Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 166 - SECRETARY OF STATE, ARCHIVES DIVISION
Division 150 - COUNTY AND SPECIAL DISTRICT RETENTION SCHEDULE
Section 166-150-0070 - County Health - Sanitation and Waste Management Records

(1)Food Handlers Registration Records Series documents the registration of food handlers such as cooks, chefs, waiters, and cafeteria workers. Information contained in the records may include name, address, phone number, and signature of food handler; place of employment; current communicable diseases; result of examination; and other related data. (Minimum retention: 1 year after expiration or non-renewal of registration)

(2)Franchised Service Provider Case Files Series documents the issuance of certificates for franchised garbage haulers providing services for medical or bio-hazard material, hazardous material, or municipal waste; special services; or recyclers. Case files may include correspondence, applications, bonds, maps of service area, and other related data. (Minimum retention: 3 years after expiration of franchise)

(3)Franchised Service Provider Financial Review Records Series documents the annual or periodic review of financial records. Information contained in the records may include number and type of customers, tonnage of recycled material collected, labor costs, money collected, and other related data. The report and recommendations for proposed new or changed rates are forwarded to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and the County Board of Commissioners. (Minimum retention: 8 years)

(4)Franchised Service Provider Performance Review Records Series documents the periodic performance review of holders of franchised service provider certificates. Records may include complaints received by phone or mail, inspections, report, recommendations, and other related data. A copy of the report is forwarded to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. (Minimum retention: 3 years after expiration of franchise)

(5)Land Fill Case Files Series documents the regulation and certification of landfills. Case files may include correspondence; certificates; site plans; site assessments; operations plans; regulations or material to accept; special recommendations; violations; franchise fee records; and other related data. Records also may include a periodic review of land fills; a report which is forwarded to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee; Oregon Department of Environmental Quality site plans, operational plans, and permits; correspondence with DEQ concerning compliance conditions; and land fill records monitoring ground water, surface water, land fill gas, and storm water according to federal regulations. (Minimum retention:

(6)Nuisance Violation Records Series documents nuisance violations and complaints. Types of complaints or nuisances include complaints of solid waste nuisances; accumulations on private property of household garbage, junk, or abandoned vehicles; bad odors; solid or hazardous waste or garbage problems; pesticide misuse allegations; electromagnetic fields; standing or stagnant water; rodent and insect problems; housing concerns such as substandard housing, unclean living conditions, home drug lab contamination, asbestos, lead issues (paint, food, water), radon worries, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, illnesses thought to be caused by indoor air, sewage or drinking water issues; and other environmental concerns. Series may include complaints; investigation reports; inspections and assessments; warrants; citations, warnings, or other enforcement actions; correspondence; and other documentation. (Minimum retention: 5 years)

(7)Private Well Water Sample Records Series documents the analysis of water samples collected from private wells. Information contained in the report on the water supply system may include dates; fees; assessor's map information; address; owner's and purchaser's names; information supplied by the seller such as plot plan, well log, and problems; results of the investigation; and other related data. A copy of the laboratory report may be attached to the report. (Minimum retention: 1 year)

(8)Public Facilities Sanitation Records Series documents the inspection and licensing of public facilities such as swimming pools, restaurants, school and daycare food services, tourist and travelers facilities; vending facilities including mobile units, commissaries, vending machines, and warehouses; and profit and non-profit temporary restaurants. Series may include applications; inspection reports listing type of inspection, any deficiencies, inspection score, date and time of inspection, and signatures; copies of the licenses issued; and other related data. Series may include a plan review. A copy of each license is forwarded to the Oregon Health Division. (Minimum retention:

(9)Regulation Violation and Challenge Records Series documents the violations and challenges to regulations concerning franchises, haulers and collectors, and flow control. Series may include reports, complaints, inspections and assessments of the site and of records, the citation, and other related data. (Minimum retention: 5 years)

(10)Septic System Sanitation Records Series documents subsurface, individual sewage disposal (septic) systems. Series may include application; building site inspection report; site map; site evaluation; construction permit and application; plot plan; correspondence; approval or denial of permit; copy of permit; and other related data. Series may also include repair and alteration permits and records. (Minimum retention: 20 years after abandonment notification)

(11)Special and Hazardous Waste Records Series docu-ments the activities of programs to handle special and hazardous waste materials such as petroleum contaminated soil, industrial wastes, manufacturing by-products and wastes, chemical spills and spill cleanup material, and medical wastes. Records may include case files for special wastes that have been accepted for disposal; and rules, ordinances, regulations, criteria, and standards adopted by the agency for the control and acceptance of special and hazardous wastes. (Minimum retention: 30 years)

(12)Waste Management Annual Plans and Reports Series documents annual plans, which contain implementation goals and objectives designed to meet state and regional mandates concerning landfills; disposal and transfer stations; hauling and collection of wastes; recycling including waste reduction, refuse, composting, and resource recovery; and regulations. Series also documents annual reports to state and local entities and biannual reports to the Environmental Protection Agency. Reports document the program or primary functional activities and accomplishments of the office for the previous year. They are often compiled from monthly, quarterly, or other subsidiary activity reports. Information contained in the plans and reports may include statistics, narratives, graphs, diagrams, and other related data. (Minimum retention: