Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 42 - TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
Section 340-042-0060 - Issuing a Total Maximum Daily Load

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 340-042-0060

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) The Director will issue a TMDL as an order or the EQC by rule. If the Environmental Protection Agency establishes a TMDL addressing waterbodies in Oregon, the Director may issue as an order or the EQC by rule a WQMP to implement that TMDL.

(2) The order will be effective and final on the date signed by the Director or in the case of rule when the proposed TMDL is adopted by the EQC and filed with the Secretary of State.

(3) Following issuance, DEQ will submit the TMDL to the Environmental Protection Agency.

(4) Within 20 business days after the Director signs the order or the EQC adopts the rule, DEQ will notify all affected NPDES permittees, nonpoint source DMAs identified in the TMDL and persons who provided formal public comment on the draft TMDL that the order or rule has been issued and the summary of responses to comments is available.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468B.020, 468B.030, 468B.035 & 468B.110

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468B.020 & 468B.110

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