§ 20-9. Pollution Prevention Plan
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 2. Agriculture
2 Okl.St.Ann. § 20-9
§ 20-9. Pollution Prevention Plan
A. A Pollution Prevention Plan shall be developed by each licensed managed feeding operation prior to the submission of an application pursuant to the provisions of this section and rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture pursuant thereto. The Pollution Prevention Plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for documentation of structural controls, documentation of Best Management Practices, an approved plan for the disposal of swine waste and recordkeeping provisions.
B. A swine feeding operation licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act, other than a licensed managed feeding operation, shall develop a Pollution Prevention Plan or may substitute equivalent measures contained in a site-specific Swine Waste Management Plan prepared pursuant to Section 20-10 of this title. Design and construction criteria developed by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service may be substituted for the documentation of design capacity and construction requirements.
D. If, after reviewing the Pollution Prevention Plan, the Department determines that the Plan does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements, the swine feeding operation shall make and implement appropriate changes to the Plan as required by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
E. The Pollution Prevention Plan shall provide and require presite approval by Departmental personnel prior to construction. During construction, the Department shall monitor the construction process as deemed necessary by the Department in an attempt to verify the construction of the facility is done according to plans and acceptable engineering standards to reduce or eliminate the potential of pollution.
9. Copy of general permit issued by the federal Environmental Protection Agency if applicable, a copy of the completed Pollution Prevention Plan, and other specific records deemed necessary by the Department to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto; and
I. The applicant shall sign a notarized statement accepting full responsibility for properly closing all waste retention structures if the facility ceases to function or is ordered to close by action of the Department. When a license is transferred, the new owner or lessee shall submit a signed notarized statement accepting full responsibility for properly closing all waste retention structures if the facility ceases to function or is ordered to close by action of the Department.
Credits
Laws 1997, c. 331, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 404, § 8, eff. August 1, 1998. Renumbered from Title 2, § 9-205.2 by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Laws 2007, c. 31, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 38, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2 Okl. St. Ann. § 20-9, OK ST T. 2 § 20-9
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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