OAR 603-095-1300: Purpose – Sandy Subbasin

(1) The purpose of these rules is to outline requirements for landowners in the Sandy Subbasin Management Area for the prevention and control of water pollution from agricultural activities and soil erosion. Compliance with division 95 rules is expected to aid in the achievement of applicable water quality standards in the Sandy Subbasin Management Area. (2) It is intended that the Sandy Subbasin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan will aid in achieving compliance with these rules through education and promotion of voluntary land management measures. (3) Failure to comply with any provisions of the Sandy Subbasin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan: (a) Does not constitute a violation of OAR 603-090-0000 through 603-090-0120, or of 603-095-1300 through 603-095-1380; (b) Is not intended by the department to be evidence of a violation of any federal, state, or local law by any person. (4) Nothing in the Sandy Subbasin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan shall be: (a) Construed as an effluent limitation or standard under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC § 1251–1376; (b) Used to interpret any requirement of OAR 603-095-1300 through 603-095-1380.