OREGON’S WATER QUALITY STANDARDS PROJECT

Rulemaking Workgroup Session #12

February 23, 2010, 9:30 – 3:30

Location: Port of Portland: Commission Conference Room

121 NW Everett Street

Portland, OR

Call-in Line: 866-299-3188

Access Code: 503-326-5873

AGENDA

9:15  Gather and Settle

9:30  Welcome and Introductions (Donna Silverberg)  

▪  Updates and Announcements

▪  Comments on January 29 minutes

9:45  Objectives for Today’s Meeting (Donna Silverberg/Jennifer Wigal)

 To have a productive discussion of implementation tools for possible inclusion in DEQ’s

water quality rules including clarification of those tools that will not be included and why not

10:00  Pollutant Specific General Permit (Spencer Bohaboy)

Objective: Describe approach, provide hypothetical example, identify pros and cons, and determine if this tool should be pursued by DEQ  

10:40  Restoration Standards (Andrea Matzke)

Objective: Describe approach based on January 26, 2010 Federal Register notice for Florida nutrient criteria, identify pros and cons, and determine if this tool should be pursued by DEQ

11:15  Delayed Implementation of Revised Criteria (Debra Sturdevant/Jennifer Wigal)

Objective: Describe approach, identify pros and cons, and determine if DEQ should delay implementation

12:15  LUNCH

1:15  De Minimus Approach (Debra Sturdevant/Michael Campbell)

Objective: Describe approach, identify and evaluate options for defining “de minimus” for carcinogens and non-carcinogens, identify pros and cons, and determine if this tool should be pursued by DEQ

2:00  Offsets (Andrea Matzke/Ryan Sudbury)

Objective: Describe approach, identify pros and cons, and determine if this tool should be pursued by DEQ

2:30  Next Steps

▪  Rulemaking Timeline: Additional Meetings Needed—if so, what and when?

▪  Fiscal and Economic Impact Feedback from RWG and non-NPDES workgroups

3:30  ADJOURN

Note: We will take breaks as needed by the group