Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1020.22
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Violations
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this
section, any person who, after notice from the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any
provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, or any
permit condition, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the
Board pursuant thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section
1020.15 of this title shall be subject to administrative penalties
issued by the Board. Said penalties shall not exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) per day for each violation and each day such
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Such
administrative penalties shall be imposed only after notice and
opportunity for hearing on the proposed imposition of such
penalties.
B. In addition to administrative penalties, except as otherwise
provided by subsection C of this section, any person who, after
notice from the Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply
with any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title,
or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board pursuant
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thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section 1020.15 of this
title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. Any person who,
after notice that he or she is in violation thereof continues to
violate any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this
title, and fails to comply therewith within a reasonable length of
time, is guilty of a separate offense for each day the violation
continues.
C. Any person causing pollution of the groundwater or placing
or causing to be placed waste in a location where it is likely to
cause pollution of the groundwater shall be subject to the Oklahoma
Environmental Quality Code.
section, any person who, after notice from the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any
provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, or any
permit condition, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the
Board pursuant thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section
1020.15 of this title shall be subject to administrative penalties
issued by the Board. Said penalties shall not exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) per day for each violation and each day such
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Such
administrative penalties shall be imposed only after notice and
opportunity for hearing on the proposed imposition of such
penalties.
B. In addition to administrative penalties, except as otherwise
provided by subsection C of this section, any person who, after
notice from the Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply
with any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title,
or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board pursuant
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 205
thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section 1020.15 of this
title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. Any person who,
after notice that he or she is in violation thereof continues to
violate any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this
title, and fails to comply therewith within a reasonable length of
time, is guilty of a separate offense for each day the violation
continues.
C. Any person causing pollution of the groundwater or placing
or causing to be placed waste in a location where it is likely to
cause pollution of the groundwater shall be subject to the Oklahoma
Environmental Quality Code.
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