Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-701: Underground injection of hazardous and nonhazardous
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 27A
liquids - Permit required - Water wells and holes to be constructed
or sealed to avoid pollution.
A. A permit issued by the Executive Director of the Department
of Environmental Quality shall be required for Class I, III, IV and
V injection wells pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
and 40 CFR Parts 144 through 148, inclusive, except for:
1. Class V injection wells utilized in the remediation of
groundwater associated with underground and aboveground storage
tanks regulated by the Corporation Commission; and
2. Wells used for the recovery, injection or disposal of
mineral brines as defined in the Oklahoma Brine Development Act
regulated by the Corporation Commission.
B. All water wells, monitoring wells, unused water test wells
and water test holes used or capable of being used as sources of
domestic or public water supply shall be constructed, sealed or
plugged as required by the Department in a manner to avoid pollution
of water-bearing strata.
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