EQCMinutes19801017

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''Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 12:01:56 PM (GMT+07:00) Goldstein, Meyer:'' eqc meeting eqc minutes DEQ 29-1980, f. & ef. 10-29-80 DEQ 27-1980, F. 10-17-80, EF. 10-20-80 DEQ 28-1980, f. & ef. 10-27-80 Eqc environmental quality commission minutes 10/17/80 9:00 am OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION MEETING CONSENT ITEMS October 17, 1980 Portland City Council Chambers City Hal l 1220 Southwest Fifth Avenue Portland, Oregon AGENDA Items on the consent agenda are considered routine and generally will be acted on without public discussion. If a particular item is of specific interest to a Commission member, or sufficient public interest for public comment is indicated, the Chairman may hold any item over for discussion. A. Minutes of the September 19, 1980, Commission meeting. B. Monthly Activity Report for September, 1980. C. Tax Credit Applications. E. Request for authorization to hold public hearing on proposed revised open burning rules, OAR 340-23-025 through 340-23-050 and OAR 340-30-070 to: 1. Define an area in and around Portland for permanently prohibiting domestic (backyard) burning, 2. Establish a schedule pursuant to ORS 468.450 for regulation of open burning, including agricultural open burning, outside of the Willamette Valley, and 3. Make extensive structural and language changes to make rules easier to understand and use. F. Request for authorization to conduct public hearings on amendments to rules governing subsurface and alternative sewage disposal, OAR 340-71-005 to 71-045, 340-72-005 to 72-030, 340-74-004 to 74-025, and 340-75-010 to 75-060. G. Request for authorization to conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to solid waste management rules, OAR 340-61-005 through 61-110. (State Solid Waste Plan under RCRA) PUBLIC FORUM H. Opportunity for any citizen to give a brief oral or written presentation on any environmental topic of concern. If appropriate, the Department will respond to issues in writing or at a subsequent meeting. The Commission reserves the right to discontinue this forum after a reasonable time if an unduly large number of speakers wish to appear. ACT I ON IT EMS The Commission may hear testimony on these items at the time designated, but may reserve action until the work session later in the meeting. I. Public hearing as to whether to repeal, modify, or make permanent the current temporary regional subsurface sewage disposal rule in effect in the River Road/Santa Clara area, Lane County, (OAR 340-71-020(10)). J. Proposed adoption of amendments to special rules for the Medford Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area (OAR 340-20-016, -035, and -045). K. Appeals from subsurface variance denials: (1) Irving Damitz, Lincoln County (2) Mr.and Mrs. Wayne Bowls, Josephine County L. Adoption of amendment to rules governing subsurface fees. Fees to be charged by Lane County (OAR 340-72-030(1)). M. Water quality rules. Proposed adoption of amendments to water quality rules which provide for issuance of general permits (OAR 340-45-033). INFORMATIONAL ITEMS N. Effect of 20% general fund reduction on Department's 1979-81 budget. WORK SESSION The Commission reserves this time if needed to further consider proposed action on any item on the agenda. Because of the uncertain time span involved, the Commission reserves the right to deal with any item at any time in the meeting except those items with a designated time certain. Anyone wishing to be heard on an agenda item that doesn't have a designated time on the agenda should be at the meeting when it commences to be certain they don't miss the agenda item. The Commission will breakfast (7:30 a.m.) at the Portland Motor Hotel, 1414 S. W. Sixth Avenue, Portland; and lunch in Room 4A of the DEQ offices, 522 S. W. Fifth Avenue, Portland.