The Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to issue permits for limited-scale pilot projects for the purpose of aquifer storage and recovery. The applications for such projects shall be Tier II applications under the Oklahoma Uniform Environmental Permitting Act. The Department shall determine pilot project criteria and establish a process for the consideration of applications. Each permit shall include any permit conditions the Department deems necessary or appropriate for protection of the aquifer quality. At a minimum these permits must meet the provisions of paragraph 21 of subsection B of Section 1-3-101 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 318, § 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 2017.