AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
OKLAHOMA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
PART I
In compliance with the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act (OPDES Act), Title 27A O.S. § 26-201 et seq. as amended, and the rules of the State of Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
adopted thereunder {See OAC 252:606}; the Federal Clean Water Act, Public Law 95-217 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), Section 402; and NPDES Regulations (40 CFR, Parts 122, 124 and 403),
Drumright Utility Trust
(State ID # W-20904)
122 W. Broadway
Drumright, OK 74030
is hereby authorized to discharge filter backwash wastewater from a facility located at approximately:
NE¼, NE¼, NE¼, Section 1,
Township 17 North, Range 6 East, Indian Meridian,
Creek County, Oklahoma
to receiving waters: Unnamed tributary to Euchee Creek at a point located at approximately:
Outfall 001:
Latitude:
35o 59' 11.512" N (GPS-NAD83)
Longitude:
96o 37' 16.639" W (GPS-NAD83)
Water Body I.D. No.: 620900010010
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and
IV hereof.
This permit replaces and/or supersedes the permit issued on May 21, 2007.
The issuance date of this permit is
, 2012.
This permit shall become effective on
, 2012.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight
, 2017.
For the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality:
__________________________________________
Edward Dihrberg, P.E., Manager
Permitting Group
Water Quality Division
__________________________________________
Shellie Chard-McClary, Director
Water Quality Division
PERMIT NO. OK0038318
Page 2 of Part I
A. Effluent Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Outfall 001)
During the period from the effective date through the expiration date of the permit, the permittee is
authorized to discharge filter backwash wastewater from their water plant in accordance with the following
limitations:
Effluent Characteristics
Flow [50050]
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) [00530]
Iron, Dissolved [01046]
Aluminum, Dissolved [01106] c
Manganese, Dissolved [01056]
a
b
c
Discharge Limitations
Mass
Concentration
(lbs/day)
(mg/l)
Monthly
Monthly Daily
Avg.
Avg.
Max.
Report (mgd)
8.34
0.42
0.42
0.42
--20
1.0
1.0
1.0
--30
2.0
2.0
2.0
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Daily a
1/month a, b
1/month a, b
1/month a, b
1/month a, b
Estimate
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
When discharging.
Readings may be averaged for the month if an individual sample is in excess of the monthly average.
If no alum is used for an entire reporting period, the permittee shall report a value of “zero” for the monthly
average and enter “No alum used this reporting period” in the comments section on the DMR for that
reporting period.
Other Requirements (Outfall 001)
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
There shall be no discharge of any visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease.
The pH [00400] shall not be less than 6.5 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units and shall be
monitored by grab samples collected once per week or when the facility is discharging (if frequency of
discharge is less than once per week).
Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the
discharge from the final treatment unit.
All monitoring and reporting requirements shall also be in compliance with Section III.B of this permit.
PERMIT NO. OK0038318
Part II
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 Department of Environmental Quality's rules, 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.
B. 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.
C. Unless otherwise specified in this permit, 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. Appendices A, B, and C to 40 CFR Part 136 are specifically referenced as part of
this requirement. Amendments to 40 CFR Part 136 promulgated after the effective date of this permit shall
supersede these requirements as applicable.
D. Residuals (Sludge) Requirements
Residuals (sludge) disposal practices shall comply with the federal regulations for landfills, sludge, and solid
waste disposal established at 40 CFR Parts 257, 503 and the DEQ rules governing Sludge Management (OAC
252:606 and OAC 252:515) as applicable.
Residuals disposal practice shall also comply with Residuals Management Plan SMP 3519018, approved by
DEQ on August 1, 2001, which allows the facility to dispose of residuals at Allied Waste Landfill in Stillwater,
Oklahoma.
The permittee is required to maintain all records relevant to residuals disposal for the life of the permit.
These records shall be made available to the DEQ upon request.
The permittee shall give 120 days prior notice to the DEQ of any changes in the residuals disposal practice.
E. Reopener Clause
This permit may be reopened for modification and/or 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 revised Total Maximum Daily Load is
established for the receiving stream(s). Modification and/or reissuance of the permit shall follow regulations
listed at 40 CFR 124.5.