Contact DEQ

Department of Environmental Quality Headquarters

Telephone: (503) 229-5696
Toll Free in Oregon: (800) 452-4011
Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service: (800) 735-2900
Fax: (503) 229-6124
E-mail: DEQ Info.  Please include your county when e-mailing DEQ.

Address:
811 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204-1390

• Additional office locations and hours

Air Quality



• Information, (503) 229-5359 or e-mail Air Quality Info
• Air Quality Index, (503) 229-6397 or 1-800-961-6313
• Air Toxics Program, (503) 229-5186 or (503) 229-6411
• Asbestos, (503) 667-8414 extension 55022 or e-mail
• Burning, contact the nearest DEQ office
• Business Assistance Program (503) 229-6147
• Clean Air Action Day, (503) 229-5254 or e-mail Clean Air Info
• Oregon Clean Diesel Initiative (includes technical assistance): Kevin Downing at 503-229-6549
• Financial Incentives: Sue Gries at 503-229-5215.
• Clean Fleet Program: Kathleen Cochrun at 503-229-6833.
• Columbia Gorge Visibility, (503) 229-5177
• Dairy Task Force
• Employee Commute Options (503) 229-6154 or e-mail ECO Info
• Noise pollution; DEQ does not regulate noise. Alternative contact information.
• Permits, e-mail AQ Permit Info
• Report smoking vehicles, (503) 229-5066
• Vehicle Inspection Program, (971) 673-1630 or e-mail VIP Info
• Woodstoves, (503) 229-5177

Land Quality



• General Information, 503-229-5696
• REPORT A SPILL: Contact Oregon Emergency Response System (OERS) at 1-800-452-0311 or contact the nearest DEQ office
• Bottle Bill Hotline (Oregon Liquor Control Commission): 1-888-426-2009, 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays); through mid-February 2009
• Brownfields, e-mail Brownfields Info
• Cleanup Information, Site Response, Voluntary Cleanup and Independent Cleanup, e-mail Cleanup Info
• Commercial Waste Reduction Clearinghouse (CWRC), e-mail CWRC Info
• Composting, Facility Rulemaking and General composting, e-mail Compost Info
• Dry Cleaners, e-mail Dry Cleaner Info
• Educational Materials, contact the nearest DEQ office for Solid Waste Technical Assistant
• Electronics recycling (Oregon E-Cycles Program),
• Environmental Cleanup, e-mail Cleanup Info
• Hazardous Waste, e-mail HW Info
• Heating Oil Tanks Helpline, 1-800-742-7878 or 503-667-8414 or e-mail HOT Info
• Household Hazardous Waste: Metro area collection information, 503-234-3000; Outside Metro area toll-free, 1-800-732-9253
• Material Recovery, surveys and recovery rate questions,
• Oregon E-Cycles Hotline: 1-888-5-ECYCLE
• Oregon E-Cycles Program,
• Packaging, e-mail Packaging Info
• Prospective Purchaser Agreements, 503-229-6461
• Recycling, contact the nearest DEQ office
• Solid Waste, general questions, e-mail SW Info
• Solid Waste permits, contact the nearest DEQ office
• Underground Storage Tanks Helpline, 1-800-742-7878, 503-229-6652 or e-mail Tanks Info

Water Quality



• Assessment, Limited Streams - 303(d) List, (503) 229-6099
• Biosolids, (503) 229-5472
• Certified Wastewater operator information, e-mail
• Clean Water State Revolving Fund
• Drinking Water
• Fish Consumption (503) 229-6991, e-mail
• Groundwater Protection Program, (503) 229-5619
• Industrial Pretreatment Program, (503) 229-5034, e-mail
• Nonpoint Source Pollution, (503) 229-6381
• Recycled Water (503) 229-5472
• Section 319 Grants, (503) 229-5088
• Surface Water Management, (503) 229-5589
• Total Maximum Daily Loads (503) 229-5325
• Underground Injection Control (UIC), (503) 229-5945
• Wastewater System Operator Certification Program, (541) 298-7255 ext 35
• Water Pollution Control Facilities (503) 229-5185
• Water Quality Credit Trading, (503) 229-5257
• Water Quality Standards, (503) 229-6691
• Willamette Basin - Total Maximum Daily Loads
  • (503) 378-5073 Salem
  • (541) 687-7437 Eugene
  • (503) 229-5294 Portland

Laboratory

• Information, (503) 693-5700 or e-mail DEQ Lab
• Pesticide Analytical and Response Center (PARC), (503) 986-6470 or e-mail PARC

Management Services

• Information, (503) 229-6484
• Business Office, (503) 229-5269
• Health and Safety (503) 229-6160, (971) 563-3103 (cell)
• Human Resources, (503) 229-5382
• Job Line (recording), (503) 229-5785

Director's Office

• Information, (503) 229-5696 or e-mail DEQ Info
• Compliance and Enforcement, (503) 229-5340
• Government Relations, (503) 229-6345 or e-mail Governmental Affairs Manager
• Communications and Outreach, (503) 229-5317
• Environmental Quality Commission, (503) 229-5301

Main Regional Offices

• Eastern Region, see Eastern Region Contact page
• Northwest Region, see Northwest Region Contact page
• Western Region, see Western Region Contact page

Problems

• To report an emergency or spill, contact OERS (Oregon Emergency Response System), (800) 452-0311
• Contact the Oregon Poison Center at (503) 494-8968 or 1-800-452-7165
• To report a complaint contact the nearest DEQ office
• For problems with this web site, e-mail Web Communications Coordinator

 

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