OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER
THE OKLAHOMA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
PERMIT NUMBER: OK0040789
I.D. NUMBER: I-66001770
In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 125 et seq.), hereinafter called the "Act," and
with the provisions of the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act (OPDES Act) 27A O.S., §2-6-201
et seq., and the rules of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality promulgated thereunder,
Lafarge Building Materials, Inc.
2609 North 145th East Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74116-2200
is authorized to discharge wastewater from their facility, located at:
SW¼ of Section 22, Township 20N, Range 14E IM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
or at 2609 North 145th East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma
to receiving waters identified as an unnamed tributary of Mingo Creek, in the stream segment No. 121300 (Water
Body ID# OK121300010030_00) of the Middle Arkansas River Basin, from:
Outfall 001:
Latitude N 36º 11′ 56.160″, Longitude W 95º 49′ 11.221″ (GPS: NAD83)
SW¼ of SE¼ of NE¼
Section 21, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Outfall 005:
Latitude N 36º 12′ 11.002″, Longitude W 95º 49′ 22.003″ (GPS: NAD83)
SW¼ of NW¼ of NE¼
Section 21, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
to receiving waters identified as Knudson Creek, in the stream segment No. 121300 (Water Body ID#
OK121300010040_00) of the Middle Arkansas River Basin, from:
Outfall 002:
Latitude N 36º 11′ 29.558″, Longitude W 95º 48′ 01.574″ (GPS: NAD83)
NE¼ of NE¼ of NE¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
Outfall 003:
Latitude N 36º 11′ 28.174″, Longitude W 95º 48′ 33.238″ (GPS: NAD83)
NE¼ of NE¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
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Outfall 004:
Latitude N 36º 11′ 24.845″, Longitude W 95º 48′ 45.724″ (GPS: NAD83)
NW¼ of NW¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and
IV, hereof.
In addition, the above-referenced facility is also authorized to treat/dispose of industrial wastewater/stormwater in
four (4) flow-through surface impoundments F01 – F04 and one (1) total retention surface impoundment T01 as
described in the Appendix of this permit. Direct discharge of wastewater from the surface impoundments F01 – F04
and T01 to waters of the state is specifically prohibited.
Surface impoundments shall be maintained in accordance with Parts I, II, III, and IV, hereof.
Issuance of this permit in no way or in any respect affects the permittee's civil or criminal responsibility regarding
disposal and/or discharges of wastewater, except with respect to the permittee's legal responsibility under the
OPDES Act and Department Rules.
This permit replaces and supersedes OPDES Permit No. OK0040789 that became effective on August 1, 2006 and
expired on July 31, 2011.
This permit shall become effective on
, 2011.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight, on
, 2016.
This is to certify that the wastewater discharges set forth in this permit comply with the requirements of Oklahoma's
Water Quality Standards, as amended, provided the permittee does not exceed the effluent limitations set forth in
this permit.
Issued this
day of
, 2011.
For Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
_________________________
Carol Paden, P.E., Manager
Industrial Permits Section
Water Quality Division
_________________________
Shellie Chard-McClary, Director
Water Quality Division
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PART I
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
SECTION A.
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Outfalls 001-005
a. Limitations and monitoring requirements for Outfall 001
During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date, the permittee is authorized to
discharge from Outfall 001. The discharge from Outfall 001 consists of stormwater runoff from a limestone quarry.
Such discharge shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Limitations for Outfall 001
PARAMETERS
Flow (in mgd)
STORET: 50050
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
STORET: 00530
Chlorides
STORET: 00940
Sulfates (as SO4)
STORET: 00945
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
STORET: 70295
pH (std units)
STORET: 00400
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MASS LOADING LIMITS
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(lb/day unless otherwise specified)
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
MONTHLY
DAILY
MONTHLY
DAILY
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Report
45.0
N/A
N/A
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
449.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
1258.0
1494.0
N/A
N/A
between 6.5 s.u. - 9.0 s.u.
Monitoring Requirements for Outfall 001
PARAMETERS
Flow
TSS
MEASUREMENT
FREQUENCY 1
2/Month
Estimate
1/Month
Grab
Chlorides
2/Month
Grab
Sulfates
2/Month
Grab
TDS
2/Month
Grab
pH
2/Month
Grab
NOTE: See Parts II, III, and IV for Additional Requirements.
Footnotes:
(1)
SAMPLE TYPE
When discharging.
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There shall be no discharge of a visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease on or in the water. Oil and grease
shall not be present in quantities that adhere to stream banks and coat bottoms of water courses. Surface waters of
the State shall be maintained free from oil and grease and taste and odors.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
The discharge shall not contain chemical, physical, or biological substances in concentrations that are irritating to
skin or sense organs or are toxic or cause illness upon ingestion by human beings.
b. Limitations and monitoring requirements for Outfall 002
During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date, the permittee is authorized to
discharge from Outfall 002. The discharge from Outfall 002 consists of stormwater runoff from a shale quarry.
Such discharge shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Limitations for Outfall 002
PARAMETERS
Flow (in mgd)
STORET: 50050
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
STORET: 00530
Sulfates (as SO4)
STORET: 00945
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
STORET: 70295
pH (std units)
STORET: 00400
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MASS LOADING LIMITS
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(lb/day unless otherwise specified)
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
MONTHLY
DAILY
MONTHLY
DAILY
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Report
45.0
N/A
N/A
534.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
1494.0
1494.0
N/A
N/A
between 6.5 s.u. - 9.0 s.u.
Monitoring Requirements for Outfall 002
Flow
MEASUREMENT
FREQUENCY 1
2/Month
TSS
1/Month
Grab
Sulfates
2/Month
Grab
TDS
2/Month
Grab
pH
2/Month
Grab
PARAMETERS
SAMPLE TYPE
Estimate
NOTE: See Parts II, III, and IV for Additional Requirements.
Footnotes:
(1)
When discharging.
There shall be no discharge of a visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease on or in the water. Oil and grease
shall not be present in quantities that adhere to stream banks and coat bottoms of water courses. Surface waters of
the State shall be maintained free from oil and grease and taste and odors.
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There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
The discharge shall not contain chemical, physical, or biological substances in concentrations that are irritating to
skin or sense organs or are toxic or cause illness upon ingestion by human beings.
c. Limitations and monitoring requirements for Outfall 003
(1) Interim limitations and monitoring requirements (first 3 years)
During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through three (3) years from the effective date of the
permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall 003. The discharge from Outfall 003 consists of
stormwater runoff from the cement kiln dust pile and spoils area. Such discharge shall be limited and monitored
by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Limitations for First 3 Years for Outfall 003
PARAMETERS
Flow (in mgd)
STORET: 50050
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
STORET: 00530
Selenium, total ( in μg/L)
STORET: 01147
Chlorides
STORET: 00940
Sulfates (as SO4)
STORET: 00945
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
STORET: 70295
pH (std units)
STORET: 00400
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MASS LOADING LIMITS
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(lb/day unless otherwise specified)
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
MONTHLY
DAILY
MONTHLY
DAILY
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Report
45.0
N/A
N/A
4.74 (1)
8.21
N/A
N/A
449.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
449.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
2382.0
2382.0
N/A
N/A
between 6.5 s.u. - 9.0 s.u.
Monitoring Requirements for First 3 Years for Outfall 003
PARAMETERS
Flow
TSS
MEASUREMENT
FREQUENCY (2)
2/Month
SAMPLE TYPE
Estimate
1/Month
Grab
Selenium, total
2/Month
Grab
Chlorides
2/Month
Grab
Sulfates
2/Month
Grab
TDS
2/Month
Grab
pH
2/Month
Grab
NOTE: See Parts II, III, and IV for Additional Requirements.
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Footnotes:
(1)
(2)
See Part II (E) of this permit
When discharging.
There shall be no discharge of a visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease on or in the water. Oil and
grease shall not be present in quantities that adhere to stream banks and coat bottoms of water courses. Surface
waters of the State shall be maintained free from oil and grease and taste and odors.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
The discharge shall not contain chemical, physical, or biological substances in concentrations that are irritating
to skin or sense organs or are toxic or cause illness upon ingestion by human beings.
(2) Final limitations and monitoring requirements (after first 3 years)
During the period beginning of three years after the effective date and lasting through the expiration date of the
permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall 003. The discharge from Outfall 003 consists of
stormwater runoff from the cement kiln dust pile and spoils area. Such discharge shall be limited and monitored
by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Limitations after First 3 Years for Outfall 003
PARAMETERS
Flow (in mgd)
STORET: 50050
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
STORET: 00530
Selenium, total ( in μg/L)
STORET: 01147
Chlorides
STORET: 00940
Sulfates (as SO4)
STORET: 00945
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
STORET: 70295
pH (std units)
STORET: 00400
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MASS LOADING LIMITS
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(lb/day unless otherwise specified)
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
MONTHLY
DAILY
MONTHLY
DAILY
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Report
45.0
N/A
N/A
4.74 (1)
8.21
N/A
N/A
449.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
449.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
1258.0
1494.0
N/A
N/A
between 6.5 s.u. - 9.0 s.u.
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Monitoring Requirements after First 3 Years for Outfall 003
PARAMETERS
Flow
TSS
MEASUREMENT
FREQUENCY (2)
2/Month
SAMPLE TYPE
Estimate
1/Month
Grab
Selenium, total
2/Month
Grab
Chlorides
2/Month
Grab
Sulfates
2/Month
Grab
TDS
2/Month
Grab
pH
2/Month
Grab
NOTE: See Parts II, III, and IV for Additional Requirements.
Footnotes:
(2)
(2)
See Part II (E) of this permit
When discharging.
There shall be no discharge of a visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease on or in the water. Oil and grease
shall not be present in quantities that adhere to stream banks and coat bottoms of water courses. Surface waters of
the State shall be maintained free from oil and grease and taste and odors.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
The discharge shall not contain chemical, physical, or biological substances in concentrations that are irritating to
skin or sense organs or are toxic or cause illness upon ingestion by human beings.
d. Limitations and monitoring requirements for Outfall 004
During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date, the permittee is authorized to
discharge from Outfall 004. The discharge from Outfall 004 consists of stormwater runoff from the plant area, from
the stockpile of coal/petroleum coke blend, wastewater from the plant vehicle/truck wash, and the cooler building
groundwater sump pump. Such discharge shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
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Effluent Limitations for Outfall 004
PARAMETERS
Flow (in mgd)
STORET: 50050
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
STORET: 00530
Oil and Grease
STORET: 00552
Sulfates (as SO4)
STORET: 00945
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
STORET: 70295
pH (std units)
STORET: 00400
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MASS LOADING LIMITS
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(lb/day unless otherwise specified)
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
MONTHLY
DAILY
MONTHLY
DAILY
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Report
45.0
N/A
N/A
Report
15.0
N/A
N/A
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
between 6.5 s.u. - 9.0 s.u.
Monitoring Requirements for Outfall 004
Flow
MEASUREMENT
FREQUENCY 1
2/Month
TSS
1/Month
Grab
Oil and Grease
1/Month
Grab
Sulfates
2/Month
Grab
TDS
2/Month
Grab
pH
2/Month
Grab
PARAMETERS
SAMPLE TYPE
Estimate
NOTE: See Parts II, III, and IV for Additional Requirements.
Footnotes:
(1)
When discharging.
There shall be no discharge of a visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease on or in the water. Oil and grease
shall not be present in quantities that adhere to stream banks and coat bottoms of water courses. Surface waters of
the State shall be maintained free from oil and grease and taste and odors.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
The discharge shall not contain chemical, physical, or biological substances in concentrations that are irritating to
skin or sense organs or are toxic or cause illness upon ingestion by human beings.
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e. Limitations and monitoring requirements for Outfall 005
During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date, the permittee is authorized to
discharge from Outfall 005. The discharge from Outfall 005 consists of stormwater runoff from the limestone
quarry. Such discharge shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
Effluent Limitations for Outfall 005
PARAMETERS
Flow (in mgd)
STORET: 50050
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
STORET: 00530
Sulfates (as SO4)
STORET: 00945
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
STORET: 70295
pH (std units)
STORET: 00400
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
MASS LOADING LIMITS
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
(lb/day unless otherwise specified)
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
MONTHLY
DAILY
MONTHLY
DAILY
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
MAXIMUM
Report
Report
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Report
45.0
N/A
N/A
534.0
534.0
N/A
N/A
1664.0
1664.0
N/A
N/A
between 6.5 s.u. - 9.0 s.u.
Monitoring Requirements for Outfall 005
Flow
MEASUREMENT
FREQUENCY 2
2/Month
TSS
1/Month
Grab
Sulfates
2/Month
Grab
TDS
pH
2/Month
Grab
2/Month
Grab
PARAMETERS
SAMPLE TYPE
Estimate
NOTE: See Parts II, III, and IV for Additional Requirements.
Footnotes:
(1)
When discharging.
There shall be no discharge of a visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease on or in the water. Oil and grease
shall not be present in quantities that adhere to stream banks and coat bottoms of water courses. Surface waters of
the State shall be maintained free from oil and grease and taste and odors.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
The discharge shall not contain chemical, physical, or biological substances in concentrations that are irritating to
skin or sense organs or are toxic or cause illness upon ingestion by human beings.
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Sampling Locations for Outfalls 001 - 005
Samples for Outfalls 001- 005 taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken
at the following locations:
Outfall 001:
At the end of the pipe and prior to entering the unnamed tributary of Mingo Creek at the
SW¼ of SE¼ of NE¼ Section 21, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM, Tulsa County,
Oklahoma, or at Latitude 36º 11′ 56.160″ N, Longitude 95º 49′ 11.221″ W.
Outfall 002:
At the end of the pipe and prior to entering Knudson Creek at the NE¼ of NE¼ of NE¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM, Rogers County, Oklahoma, or at Latitude 36º
11′ 29.558″ N, Longitude 95º 48′ 01.574″ W.
Outfall 003:
At the end of the pipe and prior to entering Knudson Creek at the NE¼ of NE¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM, Rogers County, Oklahoma, or at Latitude 36º
11′ 28.174″ N, Longitude 95º 48′ 33.238″ W.
Outfall 004:
At the end of the pipe and prior to entering Knudson Creek at the NW¼ of NW¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM, Rogers County, Oklahoma, or at Latitude 36º
11′ 24.845″ N, Longitude 95º 48′ 45.724″ W.
Outfall 005:
At the end of the pipe and prior to entering the unnamed tributary of Mingo Creek at the
SW¼ of NW¼ of NE¼ Section 21, Township 20N, Range 14 E IM, Tulsa County,
Oklahoma, or at Latitude 36º 12′ 11.002″ N, Longitude 95º 49′ 22.003″ W.
SECTION B.
BACKGROUND MONITORING
Not applicable
SECTION C.
SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
The permittee shall complete the following activities in accordance with the specified schedule:
1. The permittee shall prepare a written maintenance and operation plan (MOP) for the surface impoundments F01,
F02, and F04 that contain Class-I and Class-II wastewater within 180 days from the effective date of the permit.
The MOP must be followed, updated annually, kept on-site and be available to the DEQ.
2. The permittee shall submit a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan along with Best Management Practices
Plan (SWP3) within 180 days from the effective date of the permit following the requirements of Multi-sector
General Industrial Permit (OKR05) for stormwater discharge. The facility may also follow the requirements in
EPA’s Guidance Document for Developing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and Stormwater Best
Management Practices which can be found at the following link:
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/swppp.cfm. Use of a registered professional engineer for SWP3
preparation is not required by the permit. This SWP3 must include necessary structural and non-structural
BMPs along with other components.
3. Since surface impoundments F01 and F02 are located in the 100-year flood plain, the permittee shall conduct an
engineering survey to find whether or not the elevations of the berms/dikes of these impoundments are at least 1
foot above the 100-year flood level. If any side of the dikes doesn’t fulfill this requirement, the permittee must
submit an approvable engineering plan along with a schedule to modify the berms of these impoundments in
accordance with OAC 252:616-5-1 within 120 days from the effective date of the permit. Pursuant to OAC
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252:616-1-3, an engineering plan must be prepared, signed, and sealed by an engineer registered to practice in
the State of Oklahoma.
4. Per information provided in the permit application, depth of surface impoundments F01 – F03 is 10 feet and the
depth of the groundwater near the facility varies from 10 to 25 feet. This doesn’t meet the minimum separation
requirement of 15 feet. The permittee will need to submit an engineering report indicating the elevations of the
groundwater monitoring wells (MW2, MW4, MW7, and MW8), ground level, berm levels, bottoms of the
surface impoundments (F01 – F03), and variation of groundwater levels along with a drawing (vertical profile)
showing all the elevations of related components. The engineering report must include at least 4 years of
groundwater level data to determine the historical high and low groundwater elevations. Pursuant to OAC
252:616-1-3, an engineering report must be prepared, signed, and sealed by an engineer registered to practice in
the State of Oklahoma.
The permittee shall submit this report within 24 months from the effective date of the permit.
5. The permittee shall submit wastewater analysis for arsenic, chromium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver,
selenium, thallium, zinc, chlorides, sulfates, TDS, and pH from surface impoundments F01 and F02 within 24
months from the effective date of the permit. The permittee will need to take two samples from each of
impoundments – one at the entry point (influent) to the surface impoundments and the other from the surface
impoundments and analyze them separately for the above-mentioned pollutants. Collection procedures, sampling
protocol, analytical methods, apparatus and materials, preservation, handling, etc., procedures listed in 40 CFR
Part 136 must be followed. All laboratory analyses for the pollutants specified in this section must be performed
by a laboratory certified by the DEQ.
Based on the test results, the DEQ will re-determine the class of wastewater. If the wastewater is still classified
as Class I wastewater, the DEQ will notify the permittee within 30 days from the date of receiving the
wastewater analysis. The permittee will need to install a protective liner or modify the surface impoundment(s)
with a liner systems that is appropriate and protective for Class I wastewater in accordance with the following
schedules:
Item
No.
Activity
Time to Complete
Each Activity
1.
Submit an approvable engineering plan along with the
specifications in accordance with OAC 252:616 to modify the
surface impoundment(s) F01 and/or F02 with a liner system
appropriate for Class-I wastewater. This plan must be prepared by
an engineer registered to practice in the State of Oklahoma.
Within 28 months from the
effective date of the permit.
2.
Approval of the plan by the DEQ
Within 30 months from the
effective date of the permit.
3.
Complete construction of all the proposed activities in accordance
with the approved plan
Within 36 months from the
effective date of the permit.
4.
Submit a construction report along with as built drawings
Within 60 days from the date of
completion of the construction
6. Pursuant to OAC 252:616-7-1(5) of the rules of the DEQ, deep-rooted vegetation shall not be used for erosion
control of dikes and all deep-rooted vegetation must be removed from surface impoundment T01 to maintain
integrity and stability of the impoundments. In addition, dikes/berms of this impoundment were not maintained
in accordance with OAC 252:616-7-1. To comply with the standards and requirements contained in OAC
252:616, the permittee shall complete the following activities in accordance with timeframe mentioned in the
table below:
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Item
No.
Activity
Time to Complete
Each Activity
1.
Submit an approvable engineering plan along with the
specifications in accordance with OAC 252:616 to remove deeprooted vegetation from the surface impoundment T01 and
modify/fix the liners and side slopes of this impoundment. This
plan must be prepared by an engineer registered to practice in the
State of Oklahoma.
Within 180 days from the
effective date of the permit.
2.
Approval of the plan by the DEQ
Within 240 days from the
effective date of the permit.
3.
Complete construction of all the proposed activities in
accordance with the approved plan
4.
Submit a construction report along with as built drawings
Within 180 days from the plan
approval date
Within 60 days from the date of
completion of the construction
7. The permittee has been disposing of truck and/or equipment wash wastewater in a surface impoundment with a
concrete-liner without prior approval of the DEQ. The depth of this impoundment is about 3 feet and doesn’t
have the required holding capacity in accordance with OAC 252:616-7-1(6). Pursuant to OAC 252:616-3-1(a),
“permits are required for construction, installation, modification, operation and closure of any industrial
wastewater surface impoundment(s). Pursuant to OAC 252:616-3-4(c), “The applicant shall submit construction
plans to the DEQ at least 120 days before starting on-site construction or modifying any new or existing surface
impoundment or industrial wastewater system.”
Since this impoundment doesn’t meet the requirements of OAC 252:616, it must be modified to meet the
requirements or removed. If the permittee chooses to remove the unpermitted impoundment, then it must be
closed in accordance with OAC 252:616-13. The permittee shall submit a pre-closure sampling and analysis
plan for this unpermitted surface impoundment within 120 days from the effective date of the permit. If the
permittee chooses to modify the existing surface impoundment and/or construct a new surface impoundment, the
facility will need to complete the activities in accordance with timeframe mentioned in the table below:
Item
No.
Activity
Time to Complete
Each Activity
1.
Submit an approvable engineering plan along with the
specifications in accordance with OAC 252:616 to construct a new
surface impoundment and/or to modify the existing impoundment
to dispose of wastewater from the truck wash pad. Your proposal
must include wastewater characteristics, treatment process, water
balance calculation and other pertinent information in accordance
with OAC 252:616, Subsection 5 & 7 to include this impoundment
in the permit. The proposed plan must be prepared by an engineer
registered to practice in the State of Oklahoma.
Within 180 days from the effective
date of the permit.
2.
Approval of the plan by the DEQ
3.
Complete construction of the proposed activities in accordance
with the approved plan
4.
Submit a construction report along with as built drawings
Within 240 days from the effective
date of the permit.
Within 180 days from the plan
approval date
Within 60 days from the date of
completion of the construction
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REPORTING OF MONITORING RESULTS
Monitoring results shall be reported in accordance with the provisions of Part III. E.4 of the permit. Monitoring
results obtained during the previous month shall be summarized and reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report
(DMR) forms due to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, Wastewater
Compliance Tracking Section postmarked or received no later than the 15th day of the following month. If no
discharge occurs during the reporting period, DMR forms stating “No Discharge” shall be submitted according to
the above schedule.
The first report is due on
, 2011.
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PART II
OTHER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
A. The permittee is hereby given notice that this permit is in all respects subject to compliance with and actions
under any and all applicable and relevant terms, conditions, provisions and requirements and any and all
amendments of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, the rules of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental
Quality, and Oklahoma’s Water Quality Standards. The absence of any express reference within this permit of
any particular statutory requirement, rule(s), regulation(s), or standard(s) shall in no respect be deemed or
construed to exempt or preclude the application of such requirement, rule(s), regulation(s), or standard(s) to this
permit or the permittee. By the Director’s approval, grant, and issuance of this permit, permittee acknowledges
receipt of true, correct, and current copies of Oklahoma’s Water Quality Standards and the rules of the
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, provided, however, that permittee further acknowledges that
any and all amendments thereto shall become part of this permit.
B. REOPENER CLAUSE
This permit may be reopened for modification or revocation and reissuance to require additional monitoring
and/or effluent limitations where actual or potential exceedances of State water quality criteria are determined to
be the result of the permittee’s discharge to the receiving water(s), or a Total Maximum Daily Load is
established for the receiving stream(s), or when required as technology advances. Modification or revocation
and reissuance of the permit shall follow regulations listed at 40 CFR § 124.5. The permit may also be reopened
to implement and/or require impoundment modifications, additions, extensions, and/or operational changes;
monitoring and reporting; reclassification of wastes; sludge management plans; best management practices;
closure plans; and/or other appropriate actions.
C. Unless otherwise specified in this permit, all laboratory analyses for the parameters specified in this permit must
be performed by a laboratory certified by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for those
parameters.
D. Unless otherwise specified in this permit, effluent and/or upstream monitoring shall be conducted according to
analytical, apparatus and materials, sample collection, preservation, handling, etc., procedures listed at 40 CFR
Part 136 in effect on the effective date of this permit. Amendments to 40 CFR Part 136 promulgated after the
effective date of this permit shall supersede these requirements as applicable.
E. MINIMUM QUANTIFICATION LEVEL (MQL)
If any individual analytical test result is undetectable at a detection limit less than the minimum quantification
level (MQL) listed below, a value of zero (0) may be used for that individual result for the DMR calculations
and reporting requirements. If a pollutant is found at a measurable level, however, it must be averaged with all
samples for the reporting period. Non-detectable levels of such pollutants for the affected reporting period will
be assumed to be present at one-half the analytical detection limit for averaging purposes.
Parameter
Selenium, total
MQL (g/L)
5.0
Technical assistance in adapting 40 CFR 136 analytical methods to measuring hardness-dependent metals in
very low hardness waters is available from the DEQ’s State Environmental Laboratory.
The permittee may develop an effluent and/or upstream specific method detection limit (MDL) in accordance
with Appendix B to 40 CFR Part 136. For any pollutant for which the permittee determines an effluent and/or
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upstream specific MDL, the permittee shall send to the DEQ, Water Quality Division, Industrial Permits
Section, a report containing QA/QC documentation, analytical results, and calculations necessary to demonstrate
that the effluent and/or upstream specific MDL was correctly calculated. An effluent and/or upstream specific
minimum quantification level (MQL) shall be determined in accordance with the following calculation:
MQL = 3.3 x MDL
Upon written approval by the Industrial Permits Section, the effluent and/or upstream specific MQL may be
utilized by the permittee for all future DMR calculations and reporting requirements.
F. SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS
1. A minimum freeboard of three (3) feet shall be maintained for all permitted surface impoundments (F01 –
F04) and T01.
2. Surface impoundments F01 – F04 and T01 shall be sized to contain the design flow of wastewater/
stormwater (including sludge) plus expected rainfall plus 3 feet of freeboard. Inner and outer dike slopes
shall not be steeper than 1 vertical to 3 horizontal (1:3).
3. Surface impoundments F04 and T01 shall be maintained free of oil and grease, as evidenced by visible
sheen on the wastewater or by adhered oil and grease on the sides of the impoundments.
4. Pursuant to OAC 252:616-5-1, industrial wastewater systems shall not be located in flood ways. If any
surface impoundments located in a flood plain, the permittee shall ensure that the crest elevation of
dikes/berms must be at least one foot above the 100-year flood elevation in accordance with OAC 252:6165-1.
5. The permittee shall keep all surface impoundments F01 – F04 and T01 free from any kind of deep-rooted
vegetation.
6. The permittee shall restrict access to industrial wastewater systems sites by fences, secured gates or other
reasonable means in accordance with OAC 252:616-5-1(c). The permittee shall also post a sign listing the
name of the operator, an emergency phone number, and the DEQ permit number.
7. At such time as any impoundments (F01 – F04 and T01) may be permanently taken out of service or at such
time as its contents pose a risk to the environment or waters of the State, the owner or operator of the facility
shall be required to follow all closure requirements contained in OAC 252:616, Subchapter 13.
8. In all other respects, all permitted impoundments shall be subject to standard conditions for surface
impoundments contained in OAC 252:616, Subchapters 5, 7, and 13 including, but not limited to,
requirements for construction, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and closure.
G. LAND APPLICATION (Dust suppression only)
1. The permittee shall reuse only Class – III wastewater for dust suppression purpose where the pollutant of
concern is TSS. To maintain this classification, the wastewater to be land applied shall be free of visible
sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease and shall have a pH between 6.5 s.u. and 9.0 s.u.
2. The permittee shall visually inspect wastewater prior to land application. An inspection log shall be
maintained at the site and made available to DEQ upon request.
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3. There shall be no land application of wastewater in areas where the depth to the maximum seasonal
groundwater level is less than two (2) feet in accordance with OAC 252:616-5-1(b)(E).
4. There shall be no land application of wastewater during periods of precipitation or when soil is saturated or
frozen. There shall be no runoff of wastewater from the land application practice, or from construction/
stabilization sites.
5. The permittee shall give advance notice to the DEQ of any changes in wastewater source(s), treatment or
characteristics, method(s) of land application, or the addition of any specific land application site not
previously approved in the permit.
6. The permittee shall keep a log book which records the time and date, the source and the volume of
wastewater used, and the area which was dust suppressed. This log book shall be maintained at the site and
made available to the DEQ upon request.
H. OTHER DISPOSAL METHODS
Solids, sludge, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewaters
shall be disposed of in a State-approved industrial waste disposal site or to a company for recycling. Disposal
shall be in a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering water of the State or
waters of the United States. If any such industrial wastewater and/or sludge removed from the facility, the
permittee shall keep accurate records, which include the following information:
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Name and address of company hauling waste.
Time and date of hauling waste.
The type and amount of waste hauled.
The final disposal site of waste hauled.
The permittee shall retain the above records for a period of at least five (5) years. Upon request, the above
records shall be made available to the Department’s staff for review.
I.
DEQ shall have the right and authority to inspect the facility and operation any time.
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APPENDIX
Description of Wastewater Treatment/Disposal Surface Impoundments (S.I.’s)
S.I (a)
Stormwater runoff from the cement kiln
dust (CKD) pile and spoils area and
classified as Class - I wastewater
Settled stormwater from F01 and
classified as Class - I wastewater
Stormwater runoff from the plant area
and the stockpile of coal/petroleum coke
blend area, wastewater from plant
vehicle/truck wash and classified as
Class – III wastewater
Wastewater from customers’ truck wash
pad and direct interception of
stormwater and classified as Class - II
wastewater
Wastewater from customer truck wash
pad, sanitary wastewater, non-contact
cooling water and direct interception of
stormwater classified as Class - III
wastewater
F01
F02
F03
F04
T01
a
Wastewater Description and
Classification
OAC 252:616-1-2
Liner
Requirements
OAC 252:616-7-2
Holding Capacity
and/or Dimensions
OAC 252: 616-7-1(6)
Wastewater
Destination
Compacted Clay
380′ x 460′ x 10′
7,525,000 gallons
F02
Compacted Clay
360′ x 410′ x 10′
6,243,000 gallons
Outfall 003
Compacted Clay
310′ x 214′ x 8′
1,878,000 gallons
Outfall 004
Concrete
16′ x 18′ x 6.5′
7,500 gallons
T01
Native Soil
600′ x 800′ x 10′
22,362,000 gallons
Evaporation
and total
retention
Designation ‘F’ refers to a flow-through surface impoundment and ‘T’ refers to total retention surface impoundment.
Location of the Surface Impoundment(s)
S.I (a)
F01
F02
F03
F04
T01
a
Legal Descriptions
NE¼ of NE¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14EIM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
NE¼ of NE¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14EIM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
NW¼ of NW¼ of NW¼
Section 27, Township 20N, Range 14EIM
Rogers County, Oklahoma
SE¼ of SE¼ of SE¼
Section 21, Township 20N, Range 14EIM
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
NE¼ of NE¼ of NE¼
Section 28, Township 20N, Range 14EIM
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
General Location and Description
Located southeast of the facility.
Located southeast of the facility.
Located south of the facility.
Located west of the facility.
Located southwest of the facility.
Designation ‘F’ refers to a flow-through surface impoundment and ‘T’ refers to total retention surface impoundment.