From: MCALLISTER Larry

Sent: Thu Aug 13 13:22:09 2009

To: 'Anita Winkler (anitaw@owrc.org)'

Subject: DEQ rulemaking notice

Importance: Normal

Attachments: Special Reserve GovDelivery Notice.docx;

Anita,

Once again DEQ is revising its admin. rules for the CWSRF program and I would like to get the attached notice out to your members as soon as possible. I know this notice is brief so I have taken a shot at an introduction to include with your distribution to OWRC members.

Thanks

Larry McAllister

Oregon DEQ

503 229-6412

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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is proposing additional changes to its administrative rules for its Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan program. The recent community response to the program’s generous loans provided under funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has again highlighted the financial need in Oregon to address water quality issues. To assist those communities not able to acquire ARRA funding, DEQ is now proposing rule revisions that will, if adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission, allow zero interest loans for about $24 million dollars during FY 2010 only. The attached document provides a link to DEQ’s website where additional information is available as well as a DEQ contact.