OREGON’S WATER QUALITY STANDARDS PROJECT

Rulemaking Workgroup Session #7

August 6, 2009 9:00 – 3:00

Location: **US EPA - Region 10 (503 326-3250—front desk)

805 S.W. Broadway, Suite 500 Portland, OR

Call-in Line: 866-299-3188 code: 503 326 5873#

Draft Agenda

9:00  Gather and get settled

9:05  Welcome and overview of agenda – Donna Silverberg

▪  Updates/Announcements

▪  Comments on Notes from last meeting

9:15  DEQ’s interim permitting approach for arsenic (prior to criteria revision) – Annette Liebe

10:00  Arsenic – Anthropogenic sources criterion – Debra Sturdevant & RWG Subgroup

▪  Options considered by subgroup for rule and implementation

▪  Subgroup or DEQ draft proposal

Meeting objective: RWG discussion and input on draft proposal

Handouts: rule and implementation options & draft proposal

10:45  Variances – Debra Sturdevant

▪  Streamlined individual variance – draft proposed rule revisions

Meeting objective: Input on proposed variance rule revisions

Handouts: Draft proposed revisions to variance rule

11:45  Lunch Break

12:45  NPDES Implementation Issues –Jennifer Wigal

▪  Review revised implementation approaches outline

▪  Discussion questions:

◦  Which tools should DEQ use?

◦  What policy statements or rules are needed?

◦  What can be addressed in guidance rather than rule?

▪  Are there issues that should be referred to the toxics reduction strategy?

Meeting objective: Input on DEQ draft documents and suggestions

Handouts: Revised implementation approaches outline

2:00  Multiple discharger or water body variance

▪  Is there need to pursue a multiple discharger or water body variance at this time?

▪  If so, for what facility/pollutant combination?

▪  Mercury/methylmercury implementation

2:30  Next steps; Wrap up

3:00  Adjourn

Note: We will take breaks as needed by the group.