Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The purpose
of OAR 629-625-0300 through 629-625-0330 is to provide design specifications
for forest roads that protect water quality.
(2) Operators shall design and construct
roads to limit the alteration of natural slopes and drainage patterns to that
which will safely accommodate the anticipated use of the road and will also
protect waters of the state.
(3)
The department shall publish Forest Practices Technical Guidance that explains
how to avoid and prevent potential impacts to fish, wildlife, habitat
resources, and waters of the state, in support of the following rules:
(a) OAR 629-625-0320(3)(a) to explain how to
implement the rule for the 100-year peak flow, at a minimum, every 10 years to
incorporate the most recent peak flow data.
(b) OAR 629-625-0200(5) to explain and
describe the content of written plans for road construction in critical
locations.
(c) OAR 629-625-0320(10)
to explain how to implement rules for the construction and reconstruction for
all water crossings updated every 10 years, at a minimum.
(d) OAR 629-625-0320(10)(c) to explain how to
develop a chemical spill prevention and response plan.
(e) OAR 629-625-0320(10)(d) to explain how to
implement rules for in-water work, worksite isolation, and dewatering updated
every ten years, at a minimum.
(f)
OAR 629-625-0320(10)(d)(A)(ii) to explain how to implement rules for replacing
stream crossing structures outside normal in-water work periods.
(g) OAR 629-625-0330(1) to explain how to
implement rules to hydrologically disconnect forest roads and landings from
waters of the state.
(h) OAR
629-625-0910(6) to explain how to identify abandoned roads and bring them into
compliance with the forest practice rules.
(i) OAR 629-625-0800(1) to explain how to
avoid or minimize and mitigate for all road and landing construction near or
within a significant wetland, stream-associated wetland, or wetlands greater
than 0.25 acres in size when impacts are unavoidable.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
527.710 & Section 2(1),
Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
527.715,
527.765 & Section 2(2),
Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022
