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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0020 - Responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
It is the responsibility of the permittee and/or licensee to
				ensure the proper handling of all domestic wastewater treatment facility
				solids, biosolids and domestic septage generated or pumped. Transportation of
				domestic treatment facility wastewater solids, biosolids and septage to
				domestic wastewater treatment facilities; permitted septage pits, ponds or
				lagoons; or solids land application sites shall be achieved in a manner which
				prevents leaking or spilling of the solids onto the highways, streets, roads,
				waterways, or other land surfaces not approved for solids application or
				disposal.
Stat. Auth.:ORS 468
Stats. Implemented:ORS 468B.020  &468B.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0025 - Limitations and Restricted Uses

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(1)
			 Written authorization must be obtained from the Department prior to burial,
			 containment or direct soil incorpor-ation of raw and/or non-digested wastewater
			 treatment facility solids.
(2)
			 Biosolids or biosolids derived products shall not be given or sold to the
			 public without their knowledge as to its origin. Biosolids analysis shall be
			 available on request from the wastewater treatment facility.
(3) Biosolids land application to
			 agricultural or forest land, or a public contact site, shall not exceed the
			 nitrogen loading required (agronomic loading rate) for maximum crop
			 yield.
(4) On a case-by-case basis,
			 at reclamation sites, the Department may allow a single application of
			 biosolids which is sufficient to supply enough organic matter to establish a
			 vegetative cover. Application rates at these sites may exceed the short-term
			 agronomic loading rate of the vegetation established.
(5) On a case-by-case basis, the Department
			 may impose conditions or limitations for the beneficial use of biosolids or
			 domestic septage which are more stringent than the requirements specifically
			 contained in this Division where it considers additional requirements necessary
			 to protect the public health and environment.
Stat. Auth.:ORS 468
Stats. Implemented:ORS
				  468B.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0026 - General Standards

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(1) Unless
			 the Department determines that the context requires otherwise, all general
			 provisions of
40 CFR §
										503.1
through
§
			 503.9
and land application requirements in
40 CFR §
										503.10
through
§ 503.18
are applicable for the purpose of
			 this rule.
(2) To be considered
			 acceptable for land application, biosolids or domestic septage shall meet:
(a) Pollutant concentration and cumulative
			 pollutant loading limits required under
40 CFR §
											503.13
.
			 (
Note:
not required for domestic
			 septage.
);
(b) One of the
			 pathogen reduction standards established under
40 CFR §
											503.32
;
(c) One of the
			 vector attraction reduction standards required under
40 CFR §
											503.33
; and
(d) Management
			 practices required under
40 CFR §
											503.14
and
40 CFR §
											503.32(b)(5)
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0030 - Biosolids and Domestic Septage Land Application Site Selection and Approval

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(1) Prior
			 approval must be obtained in writing from the Department for the land
			 application of biosolids or domestic septage on beneficial use sites or
			 disposal sites.
(2) Prior to
			 approval of any proposed site that may be sensitive with respect to residential
			 housing, runoff potential or threat to groundwater, the Department shall ensure
			 that an opportunity is provided for public comment and, if required as noted in
			 (a) below, public hearing.
(a) If, during the
			 public comment period, at least 10 people, or an organization representing at
			 least 10 people, indicate concerns about the proposed action, then opportunity
			 shall be provided for public hearing.
(b) The Department shall take final action on
			 site authori-zation within 30 days of the closure of the public comment period,
			 or 30 days of the closure of the hearing's record.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0032 - Biosolids Facilities Plans and Specifications

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(1) Plans and specifications for biosolids or
			 domestic septage impoundments, reservoirs, tanks, or other containment
			 structures proposed for storage may be required by the Department as part of an
			 upgrade or as a permit or solids management plan approval condition.
(2) Detailed plans and specifications for
			 biosolids or septage composting facilities shall, at a minimum, meet
			 requirements included under OAR 340-096-0020.
(3) Plans and preliminary engineering reports
			 must be submitted to the Department pursuant to OAR
			 340-052-0015.
			 Written Department approval shall be obtained prior to the construction or use
			 of biosolids or septage storage or composting facilities.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 459.045, 468.020 &468B.095
Stats. Implemented:ORS
				  468B.055
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0035 - Monitoring Recordkeeping and Reporting

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(1) The permittee shall provide the
			 Department with biosolids analyses and maintain a log indicating the quantity,
			 quality, and location of biosolids applied to Department approved sites. The
			 site application log shall become a condition of the site authorization letter
			 and must be available for Department review during the life of the application
			 site. Site logs shall be maintained as part of the permittee's permanent
			 records.
(2)
(a) Biosolids analyses shall be performed on
			 a representative sample and shall include but not be limited to, all pollutants
			 listed in
			 40 CFR §
										503.13(b)(3) Table 1 and the
			 following:
(F) Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
			 -% dry weight;
(G) Nitrate Nitrogen
			 (NO3-N) -% dry weight;
(H) Ammonium
			 Nitrogen (NH4-N) - % dry weight;
(I) Total Phosphorous (P) - % dry
			 weight;
(J) Potassium (K) - % dry
			 weight;
(K) pH - standard
			 units;
(L) Total Solids - % dry
			 weight;
(M) Volatile Solids - % dry
			 weight.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0060 - Purpose

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The following best management practices are meant to provide
				assistance in the development of environmentally acceptable biosolids and
				domestic septage use programs. They convey many of the criteria considered by
				the Department to be important in the use, site selection and application of
				domestic wastewater treatment facility biosolids, biosolids derived products,
				and domestic septage.
Stat. Auth.:ORS 468
Stats. Implemented:ORS
				  468b.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0065 - Use Limitations

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(1) The
			 quantity of bulk biosolids or domestic septage applied to any Department
			 authorized land spreading sites shall not exceed the agronomic rate for the
			 particular cultivar grown. Best management practices are recommended where
			 exceptional quality biosolids are land applied.
(2) Where bulk biosolids and domestic septage
			 are applied for agricultural use, nitrogen requirements for particular crops
			 can be obtained from the Oregon State University Extension Service.
(3) Biosolids and domestic septage shall be
			 applied at rates and methods which prevent the occurence of runoff, erosion,
			 leaching, and nuisance conditions, or the likelihood of groundwater
			 contamination.
(4) Controlled
			 access to bulk Class B domestic biosolids and domestic septage land application
			 sites is required for a minimum of 12 months following surface application of
			 solids. Access control is assumed on rural private land.
(5) As a general rule, crops grown for direct
			 human consumption (fresh market fruits and vegetables) should not be planted
			 for at least 14 months after bulk Class B biosolids or domestic septage
			 application. If the edible parts will not be in contact with the Class B
			 biosolids or domestic septage amended soil, or if the crop is to be treated or
			 processed prior to marketing such that pathogen contamination is not a concern,
			 this requirement may be waived for root crops pursuant to
§
			 503.32(b)(5)
. No time restrictions are required where Class A biosolids
			 derived products are land applied to sites used for the cultivation of fresh
			 market fruits or vegetables.
(6)
			 Grazing animals should not be allowed on pasture or forage nor should livestock
			 feed crops be harvested where bulk Class B biosolids or domestic septage have
			 been applied for a minimum of 30 days after application.
(7) Exceptional Quality biosolids and
			 biosolids derived products may be used on indoor and outdoor ornamental plants,
			 shrubs, trees, home gardens and lawns, and high public contact areas without
			 restricting public access.
Stat. Auth.:ORS 468
Stats. Implemented:ORS
				  468B.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0070 - Criteria for Site Selection and Approval

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(1) Normally, tillable agricultural land is
			 suitable for the land application of biosolids and domestic septage.
(2) To be considered for biosolids or
			 domestic septage land application, sites should meet all the following
			 conditions:
(a) Sites should be on a stable
			 geologic formation not subject to flooding or excessive runoff from adjacent
			 land. If periodic flooding cannot be avoided, the period of application should
			 be restricted and soil incorporation is recommended.
(b) At the time when liquid biosolids or
			 domestic septage are applied, the minimum depth to permanent groundwater should
			 be four feet and the minimum depth to temporary groundwater should be one foot.
			 Sites approved for year-round application should be evaluated carefully to
			 ensure that groundwater separation distances conform with these
			 requirements.
(c) Topography of the
			 site should be suitable to allow normal agricultural operations. Where needed,
			 runoff and erosion control measures should be constructed. In general, liquid
			 biosolids or domestic septage should not be surface applied on bare soils where
			 the ground slope exceeds 12 percent. Well vegetated sites with slopes up to 30
			 percent may be used for dewatered or dried biosolids, or for liquid biosolids
			 or domestc septage application with appropriate management to prevent
			 runoff.
(d) Soil should have a
			 minimum rooting depth of 24 inches. The underlying substratum to at least 24
			 inches should not be rapidly draining so that leachate will not be short
			 circuited to groundwater.
(e) Sites
			 with saline and/or sodic soils should be avoided.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 50 - LAND APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY BIOSOLIDS, BIOSOLIDS DERIVED PRODUCTS, AND DOMESTIC SEPTAGE › Section 340-050-0080 - Application of Biosolids and Domestic Septage

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(1) Biosolids analyses offer a guide to
			 determine the annual application rate for a particular crop; ascertain whether
			 cumulative pollutant tracking is required; and establish that solids are
			 sufficiently stable to comply with pathogen and vector attraction reduction
			 standards required under
40 CFR §
										503.32
and
40 CFR §
										503.33
, respectively.
(2)
			 The application of biosolids or domestic septage on agricultural land should be
			 managed to utilize the fertilizer and organic matter value to the maximum
			 extent possible. The recommended rate of biosolids or domestic septage
			 application is normally based on the nitrogen requirement of the crop grown and
			 will vary depending on the nitrogen content of the solids.
(3) Crop nitrogen requirements are used
			 routinely to determine application rates for commercial fertilizer and these
			 figures are readily available from state or county Extension Service offices.
			 Applying biosolids and domestic septage within these limits helps ensure that
			 solids nitrogen will be utilized for plant growth and that excess nitrogen
			 which could leach into groundwater will not be of concern.
(4) Exceeding crop nitrogen requirements may
			 occasionally be justified on a temporary basis in order to achieve rapid soil
			 improvement or to prolong beneficial effects. Biosolids applications exceeding
			 normal crop nitrogen requirements may be approved on a case-by-case basis for
			 reclamation or soil improvement, if justification for a single high rate
			 application is provided to the Department.
(a) Where a site has previously been amended
			 with biosolids at soil improvement or reclamation rates, documentation of
			 background soil nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) shall be submitted for Department
			 approval prior to the application of additional biosolids;
(b) Soil samples shall be collected and
			 tested according to protocols published by Oregon State University and the
			 American Society of Agronomy.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0005 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
It is the purpose of these rules to protect the quality of the
				environment and public health in Oregon by requiring compliance with federal
				requirements in  40 CFR §122, 123, and 412  (68 FR 7176 (February 12, 2003))
				and application of applicable waste control technology relative to location,
				construction, operations and maintenance of confined animal feeding
				operations.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0007 - Implementation of OAR 340-051

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(1)
Oregon Department of Agriculture
			 Authority
. Pursuant to ORS 468B.200 through 468B.230 and the Memorandum
			 of Understanding between the Environmental Quality Commission and Oregon
			 Department of Agriculture (October 2002), the Oregon Department of Agriculture
			 is authorized to implement the provisions of OAR chapter 340, division 051
			 consistent with OAR chapter 603, division 074
Confined Animal Feeding
			 Operation Program
.
(2)
Certification of Plans and
			 Specifications
. In lieu of Department approval of plans and
			 specifications as required by OAR
			 340-051-0015,
			 the Department will accept certification by a licensed engineer that waste
			 water control facilities specified in subsection (2)(a) of this rule were
			 designed and constructed in compliance with OAR
			 340-051-0055  through
			 340-051-0070.
(a) Certifications may only be made for:
(A) Earthen impoundments, conveyances, and
			 animal holding areas;
(B)
			 Earthen-floored buildings and animal travel lanes between buildings in the
			 production area; and
(C) Primary
			 storage structures for liquid and solid manure. For purpose of this paragraph,
			 a primary storage structure is any storage structure intended to hold an
			 operation's waste for a period of five or more days.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0010 - Definitions

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Unless the context or OAR chapter 603, division 074 requires
				otherwise, as used in these rules:
(1)
			 "Department" means the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality or the Oregon
			 Department of Agriculture.
(2)
			 "Confined Animal Feeding Operation" means:
(a) The concentrated confined feeding or
			 holding of animals or poultry, including, but not limited to horse, cattle,
			 sheep, or swine feeding areas, dairy confinement areas, slaughterhouse or
			 shipping terminal holding pens, poultry and egg production facilities and fur
			 farms;
(A) In buildings or in pens or lots
			 where the surface has been prepared with concrete, rock or fibrous material to
			 support animals in wet weather; or
(B) That have wastewater treatment works;
			 or
(C) That discharge any wastes
			 into waters of the state; or
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0015 - New, Modified or Expanded Facilities and Operations

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A person constructing or commencing to operate a confined
				animal feeding operation or waste water control facility, or substantially
				modifying or expanding an existing confined animal feeding operation or waste
				water control facility shall first submit detailed plans and specifications for
				said facility and operation and other necessary information to the Department
				and obtain approval for the proposed facility and operation from the Department
				in writing:
(1) Plans and
			 specifications and other information to be submitted will constitute a
			 complete, descriptive proposal and should include, to the extent that such
			 information is pertinent and available, the following:
(a) Location map showing ownership, zoning
			 and use of adjacent lands and location of the proposed confined animal feeding
			 operation in relation to residences and domestic water supply
			 sources;
(b) Topographic map of the
			 proposed site showing the natural drainage pattern and the proposed surface
			 water diversion and area and roof drainage control system or systems;
(c) Climatological data for the proposed site
			 describing normal annual and seasonal precipitation quantities and patterns,
			 evaporation rates and prevailing winds;
(d) Information regarding the occurrence of
			 usable groundwaters and typical soil types in the area of the proposed site and
			 disposal areas;
(e) Estimated
			 maximum numbers and types of animals to be confined at the site at any one time
			 and estimated volume of wastes to be collected and disposed of;
(f) Detailed plans and specifications and
			 procedures for wastewater and manure collection, handling, retention, storage,
			 treatment and disposal systems;
(g)
			 Details of feed preparation, storage, handling and use and proposed methods and
			 facilities for controlling wastes that are likely to result
			 therefrom;
(h) Any additional
			 information that the Department may reasonably require to enable it to pass
			 intelligently upon the effects of the proposed confined animal feeding
			 operation upon environmental quality.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0020 - Construction, Operation and Maintenance Requirements

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All waste water control facilities and confined animal feeding
				operations must be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated in
				accordance with the following:
(1) All
			 confinement areas, manure handling and accumulation areas and disposal areas
			 and facilities must be located, constructed, and operated such that manure,
			 contaminated drainage waters or other wastes do not enter the waters of the
			 state at any time, except as may be permitted by the conditions of a specific
			 waste discharge permit issued in accordance with ORS 468B.050.
(2) Unless it can be demonstrated that
			 contaminated drainage can be effectively controlled by other means, or unless a
			 specific written variance is obtained from the Department as provided in OAR
			 340-051-0025,
			 the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of confined animal feeding
			 operations and waste water control facilities must be in conformance with
			 "Guidelines for the Design and Operation of Animal Waste Water Control
			 Facilities". (OAR
			 340-051-0050  through
			 340-051-0080)
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0025 - Variances From Specified Requirements

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(1) The Department may, by specific written
			 variance, waive certain requirements of these regulations when size of
			 operation, location and topography, operational procedures, or other special
			 conditions indicate that the purpose of these regulations can be achieved
			 without strict adherence to all of the requirements.
(2) The Department may, in accordance with a
			 specific compliance schedule, grant reasonable time for existing confined
			 animal feeding operations to comply with these regulations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0030 - Advisory Committee

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(1) At the
			 request of the animal industry, provision is made for a 13-person committee to
			 serve in an advisory capacity to the Department on problems related to the
			 location, construction, operation and maintenance of confined animal feeding
			 operations. The advisory committee will include one member each from:
(a) Oregon Horsemen's Association.
(b) Oregon Dairymen's Association.
(c) Oregon Sheep Growers
			 Association.
(d) Oregon Purebred
			 Swine Growers Association.
(e)
			 Oregon State Fur Breeders Association.
(f) Oregon State Department of
			 Agriculture.
(g) Department of
			 Animal Science, Oregon State University.
(h) Western Oregon Livestock Association and
			 divisional representation from:
(A) Oregon
			 Cattlemen's Association (Producer representative and feeder
			 representative);
(B) Oregon Poultry
			 Council (Oregon Turkey Improvement Association representative, Oregon Poultry
			 Growers Association and Oregon Broiler Growers Association
			 representatives).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0050 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The guidelines contained in this rule are recommendations for
				design and operation of animal waste water control facilities and are intended
				to supplement OAR
				340-051-0020.
				They convey many of the criteria considered by the Department to conform to
				applicable design and operational practices. Alternative methods of control
				will be acceptable if they can be shown to provide fully equivalent control.
				Compliance with these guidelines will in most instances constitute satisfactory
				performance of the design and operation functions to which OAR
				340-051-0020 apply. To the extent possible, the Department will reference applicable
				guidelines or appropriate sections of OAR chapter 340, division 051 when it
				disapproves of submitted plans or requires improvements to facilities or their
				operations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0055 - Drainage and Waste Volume Control

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(1) Roof drainage and uncontaminated surface
			 drainage should be diverted such that it is not allowed to flow through
			 confinement areas or enter waste water holding lagoons, sumps or tanks, unless
			 it can be demonstrated by detailed design and proven operational practices that
			 wastes and contaminated drainage waters can be effectively controlled by other
			 means.
(2) Where large winter use
			 confinement areas are exposed to heavy rainfall, and wastewater storage and
			 disposal capacities are limited, such areas should be covered to minimize
			 wastewater volume.
(3) Waste
			 collection systems utilizing water for flushing manure from floors should
			 minimize water use, and washwater reuse practices should be employed wherever
			 possible.
(4) Animal drinking water
			 and atmospheric control sprays should be managed such that drainage through
			 contaminated areas is minimized.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0060 - Collection and Storage Facilities

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(1) Liquid Manure Systems:
(a) When waste holding lagoons are used to
			 accumulate manure and contaminated drainage waters they should have sufficient
			 usable capacity to contain the maximum accumulated rainfall and manure runoff
			 from the entire collection area for the maximum expected period of
			 accumulation. (As a generalized rule of thumb for design, ponds with capacity
			 equal to 1/2 the average annual rainfall over the entire collection area will
			 usually provide adequate operating and reserve capacity to catch one in ten
			 year peak storm runoff from a feedlot);
(b) Waste holding lagoons and collection
			 sumps should be constructed to provide for at least annual removal of
			 accumulated solids to maintain effective storage capacity;
(c) Earth dikes should be constructed of good
			 quality soil material, well compacted during construction, with sideslopes
			 consistent with accepted earthfill practices for the materials used and
			 stabilized with vegetation recommended by the Agricultural Extension Service,
			 immediately following construction;
(d) Waste holding lagoons or collection sumps
			 with earth dikes should be constructed with overflow relief structures to
			 prevent a washout in the event of failure in other parts of the
			 system;
(e) Where unusually windy
			 conditions prevail, or surface aeration equipment is used, dikes should be
			 protected to prevent erosion;
(f)
			 Reinforced concrete manure holding tanks should be constructed in accordance
			 with, or at least equivalent to, specifications for steel placement and
			 concrete quality contained in a design that has been prepared by or has been
			 reviewed and found acceptable by a qualified structural engineer;
(g) Where seasonal groundwater levels rise
			 above the bottom of a below-ground-level tank, drain tile should be laid at the
			 base of the tank before it is backfilled.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0065 - Conveyance Facilities and Practices

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(1) Liquid manure irrigation systems should
			 have delivery mains buried wherever practicable to minimize the amount of pipe
			 exposed to the hazards of surface damage and failure.
(2) Trucks or tank wagons carrying manure or
			 manure slurry on public roads should be of water tight construction and
			 sufficiently closed or baffled to prevent spillage of any kind.
(3) Manure slurry delivery pipelines crossing
			 streams or gullies should be permanently placed with adequate protection from
			 streamflow hazards and/or braced to prevent excessive bending stress in the
			 pipe.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0070 - Disposal Facilities and Practices

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(1) Liquid Manure Disposal:
(a) When slurry is spread by tank wagon or
			 truck, a predetermined plan of uniform coverage should be established and
			 adhered to. Under no circumstances should a tank be drained when not in motion
			 across suitable receiving land;
(b)
			 Liquid manure irrigation systems should be operated according to a
			 predetermined plan of rotation to insure uniform coverage and prevent prolonged
			 ponding or surface runoff from excessive applications. Leaks and sprinkler head
			 malfunctions should be repaired immediately;
(c) The selection of equipment for land
			 disposal should be based upon land configuration, labor requirement, and long
			 term dependability of the system and its components;
(d) Adequate land should be provided on a
			 year-round basis for effective assimilation of all manure slurry applied,
			 regardless of the method of application used. Land with poor vertical drainage
			 characteristics, high water table or steep slopes should not be selected for
			 use in a year-round plan of manure disposal;
(e) The vegetative cover on disposal land
			 should be harvested or grazed regularly to prevent thatch accumulations of
			 mature grasses and weeds;
(f)
			 Livestock should not be permitted to graze the disposal area during periods of
			 saturated soil conditions;
(g)
			 Seepage basins should not be used except where it can be demonstrated that
			 ground water pollution will not result.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0075 - Incidental Control Practices

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(1)
			 The application of manure or manure slurry to land areas should be accomplished
			 when air movements is least likely to carry objectionable odors to residential
			 or recreational areas.
(2) New
			 confined animal feeding operations should not be located where prevailing winds
			 are likely to carry odors into residential or recreational areas. Attention
			 should also be given to expansion of suburban areas and the stability of local
			 zoning restrictions in locating new operations or substantially expanding
			 existing operations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.230
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468B.200 - ORS
				  468B.300
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 51 - CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATIONS › Section 340-051-0080 - Sources of Qualified Assistance for Design of Facilities

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(1) Where drainage
			 control, structural or mechanical facilities are sufficiently large or complex
			 to require specialized professional design, the Department may require that
			 detailed plans and specifications be prepared by a qualified engineer for
			 approval prior to construction.
(2)
			 Appropriate design services are available through:
(a) USDA - Natural Resource Conservation
			 Service;
(b) Oregon State
			 University Extension Service and associated plan services;
(c) Various equipment
			 manufacturers;
(d) Independent
			 consulting engineers. Useful design information is often available through:
(A) County extension offices and Agricultural
			 Experiment Stations;
(B) Department
			 engineering staff;
(C) Oregon State
			 University Departments of Agricultural Engineering and Animal
			 Science;
(D) Certain power
			 companies and irrigation districts.
(e) Climatological data reporting services
			 (Oregon State University and state climatologist);
(f) Other livestock operations that have
			 waste water control facilities in operation;
(g) Various livestock production
			 associations;
(h) Soil and Water
			 Conservation District offices.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0005 - Purpose

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The purpose of these rules is to prescribe requirements and
				procedures to obtain approval of plans and specifications as required by ORS
				468B.055 for the construction, installation or modification of disposal
				systems, treatment works and sewerage systems.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 454.626, ORS 454.780 & ORS
				  468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468B.055
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0020 - Performance Requirements and Guidelines for Technical Review

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(1) The Department
			 may use as guidelines any and all available and pertinent technical sources in
			 reviewing plans including, but not limited to, published journals of such
			 organizations as the Water Pollution Control Federation (W.P.C.F.), and the
			 American Society of Civil Engineers (A.S.C.E.), technical reports, like type
			 plant performance data, pilot plant performance data, textbooks on waste water
			 treatment and other recommended standards as they are published.
(2) The Department shall evaluate the degree
			 of reliability and flexibility the system may have to operate as designed,
			 considering component breakdown likelihood, waste water quantity and strength
			 variations, alternate modes of operation, permit requirements, water quality
			 needs and minimum design criteria for treatment and control of wastes in the
			 statewide Water Quality Management Plan (OAR 340, division 41).
(3) Sewerage systems except those wholly
			 designed for industrial wastes shall be technically evaluated in conformance
			 with minimum Requirements and Guidelines of the Appendices. The Requirements
			 are mandatory. The Guidelines side of these appendices contain minimum design
			 recommendations and are intended to supplement and implement the mandatory
			 Requirements.
(4) Designs shall
			 conform to rules of the Department including but not limited to water, air,
			 noise and solid waste.
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  468B.055
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0025 - Approval of Plans

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(1)
			 Approval of plans shall be in writing.
(2) Final review of plans will commence upon
			 receipt of all appropriate and required submittal data and shall be completed
			 within a reasonable period of time commensurate with the nature and complexity
			 of the project.
(3) Approval may be
			 provisional.
(4) Approval of plans
			 may be deferred pending satisfaction of other requirements including but not
			 limited to:
(a) Issuance of either a WPCF or
			 a NPDES permit;
(b) Obtaining a
			 surety bond or substitute as may be required by ORS 454.425.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0030 - Meaning of Approval

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Approval of plans means that the Department has reviewed
				favorably the estimates, assumptions and the design presented in the specific
				project plans for reasonableness and practicality consistent with process
				technology and for the likelihood that the project may, if operated and
				maintained as proposed, achieve or maintain the desired result. Plan approval
				by the Department does not warrant that the facility will meet expectations.
				Plan approval does not negate the responsibility of the owner to provide
				additional facilities should the completed work fail to achieve design effluent
				parameters, unforeseen water quality violations occur, other operational
				problems develop, or treatment standards or requirements change. Review of
				nonprocess related aspects of the plans will be cursory, if reviewed at all,
				and not meant to assure adequacy of nonprocess related aspects of the
				design.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468B.055
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0035 - Rejection of Plans

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The Department may reject plans for any one of the following
				causes:
(1) Submittal data is
			 incomplete.
(2) Performance
			 Requirements and Guidelines of OAR
			 340-052-0020  are not reasonably adhered to.
(3)
			 The plans fail to provide for such flexibility and reliability as to:
(a) Preclude violation of either a permit or
			 water quality standards; or
(b)
			 Provide reasonable assurance that the system can be operated and maintained on
			 a continuous basis.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0045 - Exemption From Plan Submittal to the Department

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(1) The Department may exempt in writing
			 collection sewer projects from submittal to the Department on an owner-by-owner
			 basis subject to provisions it may find necessary including, but not limited
			 to, all of the following:
(a) The owner
			 requests such an exemption;
(b) The
			 owner is a municipality;
(c) The
			 owner has adequate responsible, professional staff including a registered
			 professional engineer with review authority binding upon the design engineer,
			 or the owner ensures in writing that projects will be reviewed by a registered
			 professional engineer not associated with the project;
(d) The owner submits a copy of all
			 specifications and standards by which sewerage system construction will comply
			 and agrees to submit all subsequent changes thereto;
(e) The owner submits a current master plan
			 for sewer service;
(f) The owner
			 agrees in writing to approve and construct sewerage systems in conformance with
			 rules of the Department, the owner's published standards, and terms of their
			 permit.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 52 - REVIEW OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Section 340-052-0050 - Treatment Works and Sewerage Systems Utilizing New or Unproven Technology

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The Department encourages the development of new technology and
				will approve plans of such provided adequate documentation is submitted. The
				burden of proof for demonstrating new processes, treatment systems, and
				technologies lies with the design engineer. Documented case histories where any
				such new application has been successfully and similarly demonstrated or
				operated on a full scale basis shall be submitted. Demonstrations shall be at
				other than bench scale and shall be at field conditions such that the prototype
				information can be validly scaled up to a working facility. Experimental data
				need not be acquired solely from actual permanent operating facilities. For all
				such proposals, contingency plans shall be presented which will assure that in
				event of failure, public health and water quality would be
				protected.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468B.055
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 53 - GRAYWATER REUSE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Section 340-053-0050 - Purpose and Policy

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(1)
			 Purpose. OAR
			 340-053-0050  to
			 340-053-0110  prescribes requirements for the permitting of graywater reuse and disposal
			 systems. The purpose of this division is to protect public health, safety and
			 welfare; public water supplies; and waters of the state.
(2) Policy. It is the policy of the
			 Environmental Quality Commission to encourage the use of graywater for
			 beneficial purposes not requiring potable water because it reduces demand on
			 drinking water sources and may conserve groundwater and stream flows by
			 reducing withdrawal.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 454.610, 454.625, 468.020, &
				  468B.010
Stats. Implemented: ORS 454.610, 454.615, 468B.020 &
				  468B.050
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 53 - GRAYWATER REUSE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Section 340-053-0060 - Applicability

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(1) This division
			 of rules applies to graywater reuse and disposal systems where some or all of
			 the graywater is diverted from discharge to a sewerage system or an onsite
			 wastewater treatment system to beneficial purposes.
(2) This division of rules does not apply to:
(a) The discharge of graywater to an approved
			 sewerage system or an onsite wastewater treatment system approved under OAR
			 340-071;
(b) The reuse of graywater
			 for activities inside a structure such as toilet and urinal flushing,
			 commercial car washing or laundry washing when allowed under the Oregon
			 Specialty Plumbing Code and the resulting wastewater is discharged to an
			 approved sewerage system or an onsite wastewater treatment system approved
			 under OAR 340-071;
(c) The
			 treatment or reuse of recycled water as defined in OAR
			 340-055-0010;
			 or
(d) The treatment, disposal or
			 reuse of industrial waste as defined in OAR
			 340-045-0010  or
			 process wastewater as defined in
			 340-045-0010.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 53 - GRAYWATER REUSE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Section 340-053-0070 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to this division of
				rules:
(1) "Beneficial purpose or
			 reuse" means graywater is utilized for a resource value, such as to provide
			 moisture. Examples include, but are not limited to, the irrigation of landscape
			 vegetation, planters, greenhouses, vegetated roofs, and living walls.
(2) "Department" means the Oregon Department
			 of Environmental Quality.
(3)
			 "Evapotranspiration" means the combined loss of water from a given area, and
			 during a specified period of time, by evaporation from the soil surface and by
			 transpiration from plants.
(4)
			 "Graywater" has the meaning given for "gray water" in ORS 454.605.
(a) "Type 1 graywater" means graywater that
			 contains dissolved oxygen and may have passed through primary graywater
			 treatment, but has not passed through secondary graywater treatment.
(b) "Type 2 graywater" means graywater that
			 is oxidized and has passed through secondary graywater treatment.
(c) "Type 3 graywater" means graywater that
			 is oxidized and has been disinfected following secondary graywater
			 treatment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 53 - GRAYWATER REUSE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Section 340-053-0080 - General Requirements for Graywater Reuse and Disposal Systems

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(1) Responsibility
			 to comply with rules. Any person owning or operating a graywater reuse and
			 disposal system must ensure that the graywater is used only in accordance with
			 the rules in this division.
(2)
			 Permit required. A person may not construct, install or operate a graywater
			 reuse and disposal system unless authorized by a permit issued by the
			 department under OAR chapter 340, division 45.
(a) A person owning a property with a
			 graywater reuse and disposal system must obtain a permit as specified under OAR
			 340-053-0100  to operate the system or must abandon the system as specified
			 under OAR 340-053-0100.
(b) On the
			 transfer of a property with a graywater reuse and disposal system, the person
			 releasing claim to the property must notify the receiving person that a
			 graywater reuse and disposal system is present.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 53 - GRAYWATER REUSE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Section 340-053-0090 - Graywater Quality and Standards for Reuse

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(1) All graywater. Unless otherwise approved
			 by the department in writing, the following requirements apply to all types of
			 graywater:
(a) Beneficial purposes.
(A) A person may use graywater only for the
			 beneficial purposes described in this rule and must divert graywater not
			 suitable for reuse or graywater exceeding the volume required for a beneficial
			 purpose to an approved sewerage system, or a functioning onsite wastewater
			 treatment system or holding tank system approved under OAR 340-071.
(B) A person may request an alternative
			 beneficial purpose not specified in this rule and must demonstrate to the
			 department's satisfaction that public health and the environment would be
			 adequately protected. The department, in a permit issued under OAR
			 340-053-0110(2), will include limitations or conditions or both necessary to
			 protect public health and the environment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 53 - GRAYWATER REUSE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Section 340-053-0100 - Graywater Reuse and Disposal System Design and Construction Standards

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(1) Graywater
			 collection system. A person may not install a graywater collection system
			 unless it complies with the following requirements:
(a) All pipes, valves and other plumbing
			 appurtenances of the graywater collection system must comply with the
			 requirements of the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code.
(b) Unless otherwise approved in writing by
			 the department, a warning sign must be must be visible at each fixture from
			 which graywater is diverted in a nonresidential building. The signs must notify
			 the employees and public that water from the fixture is reused and that
			 chemicals, petroleum oils and hazardous materials must not be disposed down the
			 drain.