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Fact Sheets
All fact sheets are in Adobe PDF.
[Chemical Demilitarization] [Air Quality] [Lab] [Land Quality] [Water Quality]
General Information
- DEQ Snapshot Overview PDF
- Enforcement Process PDF
- Glossary of Environmental Terms PDF
- Pollution Prevention: Alternative Cleaning Solvents and Processes PDF
- Pollution Prevention: Industry and the Environment PDF
- Protection of Archaeological and Cultural Resources PDF
Chemical Demilitarization
- Bulk Item Processing
- Liquid Incinerator
- Maximum Permitted Air Emissions from Selected Hermiston Area Sources
- Metal Parts Furnace
- Modification of a Hazardous Waste Permit
- Public Participation
- Storage and Management of Hazardous Waste 02/03
- Trial Burn Operations
- Umatilla Project Overview
General
- Columbia Gorge Air Quality Strategy Report
- Employee Commute Options Program (ECO)
- New Ozone Standard in 2013
Air Toxics
- Air Toxics Monitoring at Harriet Tubman Academy
- Air Toxics Monitoring at Toledo Elementary School
- Air Toxics Pollutant Summaries
- Benzene in Oregon's Air
- National Assessment of Air Toxics in Oregon
- Oregon's Geographic Approach to Reducing Air Toxics
- Oregon's utility mercury rule
- NATA: National Air Toxics Assessment
- Portland Air Toxics 2017 Modeling Study
- Portland Air Toxics Solutions
Asbestos
- Advisory for Building Owners and Operators
- Advisory - DEQ's Building Survey Requirements
- Asbestos Advisory for Permitted Sources
- Asphalt Shingle Reuse and the Asbestos Rules
- For Contractors
- Asbestos Advisory for Construction Contractors
- Before you Demolish a Building
- Advisory for Siding Contractors
- Advisory for Roofing Contractors
- Advisory for Manufactured Home Dealers and Contractors
- Working with AC Water Pipe
- Advisory for Flooring Contractors
- For Homeowners
Burning
- Open Field Burning In the Willamette Valley
- Applying for a DEQ Outdoor Burning Permit (English) (Russian)
- Solicitud de Permiso del DEQ para Quemar al Aire Libre (Spanish)
- Open Burning Guide (English) (Russian)
- Guía Para La Quema Al Aire Libre En Oregon (Spanish)
- Burning Household Waste
- Open Burning Regulations for Central and Eastern Oregon
- Open Burning Regulations for the Mid-Willamette Valley
- Residential Burn Barrels: A Source of Toxic Pollution
- Woodburning 101
- Woodsmoke Pollution
- Woodstoves: What You Should Know About Buying or Selling a Home with a Woodstove
Clean Diesel
- Clean Diesel Repower Incentives
- Clean Diesel Retrofit Incentive
- Manufacturing Biodiesel
- Oregon Clean Diesel Initiative: Burn Cleaner Fuel - Burn Fuel Cleaner
Climate Change
- Lifecycle Analysis Approach of Transportation Fuels
- Oregon Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies for Vehicles and Engines
- Oregon's Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standards
- Oregon's Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standards - Economic Impact Analysis
- Safeguards for Oregon's Low Carbon Fuel Standards
Permits and Technical Assistance
- Air Quality Requirements for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories
- Air Quality Requirements for Paint Stripping and Surface Coating Operations
- Air Quality Requirements for Plating and Polishing Facilities
- Annual Oregon Title V Operating Permit Fees
- Hot Mix Asphalt Emissions
- Technical Assistance by Industry Type
- Asphaltic Plant Burner Tuning
- Dry Cleaners and Air Quality Requirements
- Eco-Logical Business Program
- Boilers: Permit Requirements and General Information
- Boilers: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
- Breweries: Energy resource conservation
- Fiberglass Manufacturing and the Environment
- Metal Industries
- Portland Area EcoBiz Shops
Vehicles
- Auto Body Shops and DEQ - What you Need to Know
- Clean Air Partners (CAPs)
- Driver's Guide to Clean Air
- On-Board Diagnostics
- Oregon Low Emission Vehicles
- Portland Area Vehicle Inspection Program
- Recognized Automotive Repair Shops
- Reduce Idling to Prevent Air Pollution
- Save Money and Clean the Air - "Eco-Tips" for Owning and Operating a Motor Vehicle
- Smoking Vehicles
Laboratory and Environmental Assessment
Water Quality Monitoring and Watershed Assessment
- Ambient Water Quality Monitoring
- DEQ's Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
- Monitoring Ground water Quality at Oregon DEQ
- Oregon Beach Monitoring Program
- Oregon's Role in the National Lakes Survey
- Toxics Monitoring Project in Willamette Watershed
- Wastewater Monitoring
- Water Quality Monitoring Programs at Oregon DEQ
Land Quality
[Cleanup] [Emergency
Response] [Dry Cleaners] [Hazardous
Waste] [Heating Oil Tanks]
[Household Hazardous Waste] [Solid Waste] [Tanks]
[Toxics Use and Waste Reduction]
General
- 07-09 Land Quality Budget Implementation Status
- Disaster Debris Management
- Proposed Rulemaking: Beneficial Use of Solid Waste
Electronics
- Computers and Monitors: When Should I Turn Them Off?
- Disposal Ban of Covered Electronic Devices
- Electronics Recycling Program
- How DEQ Regulates Electronics Waste (E-Waste)
- Managing Used Computers & Other Electronic Equipment
- Oregon E-Cycles: What Consumers Need to Know
- Oregon E-Cycles: What Service Providers Need to Know
- Oregon E-Cycles: What Local Governments Need to Know
- Oregon E-Cycles: What Retailers Need to Know
Environmental Cleanup (CU)
General
- Abandoned Mine Cleanups Complicated by High Cost and Lack of Funding
- Changing Project Managers on Cleanup Projects
- Cleanup Process and Criteria
- Disaster Debris Management
- Environmental Assessment of Lands Formerly Used for Agricultural Production
- Former Portland Gas Manufacturing Investigation
- Hazardous Waste Fees for Environmental Cleanups
- Information About DEQ No Further Action Decisions
- Protection of Archaeological and Cultural Resources
- Scoping the Cleanup Investigation
- Selecting An Environmental Consultant
- Senate Bill 751: Relating to Contaminated Sediments in Portland Harbor
- Status of Investigation and Cleanup at PECO Inc
- Tarr Facility Environmental Cleanup
Brownfields
- Brownfields
- DEQ Cleanup Program Can Assist in Brownfields Site Transactions
- Rural and Economically Distressed Site Assessment Initiative
Dry Cleaners
Click on fact sheet title for English version, [K] for Korean version and [V] for Vietnamese version.
- Annual Hazardous Waste and Air Quality Compliance Report [K] [V]
- Containment Under and Around Dry Cleaning Systems [K] [V]
- Delivery of Perchloroethylene Solvent [K] [V]
- Dry Cleaners and Air Quality Requirements
- Environmental Response Claim [K]
- Hazardous Waste Management [K] [V]
- Listing Inactive Facilities
- Overview for Dry Cleaners [K] [V]
- Overview of Environmental Regulations [K] [V]
- Reporting Releases [K]
- Wastewater Management [V]
Emergency Response
- Drug Lab Cleanup
- DEQ's Role in Major Disasters
- Emergency Response Program
- Marine Oil Spill Prevention
- Oregon Ballast Water Management
- What To Do When You've Had A Spill
Orphan Sites
- Cleaning Up Willamette River Basin Orphan Sites
- Funding Proposals for Formosa Mine Site Cleanup
- Lebanon Area Groundwater Contamination
- Orphan Site Funding Request
- Orphan Site Program Questions and Answers
- Why Oregon Needs an Orphan Site Program
Prospective Purchasers Agreements
- Key Information About Prospective Purchaser Agreements in Oregon
- Liability Management Tools for Buyers of Contaminated Property in Oregon
Site Assessment
- Confirmed Release List and Inventory: Informing the Public About Hazardous Substance Sites
- Site Assessment
Site Response Program
Voluntary Cleanup Program
- Alternative Dispute Resolution at Independent Cleanup Pathway Projects
- Cleanup Process and Criteria
- Independent Cleanup Pathway Steps in the Process
- Voluntary Cleanup Program
- Voluntary Cleanup Program Independent Cleanup Pathway
Hazardous Waste (HW)
General
Mercury
Pesticides
- Managing Waste Pesticides
- Managing Waste Pesticides: How to Avoid Producing Excess Spray Solutions, Pesticide Contaminated Rinsewaters, Absorbents and Empty Pesticide Containers
- Managing Waste Pesticides: How to Dispose of Unusable or Unwanted Pesticide Spray Solutions, Pesticide-Contaminated Rinsewaters and Pesticide Containing Absorbent
Reporting: Generators, Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
- Annual Compliance Determination Fee
- Hazardous Waste Generator Fee Information
- Hazardous Waste Fees for Environmental Cleanups
- Notification Requirements: Hazardous Waste Generators
- Oregon Specific Requirements for the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
- Procedure and Criteria for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Permits
Toxics Use and Waste Reduction
- Irwin Hodson Press
- Oregon's Toxics Use and HW Reduction Act
- Partners on Demand
- Portland VA Medical Center
Used Oil
- Used Oil Burner & Marketer
- Used Oil Generators
- Used Oil Space Heaters
- Used Oil Transporters and Collection Facilities
Universal Waste
- Management of Waste Batteries under the Universal Waste Rule
- Managing Waste Pesticide
- Mercury-Containing Equipment
- Mercury-Containing Thermostats
- Universal Waste Handlers
- Waste Lamps and Ballasts
Vehicle Maintenance and Dismantlers
Solid Waste (SW)
General
- Oregon Recycling Laws
- Oregon's Paint Product Stewardship Law
- Product Stewardship: Mercury-Containing Lighting
- Product Stewardship: Rechargeable Batteries
Composting
- Compost Bins for Residents
- DEQ Completes Three-Year Clopyralid Study
- Food Waste for Delivery to Oregon Composting Facilities
- New Rules Regulating Composting Facilities
- Partnership to Reduce Waste: Developing a Food Rescue Program
- Promoting Residential Composting
Disposal
- Beneficial Use of Solid Waste
- Combating Illegal Dumping
- Disaster Debris Management
- Disposal Ban of Covered Electronic Devices
- ESCO Sauvie Island Landfill
- ESCO Sauvie Island Landfill Domestic Well Sampling Update
- Management of Wood Ash Generated from Biomass Combustion Facilities
- Procedures and Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Permits
Grants Program
Household Hazardous Waste
- 2008 Survey Results
- Collecting Unwanted Household Pharmaceuticals
- Common Products Containing Mercury
- Free Mercury Collection - CEGs
- Free Mercury Collection - Dental Facilities
- Household Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
- Mercury-Containing Equipment
- Mercury-Containing Thermostat Labeling Requirements, Notice About
Rigid Plastic Containers
Scrap Metal
- Appliance Recycling - Information for Recyclers
- Recycling Refrigerators and Freezers - Information for the General Public
Tanks
Heating Oil Tanks
- Approval of Bioremediation Technologies
- Frequently Asked Questions about Heating Oil Tanks
- Frequently Asked Questions about HOTs for Homeowner, Buyers and Sellers HTM
- Frequently Asked Questions about HOTs for Decommissioning, Cleanup Cost and Service Providers HTM
- Heating Oil Tank Program Cleanup Agreement
- How New Standards May Affect Property Owners Where a Home Oil Tank Leaked
- Proper Care and Maintenance for Unregulated Tank Systems
- Requirements for Tanks No Longer In Use
- Service Provider License Renewal Applications
- What You Should Know About Buying or Selling a Home with a HOT
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
- Approval Requirements for UST Cleanup Projects
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Brownfield, USTfield and UST Cleanup Case Studies
- Brownfield Cleanup Paves the Way to Reuse Asphalt Plant Site
- Brownfield Grant to Cleanup Salem Service Station Site
- Canyon City Petroleum Release
- Elmira Family Store Cleanup Continues
- Former Dexter Gas Station Cleanup Site
- James Simmons Petroleum, Long Creek
- Salem Cleanup Site: State Street ARCO Station
- UST Case Study: Pear Tree Center
- UST Case Study: Seaside BP Maritime Fuel - Gasoline Vapors in Building
- USTfields Pilot Projects
- Information About DEQ No Further Action Decisions
- MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether)
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Handling Options
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Policy for Reuse
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Treatment Options
- TPH Soil Testing at UST Sites
Underground Storage Tanks
- A Guide to UST Notifications, Reporting, and Record Keeping
- Biodiesel and Underground Storage Tanks Systems
- Distributors' Responsibilities for Depositing Fuel into USTs
- Documenting Compliance with Financial Responsibility
- Fuel Ethanol and Underground Storage Tank Systems
- Temporary Closure Requirements for UST Systems
- UST Compliance Case Studies
- UST Facility Inspections
- UST Financial Responsibility
- UST Program Update
Program Information
- DEQ's Water Quality Program
- Senate Bill 45: Water Quality Permit Program Improvements
- Implementing Senate Bill 737
- Water Quality 401 Project Certification
Biosolids
Consumer Information
- Household Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
- Marine Sewage and Wastewater Disposal
- Residential Well Owners - Water Quality Test Results
- Phosphate Limits for Dishwashing Detergents
Community Projects and Information
Drinking Water Protection
- Introduction to Oregon's Drinking Water Protection Program
- Summary of Oregon Source Water Assessment Methodology
- Drinking Water Protection Plan Certification Requirements
- Basic Tips for Keeping Drinking Water Clean and Safe PDF
- Groundwater Basics for Drinking Water Protection
- Automotive Repair and Maintenance Tips for Drinking Water Protection
- Drinking Water Protection for Shallow Injection Well Owners and Operators
- Business and Industry Tips for Drinking Water Protection
- Developing Management Strategies for Drinking Water Protection
- Drinking Water Protection: Using an Ordinance or Overlay
- Nitrate in Drinking Water
- Aquifer Sensitivity Analysis State of Oregon's Source Water Assessment Procedures
- Model Ordinance for Protecting Surface Water Sources of Drinking Water
- Model Ordinance for Protecting Groundwater Sources of Drinking Water
Groundwater
- Aquifer Storage & Recovery and Artificial Groundwater Recharge
- Northern Malheur County Groundwater Management Area
- Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area Declared
Loans and Grants
- Application Process for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan
- Oregon's Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Onsite Wastewater Management (Septic Systems)
- Disposing of Chlorinated Water from Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs PDF
- Interim Septage Storage Tanks
- Procedures and Criteria for Installing a New Septic System
- Sand Filter and Pressure Distribution Operation and Maintenance Schedule
- Septic System Alternative Treatment Technologies
- Septic Systems and Stream Crossings
- Septic Tank Maintenance
- Test Pit Preparation for Onsite Sewage Evaluations
Permits
Standards
Stormwater Permitting
- Applying for the 1200-C Construction Stormwater Permit
- Combined Sewer Overflows
- Oregon's Phase II Municipal Stormwater Program
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
- Alvord Lake Subbasin TMDLs
- Applegate Subbasin TMDLs
- Bear Creek Watershed TMDLs
- Making Progress in the Bear Creek Watershed
- Tenmile Watershed TMDL
- Umpqua Basin TMDLs
- Upper Klamath and Lost River Subbasins Draft TMDLs
- Walla Walla Basin in Oregon: Temperature TMDL
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Next Steps
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Regulating and Monitoring Wastewater Discharges
- Willow Creek Subbasin: Water Quality Objectives for Temperature, pH and Bacteria
- Working for Clean Water in the Tualatin River Subbasin
Underground Injection Control Program
- Underground Injection Control for Remediation Systems
- Closure of an Injection System
- Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Artificial Groundwater Recharge
- Fees for Underground Injection Control Program
- Underground Injection Control Stormwater Information
- Requirements for Retrofitting a Stormwater Injection System
- Drinking Water Protection for Shallow Injection Well Owners and Operators
Wastewater Permitting
Water Reuse
Willamette Basin
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Next Steps
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Regulating and Monitoring Wastewater Discharges
- Middle Willamette River Fish Consumption Study
- Protecting and Restoring the Willamette River
- Reducing Bacterial Pollution in the Willamette Basin
- Reducing Mercury Pollution in the Willamette River
- Reducing Temperature in the Willamette Basin
- Is it Safe to Swim in the Willamette River in Portland? - DEQ Monitors Bacteria
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