Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 41 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS: BENEFICIAL USES, POLICIES, AND CRITERIA FOR OREGON
Section 340-041-0250 - Basin-Specific Criteria (Owyhee): Beneficial Uses to Be Protected in the Owyhee Basin
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 Owyhee Basin (see Figure 1) must be managed to protect the designated beneficial uses shown in Table 250A (November 2003).
(2) Designated fish uses to be protected in the Owyhee Basin are shown in Figure 250A, 250B, and 250C (October 2023).
(3) For purposes of applying the salmonid spawning criteria for active resident trout spawning areas as defined in OAR 340-041-0016 (1):
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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