Emergency Response Program

DEQ's Emergency Response Program is designed to carry out legislative direction to work with other agencies and industry to prevent and respond to spills of oil and hazardous materials.

Oil and hazardous material spills pose a major potential threat to Oregon's waters, air, land, and wildlife. Large volumes of oil move along the Columbia River and along the coast. Hazardous materials are shipped along the highways and by rail. DEQ works with other agencies and industry to prevent and respond to spills of these materials. The program also coordinates removal of drug lab materials which would otherwise present a risk to the public.

• Fact Sheets
• How To Report A Spill
• Invoicing for Cleanup Program Costs
• Tools To Manage A Response
• Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs)
  • Division 140 - Illegal Drug Lab Cleanup Assistance
  • Division 141 - Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Fees
  • Division 142 - Oil and Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Requirements

Links to State and Federal Partners

• EPA's Oil Spill Program
• Regional Response Team/Northwest Area Committee
• Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force
• Washington Department of Ecology Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response
• US Coast Guard - Marine Safety & Environmental Protection Program Home Page

Ballast Water Information

• Oregon Ballast Water Management
• Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species (STAIS) Task Force

Also of Interest

• 2009 Oil Spill Planning Annual Report PDF
  As required by Senate Bill 105.
• New Carissa Review Committee
• Safety Advisory Bulletin 99-02 DEQ/WDOE PDF

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