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| 1 | First Name | Last Name | Email Address | Organization | State | Comment | Additional Document |
| 2 | Mark | Sytsma | sytsmam@pdx.edu | Portland State University | OR |
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on DEQ rulemaking on
ballast water management. I worked with DEQ in development of
the ballast water management program and assisted in its implementation
in the early years of the program, prior to DEQ acquiring adequate
staffing. I served on the advisory committee for development
of the current language, and I have chaired the STAIS since its
inception. I support the proposed exchange plus treatment recommendation, however, I believe that the 18 ppt threshold for this treatment is arbitrary and fails to adequately protect Oregon’s water resources from invasive species. I recommend the more protective approach used by EPA for the Great Lakes other states, arguably with less biologically and culturally important freshwater resources, that requires exchange plus treatment for ALL ballast water prior to discharge. Such a requirement would be more protective for Oregon than the current rule. In addition, the 18 ppt threshold complicates shipboard ballast water management by requiring the ship operator to measure salinity prior to making a decision on how to manage ballast; requiring exchange plus treatment for ALL ballast water is a much simpler and more protective approach. |
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| 3 | Doug | Heiken | dh@oregonwild.org | Oregon Wild | OREGON |
Please accept the following comments on behalf of 15,000 members
and supporters of Oregon Wild's mission to protect and restore
Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters. The stated purpose of the rules is "to prevent the discharge of ballast water that represents a high-risk for the transport and release of aquatic invasive species." We feel this purpose is too narrow. Oregon's aquatic ecosystems are too valuable and too vulnerable for these rules to address just "high risk" situations. We urge DEQ to be more risk averse and strive to control all substantial risks. It makes sense to require exchange plus treatment for ALL ballast water. It is a much simpler and more protective approach. This approach has worked in other jurisdictions. |
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| 4 | Nicole | Dobroski | nicole.dobroski@slc.ca.gov | California State Lands Commission | California | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/79b2f542-b36f-4399-85b8-fc8fa34dce4f?filename=OregonComments_25May2016.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf | |
| 5 | Allen | Pleus | allen.pleus@dfw.wa.gov | WDFW | Washington | WDFW supports this rulemaking and recommends a few technical edits to ensure future regulatory consistency between our states. One of two files attached. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/db13ee6d-a59d-453f-8516-8cc6ad519c53?filename=vanden+Hooff+6.17.16+Comments+on+Ballast+Water+Rulemaking.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 6 | Allen | Pleus | allen.pleus@dfw.wa.gov | WDFW | Washington | WDFW supports this rulemaking and recommends a few technical edits to ensure future regulatory consistency between our states. Two of two files attached. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/98b10511-4a39-4f6b-a469-097bd0f22afa?filename=OARS+340_143+WDFW+tech+comments+062016.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 7 | Debrah | Marriott | DMarriott@estuarypartnership.org | Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership | Oregon | ||
| 8 | meyer | goldstein | goldstein.meyer@deq.state.or.us | deq | oregon | This is a test to see if a document can be attached. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/b25c3119-226e-4c8b-9af8-a6cec4416389?filename=N%3A%5Ci%5CDEQ%27s+rulemaking+process.docx&content_type=application%2Fvnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| 9 | Amanda | Hanson | Comment attachment submitted on behalf of Amanda Hanson and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership by Meyer Goldstein, DEQ | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/03cb6600-5e83-4fbc-b401-5e13aff4c1a4?filename=C%3A%5CUsers%5Cmgoldst%5CDesktop%5CComments+on+Ballast+Water+Rulemaking+7+2016.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf | |||
| 10 | Kate | Mickelson | kate@crsoa.net | CR Steamship Operators Assn | Oregon | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/517bd296-c093-48e5-8563-a76989d253a2?filename=Ballast+Water+Comment+Letter_052416.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf | |
| 11 | Kate | Mickelson | kate@crsoa.net | CR Steamship Operators Assn | Oregon | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/4bb5a88d-bfb4-4a26-935f-f1b5c42d57cc?filename=Ballast+Water+Comment+Letter_070816.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf | |
| 12 | Kim | Cox | kim.cox@portlandoregon.gov | Portland Bureau of Environmental Services | Oregon | Please see the attached letter. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/2bc41f6d-8dc5-4387-bdd8-8ec0810a4a66?filename=BES+Comment+Letter+to+DEQ_Proposed+Ballast+Water+Rule_7-7-16_Final.docx.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 13 | Dorothy | Shoemaker | dorothyshoemaker@centurylink.net | OR | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/81363e2c-94a0-402e-ad04-c52397d10dde?filename=Ballast+Water.doc&content_type=application%2Fmsword | ||
| 14 | Mark | Sytsma | marksytsma@me.com | Portland State University | OREGON | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/1486f89c-a454-4b01-b8a1-b559aeb04e57?filename=OR+BW+rulemaking+comment_Sytsma.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf | |
| 15 | Cybele | Knowles | cknowles@biologicaldiversity.org | Center for Biological Diversity | Oregon |
Attached please find 898 comments from activists with the Center
for Biological Diversity on the proposed rules to revise Oregon's
Ballast Water Discharge Management Program. Thank you for your
attention. Best, Cybele Knowles Communications Associate Center for Biological Diversity cknowles@biologicaldiversity.org (520) 623-5252 x 324 www.biologicaldiversity.org |
https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/13d8f5fa-dc06-46fe-acac-e473c09cfbb7?filename=BallastWater_CBD_898comments.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 16 | Nina | Bell | nbell@advocates-nwea.org | Northwest Environmental Advocates | Oregon | See attached letter. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/7e608f4e-9e46-4897-a66d-fdecb6decb8c?filename=NWEA+comments+on+Oregon+ballast+rules+2016.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 17 | Nicole | Dobroski | nicole.dobroski@slc.ca.gov | California State Lands Commission | California | Please see attached comment letter. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/b71136b7-0e37-4e18-8ed1-de9c4bd2783d?filename=CSLC_Comments_10242016final.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 18 | Craig | Rowland | Craig_Rowland@fws.gov | US Fish and Wildlife Service | Oregon | The USFWS supports the proposed rule amendment requiring seawater ballast exchanges plus federally required treatment for voyages that present a high risk of introducing aquatic invasive species to Oregon's waters. See attached letter of support. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/b4919642-2d3e-4419-8d74-1f1815d86a71?filename=USFWS+Letter+DEQ+Ballast+Water+Management.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |
| 19 | Kate | Mickelson | kate@crsoa.net | CRSOA | OR | Please see attached file. | https://data.oregon.gov/views/x3sn-jrd7/files/869082ea-6524-40c6-a6a5-49cb74351bd2?filename=Ballast+Water+Comment+Letter_102416.pdf&content_type=application%2Fpdf |