SECTION 252:616-11-5. Recordkeeping

(a)   Records. The permittee shall keep the following land application records on site and available to DEQ upon request:

(1)   location, day and hour land application began and ended, and the method of application;

(2)   analytical data, volume and source(s) of wastewater or industrial sludge applied;

(3)   loading rates;

(4)   weather conditions during the application period;

(5)   type of crop, grass or vegetation grown on site;

(6)   monitoring records, including the date, time and exact place of the sampling or measurement, the name of the sampler, when analysis began, the name of the certified laboratory and the analytical results;

(7)   for industrial sludge generated outside the State of Oklahoma, test results demonstrating the quality of the sludge, including samples of each load of sludge performed by an independent laboratory approved by the DEQ and an agreement that the DEQ may perform random quality assurance sampling at the site of the generation of the industrial sludge;

(8)   In the case of dust suppression (OAC 252:616-11-6), the following records must be maintained:

(A)   location, day and hour land application began and ended, and the method of application;

(B)   volume and source(s) of wastewater applied; and

(C)   weather conditions during the application period.

(b)   Reporting to DEQ.

(1)   The permittee shall submit reports of required effluent and sludge monitoring and land application records by month on a quarterly basis. The quarterly reports will be due on or before the last working day of the month following the close of each quarter (i.e., April, July, October and January). Monitoring information shall be submitted to the DEQ on self-monitoring report (SMR) forms or other forms provided or approved by the DEQ.

(2)   The permittee shall submit reports of land application records on a yearly basis. The yearly reports shall be due on or before January 31. Monitoring information shall be submitted to DEQ on self-monitoring report (SMR) forms or other forms provided or approved by DEQ.

(c)   Notice of changes. An owner or operator shall give advance notice to the DEQ of any change in sludge or wastewater source(s), treatment or characteristics, method(s) of land application, or the addition of any specific land application site not previously approved in his/her permit. Such change may require a major modification of the permit.

[Source: Added at 17 Ok Reg 1925, eff 6-12-00; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1468, eff 6-15-05; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1526, eff 6-15-07; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1087, eff 7-1-13]