{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1158","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1158","heading":"Installers of individual sewage disposal systems –","body":"Certification - Penalties.\n\nA. On and after July 1, 2002, any person, before engaging in\n\nthe installation of individual sewage disposal systems, shall first\n\nobtain certification from the Department of Environmental Quality\n\nunder such rules as may be promulgated by the Environmental Quality\n\nBoard. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to persons who\n\ninstall more than one individual sewage disposal system per calendar\n\nyear. As used in this section, “individual sewage disposal system”\n\nmeans a sewage disposal system that serves an individual residence\n\nor duplex and is not available for use by the general public.\n\nB. Environmental specialists employed by the Department of\n\nEnvironmental Quality may perform soil profile descriptions to\n\ndesign individual and other subsurface sewage disposal systems. Any\n\nother individual choosing to perform soil profile descriptions to\n\ndesign individual and other subsurface sewage disposal systems shall\n\nfirst be certified by the Department of Environmental Quality under\n\nsuch rules as may be promulgated by the Environmental Quality Board.\n\nC. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules that\n\nshall include, but not be limited to, the following:\n\n1. Establishment of minimum requirements for each type of\n\ncertification;\n\n2. Establishment of a procedure and schedule for the assessment\n\nof penalties for failure to comply with this section or rules\n\npromulgated pursuant thereto;\n\n3. Establishment of procedures for suspension, revocation, and\n\nnonrenewal of a certification; and\n\n4. A requirement that an annual fee, as set by the\n\nEnvironmental Quality Board pursuant to Section 2-3-402 of Title 27A\n\nof the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be paid to the Department of\n\nEnvironmental Quality for each certification.\n\nD. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council shall\n\nrecommend proposed rules to the Environmental Quality Board pursuant\n\nto Section 2-2-201 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nE. The Department of Environmental Quality may, after notice\n\nand opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the Administrative\n\nProcedures Act, assess administrative penalties and may revoke,\n\nsuspend, or deny renewal of a certification pursuant to Section 2-3-\n\n502 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes for any violation of this\n\nsection or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. Such administrative\n\npenalties shall be deposited as provided in Section 2-3-401 of Title\n\n27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"7fa100efaaf0f2b7fdb9deea3f8e09780abace4a0a1ed6a31df6a2e0c26b7b78","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1151.9","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}