A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any facility, activity or entity regulated by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act to discharge any pollutant into waters of the state or elsewhere without first obtaining a permit from the Executive Director.
B. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules which prescribe permit requirements applicable to discharges composed entirely of stormwater. The rules may require permits on a case-by-case basis, exempt categories of discharges, or provide a schedule for obtaining a permit. No later than the date that the Department is to receive authorization to administer a state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems program, the Board shall have promulgated rules for stormwater discharges which comply with Environmental Protection Agency requirements for approval of the state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems program.
C. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have the authority to determine whether a facility, activity or entity regulated by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act is required to obtain a stormwater permit. No other state agency shall condition any license, permit or other form of authorization issued by that agency upon the applicant obtaining a stormwater permit from the Department if the applicant is not required to obtain a stormwater permit pursuant to Department statutes and rules promulgated by the Board.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 398, § 17, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 66, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 1005 of this title by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 146, § 6, eff. July 1, 2007.