Future of Oregon’s historic bottle bill rests on redemption centers (Oregonian, 5/8/2013) The Oregon bottle bill [PDF] (2004) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Entries Tagged as 'Dept. of Environmental Quality'
Bottle redemption centers
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Tags:beverage containers·bottle bill·deposit-refund systems·recycling
Graywater
May 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Don’t Dump That Water — Reuse It (OPB, 4/30/2013) Permits for graywater reuse and disposal systems [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Reusing graywater in your landscape [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Water conservation systems [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division
Tags:domestic wastewater·gray water·graywater·permits·water conservation·water re-use
Less waste in 2011
October 26th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregonians sent less trash to landfills in 2011; per person disposal hit record low (Oregonian, 10/25/2012) Oregon material recovery and waste generation rates report [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Water quality trading
August 28th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality, Office of the Governor
Feds Fund Effort To Cool Northwest Waters With Credit Trading (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/24/2012) Freshwater Trust, Willamette Partnership get $1.5M grant (Portland Business Journal, 8/24/2012) Oregon project a pioneer for conservation grants, Vilsack says (Capitol Press, 8/24/2012) Water quality trading [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division Oregon’s water temperature standard and its [...]
Portland diesel pollution
August 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Multnomah County, activists say Oregon low-balls diesel pollution risk (Oregonian, 8/23/2012) Portland Air Toxics Solutions committee report and recommendations [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Wastewater temperature
July 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Warm wastewater may be costly for Corvallis residents (Statesman Journal, 6/30/2012) Willamette Basin TMDL : regulating and monitoring wastewater discharges [PDF] (2007) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
Tags:wastewater·water pollution·Water Quality Division·Willamette River
Portland air pollution
May 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Portland air pollution activists expand their campaign statewide (Oregonian, 5/21/2012) Portland Air Toxics Solutions committee report and recommendations [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Gray water permits
April 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
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
Tags:domestic wastewater·gray water·graywater·permits·water conservation·water re-use
Electronics recycling program
March 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
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 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
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 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · 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 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
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 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
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 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Environmental Quality
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
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