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Department of Environmental Quality's Fact Sheets

Here you'll find links to our various fact sheets generated or distributed by the DEQ. These files Adobe Acrobat files, so you will need Acrobat Reader to view or print.

If you have questions regarding Fact Sheets,
contact Skylar McElhaney at: 405-702-7167 or e-mail her.

This page last updated on March 13, 2013

Air Quality | Water Quality | Land Protection | Local Services | Customer Services | General | Disaster Recovery

To see a list of the fact sheets in alphabetical order instead of by division click here.

Air

Lead-Based Paint

A Lead-Based Paint Inspection or Risk Assessment for Your Home

Lead-based Paint FAQ's

Playground Equipment and Lead-Based Paint Hazards

Industry-Specific

Gasoline Dispensing Facilities

Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities

Dry Cleaning

The dry cleaning fact sheets listed below are currently being updated. New fact sheet links will placed as soon as the revisions are complete. Contact Air Quality Division staff at 405-702-4100 if you have any questions.

Dry Cleaner Minor Facility General Permit this fact sheet is being updated

Fugitive Controls and Pollution Prevention Requirements for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities this fact sheet is being updated

Large Area Source Category for Dry Cleaning Facilities Using Perchloroethylene Subject to the NESHAP, Subpart M this fact sheet is being updated

Monitoring Requirements for Dry Cleaning Facilities Using Perchloroethylene this fact sheet is being updated

Compliance - Enforcement

Online Excess Emissions Reporting

Education and General Fact Sheets

Air Quality Index Chart

Asbestos / NESHAP Regulations

Asbestos in the Home

Carbon Monoxide

Diesel Emission Retrofits

Diesel: Frequently Asked Questions

Diesel - Health and Environmental Impacts of Diesel Exhaust

Diesel Idle Reduction

Nitrogen Dioxide

Particulate Matter

State Environmental Laboratory Services

Customer Services Division-DEQ Focus on Serving the Customers

Dry Cleaner Waste and Emission Reduction

Ground Water Rule

Inorganic Chemical and Metals Fact Sheet

Lead Analysis Fact Sheet

Mercury Information

Organic Chemical Fact Sheet

Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction for Wood Manufacturers

Radiochemical Fact Sheet

Selecting an Accredited Laboratory

State Laboratory Facts

Volatile Organic Chemical Fact Sheet

Land

Agricultural Tire Recycling Fees

Are You Getting a New Roof?

Arsenic and Historic Smelters in Oklahoma

Bethany Public Water Supply

Bioremediation of Excavated Petroleum Contaminated Soil

Brownfields Tax Incentive

Blackwell Zinc Smelter Site In Blackwell Oklahoma

Blackwell Zinc Smelter Site In Oklahoma and Arsenic

Blackwell Zinc Smelter Site In Blackwell Oklahoma and Lead

Car Wash Sludge

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Consumer eCycling in Oklahoma

Copper-wire Burn Site: Guidance for the Remediation of Lead-Contaminated Soils from a Residential Copper-wire Burn Site

Disposal Requirements & Options For Hazardous Dental Wastes

Fish Consumption Guidance Mercury Advisory

Fluorescent Bulbs

Ground Water Modeling

Land Reclamation Project

Lead and Historic Smelters in Oklahoma

Management of Waste Fluorescent Lamps

Mercury Exposure

Mercury Information

Monitored Natural Attenuation

Procedures for the Remediation of Diesel & Gasoline Spills

Proper Handling and Disposal of Vehicle Wastes

Radon Factsheet

Recyclers of Fluorescent Lamps

Risk-Based Cleanup Levels for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)

Site Cleanup Using Risk-Based Decision Making

Surfacing Sewage

Waste Tire Program

Waste Tire Program Recycling Applicable Fees

Local Services

2007 Oklahoma Ice Storm: Guidelines for Debris Management

2007 Oklahoma Ice Storm: Options for Reuse/Disposal of Damaged Utility Poles

Car Wash Sludge

Diesel Spills - Remediation of Diesel & Gasoline Spills

Disinfections of Water Wells

Environmental Complaints Program

Hiring an Engineer

Land Reclamation

Lead in Drinking Water

Permissible Open Burning

Permissible Open Burning Check Sheet

Proper Handling and Disposal of Vehicle Wastes

Soil Profile Site Preparation Instructions

Subsurface and Surface Drains for Protections of Groundwater and Septic Systems

Surfacing Sewage

Wellhead Protection: Cost of Making Water Safe Continues to Rise

Wood Chip Guidance

General

Customer Services Division-DEQ Focus on Serving the Customers

Environmental Complaints Program

Protecting Our Environment - About the DEQ

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Water

Arsenic, Chromium, Selenium, and Uranium in Private Drinking Water Wells on the Garber Wellington/Central Oklahoma Aquifer

Biosolids Management

Biosolids Management to Conserve Energy

Biosolids Management in Oklahoma Considerations of a Biosolids Land Application Process

Biosolids Management in Oklahoma Developing a Land Application Biosolids Management Plan

Boil Order Advisory (Public Water Supply)

Cryptosporidium

Disinfect ion of Water Wells and Water Service Lines

Drought Impact Contacts - Who to call if a drought impacts your community

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

Evaluating Biosolids Management

Ground Water Rule

How to Properly Maintain Your Private Water Well

How to Properly Maintain Your Well & How to Disinfect Your Private Water Well two-sided combination fact sheet

Is Your Utility Ready For A Drought?

Land Application of Biosolids

Maintenance of Et/A Lateral Line Systems

Methemoglobinemia (Blue Baby Syndrome)

Nutrients in Biosolids

Organic Chemicals

Soil Profile Site Preparation Instructions

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)

Site Cleanup Using Risk-Based Decision Making

Significance of Iron and Manganese in Drinking Waters

Significance of Private Water Well Analysis

Surfacing Sewage

Swimming in Oklahoma’s Lakes, Rivers, and Streams

Trihalomethane (THM)

Water Conservation Tips for the Bathroom

Water Conservation Tips for the Kitchen

Water Conservation Tips for the Outdoors

Water Costs Money, Don't Waste It!

Water Emergency Procedures

Water Systems Security

Water Volatile Organic Chemicals

Water Well Analysis

Who To Call If A Drought Impacts Your Community

Disaster Recovery

Conservation in Emergency Situations

Debris Management Guidelines for Residents

Emergency Disposal Site Evaluation and Registry

Guidelines for Debris Management

Options for Reuse/Disposal of Damaged Utility Poles

Steps to Stay Safe as You Return Home