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Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1020.22: Violations

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  2. Title 82

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this

section, any person who, after notice from the Oklahoma Water

Resources Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any

provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, or any

permit condition, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the

Board pursuant thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section

1020.15 of this title shall be subject to administrative penalties

issued by the Board. Said penalties shall not exceed Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00) per day for each violation and each day such

violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Such

administrative penalties shall be imposed only after notice and

opportunity for hearing on the proposed imposition of such

penalties.

B. In addition to administrative penalties, except as otherwise

provided by subsection C of this section, any person who, after

notice from the Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply

with any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title,

or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board pursuant

thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section 1020.15 of this

title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be

fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. Any person who,

after notice that he or she is in violation thereof continues to

violate any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this

title, and fails to comply therewith within a reasonable length of

time, is guilty of a separate offense for each day the violation

continues.

C. Any person causing pollution of the groundwater or placing

or causing to be placed waste in a location where it is likely to

cause pollution of the groundwater shall be subject to the Oklahoma

Environmental Quality Code.

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