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Guidance, Policies and Reports
All publications are in Adobe PDF, unless otherwise noted.
[Air Quality] [Land Quality] [Water Quality]

Air Quality
General
- 2010 Oregon Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan
- Air Monitoring Reports
- Air Quality Annual Report and Data Summaries
- Asbestos System Projects Report
- Ash Grove Mercury Reduction Advisory Committee's Report, December 21, 2007
- Governors Vehicle Emissions Workgroup Report, November 2005
- Oregon Dairy Air Quality Task Force
- Source Testing Guidance and Documents
Air Toxics
- Air Toxics Advisory Committee Final Report
- Portland Air Toxics 2005 Modeling Improvements Documentation
- Portland Air Toxics Solutions 2005 Emissions Inventory Summary for Area Sources
- Portland Air Toxics Solutions 2005 Emissions Inventory Summary for Non-road and On-road
- Portland Air Toxics Solutions 2005 Emissions Inventory Summary for Permitted Industrial Sources
Land Quality
[Cleanup] [Composting] [Hazardous
Waste] [HazWaste.net]
[Household Hazardous Waste] [Public
Review] [Solid Waste] [Tanks]
General
Electronics
- Don't Toss That TV! What to Do With Your Old TV Set
- Questions and Answers: Disposal Ban for Computers, Monitors and Televisions
Environmental Cleanup (CU)
Reports and Other Documents
General Publications
Guidance Documents and Policy Statements
Guidance documents provide technical information to assist with specific aspects of stages of environmental cleanup activities. Policy statements clarify provisions of Oregon's environmental cleanup statute and rules. These documents are advisory only and are intended to assist DEQ staff, responsible parties, consultants and others implementing cleanup projects.
Site Investigation
- Cleanup Program Quality Assurance Policy
- Groundwater Monitoring Well Drilling, Construction and Decommissioning
- Guidance for Assessing and Remediating Vapor Intrusion in Buildings
- Guidance for Conducting Beneficial Water Use Determinations at Cleanup Sites
- Guidance for Conducting Feasibility Studies
- Guidance for Consideration of Land Use
- Guidance for Evaluating Residual Pesticides on Lands Formerly Used for Agricultural Production
- Guidance for Evaluating the Stormwater Pathway at Upland Sites HTM
- Guidance for Identification of Hot Spots
- Guidance for Protecting Cultural Resources during Cleanup Work
- Listing and Delisting Criteria
- Pre-Calculated Hot Spot Look-up Tables Guidance
- Quality Assurance Project Plan for DEQ Federal PA/SI Investigations
- Quality Assurance Project Plan for DEQ Brownfield Investigations
- Quality Assurance Project Plan for DEQ Underground Storage Tank and Petroleum Investigations
- Risk-Based Decision Making for the Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites HTM
Risk Assessment
- Guidance for Assessing Bioaccumulative Chemicals of Concern in Sediment
- Guidance for Conducting Human Health Risk Assessments (Deterministic and Probabilistic)
- Guidance for Ecological Risk Assessment HTM
- Toxicity Equivalency Factors Policy Statement
Cleanup Remedies
- Alternative Water Supply Policy Statement
- Description of "Permit Waiver" Provisions
- Dry Cleaner Application Guidance
- Generic Remedies for Soils Contaminated with PCBs
- Guidance for Managing Hazardous Substance Air Discharges From Remedial Systems
- Guidance for Use of Institutional Controls
- Risk-Based Decision Making for the Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites HTM
Liability and Defenses to Liability
Public Review Draft Guidance and Policy Documents
Nothing to review at this time.
Document Templates
Document templates outline appropriate content/format for specific document types such as preliminary assessments and feasibility studies.
- Expanded Preliminary Assessment Sampling Plan HTM
- Expanded Preliminary Assessment Report HTM
- Independent Cleanup Pathway Final Report Outline DOC
- Recommended format and content for a Remedial Investigation and
Feasibility Study Scope of Work
When a party conducts a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) under a Consent Order with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Consent Order will include an RI/FS Scope of Work (SOW). The SOW describes the elements and work that must be included in the RI/FS. The Consent Order and the SOW are tailored to the specific site for which they are to be used, through discussions with the performing party. However, there are two “boilerplate” versions (short and long) that DEQ staff may use as a starting point for developing a site-specific document. DEQ staff determines which boilerplate SOW is appropriate for use at a particular site based on the complexity or history of the site or other circumstances.
Note: The site-specific document as finally developed may be different than either of the “boilerplate” versions. Also, the requirements for an RI/FS are specified in DEQ’s rules and guidance and will apply to the RI/FS regardless of which version of the SOW is used.
Hazardous Waste (HW)
Hazardous Waste Policies and Other Guidance Documents
Policies
Hazardous waste policies are intended as guidance for Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) employees. The policies do not constitute rulemaking by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) and may not be interpreted to create a right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by law or in equity, by any person. DEQ may take action at variance with these policy statements.
Hazardous Waste Guides and Other Documents
- Radiator Shop Handbook
- Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Handbook
- Technical Assistance Brochure
Hazardous Waste Reporting (HazWaste.net)
- Annual Hazardous
Waste Report Source Code Group
- Frequently Asked
Hazardous Waste Reporting Questions
-
General Instructions for DEQ’s Hazardous Waste Reporting System
- Generation and Management (GM)
- Hazardous Waste
Annual Reporting Form Codes
- Hazardous Waste
Definitions
- Hazardous
Waste Management Codes
-
HazWaste.net Training Manual
- Oregon
Hazardous Waste Codes
Toxics Use/Waste Reduction Assistance Program
General Toxics Use/Waste Reduction Documents
- Toxics Use and
Hazardous Waste Reduction (TUHWR) Act Questions and Answers
- Comparison of Old
and New Toxics Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction (TUHWR) Program
- Toxics & Hazardous
Waste Reduction Resources
Toxics Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction Plans
- Toxics Use Reduction
and Hazardous Waste Reduction Plan Template DOC
-
Notice of Plan
Completion
-
Top 10
Elements in an Environmental Management System (EMS)
-
Notice of
EMS Completion
Toxics Use Reduction and Hazardous Waste
Implementation Summaries
- Toxics Use and
Hazardous Waste Reduction Reporting: Implementation Summary Questions and
Answers
- TUHWR Reporting: Implementation Summary Examples
- Implementation
Summary Guide Sheet
Toxics Use/Waste Reduction Reports
- Oregon Toxic Use
and Hazardous Waste Reduction Law Implementation: 2002 Status Report
- Evaluation of the
Toxic Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction Act (March 2004)
- Measuring
TUWRAP's Influence: Final Report (May 2004)
Solid Waste (SW)
Solid Waste Publications
Reports and Guidance Documents
General
- Coloring Books
- Governor's Advisory Group on Global
Warming HTM
- Rethinking Recycling: An Oregon
Waste Reduction Curriculum HTM
Bottle Bill
-
Background presentation 2007
- Other Tour presentation
Downloadable in sections only:
- Introduction
- British Columbia
(3MB)
- California
(2.3MB)
- Maine
(2.75MB)
- State Comparison Redemption Centers 2007 spreadsheet
- Glass Recycling Under Curbside Collection and Bottle Bill - June 20,
2008 Cover Memo
- Glass Recycling Through Curbside Collection and Container Deposit
Legislation - June 20, 2008
- Modeling Energy and Greenhouse Gas Savings from Implementing Bottle Bill
Task Force Recommendations - Revised
Compost
- Basic
Composting Brochure (English)
- Basic
Composting Brochure (Spanish)
- Commercial Food Waste Composting Food Study Project Report
HTM
- Clopyralid Study: Laboratory Results Phase I, Phase II and Follow-up
Testing
- Clopyralid Study Final Report 1MB
- DOW Sensitive and
Non-sensitive Plant List
- Notice
of Clopyralid Restriction Postcard
- Pesticide
Products Registered for Lawn Care in 2002
Oregon Department of Agriculture
- Rulemaking (Compost Facility)
Information HTM
- Survey of Home Compost Bins
Recipients in LaGrande HTM
- A User's Guide
to Compost 1.86MB
Disposal
- 2002 Waste
Characterization and Composition HTM
- 2005/06 Waste Composition Study
HTM
- Animal Mortality HTM
- Disposal Status
Report, 2007/2008
- Disposal Status Report, 2006
- Questions and
Answers: Disposal Ban for Computers, Monitors and Televisions
- Solid Waste Landfill
Guidance Document HTM
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
- HHW Report, 2006 - 2007
This document provides an overview of activities related to household
hazardous waste in Oregon during 2006 and 2007, including collections,
product stewardship, and waste prevention. The report focuses on the
accomplishments of DEQ, while also including information about programs
operated by local governments and industry. An appendix includes data on
cost, participation, and quantities of wastes collected at DEQ-sponsored
collection events and through DEQ's free mercury collection program.
- Hazardless Home Handbook (on Metro's
Web site)
- HHW Collection Facility Design and Operation
Guidance Document
- HHW Management Plan 1.6MB
- HHW Priority Assessment Report
- HHW Survey
This document is a complete report of a telephone survey of Oregon
households conducted by the Portland State University Survey Research Lab in
January 2008. It is available to download as a complete report (minus
Appendix E) or downloadable in sections. Appendix E of the report is
available by contacting David Allaway (503-229-5479).
-
Complete Report (minus Appendix E) PDF 1.9MB
- Report
Only (without Appendices) PDF, 80 pages
-
Appendix A PDF, 6 pages
-
Appendix B PDF, 58 pages
-
Appendix C PDF, 63 pages
-
Appendix D PDF, 24 pages
- Natural Gardening - A Guide to Alternatives to Pesticides (located on
Portland's Metro Web site)
-
Protect
Yourself from Mercury!
- What is Household Hazardous
Waste?
Rigid Plastic Containers
-
Current Report:
- Rigid Plastic
Container 2007/2009 Recycling Report
This report, issued December 30, 2008, offers the most recent data on rigid plastic container recycling in Oregon, and presents the
determination that the aggregate recycling rate for rigid plastic containers for compliance purposes will be above 25% in 2009.
-
Past reports and presentation:
- Rigid Plastic Container 2006/2008 Recycling Report
This report was issued December 31, 2007 and offered the most recent
data on rigid plastic container recycling in Oregon, and
presented the determination that the aggregate recycling rate
for rigid plastic containers for compliance purposes would be
above 25% in 2008. - Presentation January 8, 2008:
Oregon Rigid Plastic
Container Recycling 2006/2008
This presentation included information on the 2008 recycling
rate, recycling rate trends since the law became effective,
disposal, and factors affecting future recycling rates for plastic
containers.
- Supplemental Report:
Rigid Plastic Container 2005/2007 Recycling Report Supplement
This supplement to the 2005/07 report, issued June 20, 2007, revises the determination made in the original Rigid Plastic Container 2005/2007 report based on new data and finds that rigid plastic containers will be recycled at above 25% in 2007.
Waste Prevention
- Life Cycle
Assessment of Drinking Water Systems HTM
- Life Cycle Inventory of
Packaging Options for Shipment and Retail Mail-Order Soft Goods HTM
- NW
Materialsmart Evaluation Report [This link will take you outside the DEQ
Web site.]
In 2002, a coalition of governments and business associations undertook a
promotion campaign to increase the use of material exchange services in
Oregon.
- Packaging HTM
Case studies, best practices, and other materials are available for
assistance in saving money through changes that reduce packaging waste and
the environmental burdens of packaging.
- Packaging Waste
Prevention Project Evaluation Report HTM
Evaluation of DEQ and Metro’s packaging waste prevention project for
business users of packaging.
- Resource Efficiency Tool Kit
- Community Tools
(63 pages)
- Participant Tools
(109 pages)
- Waste Prevention
Brochure DOC
- Waste Prevention
Brochure
- Waste Prevention Strategy
HTM
Waste Recovery
- Oregon Material Recovery and Waste Generation Rates Report
- 2008 Report (includes
Tables 1-9)
- 2008 Report:
Tables 1-9 Only
- 2007 Report: Tables
1-9 Only
- 2006 Report:
Tables
1-9 Only
- Oregon Material Recovery Survey Attachments
Downloadable in sections only:
- Introduction
- British Columbia (3MB)
- California (2.3MB)
- Maine (2.75MB)
Oregon Department of Agriculture
This document provides an overview of activities related to household hazardous waste in Oregon during 2006 and 2007, including collections, product stewardship, and waste prevention. The report focuses on the accomplishments of DEQ, while also including information about programs operated by local governments and industry. An appendix includes data on cost, participation, and quantities of wastes collected at DEQ-sponsored collection events and through DEQ's free mercury collection program.
This document is a complete report of a telephone survey of Oregon households conducted by the Portland State University Survey Research Lab in January 2008. It is available to download as a complete report (minus Appendix E) or downloadable in sections. Appendix E of the report is available by contacting David Allaway (503-229-5479).
- Complete Report (minus Appendix E) PDF 1.9MB
- Report Only (without Appendices) PDF, 80 pages
- Appendix A PDF, 6 pages
- Appendix B PDF, 58 pages
- Appendix C PDF, 63 pages
- Appendix D PDF, 24 pages
- Rigid Plastic
Container 2007/2009 Recycling Report
This report, issued December 30, 2008, offers the most recent data on rigid plastic container recycling in Oregon, and presents the determination that the aggregate recycling rate for rigid plastic containers for compliance purposes will be above 25% in 2009.
- Rigid Plastic Container 2006/2008 Recycling Report
This report was issued December 31, 2007 and offered the most recent data on rigid plastic container recycling in Oregon, and presented the determination that the aggregate recycling rate for rigid plastic containers for compliance purposes would be above 25% in 2008. - Presentation January 8, 2008:
Oregon Rigid Plastic
Container Recycling 2006/2008
This presentation included information on the 2008 recycling rate, recycling rate trends since the law became effective, disposal, and factors affecting future recycling rates for plastic containers. - Supplemental Report:
Rigid Plastic Container 2005/2007 Recycling Report Supplement
This supplement to the 2005/07 report, issued June 20, 2007, revises the determination made in the original Rigid Plastic Container 2005/2007 report based on new data and finds that rigid plastic containers will be recycled at above 25% in 2007.
In 2002, a coalition of governments and business associations undertook a promotion campaign to increase the use of material exchange services in Oregon.
Case studies, best practices, and other materials are available for assistance in saving money through changes that reduce packaging waste and the environmental burdens of packaging.
Evaluation of DEQ and Metro’s packaging waste prevention project for business users of packaging.
- Community Tools (63 pages)
- Participant Tools (109 pages)
- 2008 Report (includes
Tables 1-9)
- 2008 Report: Tables 1-9 Only
- 2007 Report: Tables 1-9 Only
- 2006 Report: Tables 1-9 Only
Tanks
Heating Oil Tanks (HOT) Program
- Contractor (Service Provider) Bulletins
- Developing Risk-Based Standards for Residential Heating Oil Tanks
- Generic Remedy Guidance Document
- Guidance for HOT Site Assessment and Cleanup
- HOT Decommissioning and Cleanup Guidance for Homeowners HTM
- Licensed Service Providers
- Preparing a HOT Decommissioning Report or a HOT Soil Matrix Cleanup Report HTM
- Realtor Bulletins
- Requirements for Heating Oil Tanks No Longer In Use
- What You Should Know About Buying or Selling a Home with a Heating Oil Tank
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) Program
Compliance
- Assessing Underground Storage Tanks for Earthquake Damage HTM
- Guidance Pertaining to Replacement of Underground Piping
- How to Prepare for an UST Compliance Inspection
- Notification Requirements Summary for UST Decommissioning and Change in Service HTM
- Overfill Protection - Loose Fill Metered Deliveries into USTs
- Service Provider Updates
- Service Provider UST Compliance Seminar Followup - June 2007
- Tank
Calculator [This link will take you to a non-DEQ Web site.]
Calculate product volume by inputting tank dimensions and product level. Also, generate charts of volume vs. product depth for any tank. (Note: This is a link to a non-DEQ web site.) - Tankline Bulletin
- Testing Secondary Containment and Piping During UST Installation
- UST Program Updates
- UST Public Record
Cleanup Guidance
- Approval of Bioremediation Technologies
- Approval of a Combined BTEX+Naphthalene Analytical Method HTM
- Calculating the One-Sided 90% Upper Confidence Limit of the Mean HTM
- Groundwater Monitoring Well Drilling, Construction, and Decommissioning
- Guidance for Applying the Low-Impact Site Rule to UST Cleanup Sites
- Guidance for Assessing and Remediating Vapor Intrusion in Buildings
- Northwest Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Analytical Methods HTM
- On-Line Petroleum Release Reporting Bulletin
- Permit Requirements for UST Cleanup Sites HTM
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils - Approved Oregon Disposal Sites List HTM
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Handling Options
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Policy for Reuse
- Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Treatment Options
- Quality Assurance Project Plan
- Risk-Based Decision Making for the Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites HTM
- TPH
References [This link will take you to a non-DEQ Web site.]
- Volume 1: Analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Environmental Media
- Volume 2: Composition of Petroleum Mixtures
- Volume 3: Selection of Representative TPH Fractions Based on Fate and Transport Considerations
- Volume 4: Development of Fraction Specific Reference Doses (RfDs) and Reference Concentration (RfCs) for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
- Volume 5: Human Health Risk-Based Evaluation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites: Implementation of the Working Group Approach
- UST Cleanup Manual
- Voluntary Cost Recovery Agreement (INTERACTIVE PDF)
EPA Documents and References (External Web Pages)
Catalog of EPA Materials on Underground Storage Tanks
Cleanup Documents
- EPA Analytical Methodologies for Fuel Oxygenates (on external web site)
- Expedited Site Assessment Tools For Underground Storage Tank Sites
- How to Effectively Recover Free Product At Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites
- How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Site
- Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
- Modeling Subsurface Transport of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
- Soil Screening Guidance: User's Guide
- Soil Screening Guidance: Technical Background Document
- Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste (SW-846)
Compliance Documents
- Automatic Tank Gauging Systems for Release Detection
- Dollars and Sense
- EPA Regulatory Interpretation: Regulatory Status of E85 PDF
- Getting The Most Out Of Your Automatic Tank Gauging System
- Introduction to Statistical Inventory Reconciliation: For Underground Storage Tanks
- List of Known Insurance Providers for Underground Storage Tanks
- List of Leak Detection Evaluations for UST Systems, 12th Edition (03/05)
- Musts for USTs: A Summary of the Federal Regulations for Underground Storage Tank Systems
- Operating and Maintaining Underground Storage Tank Systems: Practical Help and Checklists
- Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak Detection Methods for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks and Piping
Additional cleanup-related guidance documents that may be of use for UST cleanups can be found within the Land Quality's Environmental Cleanup Guidance section.
Best Management Practices
- The Disposal of Chlorinated Water PDF
- The Disposal of Chlorinated Water From Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs PDF
- Oregon Marinas PDF
- Oregon Shipyards PDF
- Washing Activities PDF
- Washing Activities for Non-Profit Organizations
Groundwater Protection
- 2006 Groundwater Quality Report for the Deschutes Basin
- 2004 Groundwater Quality Report for the North Coast Basin
- 2004 Groundwater Quality Report for the Willamette Basin
- Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area Reports
- 1999 Milton-Freewater Groundwater Quality Study
Water Quality Assessment
- Willamette Basin Rivers & Streams Assessment (2009) PDF
- Oregon's 2004 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
- Oregon's 2002 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
- Oregon's 2000 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
- Oregon's 1998 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
Water Quality Standards
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