Oregon Environmental Quality Commission Meeting
April 17, 2009
Department of Environmental Quality Headquarters
Room EQC A
811 SW 6th Ave
Portland, Oregon
Friday, April 17—Regular meeting begins at 8:30 am
A. Preliminary Commission Business: Adoption of Minutes of the August 21-22, 2008 Regular Meeting
The Environmental Quality Commission will review, amend if necessary, and approve draft minutes of the August 21-22, 2008, regular EQC meeting.
[Attachments: Draft August 21-22 minutes]
B. Informational Item: Update on the Status of the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF)
Joni Hammond, Department of Environmental Quality Deputy Director, and Rich Duval, Administrator of DEQ’s Chemical Demilitarization Program, will Rule Adoption Item: Greenhouse Gas Reporting
The 2007 Oregon Legislature established greenhouse gas reduction goals for Oregon (House Bill 3543). Governor Kulongoski sent a letter to the EQC in Informational Item: Director’s Dialogue
Dick Pedersen, DEQ Director, will discuss current events and issues involving DEQ.
C. Public Forum
At approximately 11:30 a.m., the EQC will provide members of the public an opportunity to speak to Commission members on environmental issues. Individuals wishing to speak to the EQC must sign a request form at the meeting and limit presentations to five minutes. The EQC may discontinue public forum after a reasonable time if a large number of speakers wish to appear. In accordance with ORS 183.335(13), no comments may be presented on rule adoption items for which public comment periods have closed.
Working Lunch
The EQC will meet in executive session from approximately 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. to consult with counsel concerning legal rights and duties regarding current or potential litigation against the DEQ. Only representatives of the media may attend and media representatives may not report on any deliberations during the session. [1]
7. Action Item: Oregon’s Fish Consumption Rate – For Use in Setting Water Quality Standards for Toxic Pollutants
Oregon’s water quality standards contain criteria designed to protect human health from toxic pollutants that may occur in the water we drink and accumulate in fish. A key component of the human health criteria is the fish consumption rate, which is intended to reflect how much fish people eat. Recognizing that many Oregonians actually eat