OAR 345-022-0022: Soil Protection

(1) T o i ss u e a si t e ce r ti f i ca t e, t h e C o u n c i l m us t f i n d t h at t h e d e s i g n , c o n s t r u c ti o n a n d o p era ti o n o f t h e f ac i l i t y , t a k i n g i nt o ac c o un t m itig a t io n , are n o t li k e l y t o r e s u l t i n a s ig ni f i c a n t a d v e r s e i m p act t o so i l s i n c l udi ng , b u t no t l i m it ed t o , er o si o n a n d c h e m i cal fac t o r s s u c h as s a l t d e p os i t i o n f r o m c oo l i n g to w e r s , l a n d a pp li c a t i o n o f l i q u i d ef f l u e nt, a n d c h e m i cal s pi l l s. (2) To assist the Council in determining whether the standard outlined in (1) has been met, the Applicant must submit : (a) A materials analysis, including: (A) An inventory of substantial quantities of industrial materials flowing into and out of the proposed facility during construction and operation; (B) The applicant's plans to manage hazardous substances during construction and operation, including measures to prevent and contain spills; and (C) The applicant's plans to manage non-hazardous waste materials during construction and operation. (b) Information from reasonably available sources regarding soil conditions and uses in the analysis area, providing evidence to support findings by the Council as required by OAR 345-022-0022, including: (A) Identification and description of the major soil types in the analysis area; (B) Identification and description of current land uses in the analysis area, such as growing crops, that require or depend on productive soils; (C) Identification and assessment of significant potential adverse impact to soils from construction, operation and retirement of the facility, including, but not limited to, erosion and chemical factors such as salt deposition from cooling towers, land application of liquid effluent, and chemical spills; (D) A description of any measures the applicant proposes to avoid or mitigate adverse impact to soils; and (E) The applicant’s proposed monitoring program, if any, for adverse impact to soils during construction and operation.