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OR Rev Stat § 468B.142 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.142 - Order compelling compliance with rules; injunction; security not required; attorney fees.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality may apply to any circuit court for an order compelling compliance with any rule adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 468B.141. If the court finds that the defendant is not complying with any rule so adopted, the court shall grant an injunction requiring compliance. The court, on motion and affidavits, may grant a preliminary injunction ex parte upon such terms as are just. (2) The department need not give security before the issuance of an injunction under this section. (3) The court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the department if the department prevails in an action under this section. [2007 c.696 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 468B.143 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.143 - Persistent Pollutant Control Account; establishment; uses.

The Persistent Pollutant Control Account is established, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys may be credited to the account from any public or private source. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Environmental Quality and may be used only for the purposes described in ORS 468B.139 to 468B.142. [2007 c.696 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 468B.144 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.144 - Moneys received under ORS 468B.142; disposition.

All moneys received by the Department of Environmental Quality under ORS 468B.142 shall be deposited to the credit of the Persistent Pollutant Control Account established under ORS 468B.143. [2007 c.696 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 468B.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.150 - Definitions for ORS 468B.150 to 468B.190.

As used in ORS 448.268, 448.271 and 468B.150 to 468B.190: (1) "Area of ground water concern" means an area of the state subject to a declaration by the Department of Environmental Quality under ORS 468B.175 or the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 448.268. (2) "Contaminant" means any chemical, ion, radionuclide, synthetic organic compound, microorganism, waste or other substance that does not occur naturally in ground water or that occurs naturally but at a lower concentration. (3) "Ground water management area" means an area in which contaminants in the ground water have exceeded the levels established under ORS 468B.165, and the affected area is subject to a declaration under ORS 468B.180. (4) "Fertilizer" has the meaning given that term in ORS 633.311. (5) "Pesticide" has the meaning given that term in ORS 634.006. [Formerly 468.691; 1995 c.690 §7; 2001 c.914 §24; 2009 c.595 §952] Note: 468B.150 to 468B.188 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 468B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.155 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.155 - State goal to prevent ground water contamination.

The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the goal of the people of the State of Oregon to prevent contamination of Oregon’s ground water resource while striving to conserve and restore this resource and to maintain the high quality of Oregon’s ground water resource for present and future uses. [Formerly 468.692] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.160 - Ground water management and use policy.

In order to achieve the goal set forth in ORS 468B.155, the Legislative Assembly establishes the following policies to control the management and use of the ground water resource of this state and to guide any activity that may affect the ground water resource of Oregon: (1) Public education programs and research and demonstration projects shall be established in order to increase the awareness of the citizens of this state of the vulnerability of ground water to contamination and ways to protect this important resource. (2) All state agencies’ rules and programs affecting ground water shall be consistent with the overall intent of the goal set forth in ORS 468B.155. (3) Statewide programs to identify and characterize ground water quality shall be conducted. (4) Programs to prevent ground water quality degradation through the use of the best practicable management practices shall be established. (5) Ground water contamination levels shall be used to trigger specific governmental actions designed to prevent those levels from being exceeded or to restore ground water quality to at least those levels. (6) All ground water of the state shall be protected for both existing and future beneficial uses so that the state may continue to provide for whatever beneficial uses the natural water quality allows. [Formerly 468.693] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.162 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.162 - Coordination of ground water activities.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall coordinate the following: (a) Interagency management of ground water as necessary to achieve the goal set forth in ORS 468B.155. (b) The regulatory activities of any affected state agency responding to the declaration of a ground water management area under ORS 468B.180. As used in this subsection "affected state agency" means any agency having management responsibility for, or regulatory control over the ground water resource of this state or any substance that may contaminate the ground water resource of this state. (2) The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide staff for project oversight and for those activities authorized under ORS 468B.165 to 468B.188, including scheduling meetings, providing public notice of meetings and other group activities and keeping records of group activities. (3) In addition to its duties under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall, on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, prepare a report to the Legislative Assembly. The report shall include the status of ground water in Oregon, efforts made in the immediately preceding year to protect, conserve and restore Oregon’s ground water resources and grants awarded under ORS 468B.169. [Formerly 536.108; 1999 c.1074 §4] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.164 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.164 - Encouragement of federal actions.

In carrying out its coordination activities under ORS 468B.162, the Department of Environmental Quality shall encourage federal agency actions that are consistent with the water policies of the State of Oregon. [Formerly 536.112] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.165 - Ground water contaminants; maximum levels; rules.

(1) Within 90 days after receiving the recommendations of the technical advisory committee under ORS 468B.166, the Environmental Quality Commission shall begin rulemaking to first adopt final rules establishing maximum measurable levels for contaminants in ground water. The commission shall adopt the final rules not later than 180 days after the commission provides notice under ORS 183.335. (2) The adoption or failure to adopt a rule establishing a maximum measurable level for a contaminant under subsection (1) of this section shall not alone be construed to require the imposition of restrictions on the use of fertilizers under ORS 633.311 to 633.479 and 633.994 or the use of pesticides under ORS chapter 634. [Formerly 468.694; 2001 c.914 §25] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.166 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.166 - Technical advisory committee; duties; membership.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall appoint a nine-member technical advisory committee to develop criteria and a method for the Environmental Quality Commission to apply in adopting by rule maximum measurable levels of contaminants in ground water. The technical advisory committee shall recommend criteria and a method for the development of standards that are protective of public health and the environment. If a federal standard exists, the method shall provide that the Environmental Quality Commission shall first consider the federal standard, and if the Environmental Quality Commission does not adopt the federal standard, the method shall require the Environmental Quality Commission to give a scientifically valid reason for not concurring with the federal standard. As used in this subsection, "federal standard" means a maximum contaminant level, a national primary drinking water regulation or an interim drinking water regulation adopted by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 300g-1. (2) The technical advisory committee appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall be comprised of: (a) A toxicologist; (b) A health professional; (c) A water purveyor; (d) A biologist; and (e) Technically capable members of the public representing the following groups: (A) Citizens; (B) Local governments; (C) Environmental organizations; (D) Industrial organizations; and (E) Agricultural organizations. (3) The technical advisory committee may appoint individuals or committees to assist in development of the criteria and maximum measurable levels of contaminants in ground water. An individual or committee appointed by the committee under this subsection shall serve in an advisory capacity only. [Formerly 536.137] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.167 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.167 - Ground water resource protection strategy; advisory committees.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall implement the following ground water resource protection strategy: (a) Coordinate projects and activities of other agencies designed to reduce impacts on ground water from: (A) Commercial and industrial activities; (B) Commercial and residential use of fertilizers and pesticides; (C) Residential and sewage treatment activities; and (D) Any other activity that may result in contaminants entering the ground water. (b) Provide educational and informational materials to promote public awareness and involvement in the protection, conservation and restoration of Oregon’s ground water resource. Public information materials shall be designed to inform the general public about the nature and extent of ground water contamination, alternatives to practices that contaminate ground water and the effects of human activities on ground water quality. In addition, educational programs shall be designed for specific segments of the population that may have specific impacts on the ground water resource. (c) Coordinate the development of local ground water protection programs, including but not limited to local well head protection programs. (d) Award grants for the implementation of projects approved under the criteria established under ORS 468B.171. (e) Develop and maintain a centralized repository for information about ground water, including but not limited to: (A) Hydrogeologic characterizations; (B) Results of local and statewide monitoring or testing of ground water; (C) Data obtained from ground water quality protection research or development projects; and (D) Alternative residential, industrial and agricultural practices that are considered best practicable management practices for ground water quality protection. (f) Identify research or information about ground water that needs to be conducted or made available. (g) Cooperate with appropriate federal entities to identify the needs and interests of the State of Oregon so that federal plans and project schedules relating to the protection of the ground water resource incorporate the state’s intent to the fullest extent practicable. (h) Aid in the development of voluntary programs to reduce the quantity of hazardous or toxic waste generated in order to reduce the risk of ground water contamination from hazardous or toxic waste. (2) To aid and advise the department in the performance of its functions, the department may establish such advisory and technical committees as the department considers necessary. These committees may be continuing or temporary. The department shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint their members. [Formerly 536.125] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.169 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.169 - Requests for funding, advice or assistance for ground water projects.

(1) Any person, state agency, political subdivision of this state or ground water management committee organized under ORS 468B.179 or 468B.182 may submit to the Department of Environmental Quality a request for funding, advice or assistance for a research or development project related to ground water quality as it relates to Oregon’s ground water resource. (2) The request under subsection (1) of this section shall be filed in the manner, be in the form and contain the information required by the department. The requester may submit the request either to the department or to a ground water management committee organized under ORS 468B.179 or 468B.182. (3) The department shall approve only those requests that meet the criteria established by the department under ORS 468B.171. [Formerly 536.129] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.171 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.171 - Awarding grants; purpose; rules.

(1) Of the moneys available to the Department of Environmental Quality to award as grants under ORS 468B.169, not more than one-third shall be awarded for funding of projects directly related to issues pertaining to a ground water management area. (2) The department may award grants for the following purposes: (a) Research in areas related to ground water including but not limited to hydrogeology, ground water quality, alternative residential, industrial and agricultural practices; (b) Demonstration projects related to ground water including but not limited to hydrogeology, ground water quality, alternative residential, industrial and agricultural practices; (c) Educational programs that help attain the goal set forth in ORS 468B.155; and (d) Incentives to persons who implement innovative alternative practices that demonstrate increased protection of the ground water resource of Oregon. (3) Funding priority shall be given to proposals that show promise of preventing or reducing ground water contamination caused by nonpoint source activities. (4) In awarding grants for research under subsection (2) of this section, the department shall specify that not more than 10 percent of the grant may be used to pay indirect costs. The exact amount of a grant that may be used by an institution for such costs may be determined by the department. (5) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt by rule guidelines and criteria for awarding grants under this section. [Formerly 536.133] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.175 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.175 - Declaration of area of ground water concern.

(1) If, as a result of its statewide monitoring and assessment activities under ORS 468B.190, the Department of Environmental Quality confirms the presence in ground water of contaminants suspected to be the result, at least in part, of nonpoint source activities, the department shall declare an area of ground water concern. The declaration shall identify the substances confirmed to be in the ground water and all ground water aquifers that may be affected. (2) Before declaring an area of ground water concern, the agency making the declaration shall have a laboratory confirm the results that would cause the agency to make the declaration. [Formerly 468.696] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.177 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.177 - Actions of department after declaration of area of ground water concern.

After a declaration of an area of ground water concern, the Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with other appropriate state agencies, shall: (1) Within 90 days, appoint a ground water management committee in the geographic area overlying the ground water aquifer; (2) Focus research and public education activities on the area of ground water concern; (3) Provide for necessary monitoring in the area of ground water concern; (4) Assist the ground water management committee in developing, in a timely manner, a draft and final local action plan for addressing the issues raised by the declaration of an area of ground water concern; and (5) If not developed by the ground water management committee, develop a draft and final local action plan. [Formerly 536.141] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.179 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.179 - Ground water management committee; appointment; duties.

(1) Upon the request of a local government, or as required under ORS 468B.177 or 468B.182, the Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with other appropriate state agencies, shall appoint a ground water management committee. The ground water management committee shall be composed of at least seven members representing a balance of interests in the area affected by the declaration. (2) After a declaration of an area of ground water concern, the ground water management committee shall develop and promote a local action plan for the area of ground water concern. The local action plan shall include but need not be limited to: (a) Identification of local residential, industrial and agricultural practices that may be contributing to a deterioration of ground water quality in the area; (b) An evaluation of the threat to ground water from the potential nonpoint sources identified; (c) Evaluation and recommendations of alternative practices; (d) Recommendations regarding demonstration projects needed in the area; (e) Recommendations of public education and research specific to that area that would assist in addressing the issues related to the area of ground water concern; and (f) Methods of implementing best practicable management practices to improve ground water quality in the area. (3) The availability of the draft local action plan and announcement of a 30-day public comment period shall be publicized in a newspaper of general circulation in the area designated as an area of ground water concern. Suggestions provided to the ground water management committee during the public comment period shall be considered by the ground water management committee in determining the final action plan. (4) The ground water management committee may request the department to arrange for technical advice and assistance from appropriate state agencies and higher education institutions. (5) A ground water management committee preparing or carrying out an action plan in an area of ground water concern or in a ground water management area may apply for a grant under ORS 468B.169 for limited funding for staff or for expenses of the ground water management committee. [Formerly 536.145] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.180 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.180 - Declaration of ground water management area; standards.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall declare a ground water management area if, as a result of information provided to the department or from its statewide monitoring and assessment activities under ORS 468B.190, the department confirms that, as a result of suspected nonpoint source activities, there is present in the ground water: (a) Nitrate contaminants at levels greater than 70 percent of the levels established pursuant to ORS 468B.165; or (b) Any other contaminants at levels greater than 50 percent of the levels established pursuant to ORS 468B.165. (2) A declaration under subsection (1) of this section shall identify the substances detected in the ground water and all ground water aquifers that may be affected. (3) Before declaring a ground water management area under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the agency shall have a second laboratory confirm the results that cause the agency to make the declaration. [Formerly 468.698] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.182 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.182 - Alternative appointment of ground water management committee.

After the declaration of a ground water management area, the Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with other appropriate state agencies, shall appoint a ground water management committee for the affected area if a ground water management committee has not already been appointed under ORS 468B.177. If the affected area had previously been designated an area of ground water concern, the same ground water management committee appointed under ORS 468B.177 shall continue to address the ground water issues raised as a result of the declaration of a ground water management area. [Formerly 536.153] Note: See note under 468B.150.
OR Rev Stat § 468B.183 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468B - Water Quality|Section 468B.183 - Duties of ground water management committee after declaration of ground water management area.

After the declaration of a ground water management area, a ground water management committee created under ORS 468B.179 shall: (1) Evaluate those portions of the local action plan, if any, that achieved a reduction in contaminant level; (2) Advise the state agencies developing an action plan under ORS 468B.184 to 468B.187 regarding local elements of the plan; and (3) Analyze the local action plan, if any, developed pursuant to ORS 468B.179 to determine why the plan failed to improve or prevent further deterioration of the ground water in the ground water management area designated in the declaration. [Formerly 536.149] Note: See note under 468B.150.