OAR 603-095-3140: Required Prevention and Control Measures

(1) Landowners must comply with OAR 603-095-3140(2) through (3) within the following limitations: A landowner is responsible for only those conditions resulting from activities controlled by the landowner. A landowner is not responsible for conditions resulting from activities by landowners on other lands. A landowner is not responsible for conditions that: are natural, could not have been reasonably anticipated, or that result from unusual weather events or other exceptional circumstances. (2) Streamside Vegetation: (a) Effective August 1, 2008, management activities will allow the establishment, maintenance, or improvement of streamside vegetation for summer shade and streambank stability, based on site capability. (b) Part (a) does not apply to flood control practices that have been historically used in the Management Area. These practices include, but are not limited to, the maintenance of flood-control channels, dikes and catch basins. (c) Part (a) does not apply to irrigation water conveyance systems, including but not limited to irrigation canals, ditches, and laterals. (3) Waste Management: Effective on rule adoption, no person subject to these rules shall violate any provision of ORS 468B.025 or 468B.050.