Norman, OK Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing statute
- 27A O.S. Section 2-6-205
- Permit requirement
- Required before discharging any pollutant
- State fine cap
- $10,000/day, up to $125,000 per violation
- Enforcing state agency
- Dept. of Environmental Quality
- Local penalty
- NCC 1-114: up to $1,000 or 90 days
Summary
Any Norman facility or activity the Department of Environmental Quality regulates under the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act needs a permit before discharging pollutants, including stormwater, into state waters. Violators face a state administrative fine up to $10,000.00 per day, capped at $125,000.00 per violation, and Norman's own code adds a separate local $1,000.00 fine for pretreatment and stormwater discharge violations.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any facility, activity or entity regulated by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act to discharge any pollutant into waters of the state or elsewhere without first obtaining a permit from the Executive Director. B. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules which prescribe permit requirements applicable to discharges composed entirely of stormwater... the Executive Director may... assess an administrative fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per day of violation, for each day during which the violation continues. The total amount of such fine shall not exceed One Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) per violation.
Full Breakdown
S. Section 2-6-205, is the statute behind Norman's stormwater permitting, and the City's own wastewater code writes the same permit into its definitions: an "OPDES permit means a permit issued pursuant to section 402 of the Act," which Norman's treatment plant must hold to discharge into waters of the state. to discharge any pollutant into waters of the state or elsewhere without first obtaining a permit," and subsection (B) directs the Environmental Quality Board to write rules "applicable to discharges composed entirely of stormwater," which may exempt categories of discharges or set a permit schedule case by case.
00) per violation," or pursue a civil penalty of the same daily amount in district court, plus injunctive relief. 00, 60-day cap that applies to other violations.
Violations & Fines
An unpermitted stormwater or pollutant discharge under the OPDES Act can draw a state administrative fine of up to $10,000.00 per day, capped at $125,000.00 per violation, or a civil penalty of the same daily amount if the Executive Director sues in district court for an injunction. Within Norman, the same discharge also violates NCC 1-114's stormwater and wastewater pretreatment clause, punishable by up to $1,000.00 or 90 days imprisonment, with each day of a continuing discharge a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Norman require a permit for stormwater discharges?
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Does Norman have its own local penalty for stormwater violations?
Sources & Official References
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