PERMIT NO. OK0045055
Page 1 of Part I
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),
Cherokee Development Authority
(State ID # W-21001)
121 N. Grand
Cherokee, OK 73728
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at approximately
NE¼, SE¼, Section 3,
Township 26 North, Range 11 West, Indian Meridian,
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
to receiving waters: Cottonwood Creek in the Arkansas River Basin at points located at approximately:
Latitude:
36o 45' 59.358" N (GPS-NAD83)
Longitude:
98o 21' 37.325" W (GPS-NAD83)
Water Body I.D. No.: 621010010100
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 previous permit issued on June 29, 2005, with an effective date of July
1, 2005.
The issuance date of this permit is
, 2011.
This permit shall become effective on
, 2011.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight
, 2016.
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. OK0045055
Page 2 of Part I
A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period from the effective date through the expiration date of the permit, the permittee is authorized
to discharge wastewater from the water plant in accordance with the following limitations:
Discharge Limitations
Mass
Concentration
(lbs/day)
(mg/l)
Monthly Monthly
Daily
Avg.
Avg.
Max.
Effluent Characteristics
Flow (mgd) [50050]
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) [00530]
Chloride [00940]
Sulfate [00945]
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) [70300]
Report
41.7
----9964
--20
Report
Report
4779
--30
----5595
6.5 – 9.0
pH (standard units) [00400]
Monitoring Requirements
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
Daily
1/month
1/month
1/month
2/month
Estimate
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
1/week
Grab
Other Requirements
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
There shall be no discharge of visible sheen of oil or globules of oil and grease.
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.
B. BACKGROUND MONITORING REQUIREMENT (OUTFALL 999)
Background monitoring and reporting requirement is as follows:
Effluent Characteristic
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Concentration (mg/l)
Report
Measurement Frequency
1/month
Sample Type
Grab
Sampling Location for Background Monitoring Requirements:
Samples taken from the receiving water for the background monitoring requirement must be collected upstream
of the discharge point at a location not affected by the discharge.
PERMIT NO. OK0045055
Page 3 of Part I
C. COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
The permittee is required to monitor for background (receiving stream) total dissolved solids. The following
compliance schedule, regarding background monitoring, is as follows:
Task
Date
Begin monitoring for background total dissolved
solids (TDS)
The effective date of the permit
Complete monitoring for background TDS
Three (3) years after the effective date of the permit or
when at least 10 background data point are available,
whichever comes first
PERMIT NO. OK0045055
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. Residual (Sludge) Requirements
Residual (sludge) disposal practices shall comply with the federal regulations for landfills, sludge, and solid
waste disposal established at 40 CFR Part 257, 503 and the DEQ rules governing Sludge Management (OAC
252:606 and OAC 252:515) as applicable.
The permittee is required to maintain all records relevant to residual 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 residual 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 recieving 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 Part 124.5.