Disposal of wastewater.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-806
in effect§ 47-806. - Disposal of wastewater.
(a) The disposal of wastewater must be by a permittee:
(1) into a sanitary landfill and/or a land application site as authorized and approved by the Director; or
(2) into a private waste reclamation facility as authorized and approved by the Director; or
(3) into the City wastewater system as authorized and approved by the Director.
(b) The Director is hereby authorized to designate authorized and approved landfills, private waste reclamation facilities and other authorized disposition of wastewater. The Director may withdraw such designation should the owner or operator of the disposal site violate any provision of this article. A list of the authorized disposal sites shall be on file with the Wastewater Quality Division of the Department.
(c) The disposal of wastewater from a pretreatment facility other than as provided in the Code, is expressly prohibited and shall be a violation by both the user and/or its permittee.
(d) Any wastewater unacceptable for discharge into the City's sanitary sewer system must meet applicable State requirements for transportation and disposal.
(e) The decanting of wastewater into the collections system, including any pretreatment system, is an unauthorized discharge and a violation of this chapter.
(f) Commingled waste must not be accepted at any City structure or any City approved disposal site.
(Ord. No. 20086, § 1(47-306), 1-4-94; Ord. No. 23451, § 8, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 27272, § 8, 1-31-23)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH47SESEDI_ARTXIIPRFASEWATRDI_DIV1GEPR_S47-806DIWAFetched: 10/28/2026