§ 2-6-111. Moratorium on permitting of discharge to water emanating from sensitive sole source ...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 27A. Environment and Natural ResourcesEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
27A Okl.St.Ann. § 2-6-111
§ 2-6-111. Moratorium on permitting of discharge to water emanating from sensitive sole source groundwater basins or subbasins
A. For purposes of this section, a “subject mine” shall mean a mine, as defined in paragraph 2 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, proposed for a location overlying a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, exclusive of any mine that meets at least one of the following conditions:
B. Due to the inadequacy of existing technical resources, analytic tools and regulatory systems for purposes of the effective implementation of statutes relating to the operation of mines that overlies a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, the Legislature hereby declares and establishes a moratorium on the Department of Environmental Quality permitting of any discharge from a subject mine to streams fed or supported by water emanating from sensitive sole source groundwater basins or subbasins.
1. The conditions of subsection C of Section 3 of this act1 have been satisfied; and
2. The Department of Environmental Quality promulgates final rules to provide for effective interagency consultation and coordination of activities among the Department, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Department of Mines on all administrative matters relating to the operation of mines at locations that overlie a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin.
D. Notwithstanding the moratorium, the Department of Environmental Quality may issue any new permits, permit modifications, permit amendments, permit revisions or permit renewals necessary to maintain compliance or remedy identified compliance issues pursuant to Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes to operators of any mines lawfully engaged in mining, as defined in paragraph 3 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Credits
Laws 2019, c. 349, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
Footnotes
Title 82, § 1020.9C.
27A Okl. St. Ann. § 2-6-111, OK ST T. 27A § 2-6-111
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 329 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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