Or. Admin. Code § 603-095-0800
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024
Section 603-095-0800 - Purpose(1) These rules have been developed to effectuate a water quality management area plan for the North Coast Basin pursuant to authorities vested in the department through ORS 561.190-561.191 and 568.900-568.933. Development of this plan is due to a determination by the Environmental Quality Commission to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) and allocate loads to agricultural water pollution sources. This plan also contributes to the state's program to restore and protect coastal waters in response to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. The area plan is known as the North Coast Basin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan.(2) The purpose of these rules is to outline requirements for landowners in the North Coast Basin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area for the prevention and control of water pollution from agricultural activities and soil erosion. Compliance with these rules is expected to aid in the achievement of applicable water quality standards in the North Coast Basin.(a) Failure to comply with any provisions of the North Coast Basin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan:(A) does not constitute a violation of OAR 603-090-0000 to 603-090-0120, or of OAR 603-095-0010 to OAR 635-095-0860;(B) Is not intended by the department to be evidence of a violation of any federal, state, or local law by any person.(b) Nothing in the North Coast Basin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan shall be: (A) Construed as an effluent limitation or standard under the federal Water Pollution Control Act 33, USC §§ 1251-1376;(B) Used to interpret any requirement of OAR 603-095-0800 through 603-095-0860.Or. Admin. Code § 603-095-0800
DOA 21-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-00Stat. Auth.: ORS 561.190 - ORS 561.191 & ORS 568.909
Stats. Implemented: ORS 568.900-568.933