WQS for Human Health Toxic Pollutants Rulemaking TIMELINE FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS UPDATED 8/11/2011 |
Follow up Action/Activity | Who | Timeframe | Notes |
Implementation strategies for toxic substances for both Clean Water Act and non-Clean Water Act programs | |||
Toxics Reduction Strategy | Draft Strategy to stakeholders: August-September 2011 EQC presentation: October 2011 Final Strategy: February 2012 | ||
NEW: Public Outreach; Internal Training Website updates | Sonja/Spencer/ Andrea/Deb
Koto/Andrea/ Deb
| Permit Writers Workshop: Oct. 11-12
Basin/TMDL/NPS Meeting: Feb/Mar 2012 Regional IMD-Specific Training
Public Outreach? |
See IMD schedules
Continue to do “opportunistic outreach;” Arrange meeting with Joanie SS, Brian White, Greg Aldrich to discuss |
NEW: Records—Submitting Rule Record; Central files | Andrea, Koto & Deb | Summer 2011 | |
Addressing and ensuring cost-effective, environmentally-meaningful NPDES permit strategies | |||
Include intake credit guidance to DEQ staff in Reasonable Potential Analysis Internal Management Directive | Spencer | Final IMD: +90 days from Secretary of State filing of adopted rules | New rule effective upon EQC adoption 6/29: Revised RPA IMD delayed 2 wks to incorporate intake credit discussion; Spender will finalize spreadsheet w/ intake credit component over next couple of months. |
Develop Site-Specific Background Pollutant Criteria Internal Management Directive | Spencer & Andrea | Final IMD: +180 days following EPA approval | New rule effective upon EPA approval |
Finalize Variance Internal Management Directive *Stormwater Trading & outgrowth issues
Training on IMD
| Andrea w/ Jane, Sonja, etc.
Andrea, Sonja | Final IMD: +90 days following EPA approval
Training: Late winter/early spring 2012 | Revised rule effective upon EPA approval
Sonja work with Renei Nomura to scope and work through trading idea as part of PMP |
Identify and develop variances and/or variance templates for initial candidates | Regions –pilot
Template team: Andrea, permit writers w/ Sonja, Jane | Identify pilot variance: Fall 2011 OR Begin variance templates: Dec. 2011
Complete pilots or templates: Winter 2012/2013 | Regions identify pilot permittee by fall; if no permittee, then pursue template |
Evaluate need for multiple discharger variance for PCBs or other pollutant |
Not assigned | Begin evaluation of need and candidate sectors/pollutants: Early 2013
Final Rulemaking: +24 months | Development of a multiple discharger variance for a specific sector(s) and pollutant(s) requires separate rulemaking and EPA approval |
NEW: NPDES methylmercury implementation --Internal guidance memo | Spencer w/ Andrea input | Final memo: Fall 2011 | Similar to As Permits Imp memo (issued 2010)—plain language for permit writers and permittees? |
NEW: Budget Note Implementation | Andrea | Reports to Legislature: Jan 2013; 2015 | |
NEW: “Little” IMD for As Reduction Policy | Deb | ||
Implementation strategies for nonpoint sources | |||
TMDL Internal Management Directive Training post-final IMD | Koto
Koto & Kevin | Final IMD: Jan. 2012
Training: Spring 2012 |
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Updated MOA between DEQ and Oregon Department of Forestry
*Chapter on Forest Roads | Gene + Koto/Don
(w/ Beth, Jenine) | Final Draft MOU: Sept. 30, 2011
Final MOU: Nov. 30, 2011 | |
Updated MOU between DEQ and Oregon Department of Agriculture | Gene + Koto | Final Draft MOU: Will occur after discussions following up on HB 3613
Final MOU: 60 days after draft MOU | |
Develop additional chapters for Antidegradation Internal Management Directive describing how rule relates to nonpoint sources | Deb & Koto | Final IMD: ~2 years
Begin scoping: early fall 2011 | During development, will need to consider interaction of IMD elements with existing rules. IMDs limited to information that does not “substantially affect the interests of the public.” May need to evaluate rulemaking to fully address topic. |
NEW: Question to ODA/ODF—How much $ paid out of own pocket for NPS water quality projects/controls? | Gene | ||
Rules that consider the costs and benefits of the criteria and data and scientific analysis already compiled | |||
Site-specific water quality standards rulemaking for arsenic addressing waterbodies near Ontario | Not assigned | Begin Rulemaking process: Winter 2011/2012
Target EQC adoption: Spring 2013 | Schedule may be modified based on relevant permit renewal timeframe |
Site specific water quality standards rulemaking for arsenic addressing waterbodies near Klamath Falls | Not assigned | Begin Rulemaking process: Winter 2011/2012
Target EQC adoption: Spring 2013 | Schedule may be modified based on relevant permit renewal timeframe |
OTHER WATER QUALITY STANDARDS WORK |
Action/Activity | Timeframe | Notes |
Water Quality Standards Work Underway | ||
Rulemaking: Turbidity Water Quality Standards Revisions | Proposed Rule: Early winter 2012
Final Rule: Summer 2012 | |
Klamath River Restoration Rulemaking | Proposed Rule: Fall 2011
Final Rule: Winter 2011/2012 | Rule to allow section 401 certification to occur if Dept. of Interior decides to go ahead with Klamath dam removal |
Rulemaking: Hermiston West Division Main Canal Use Change | Proposed Rule: Fall 2011
Final Rule: Winter 2011/2012 | Rulemaking to set appropriate uses for the WEID canal, allowing the City of Hermiston to move its discharge from Umatilla River to canal |
Snake River Site-Specific Temperature Criteria Revision | ? | Evaluation of need for revisions to Snake River temperature criteria below Hells Canyon Complex |
Other water quality standards work | ||
Develop Water Quality Standards Nutrients | ||
Address Sedimentation (Rules and/or IMD) | ||
Revisions Adding to Antidegradation Rule | If DEQ identifies that rules are needed during the development of additional IMD chapters describing nonpoint source implementation, may need to pursue rulemaking to fully address topic. |