Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 41 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS: BENEFICIAL USES, POLICIES, AND CRITERIA FOR OREGON
Section 340-041-0300 - Basin-Specific Criteria (South Coast): Beneficial Uses to Be Protected in the South Coast 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 South Coast Basin (see Figure 1) must be managed to protect the designated beneficial uses shown in Table 300A (November 2003).
(2) Designated fish uses to be protected in the South Coast Basin are shown in Figures 300A, 300B, 300E and 300F (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 use is to be protected in all South Coast Basin marine waters and in coastal waters designated in Figures 300C and 300D (August 2016).
(5) Shellfish harvesting use is to be protected in all South Coast Basin marine waters and in coastal waters as designated in Figures 300C and 300D (August 2016)
[NOTE: View a PDF of Figures and Tables 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