1. A.

   1. 1. No person shall supply water, or do any construction work of any nature for supplying water, to the public from or by a public water supply system by means of any waterworks without a written permit issued by the Executive Director. The Department may grant an exception to a public water supply system from the review and permit requirement for construction of a water line extension.
   2. 2. The Board shall promulgate rules setting forth conditions for such exceptions including but not limited to a certification by the system, upon application for such exception, that the proposed design and construction of the extension meets or exceeds Board standards and, after the completion of construction but prior to the commencement of service by such extension, a sufficiency certification by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of Oklahoma, that the extension as constructed meets or exceeds Board standards. Such certifications shall provide assurances, respectively, that the integrity and capacity of the existing system will not or have not been compromised. Such rules shall allow a rural water district or nonprofit rural water corporation to submit in lieu of a sufficiency certification by a professional engineer, such certification by a certified waterworks operator employed by the district, provided that the line extension is not larger than the existing line, that no part of the existing water line was previously extended pursuant to this paragraph, that the extension does not add more than one (1) service connection to the existing line, and that the line has not been extended through, over or under any stream, lake, pond or marsh or any existing sewage or wastewater collection lines.
   3. 3. The Department may disallow any exception application which does not comply with this section or rules promulgated by the Board, or which does not assure protection of the existing system or public health and the environment.
   4. 4. Failure of a system to meet the terms of a granted exception may result in the termination of the exception, the denial of future exceptions or the imposition of permit or corrective action requirements by the Department, or a combination thereof. No exception shall be terminated until the Department has advised the owner or operator of the excepted system and such person or persons are given an opportunity to show compliance with all exception requirements.

2. B. An application for such permit shall be accompanied by maps, plans and specifications, prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Oklahoma. Such application shall include but not be limited to:

   1. 1. A description of the design of the system;
   2. 2. Identification of the system's source;
   3. 3. A description of the manner of storage and distribution and purification of the water proposed for the supply previous to its delivery to consumers; and
   4. 4. Any other data and information required by the Department.

Laws 1963, SB 26, c. 325, § 907, emerg. eff. July 1, 1963; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1002, c. 145, § 71, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Renumbered from 63 O.S. § 1-907 by Laws 1993, HB 1002, c. 145, § 359, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1238, c. 163, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 1993 (repealed by Laws 1993, SB 361, c. 324, § 58, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993); Amended by Laws 1993, SB 361, c. 324, § 28, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.