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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 252. Department of Environmental Quality |
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Chapter 641. Individual and Small Public On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems |
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Subchapter 21. Certification for On-Site Sewage Treatment System Installers |
SECTION 252:641-21-1. General provisions
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- (a) Applicability. Persons may become certified by DEQ to install on-site sewage treatment systems by complying with the requirements of this Subchapter.(b) Inspections. Certified installers may self-inspect and approve only systems they install, modify, or repair within the category(ies) for which they are certified. Certified installers may self-inspect and approve any lift-stations or flow equalization tanks they install. However, certified installers may not self-inspect and approve any:(1) small public sewage system that has a design flow greater than one thousand, five hundred (1,500) gallons per day; or(2) alternative system.(c) Compliance. Certified installers shall comply with all the rules in this Chapter.(d) Certification period. Certifications shall be effective from February 1 or the day of certification, through January 31, unless modified by an Administrative Proceeding.(e) Specified dates. If any date specified in this Subchapter falls on a weekend or holiday, the date of the following working day shall be the effective date.(f) Application time frame. Applications will become void if the applicant fails to meet all certification requirements within one hundred eighty (180) days of being notified of any deficiencies. All fees paid are non-refundable when an application is voided.(g) Categories of certification. The following are the categories of certification for which an installer may become certified:(1) Conventional/Shallow Extended/ET/A (CSE). The "CSE" category includes all systems that utilize conventional subsurface absorption fields, shallow extended subsurface absorption fields, or ET/A fields described in Subchapter 12 of this Chapter.(2) Lagoon. The "Lagoon" category includes all systems that utilize a lagoon described in Subchapter 15 of this Chapter.(3) Aerobic-Spray. The "Aerobic-Spray" category includes all aerobic treatment systems, which are described in Subchapter 10 of this Chapter, that utilize a spray irrigation field described in Subchapter 12 of this Chapter.(4) Aerobic-Drip. The "Aerobic-Drip" category includes all aerobic treatment systems, which are described in Subchapter 10 of this Chapter, that utilize a drip irrigation field described in Subchapter 12 of this Chapter.(5) Low Pressure Dosing (LPD). The "LPD" category includes all systems that utilize a low pressure dosing field described in Subchapter 12 of this Chapter.