field burning STAFF.REPORT-EQC

DETP/19/2273

''Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 4:03:28 PM (GMT+07:00) Goldstein, Meyer:'' Rule Caption: DEQ Willamette Valley Field Burning Rule Revisions. Adm. Order No.: DEQ 8-2010 Filed with Sec. of State: 8-27-2010 Certified to be Effective: 8-27-10 Notice Publication Date: 4-1-2010 Rules Adopted: 340-266-0065, 340-266-0075, 340-266-0140 Rules Amended: 340-266-0010, 340-266-0020, 340-266-0030, 340-266-0040, 340-266-0050, 340-266-0060, 340-266-0070, 340-266-0080, 340-266-0090, 340-266-0100, 340-266-0110, 340-266-0130 Subject: This rulemaking revises DEQ administrative rules that govern Willamette Valley field burning (OAR Chapter 340, Division 266), in order to implement Senate Bill 528, adopted by the 2009 Oregon Legislature. These rule changes will: • Prohibit general field burning in the Willamette Valley, • Reduce “identified species” and “steep terrain” burning from 25,000 to 15,000 acres per year, • Prohibit straw stack burning and propane flaming after 2013, • Allow up to 2,000 acres per year for emergency field burning to address major disease outbreaks and insect infestations, and • Establish “critical non-burn areas” for field burning near power transmission lines, schools, hospitals, and airports.