Okla. Admin. Code § 252:653-1-2

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

Section 252:653-1-2 - Authority

(a) DEQ is designated as a groundwater quality and protection agency at 27A O.S. § 1-3-101(B)(4) and is authorized to develop rules in the area of groundwater quality and protection at 27A O.S. § 1-1-202(C)(4) for promulgation by the Environmental Quality Board as the DEQ's rulemaking body. Additional authority for the promulgation of rules in the area of groundwater quality and protection is found at 27A O.S. § 1-3-101(B)(7) and § 2-6-701 (underground injection control); 27A O.S. (2017) § 2-6-110 (limited-scale ASR projects); and 27A O.S. § 2-6-310.1 (legislative findings and declaration).

(b) DEQ is authorized by U.S. EPA to administer an underground injection control program for Class I, III, IV, and V wells at 40 C.F.R. § 147.1850.

(c) DEQ incorporates by reference the federal requirements for its underground injection control program at OAC 252:652-1-3. All applicable rules to ASR projects which are incorporated at OAC 252:652-1-3 shall apply in this Chapter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 252:653-1-2

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/15/2018