Okla. Admin. Code § 252:730-5-3

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

Section 252:730-5-3 - Beneficial uses: default designations

(a)Surface waters excluding lakes.

(1) For those surface waters of the state not listed in Appendix A of this Chapter, excluding lakes, the following beneficial uses are designated:

(A) Irrigation Agriculture subcategory of the beneficial use classification Agriculture (see OAC 252:730-5-13),

(B) Aesthetics (see OAC 252:730-5-19),

(C) The Warm Water Aquatic Community subcategory of the beneficial use classification Fish and Wildlife Propagation (see OAC 252:730-5-12(c)), and

(D) Primary Body Contact Recreation (see OAC 252:730-5-16).

(2) The beneficial uses described in OAC 252:730-5-10 (Public and Private Water Supplies), OAC 252:730-5-11 (Emergency Public and Private Water Supplies), OAC 252:730-5-12(b) (the Habitat Limited Aquatic Community subcategory of the beneficial use classification Fish and Wildlife Propagation), and OAC 252:730-5-17 (Secondary Body Contact Recreation) shall be designated only following use attainability analyses.

(3) Beneficial use determinations that follow use attainability analyses are subject to administrative rulemaking proceedings including the public hearing process.

(b)Lakes.

(1) For lakes, including those listed in Appendix A of this Chapter, the following beneficial uses are designated:

(A) The Warm Water Aquatic Community subcategory of the beneficial use classification Fish and Wildlife Propagation (see OAC 252:730-5-12(c));

(B) Irrigation Agriculture subcategory of the beneficial use classification Agriculture (see OAC 252:730-5-13);

(C) Primary Body Contact Recreation (see OAC 252:730-5-16); and

(D) Aesthetics (see OAC 252:730-5-19).

(2) The beneficial use of Public and Private Water Supplies (see OAC 252:730-5-10) is specifically designated for certain lakes as provided in Appendix A of this Chapter. For all other lakes, the beneficial uses designated in this paragraph take control over the uses designated for stream segments which include descriptions of lakes or portions thereof identified in Appendix A of this Chapter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 252:730-5-3

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 6, December 1, 2022, eff. 10/25/2022 (emergency)

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/15/2023