Attach A2-EQCrulechange1

DETP/19/254

''Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 3:33:08 PM (GMT+07:00) Goldstein, Meyer:'' 700 p suction dredge 2005 Adm. Order No.: DEQ 5-2005 Filed with Sec. of State: 7-1-2005 Certified to be Effective: 7-1-05 Notice Publication Date: 12-1-04 Rules Amended: 340-045-0033, 340-045-0070, 340-045-0075 Subject: The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has amended its rules to renew the 700-J NPDES General Permit (now 700-PM). This permit covers discharges from suction dredge operations used to recover precious metals and minerals from stream bed sediments. The renewal clarifies dredge operation and work practices, clarifies the designation of streams where dredging is restricted, requires turbidity limits and monitoring only for dredges with suction hoses that have an inside diameter of 4 inches or greater, includes new annual fees and allows the Oregon Department of State Lands to potentially administer the permit in the future, as a streamlining measure.