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Water Quality Publications
This page is under development. More documents will be added soon, thanks for you patience. Please visit Water Quality program pages for information and documents relating to specific programs.
[Water Quality Topics/Programs listing by alphabet] [Water Quality Topic/Programs listing by category]
Program Information
- 2009-11 Water Quality Budget Proposals
- 2007-09 Water Quality Budget Implementation Status
- DEQ's Water Quality Program
- Senate Bill 45: Water Quality Permit Program Improvements
- Senate Bill 737 Implementation: Addressing Priority Persistent Toxics
- Water Quality 401 Project Certification
Assessment and Monitoring
Biosolids
Consumer Information
- Household Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
- Marine Sewage and Wastewater Disposal
- Residential Well Owners – Water Quality Test Results
Community Projects and Information
- Coos Bay Development Proposals
- Coos Bay Natural Gas Projects Proposed
- Coos Bay Ship Breaking Project
- Coos County Coal Bed Methane Extraction Project
- Dixonville Log Pond Wetland Conversion
- Dorena Lake Hydro Project - Proposed 401 Certification
- Pesticide Stewardship Partnerships
Directives
Drinking Water Protection
- Automotive Repair and Maintenance Tips for Drinking Water Protection
- Business and Industry Tips for Drinking Water Protection
- Developing Management Strategies for Drinking Water Protection
- Drinking Water Protection for Shallow Injection Well Owners and Operators
- Drinking Water Protection: Using an Ordinance or Overlay
- Groundwater Basics for Drinking Water Protection
- Nitrate in Drinking Water
- Aquifer Sensitivity Analysis State of Oregon’s Source Water Assessment Procedures
- Model Ordinance for Protecting Surface Water Sources of Drinking Water
- Model Ordinance for Protecting Groundwater Sources of Drinking Water
Groundwater
- Aquifer Storage & Recovery and Artificial Groundwater Recharge
- Perchlorate in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area
- Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area
- Northern Malheur County Groundwater Management Area
- Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area Declared
Loans and Grants
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund Federal Stimulus Funding
- Oregon's Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Western Region Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Ashland WWTP Goes On Line
- Newport WWTP Goes On Line
Onsite Wastewater Management (Septic Systems)
- Budget Proposal: Restore Onsite Septic System Program
- Interim Septage Storage Tanks
- Management Practices for the Disposal of Chlorinated Water from Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs
- Procedures and Criteria for Installing a New Septic System
- Sand Filter and Pressure Distribution Operation and Maintenance Schedule
- Septic System Alternative Treatment Technologies
- Septic Systems and Stream Crossings
- Septic Tank Maintenance
- Test Pit Preparation for Onsite Sewage Evaluations
Stormwater Permitting
- Applying for the 1200-C Construction Stormwater Permit
- Combined Sewer Overflows
- Oregon's Phase II Municipal Stormwater Program
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
- Total Maximum Daily Loads: Implementation Plan Guidance
- Alvord Lake Subbasin TMDLs
- Applegate Subbasin TMDLs
- Bear Creek Watershed TMDLs
- Lost River and Klamath River TMDLs
- Nestucca Bay Watershed: Bacteria TMDL
- Nestucca Bay Watershed: Temperature and Sedimentation TMDLs
- Proposed Temperature Wasteload Allocation Modifications for Coastal TMDLs
- Tenmile Watershed TMDL
- Umpqua Basin TMDLs
- Walla Walla Basin in Oregon: Temperature TMDL
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Next Steps
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Regulating and Monitoring Wastewater Discharges
- Willow Creek Subbasin: Water Quality Objectives for Temperature, pH and Bacteria
Underground Injection Control Program
- New Fees for Underground Injection Control Program
- Underground Injection Control Stormwater Information
- Drinking Water Protection for Shallow Injection Well Owners and Operators
Wastewater Permitting
Water Reuse
Willamette Basin
- Willamette Basin Toxics Monitoring Project
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Next Steps
- Willamette Basin TMDL: Regulating and Monitoring Wastewater Discharges
- Middle Willamette River Fish Consumption Study
- Protecting and Restoring the Willamette River
- Reducing Bacterial Pollution in the Willamette Basin
- Reducing Mercury Pollution in the Willamette River
- Reducing Temperature in the Willamette Basin
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WQ Permit Application Forms
- Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS)
- Domestic Permit Application Forms (NPDES and WPCF, Individual)
- Industrial Permit Application Forms (NPDES and WPCF, Individual and General)
- Stormwater Permit Application Forms (NPDES, General)
- Onsite Wastewater Management Application Forms
- Septic System Application Forms
- EPA NPDES Industrial Individual Permit Application Forms (Forms 1, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F)
- EPA NPDES Municipal Individual Permit Application Forms (Forms 1, 2A, 2S)
- Name Change and/or Permit Transfer for NPDES or WPCF Permit PDF
WQ Licensing and Certification Forms
- Installer/Maintenance Provider Certification Form
- Installers and Pumpers Licensing Application Forms
- Operator Certification Forms
- Sewage Disposal Service Business Licensing Application Forms
- Wastewater System Operator Certification Forms
WQ Registration Forms
WQ Reporting Forms
- Biosolids Annual Report Form
- Discharge Monitoring Report Forms for General Permits
- Discharge Monitoring Report Forms for Domestic (Sewage) NPDES and WPCF Individual Permits and Instructions PDF (4MB)
- EPA NPDES Discharge Monitoring Report Form 3320-1 [PDF] [DOC] and Instructions PDF
WQ Miscellaneous Forms
- Name Change and/or Permit Transfer for NPDES or WPCF Permit PDF
- Notice of Termination for Construction Activity PDF
- SRF Loan Application Forms
- Nonpoint Source Pollution 319 Grant Application
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Permit Application Forms
- NPDES Industrial Individual Permit Application Forms (Forms 1, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F)
- NPDES Municipal Individual Permit Application Forms (Forms 1, 2A, 2S)
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Internal Management Directives (IMDs)
The Water Quality Program is embarking on an effort to put many of our permits and compliance procedures in writing. These documents will take the form of Internal Management Directives (IMDs).
- Antidegradation Policy Implementation IMD - March 2001 PDF
- Eliminating Penalties for Unauthorized Operation of an Underground Injection Control (UIC) System Used for Disposing Stormwater - September 2008 PDF
- Implementing Oregon's Biosolids Program IMD - December 2005 PDF
- Indirect Discharge to Surface Water via Groundwater or Hyporheic Water - September 2007 PDF
- Monitoring Background Groundwater Quality IMD for Regulating Permitted Operations under OAR 340-040-0030 - July 2003 PDF
- Operations, Monitoring and Management (OM&M) Plans for Land Application of Non-Sanitary Wastewater - November 2002 PDF
- Reasonable Potential Analysis for Toxic Pollutants IMD - September 2005 PDF
- Recycled Water IMD - June 2009 PDF
- Regulatory Mixing Zone IMD: Final December 2007, Effective July 1, 2008
- Temperature Water Quality Standard Implementation IMD - April 2008 PDF
- Use Attainability Analysis and Site Specific Criteria PDF
- The Water Quality Program's Process For Developing Internal Management Directives (IMDs) - February 2005 PDF
- Water Quality Trading IMD - January 2005 PDF
Draft Internal Management Directives
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Best Management Practices
- The Disposal of Chlorinated Water PDF
- The Disposal of Chlorinated Water From Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs PDF
- Oregon Marinas PDF
- Oregon Shipyards PDF
- Washing Activities PDF
- Washing Activities for Non-Profit Organizations
Groundwater Protection
- 2006 Groundwater Quality Report for the Deschutes Basin
- 2004 Groundwater Quality Report for the North Coast Basin
- 2004 Groundwater Quality Report for the Willamette Basin
- Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area Reports
- 1999 Milton-Freewater Groundwater Quality Study
Water Quality Assessment
- Oregon's 2004 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
- Oregon's 2002 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
- Oregon's 2000 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
- Oregon's 1998 Water Quality Assessment Section 305(b) Report PDF
Water Quality Standards
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