Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10.12.1996

State Program Requirements; Approval of Application by Oklahoma to Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program

On November 19, 1996, the Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6, approved the application by the State of Oklahoma to administer and enforce the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program for regulating discharges of pollutants into waters of the State. The authority to approve state programs is provided to EPA in Section 402(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The approved state program i.e., the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (OPDES) program is a partial program to the extent described in this Notice (see section titled ``Scope of the OPDES program), which will operate in lieu of the EPA administered NPDES program pursuant to Section 402 of the CWA. The OPDES program will be administered by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ). In making its decision, EPA has considered all comments and issues raised during the publicly noticed comment period. Summaries of the comments and EPA responses are contained in this notice. The comments and public hearing record are contained in the administrative record supporting this notice.