OAR 340-051-0025: Variances From Specified Requirements

(1) The Department may, by specific written variance, waive certain requirements of these regulations when size of operation, location and topography, operational procedures, or other special conditions indicate that the purpose of these regulations can be achieved without strict adherence to all of the requirements. (2) The Department may, in accordance with a specific compliance schedule, grant reasonable time for existing confined animal feeding operations to comply with these regulations.