ORS 465.235: Public inspection of inventory; information included in inventory; organization; report; action plan.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall make the inventory available to the public at the office of the Department of Environmental Quality. (2) The inventory shall include but need not be limited to: (a) The following information, if known: (A) A general description of the facility; (B) Address or location; (C) Time period during which a release occurred; (D) Name of current owner and operator and names of any past owners and operators during the time period of a release of a hazardous substance; (E) Type and quantity of a hazardous substance released at the facility; (F) Manner of release of the hazardous substance; (G) Levels of a hazardous substance, if any, in ground water, surface water, air and soils at the facility; (H) Hazard ranking and narrative information regarding threats to the environment and public health; (I) Status of removal or remedial actions at the facility; and (J) Other items the director determines necessary; and (b) Information that indicates whether the remedial action at the facility will be funded primarily by: (A) The department through the use of moneys in the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Fund; (B) An owner or operator or other person under an agreement, order or consent judgment under ORS 465.200 to 465.485; or (C) An owner or operator or other person under other state or federal authority. (3) The department may organize the inventory into categories of facilities, including but not limited to the types of facilities listed in subsection (2) of this section. (4) On or before January 15 of each year, the department shall submit the inventory and a report to the Governor, the Legislative Assembly and the Environmental Quality Commission. The annual report shall include a quantitative and narrative summary of the department’s accomplishments during the previous fiscal year and the department’s goals for the current fiscal year, including but not limited to each of the following areas: (a) Facilities with a suspected release added to the department’s database; (b) Facilities with a confirmed release added to the department’s list; (c) Facilities added to and removed from the inventory; (d) Removals initiated and completed; (e) Preliminary assessments initiated and completed; (f) Remedial investigations initiated and completed; (g) Feasibility studies initiated and completed; and (h) Remedial actions, including long-term environmental controls and institutional controls, initiated and completed. (5) Beginning in 1991, and every fourth year thereafter, the report required under subsection (4) of this section shall include a four-year plan of action for those items under subsection (4)(e) to (h) of this section. The four-year plan shall include projections of funding and staffing levels necessary to implement the four-year plan. [1989 c.485 §5; 2003 c.576 §459]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 340-122-0030: Scope and Applicability — implements
- OAR 340-122-0040: Standards — implements
- OAR 340-122-0205: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Purpose — implements
- OAR 340-122-0210: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Definitions — implements
- OAR 340-122-0215: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Scope and Applicability — implements
- OAR 340-122-0217: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Requirements and Remediation Options — implements
- OAR 340-122-0218: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sampling and Analysis — implements
- OAR 340-122-0220: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Response — implements
- OAR 340-122-0225: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Abatement Measures and Site Check — implements
- OAR 340-122-0230: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Site Characterization — implements
- OAR 340-122-0235: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Free Product Removal — implements
- OAR 340-122-0240: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Investigation for Magnitude and Extent of Contamination — implements
- OAR 340-122-0243: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Low-Impact Sites — implements
- OAR 340-122-0244: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Risk-Based Concentrations — implements
- OAR 340-122-0250: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Corrective Action Plan — implements
- OAR 340-122-0252: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Generic Remedies — implements
- OAR 340-122-0260: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Public Participation — implements
- OAR 340-122-0320: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Soil Matrix Cleanup Options — implements
- OAR 340-122-0325: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation of Matrix Cleanup Level — implements
- OAR 340-122-0330: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation Parameters — implements
- OAR 340-122-0335: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Numeric Soil Cleanup Standards — implements
- OAR 340-122-0340: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sample Number and Location — implements
- OAR 340-122-0345: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sample Collection Methods — implements
- OAR 340-122-0355: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation of Analytical Results — implements
- OAR 340-150-0008: Exemptions and Deferrals — authority
- OAR 340-160-0020: General Provisions — authority
- OAR 340-160-0021: UST Service Provider Work Practices — authority
- OAR 340-160-0022: UST Supervisor Work Practices — authority
- OAR 340-163-0150: Fees — authority
- OAR 340-177-0055: Cleanup and Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-177-0065: Cleanup Options and Technical Requirements — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 465.200 — resolved
- 465.485 — resolved
Cited by
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