SECTION 252:616-3-1. Requirement to obtain a permit

(a)   Permits are required for the construction, installation, modification, operation and closure of any industrial wastewater system and are processed according to the Uniform Permitting Act, Title 27A § 2-14-101, and the Tier classifications listed in OAC 252:4-7. This Chapter contains the standards to be met. Industrial wastewater system requirements under this Chapter may be issued as components of discharge permits issued under OAC 252:606.

(b)   Instream sand and gravel facilities using hydraulic dredging that have applied for a Section 404 permit pursuant to the Clean Water Act and other sand and gravel facilities that completely operate outside the wetted perimeter of a water body may seek coverage under only the DEQ's Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Activities, unless the sand and gravel operation:

(1)   has a point source discharge of process water to waters of the state, in which case a discharge permit, pursuant to OAC 252:606, is also required, or

(2)   utilizes surface impoundment(s) that store wastewater from processes other than the washing of sand and/or gravel, in which case a surface impoundment permit, pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter, is also required.

[Source: Added at 17 Ok Reg 1925, eff 6-12-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1994, eff 6-11-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1616, eff 6-11-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1769, eff 6-15-06]