed sludge application site. Such study shall
encompass the effects of the sludge on the soils and crops during
four (4) growing seasons.
2. Any municipality having a sludge management plan approved
prior to May 25, 1992, for the land application of sludge containing
heavy metal concentrations significantly above acceptable
concentration ranges may discontinue such land application of the
sludge or shall develop a corrective action plan containing a
schedule of compliance for reducing the heavy metal concentration to
an acceptable range. The municipality shall submit the corrective
action plan to the Department for approval. If the Department
disapproves of the plan or the municipality fails to comply with the
plan so approved, the Department may require that any such land
applications of sludge by the municipality be discontinued pursuant
to Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.
B. For developing statewide criteria for application of sludge
which contains heavy metal concentrations significantly above
concentration ranges normal to sludge, the Department shall utilize
a comprehensive study of the potential adverse effects of such
sludge on the soils of this state completed by a qualified research
institute familiar with the crops and soils of this state. Such
study shall be completed by September 1, 1996, and a report of the
findings shall be delivered to the Governor, the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the Executive Director no later than September 1, 1996.
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