§ 2301. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department--Water Quality Disclosure Duties
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 74. State Government
74 Okl.St.Ann. § 2301
§ 2301. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department--Water Quality Disclosure Duties
A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall develop and maintain a website and provide written information for the public available on location that allows the public to check the water quality, as it adversely affects human and mammalian animal health, of recreational bodies of water in this state which are managed by state or federal agencies or entities. The website and written information shall be made available to the public on or before December 31, 2012, and shall provide internet links and other points of contacts for relevant state agencies.
B. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a recreational lake or reservoir in this state shall post signs at major access points for the body of water stating that information on water quality is available on the website or in the written information specified in subsection A of this section. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall develop and provide the language for the signs required by this subsection.
a. issue advisories for blue-green algae for recreational lakes or reservoirs only when both the blue-green algae cell count and toxicity testing results exceed the World Health Organization guidelines for moderate probability of adverse health effects of one hundred thousand (100,000) cells per milliliter for cell count and twenty (20) micrograms per liter for microcystin toxin levels. The blue-green algae testing shall be conducted at predetermined locations which are published along with the testing results, and
b. lift advisories for blue-green algae for recreational lakes or reservoirs if the blue-green algae cell count and toxicity testing results are below guidelines as set forth in subparagraph a of this paragraph for two consecutive tests taken at weekly intervals within thirty (30) calendar days of each other.
E. Any state or municipal agency with authority to manage a recreational body of water in this state, to regulate water quality or regulate public health and which may issue blue-green algae lake advisories shall recognize publicly and privately funded research if the research is scientifically verifiable and it will ensure that the public is more informed about water quality and safety. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department may publish the findings of the research on the website or in written information specified in subsection A of this section.
Credits
Laws 2012, c. 284, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 2012.
74 Okl. St. Ann. § 2301, OK ST T. 74 § 2301
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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