2017 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources
§27A-2-6-701. Underground injection of hazardous and nonhazardous 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.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 9, § 902, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 81, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 63, § 1-902 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 364, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
