| Updated: |
7/24/2008 |
| Description: |
An applicant for a permit for an onsite sewage disposal system may request a variance from any rule or standard for onsite systems. After a hearing, a variance officer may grant the variance if strict compliance with a rule or standard is inappropriate or special physical conditions render strict compliance unreasonable, burdensome, or impractical. The variance may include conditions necessary to protect the public health and waters of the state.In cases of extreme and unusual hardship, an applicant denied a variance under OAR 340-071-0415 may request the Environmental Quality Commission to grant a hardship variance. The Commission may consider advanced age; poor health; need to care for aged, incapacitated or disable relatives; and environmental impacts.
Similar Keywords: septic tanks, water quality, wastewater |
| Statutes, Rules, Ordinances: |
ORS 454.657 through .662
340-071-0415 thru -0445
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| Duration: |
Specified in the variance granted |
| Fees - application, exam, etc.: |
$1340 (includes $40 surcharge fee). An additional fee is not required for a hardship variance. |
| Responsible Agency: |
Environmental Quality Department (DEQ) |
| Fee Exemptions: |
Variance application fee may be waived if applicant meets the requirements of OAR 340-071-0415(5). |
| Bonding Requirements: |
None |
| Insurance Requirements: |
None |
| Prerequisites: |
Please see the "Provide the Following Attachments:" section of the application. Furthermore, a minimum of two test pits must be provided within the specific area where the actural variance system is being proposed. The pits should be approximately two feet wide, four feet long, and excavated to either bedrock or to a depth of five feet. Similar pits must be provided in the area of the repair system. The Variance Officer may require the proposed drainfield and the future replacement drainfield be staked out. |
| Application Form: |
Application for Variance from Oregon Administrative Rules Regulating OnSite Sewage Disposal Systems |
| Service Links: |
 Application
Agency Contact Information
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| Required Documentation: |
Please see the "Provide the Following Attachments:" section of the application. |
| Additional Information: |
Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (Septic Systems) |
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Agency Information
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Please refer to the Agency Website for further details and additional information.
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| Agency Name: |
Environmental Quality Department (DEQ) |
| E-mail Address: |
DEQInfo@deq.state.or.us
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| Phone: |
503-229-5696
or 800-452-4011 (toll-free in Oregon)
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| Mail Address: |
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
811 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
- 1390
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| Website Information: |
http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/index.shtml |
