OREGON’S WATER QUALITY STANDARDS PROJECT

 

imageRulemaking Workgroup: Permitting Issues/ Meeting #15

June 30, 2010, 8:30 – 11:30 MORNING SESSION

 

Location: EPA Conference Room 5th 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 recommendation for approaching a background pollutant allowance and determine work group support

❖  Review DEQ’s recommendation for approaching a “delay of implementation” for new toxics criteria and determine work group support

 

AGENDA

 

8:15  Gather and Settle

 

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

▪  Updates and Announcements (All)

▪  Update on separate rulemaking for As, Fe, Mn (Neil/Jennifer)

 

8:45  Background Pollutant Allowance (Debra Sturdevant)

Materials: Background Pollutant Allowance (i.e. de minimus) section of the issue paper distributed with agenda

 

Objectives

1. Review DEQ’s recommendations and options considered for defining the allowed limited increase; gauge RWG support for DEQ recommendation

2. Determine support for draft rule proposal and outstanding major questions and concerns

3. Highlight work group comments received

 

Outline for Today’s Discussion

1. Summarize DEQ recommendation and options considered

2. Workgroup discussion

3. Gauge workgroup support for DEQ recommendation

 

9:45  Break

 

10:00  Delayed Implementation (Andrea Matzke)

Materials: Delayed implementation section of the issue paper distributed with agenda

 

Objectives:

1. Discuss the options DEQ has identified and our recommendation

2. Gauge workgroup support for DEQ recommendation

3. Highlight work group comments received

 

Outline for Today’s Discussion

1. Summarize each option including pros and cons and DEQ’s recommendation

 

11:00  Next Steps/Wrap-Up

▪  Review of decisions

▪  Review of action items

▪  Review remaining work group meetings

▪  July meeting agenda items

 

11:30  ADJOURN

 

 

 

 

 

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