1. (a) General. Pollution is prohibited. All operators, contractors, drillers, service companies, pit operators, transporters, pipeline companies, or other persons shall at all times conduct their operations in a manner that will not cause pollution.
2. (b) Workable coal seams. Sections 305, 306, 307, and 308 of Title 52, Oklahoma Statutes Annotated, governing the drilling, operations, and plugging of oil and gas wells in workable coal beds are hereby adopted as rules of the Commission as fully as if set out verbatim herein.

3. (c) Reporting nonpermitted discharges (spills, etc.).

   1. (1) All operators, contractors, drillers, service companies, pit operators, transporters, pipeline companies, or other persons conducting operations regulated by the Commission shall:

      1. (A) Report by telephone, or by electronic mail, with respect to their operations, to the Commission District Office or Field Inspector within 24 hours of discovery:

         1. (i) Any non-permitted discharge of deleterious substances of ten bbls. or more (single event) within a non-lined earthen containment or to the soil outside of sufficiently impervious lined containment or non-lined earthen containment.
         2. (ii) Any discharge of a deleterious substance, regardless of quantity, to the waters of the State.
         3. (iii) Name of party reporting, firm name, telephone number, and electronic mail address.
         4. (iv) Legal location.
         5. (v) Lease or facility name.
         6. (vi) Operator.
         7. (vii) Circumstances surrounding discharge of deleterious substance(s) and whether discharge was to water or soil.
         8. (viii) Date of occurrence.
         9. (ix) Volumes of deleterious substance(s) discharged.
         10. (x) Type of materials discharged.
         11. (xi) Method of cleanup (if any) undertaken and completed.
         12. (xii) Volumes of deleterious substance(s) recovered.
         13. (xiii) Estimated time period for reclamation.
         14. (xiv) Plan for continued remedial undertaking (upon request by the Pollution Abatement Department).
      2. (B) Maintain adequate records of each non-permitted discharge reflecting the information, time, and manner of reporting pursuant to this Section for a minimum of three (3) years. Such documents shall be produced upon demand by an authorized representative of the Commission.
      3. (C) Report hazardous substances that meet reportable quantities under Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (40 C.F.R. Part 302) in the format as required under this subsection.
   2. (2) Any operator, contractor, driller, service company, pit operator, transporter, or pipeline company who fails to comply with provisions of this rule may be fined $500.00 per incident.

Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2295, eff 6-25-92

Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2337, eff 6-25-92

Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2198, eff 7-1-97

Amended at 29 Ok Reg 950, eff 7-1-12

Amended at 32 Ok Reg 768, eff 8-27-15

Amended at 36 Ok Reg 534, eff 8-1-19

Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1121, eff 1-1-20

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 10-1-25