Oregon Ready For ‘Gray Water’ Applications (OPB, 4/17/2012)
Reusing graywater in your landscape : a guide for Oregon homeowners [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Rules on graywater reuse and disposal systems [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Entries Tagged as 'Dept. of Environmental Quality'
Gray water permits
April 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Tags:domestic wastewater·gray water·graywater·permits·water conservation·water re-use
Electronics recycling program
March 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregonians plugging in to electronics recycling program (Oregonian, 3/23/2012)
Oregon e-cycles biennial report [PDF] (biennial) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Columbia River Gorge pollution
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Pollution fouls visibility in Columbia River Gorge (Statesman Journal, 2/12/2012)
Columbia River Gorge air study and strategy [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Recycling electronic waste
January 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Land Quality Division
Rising tide of e-waste poses test (Register Guard, 1/8/2012)
How DEQ regulates electronics waste [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
Consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions
November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Composting food waste is green; not wasting food is greener (Oregonian, 11/1/2011)
Report Shows Carbon Footprint Beyond Oregon’s Borders (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 11/1/2011)
Local consumption, global impact : greenhouse gas emissions from consumption in Oregon [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Wave energy park
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
DEQ outlines wave energy park plan (Register Guard, 10/26/2011)
Reedsport OPT wave park findings and evaluation report [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
A primer on wave energy devices [PDF] (2010) Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program
New water quality standards
October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
EPA signs off on new Oregon water quality rules — strictest in the nation (Oregonian, 10/19/2011)
Human health toxics water quality standards [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
Lakeside Reclamation Landfill
August 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregon proposes $7 million cleanup plan for Lakeside Landfill in Washington County, (The Oregonian, 8/23/2011)
Staff report : recommended remedial action for Lakeside Reclamation Landfill, Beaverton, Oregon [PDF] (2011), Oregon Department of Environmental Qualtiy
Water quality credit program
August 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Clean Water Services expands program restoring native plants along Tualatin River (The Oregonian, 8/18/2011)
Water quality credit trading in Oregon : a case study report [PDF] (2007) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Less waste in 2009
September 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
With the economy down, Oregonians generated less waste in 2009 (The Oregoniann, 9/16/10)
Oregon recovery and waste generation rates report (Annual report)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Dredge gold mining
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Surface Water Management Program
Oregon issues new permit for suction-dredge gold miners (The Oregonian, 8/4/10)
Reissued 700-PM general permit for small-scale, in-water mining [PDF] (2010)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, Surface Water Management Program
Paint disposal
June 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality, Solid Waste Program
Fee supports paint disposal plan (Statesman Journal, 6/18/10)
Oregon’s paint product stewardship law [PDF] (2009)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division, Solid Waste Program
Oregon paint stewardship pilot program plan [PDF] (2010)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Field burning
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Air Quality Division, Dept. of Agriculture
Field-burning ban takes off (The Register-Guard, 6/8/10)
Remaining field burning options prompts testimony about DEQ rules
(Statesman Journal, 6/9/10)
Summary of the field burning season (annual report)
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Willamette Valley field burning rule revisions (2010)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division
Tags:field burning
Earth Day 2010
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality, Dept. of State Lands, Public Transit Division, Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program
Wildlife habitat in urban areas [PDF] (2008)
Oregon Department of Forestry, Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program
Hazardless home [PDF] (2006)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Guide to placement of wood, boulders, and gravel for habitat restoration [PDF] (2010)
Oregon Department of State Lands
Oregon’s rigid plastic container recycling rate (annual report)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (annual [...]
Klamath Basin deal
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregon, California sign deal aimed at ending Klamath water wars (The Oregonian, 2/19/10)
Klamath Basin pact signed by Schwarzenegger and Kulongoski (Statesman Journal, 2/19/10)
Klamath Basin restoration agreement for the sustainability of public and trust resources and affected communities [PDF] (2010)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon E-Cycles
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Oregon E-Cycles Program
Oregon’s free recycling of computers, TVs was a big hit in 2009 (The Oregonian, 1/28/10)
18.9 million pounds e-waste recycled (Statesman Journal, 1/31/10)
Oregon E-Cycles: what consumers need to know [PDF] (2008)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division, Oregon E-Cycles
Heat Smart
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Air Quality Division
Oregon prepares to “heat smart” with new woodstove program (Statesman Journal, 1/27/10)
Heat Smart for Clean Air: Senate Bill 102 [PDF] (2009)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division
Graywater use
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Water Quality Division
Oregon to set new rules for outdoor use of “graywater” (The Oregonian, 12/4/09)
Graywater rulemaking [PDF] (2009)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
Environmental study of drinking water
November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Land Quality Division
Tap water beats bottled in Oregon environmental study (The Oregonian, November 19, 2009)
Life cycle assessment of drinking water systems : bottle water, tap water, and home/office water delivery [PDF] (2009)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
Air quality
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Air Quality Division, Dept. of Environmental Quality, Fire Protection Division
Conditions drive fires, smoke through valley (The Register-Guard, September 24, 2009)
Smoke from Oregon fires could cause breathing problems in Klamath, Rogue basins (The Oregonian, September 25, 2009)
Oregon air quality annual report (annual report)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division
A wildlife natural events action plan [PDF] (2004)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon smoke management annual report [...]
Tags:air quality·wildfires
