Okla. Admin. Code § 252:624-1-4

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 252:624-1-4 - General requirements

(a)Ownership. Minor public water supply systems shall be located only where one of the following can be met:

(1) All parts of the minor public water supply system, including the wellhead, water mains and service lines, are or will be located on property that is:

(A) owned by the owner(s) of the minor public water supply system; and/or

(B) dedicated in a recorded easement (for the installation and operation of the minor public water supply system) to the owner of the minor public water supply system;

(2) All of the users of the minor public water supply system:

(A) own the property where the wellhead is or will be located; and

(B) own or have a dedicated recorded easement to the property where the mains are or will be located; or

(3) The wellhead and water mains are or will be located on property that is owned by or dedicated to a home owners association:

(A) for which all of the users are members;

(B) that was established under the laws of the State of Oklahoma;

(C) that has the legal authority to own, maintain, repair and operate the minor public water supply system;

(D) that has by-laws providing that dissolution of the association cannot occur until the system is either abandoned or transferred to another viable operating entity; and

(E) that has the instrument creating the association on file in the office of the county clerk where the property is located; or

(4) All components of the minor public water supply system, excluding service lines, are or will be located on property that is:

(A) owned by a municipality, rural water district, rural sewer district or federally recognized tribe; and/or

(B) dedicated to a municipality, rural water district, rural sewer district or federally recognized tribe in a recorded easement.

(b)Flood plain restrictions. The top of the well casing shall be located above the 100-year flood plain.

(c)Laboratory. All analyses required to be completed by a laboratory in this Chapter shall be performed by a laboratory accredited and certified by DEQ or EPA for the particular analyte.

(d)Testing water source. Water sources for proposed new minor public water supply systems shall be tested for applicable contaminants before supplying water to the public for the following:

(1)Nitrates. A representative sample of the water from all proposed water source shall be tested by a laboratory for nitrates. Water sources containing nitrates higher than ten (10) ppm shall not be used as a water source for minor public water supply systems.

(2)VOCs. Proposed minor public water supply system wells located within three-hundred feet (300') of a petroleum underground storage tank shall have water samples analyzed for VOCs by a laboratory once a year. A water source containing VOCs higher than the applicable drinking water standards shall not be used as a water source for a minor public water supply system.

(3)Other contaminants. Based on the location of the water source, DEQ shall have the authority to request testing for other contaminants.

(e)Construction. All minor public water supply systems shall be constructed to meet or exceed the standards in accordance with the rules in this Chapter or the terms of their individual permit.

(f)Disinfection prior to final inspection. All parts of a minor public water supply system that will come in contact with potable water shall be disinfected prior to requesting a final inspection as required in 252:624-5-1.

(g)Bacteriological testing prior to final inspection. The applicant shall have test results from a laboratory that are negative for total coliform bacteria on two (2) consecutive days before requesting a final inspection. [See 252:624-5-2 (relating to pre-operational disinfection and testing of finished water).]

(h)Final inspection and approval required. Water from a minor public water supply system shall not be offered to the public for consumption until DEQ conducts a final inspection and approves the construction. The applicant shall request a final inspection by submitting to DEQ the following:

(1) a completed and signed DEQ Form 624-003, "Request for Final Inspection of Minor Public Water Supply System;"

(2) test results from a laboratory showing the results of nitrate analysis and any other analyses performed;

(3) test results from a laboratory showing two consecutive days of safe bacteriological testing following initial disinfection of a new well;

(4) a completed and signed copy of the Multi-Purpose Well Completion & Plugging Report (OWRB form).

(i)Operational standards. All minor public water supply systems shall be operated in compliance with the operational standards in this Chapter.

(j)Closure. All abandoned minor public water supply systems shall be properly closed according to the standards in this Chapter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 252:624-1-4

Added at 25 Ok Reg 2294, eff 7-11-08

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/15/2017