Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2301
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Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department - Water
Official statutory text
Quality Disclosure Duties.
A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall develop
and maintain a website and provide written information for the
public available on location that allows the public to check the
water quality, as it adversely affects human and mammalian animal
health, of recreational bodies of water in this state which are
managed by state or federal agencies or entities. The website and
written information shall be made available to the public on or
before December 31, 2012, and shall provide internet links and other
points of contacts for relevant state agencies.
B. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a
recreational lake or reservoir in this state shall post signs at
major access points for the body of water stating that information
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on water quality is available on the website or in the written
information specified in subsection A of this section. The Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Department shall develop and provide the
language for the signs required by this subsection.
C. The State Department of Health shall provide to physicians,
hospital personnel, and local health departments educational
material and information on the effects and symptoms of exposure to
blue-green algae.
D. 1. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a
recreational lake or reservoir in this state, to regulate water
quality or regulate public health shall:
a. issue advisories for blue-green algae for recreational
lakes or reservoirs only when both the blue-green
algae cell count and toxicity testing results exceed
the World Health Organization guidelines for moderate
probability of adverse health effects of one hundred
thousand (100,000) cells per milliliter for cell count
and twenty (20) micrograms per liter for microcystin
toxin levels. The blue-green algae testing shall be
conducted at predetermined locations which are
published along with the testing results, and
b. lift advisories for blue-green algae for recreational
lakes or reservoirs if the blue-green algae cell count
and toxicity testing results are below guidelines as
set forth in subparagraph a of this paragraph for two
consecutive tests taken at weekly intervals within
thirty (30) calendar days of each other.
2. The blue-green algae cell count and toxicity testing results
as described in this subsection may be provided by a public or
private entity.
E. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a
recreational body of water in this state, to regulate water quality
or regulate public health and which may issue blue-green algae lake
advisories shall recognize publicly and privately funded research if
the research is scientifically verifiable and it will ensure that
the public is more informed about water quality and safety. The
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department may publish the findings
of the research on the website or in written information specified
in subsection A of this section.
F. For purposes of this section:
1. "State or municipal agency" means any agency, board,
commission, department, authority, office, subdivision or
instrumentality of the state or a municipality located in the state;
and
2. "Recreational lake or reservoir" means a lake or reservoir
on which the public is allowed to fish, boat or swim.
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G. Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, modify,
or repeal any state or federal requirements related to water
testing.
A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall develop
and maintain a website and provide written information for the
public available on location that allows the public to check the
water quality, as it adversely affects human and mammalian animal
health, of recreational bodies of water in this state which are
managed by state or federal agencies or entities. The website and
written information shall be made available to the public on or
before December 31, 2012, and shall provide internet links and other
points of contacts for relevant state agencies.
B. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a
recreational lake or reservoir in this state shall post signs at
major access points for the body of water stating that information
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 938
on water quality is available on the website or in the written
information specified in subsection A of this section. The Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Department shall develop and provide the
language for the signs required by this subsection.
C. The State Department of Health shall provide to physicians,
hospital personnel, and local health departments educational
material and information on the effects and symptoms of exposure to
blue-green algae.
D. 1. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a
recreational lake or reservoir in this state, to regulate water
quality or regulate public health shall:
a. issue advisories for blue-green algae for recreational
lakes or reservoirs only when both the blue-green
algae cell count and toxicity testing results exceed
the World Health Organization guidelines for moderate
probability of adverse health effects of one hundred
thousand (100,000) cells per milliliter for cell count
and twenty (20) micrograms per liter for microcystin
toxin levels. The blue-green algae testing shall be
conducted at predetermined locations which are
published along with the testing results, and
b. lift advisories for blue-green algae for recreational
lakes or reservoirs if the blue-green algae cell count
and toxicity testing results are below guidelines as
set forth in subparagraph a of this paragraph for two
consecutive tests taken at weekly intervals within
thirty (30) calendar days of each other.
2. The blue-green algae cell count and toxicity testing results
as described in this subsection may be provided by a public or
private entity.
E. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a
recreational body of water in this state, to regulate water quality
or regulate public health and which may issue blue-green algae lake
advisories shall recognize publicly and privately funded research if
the research is scientifically verifiable and it will ensure that
the public is more informed about water quality and safety. The
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department may publish the findings
of the research on the website or in written information specified
in subsection A of this section.
F. For purposes of this section:
1. "State or municipal agency" means any agency, board,
commission, department, authority, office, subdivision or
instrumentality of the state or a municipality located in the state;
and
2. "Recreational lake or reservoir" means a lake or reservoir
on which the public is allowed to fish, boat or swim.
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G. Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, modify,
or repeal any state or federal requirements related to water
testing.
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