REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL Please silence all cell phones A Public Meeting: April 30, 2024, at 2:00 pm Department of Environmental Quality Location: Multi-Purpose Room, 1st Floor DEQ Building 707 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1. CALL TO ORDER – Brian Duzan 2. ROLL CALL – Quiana Fields 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 9, 2024, MEETING
4. PERMANENT RULEMAKING OAC 252:301 – “LABORATORY ACCREDITATION” DEQ staff is proposing to update the rule to modify the title, clarify program definitions, correct references, and standardize language between other DEQ Lab Accreditation Program (LAP) rules. Additional proposed updates are to simplify the program renewal and application processes and fee calculations, remove the late application fee, and revise the annual accreditation period and timelines for submitting renewal applications and invoice payment. Other proposed changes are to update incorporations by reference for EPA methodologies and to make other amendments for conformity and added flexibility with method requirements under the EPA Primary Drinking Water regulations, National Standards for Solid Waste Methods, and EPA Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants. The Department is also proposing rule amendments clarifying accreditation groups and types, proficiency testing, and laboratory assessments.
5 PERMANENT RULEMAKING OAC 252:302 – “FIELD LABORATORY ACCREDITATION” DEQ staff is proposing to update the rule to modify the title, clarify program definitions, correct references, and standardize language between other DEQ Lab Accreditation Program (LAP) rules. Additional proposed updates are to simplify the program renewal and application processes and fee calculations and revise the annual accreditation period and timelines for submitting renewal applications and invoice payment. Other proposed changes are to update incorporations by reference for EPA methodologies and make amendments allowing more flexibility with method requirements under the national program for EPA Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants. The Department is also proposing rule amendments to clarify proficiency testing requirements.
6. PERMANENT RULEMAKING OAC 252:307 – “TNI LABORATORY ACCREDITATION” DEQ staff is proposing to update the rule to modify the title, clarify program definitions, correct references, and standardize language between other DEQ Lab Accreditation Program (LAP) rules. Additional proposed updates are to simplify the program renewal and application processes and fee calculations, remove the late application fee, and revise the annual accreditation period and timelines for submitting renewal applications and invoice payment. Other proposed changes are to update incorporations by reference for EPA methodologies and to make other amendments for conformity and added flexibility with method requirements under the EPA Primary Drinking Water regulations, National Standards for Solid Waste Methods, and EPA Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants. The Department is also proposing rule amendments to clarify proficiency testing requirements.
MOST STATES GENERALLY ADD REQUIREMENTS. READING SILLY STATE LAWS IN WATER IS USUALLY A VERY HASTY GENERALIZATION OF REPEATING A WHOLE LOT OF WHAT THE FEDS SAY. ITS ALWAYS MUCH EASIER TO JUST KNOW YOUR FEDERAL LAW. MOST STATE ADD REQUIREMENTS NOT ADD "FLEXIBILITY" THE REASON I BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING THIS HERE IS BECAUSE OF THE OKC LAKE HEFNER OZONE CHECK STANDARDS NOT BEING RAN OR COMPLIANT WITH SM4500 O3 OZONE DETERMINATION. THEY REALLY JUST NEED ONLINE PROCESS ANALYZERS. THE WHOLE FUCKING OZONE SYSTEM IS STUPID AS FUCK. SAMPLE SPOTS ARE IN TERRIBLE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE POPULATION SAMPLE. THERES VERY DEVIANT BUBBLES INVOLVED. I HAVENT EVEN LOOKED INTO THE EXCHANGE RATE EFFICIENCY OF THE BUBBLES OR THE STOICHIOMETRY BUT IM SURE THE ENGINEERS FROM COLORADO WHO COMMISSIONED IT FACTORED IT INTO THEIR DISINFECTION BENCHMARK PROFILING. IT WOULD BE A SHAME FOR THEM TO SEE NO ONE FOLLOWING ALL THEIR BEAUTIFUL HARD WORK AND CHANGING LAWS JUST BECAUSE OKC DOESNT KNOW HOW TO FUCKING OPERATE IT. LET ME FETCH THESE OTHER HOUSE BILLS. 1146 WAS PASSED 2 WEEKS AFTER I WAS FIRED. AND THERES A FEW WATER HOUSE BILLS THAT GOT PASSED INVOLVING ADDING FLEXIBILITY AGAIN. YOU CANT JUST CHANGE THE LAWS AND STILL EXPECT PEOPLE TO KNOW WTF THEY ARE DOING. NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO OPERATE LAKE HEFNER WATER PLANT. IVE MINED 60 YRS OF THE DATA. ALL THE SIGNATURES ARE LIABLE. 60 YRS OF MORS. I GET EVERYONE RAISES AND I GET FIRED. REALLY FUCKING GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. IVE LOST 58% OF MY LIFE SAVINGS. AND ANOTHER NOTE IS WHEN THEY CHANGE THE LAWS JUST GIVE US THE HIGHGLIGHTS WROTE IN RED. STOP REFERENCING ALL THIS OTHER CRAP WE HAVE TO FETCH AND READ AGAIN. JUST PUT A LINE THRU THE OLD CRAP AND WRITE THE NEW CRAP IN RED. OR BOLD IF UR COLORBLIND. WITH AMENDMENT DATES. ITS A FUCKING WRECK TO EVEN SEE COURT SYSTEMS NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO ORGANIZE OR FORMAT THEIR SHIT BETTER. WORST FUCKN PROBLEM IN GOVERNMENT IS WELL ITS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. WELL SOMEONE HAD IT THAT WAY FOR A REASON. NO THEY FUCKING DIDNT IT JUST FUCKING SUCKS. KNOW WTF U CAN DO. STOP BEING INCONFIDENT. MAKE SHIT BETTER. WHY THE FUCK NOT. ITS LIKE THAT IN WATER TOO. EVERY BODY THINKS EVERY BODY IS DOING SHIT RIGHT WHEN NO ONE IS. AUTHORS ON EXCEL FILES ARE FROM FUCKN BRISCOE IN 1995 IN FUCKING 2024. MY GOD. AND PENSIONERS CLAIM HE IS A D.rUn.k.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL Please silence all cell phones A Public Meeting: September 24, 2024, at 2:00 pm Department of Environmental Quality Location: Multi-Purpose Room, 1st Floor DEQ Building 707 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1. CALL TO ORDER – Brian Duzan 2. ROLL CALL – Quiana Fields 3. MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – Rob Singletary 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 30, 2024, MEETING 5. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025
6. DISCUSSION OF PERMANENT RULEMAKING FOR THE JANUARY 2025 WQMAC MEETING A. OAC 252:305 “LABORATORY SERVICES” DEQ staff will be proposing to revoke OAC 252:305 and replace it with a new chapter, OAC 252:306. The proposed new chapter will: (1) include content changes for consistency with other department rules; (2) update information currently in Chapter 305; (3) better define the services provided by SELS; and, (4) allow adaptability for future laboratory services updates without requiring annual rulemaking. A. Presentation – Susan Mensik B. Discussion by the Council C. Discussion by the Public B. OAC 252:606 “OKLAHOMA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (OPDES) STANDARDS” DEQ will be proposing an update of the federal rules incorporated by reference from July 12, 2023, to July 8, 2024. The first regulatory change was the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule that became effective November 27, 2023. The purpose of the final rule was to provide stakeholders with a clear and consistent certification process while ensuring protection of vital state, territory, and Tribal water resources. The second regulatory change, effective on June 17, 2024, consisted of EPA finalizing changes to its test procedures required to be used by industries and municipalities when analyzing the chemical, physical, and biological properties of wastewater and other samples for reporting under the EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. This provides timelier access to new measurement techniques and greater flexibility in the selection of analytical methods, thereby reducing monitoring costs while maintaining public health protection.
"flexibility" is the really suspicious words here. still fetching house bills next.