2017 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources
§27A-2-6-109. Potable reuse of treated wastewater - Storage.
A. No later than August 31, 2012, the Department of Environmental Quality shall convene a working group including municipalities, consulting engineers, technical experts, and the general public to explore opportunities for water reuse and define the process for variances from the construction and operations standards relating to indirect potable reuse, Category 2, and Category 3 reuse waters.
B. No later than July 1, 2013, the Board of Environmental Quality shall promulgate rules for the indirect potable reuse of treated wastewater. The rules shall contain a variance process from the water reuse construction and operation standards.
C. No later than July 1, 2013, the Board shall promulgate rules to develop a variance process from the water reuse construction and operations standards for Category 2 and Category 3 reuse water to authorize the storage of such waters within existing surface impoundments.
D. Rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall protect public health and the environment.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 50, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 2012.
