OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT/DISPOSAL PERMIT

Permit Number:
ID Number: / OK0041106
I-68000230

In compliance with the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act (OPDES Act), 27A O.S., §2-6-201 et seq., and the rules of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality promulgated thereunder,

Souter Construction Co., Inc. - Gore Quarry No. 2
P.O. Box359
Gore, OK 74435

is authorized to discharge from their facility, located in the:

N½, SE¼, Section 20, the S½, NW¼, and the NW¼, NW¼, SE¼,
Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma,
or 4 miles north-northeast of the town of Gore.

to receiving waters identified as: unnamed tributary to the Illinois River, stream segment 121700, in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

from:Outfall 003:

Latitude 35º 35' 16" N, Longitude 95º 05' 15" W

NE¼, NW¼, SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM,

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

Outfall 004

Latitude 35º 35' 15" N, Longitude 95º 05' 12" W

NW¼, NE¼, SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM,

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV, hereof.

The above referenced facility is also authorized to retain wastewater in three(3) flow-through surface impoundments (F03, F04, and F07) and one (1) total retention surface impoundment (T01) as described in the Appendix. Surface impoundments shall be maintained in accordance with Parts I, II, III and IV, hereof.

Issuance of this permit in no way or in any respect affects the permittee's civil or criminal responsibility regarding disposal and/or discharges of wastewater, except with respect to the permittee's legal responsibility under the OPDES Act and Department Rules.

This permit replaces and/or supersedes NPDES Permit No. OK0041106 that became effective on March 1, 2003.

This permit shall become effective on , 2008.

This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight, on , 2008.

This is to certify that the wastewater discharges set forth in this permit comply with the requirements of Oklahoma's Water Quality Standards, as amended, provided the permittee does not exceed the effluent limitations set forth in this permit.

Issued this day of , 2008.

For Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality,

______
Leslie Smith, P.E., Manager
Industrial Permits Section
Water Quality Division / ______
Jon L. Craig, Director
Water Quality Division

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ID No. I-68000230 Part I

PART I

EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

1. Limitations and Monitoring Requirements for Outfalls 003 and 004

a. Limitations, Reporting Requirements and Monitoring Requirements

During the period beginning the effective date and lasting through the expiration date, the permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfalls 003 and 004. The discharge from Outfall 003 consists of storm water runoff from a limestone quarry and quarry dewatering. The discharge from Outfall 004 consists of storm water runoff from a limestone quarry and rock wash wastewater. Such discharge shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:

Mass and Concentration Limitations – Outfall 001

Parameters / Mass Loadings
(lbs/day unless otherwise specified) / Concentration/Other Units
(mg/L unless otherwise specified)
Monthly
Average / Daily
Maximum / Monthly
Average / Daily
Maximum
Flow
STORET: 50050 / Report MGD / Report MGD / N/A / N/A
Total Suspended Solids
STORET: 00530 / N/A / N/A / Report / 45
pH
STORET: 00400 / N/A / 6.5 s.u - 9.0 s.u.

b.Monitoring Frequencies and Sample Types

(1)Monitoring Requirements and Sample Types

Monitoring Requirements and Sample Types

Parameters / Measurements Frequency1 / Sample Type
Flow / Daily / Estimate
Total Suspended Solids / 1/Week / Grab
pH / 1/Week / Grab

1When discharging.

NOTE: See Parts II, III and IV for Additional Requirements.

There shall be no discharge of visible sheen of oil or globules of oil or grease.

There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

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ID No. I-68000230 Part I

Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements specified above shall be taken at the following locations:

Outfall 003At the end of three 6” pipes at the east side of impoundment F03, in the NE¼, NW¼, SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

Outfall 004At the end of the 12” pipe at the southwest corner of impoundment F04, in the NW¼, NE¼, SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

SECTION B. SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE

The permittee shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitations specified for discharges in accordance with the following schedule: None.

SECTION C. REPORTING OF MONITORING RESULTS

Monitoring results shall be reported in accordance with the provisions of Part III. E.4 of the permit. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month shall be summarized and reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms postmarked no later than the 15th day of the following month. If no discharge occurs during the reporting period, DMR forms stating “No Discharge” shall be submitted according to the above schedule.

The first report is due on .

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ID No. I-68000230 Part II

PART II

OTHER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

  1. 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 rules of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, 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. By the Director’s approval, grant and issuance of this permit, permittee acknowledges receipt of true, correct and current copies of Oklahoma’s Water Quality Standards, and the rules of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, provided, however, that permittee further acknowledges that any and all amendments thereto shall become part of this permit.
  1. REOPENER CLAUSE

This permit may be reopened for modification or revocation and 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 Total Maximum Daily Load is established for the receiving stream(s), or when required as technology. Modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit shall follow regulations listed at 40 CFR Part 124.5.

  1. 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.
  1. Unless otherwise specified in this permit, effluent and/or upstream 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.
  1. SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT REQUIREMENTS

A minimum freeboard of three (3) feet for surface impoundments F03, F04, F07, and T01 shall be maintained.

The permit may be reopened to implement and/or require impoundment modifications, additions, extensions, and/or operational changes; additional monitoring and reporting (including but not necessarily limited to soil sampling); reclassification of wastes; sludge management plans; best management practices; closure plans; remediation and/or remediation plans; monitoring wells and/or subsurface monitoring plans; and/or other appropriate actions.

At such time as surface impoundments F03, F04, F07, and T01 are to be permanently taken out of service or at such time as the contents of F03, F04, F07, and T01 pose a risk to the environment or waters of the state, the owner or operator of the facility shall follow all closure requirements contained in OAC 252:616-13.

In all other respects, F03, F04, F07, and T01 shall be subject to standard conditions for surface impoundment contained in OAC 252:616, Subchapters 5, 7, and 13, including but not limited to requirements for construction, operation, maintenance, monitoring and closure.

F.LAND APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

The land application of clarified wastewater from impoundments F03, F04, F07, and T01 shall be allowed, for dust suppression only, to designated facility haul roads (L01) used by crushed stone haul trucks, loaders, and other heavy construction equipment. No land application shall be conducted when the designated area is moist and/or free of dust. The rate of application of the wastewater shall not be sufficient to induce runoff.

G.Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of wastewater shall be disposed of in a state approved industrial waste disposal site or to a company for recycling.

If any such industrial wastes are removed from the facility, the permittee shall keep accurate records which include the following information:

a. Name and address of company hauling waste.

b. The type and amount of waste hauled.

  1. The final disposal site of waste hauled.

Upon request, the above records shall be made available to the staff of the Department for inspection, review, and copying.

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ID No. I-68000230 Appendix

APPENDIX

Description of Wastewater Treatment, Recycle and Disposal Surface Impoundments

S.I.1, 2 / Liner Material / Holding Capacity and/or Dimensions / Wastewater
Source(s) and Classification / Wastewater
Destination
F03 / In-situclay / 224,400 gallons
100' x 150' x 5' / Wastewater from F07 – Class III / Outfall 003
F04 / In-situ clay / 224,400 gallons
100' x 150' x 5' / Process wastewater and storm water runoff from the process area –
Class III / Outfall 004
F07 / In-situ clay / 224,400 gallons
100' x 150' x 5' / Mine dewatering and storm water accumulated from the quarry area – Class III / F03
T01 / In-situ limestone / Variable area and freeboard / Storm water runoff from the process area – Class III / Total retention and evaporation

1 Designation F refers to a flow-through surface impoundment.

2 Designation T refers to a total retention surface impoundment.

Location of Surface Impoundments

S.I. 1, 2
No. / Legal Location / General Location and Description
F03 / NE¼, NW¼,SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM Sequoyah County, Oklahoma / Adjacent to and immediately south of active quarry pit
F04 / NW¼, NE¼,SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM Sequoyah County, Oklahoma / East of F03 and southwest of stockpile area
F07 / NE¼, NE¼,SW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM Sequoyah County, Oklahoma / Bottom of active quarry pit
T01 / NE¼, SW¼,NW¼, Section 21, Township 13N, Range 21EIM Sequoyah County, Oklahoma / East of F04 and southeast of stockpile area

1 Designation F refers to a flow-through surface impoundment.

2 Designation T refers to a total retention surface impoundment.