OREGON’S WATER QUALITY STANDARDS PROJECT

Rulemaking Workgroup: Permitting Issues/ Meeting #14

May 20, 2010, 8:30 – 11:30 MORNING SESSION

Location: EPA Conference Room 5^th Floor

805 SW Broadway, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205 (503) 326-3250

Call-in Line: 866-299-3188

Access Code: 503-326-5873

Goals for Today’s Meeting

❖  Review DEQ’s recommendations related to variances

❖  Identify path to wrap up discussion on variances in June

❖  Determine whether or not DEQ can pursue the pollution prevention proposal

AGENDA

8:15  Gather and Settle

8:30  Welcome, Introductions & Review Goals for the Day (Donna Silverberg)  

▪  Updates and Announcements (All)

8:45  Variances (Andrea Matzke)

Materials: variance section of the issue paper distributed with agenda

  variance decision memo

Objectives

1. Discuss the major concerns DEQ has heard so far and our recommended approach

2. Determine issues for the last meeting on variances in June

Outline for Today’s Discussion

1.  DEQ will share an overview of the variance decision memo

2.  DEQ will share proposed variance language with work group members.

* Parking lot for information to be included in an IMD

10:15  Break

10:25  NPDES Compliance through Pollution Prevention Proposal (Dave Kliewer and Peter Ruffier)

Materials: “NPDES Compliance through Pollution Prevention” document distributed with agenda

Objectives:

1. Determine the viability of the pollution prevention proposal and gauge work group support

Outline for Today’s Discussion

1. Walk through proposal

2. Determine next steps

11:20  Next Steps/Wrap-Up

▪  Review of decisions

▪  Review of action items

▪  Establish agenda for June 30^th / July 15^th meeting

11:30  ADJOURN

* Thank you for your continued commitment to these issues and this process *