Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 41 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS: BENEFICIAL USES, POLICIES, AND CRITERIA FOR OREGON
Section 340-041-0101 - Basin-Specific Criteria (Main Stem Columbia River): Beneficial Uses to Be Protected in the Main Stem Columbia River
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
[Note: The amended beneficial uses designated in this rule, adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission on November 16, 2023, are not applicable for Clean Water Act purposes until approved by the U.S. EPA. For applicable uses prior to EPA approval see "Beneficial Uses of Oregon's Waters" on DEQ's Water Quality Standards website (https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Pages/WQ-Standards-Uses.aspx).]
(1) Water quality in the main stem Columbia River (see Figure 1) must be managed to protect the designated beneficial uses shown in Table 101A (November 2003).
(2) Designated fish uses to be protected in the main stem Columbia River are shown in Table 101B (October 2023).
(3) For purpose of protecting active resident trout spawning areas, as required by OAR 340-041-0016 (1):
(4) Coastal water contact recreation and shellfish harvesting use is to be protected in the portion of the main stem Columbia River designated for these uses in Figure 101A (August 2016).
[NOTE: View a PDF of Figures by clicking on "Tables" link below."]
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468B.030, 468B.035 & 468B.048
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468B.030, 468B.035 & 468B.048