ORS 465.400: Rules; designation of hazardous substance.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Environmental Quality Commission may adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 465.200 to 465.485 and 465.900. (2)(a) Within one year after July 16, 1987, the commission shall adopt rules establishing the levels, factors, criteria or other provisions for the degree of cleanup including the control of further releases of a hazardous substance, and the selection of remedial actions necessary to assure protection of the public health, safety, welfare and the environment. (b) In developing rules pertaining to the degree of cleanup and the selection of remedial actions under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the commission may, as appropriate, take into account: (A) The long-term uncertainties associated with land disposal; (B) The goals, objectives and requirements of ORS 466.005 to 466.385; (C) The persistence, toxicity, mobility and propensity to bioaccumulate of such hazardous substances and their constituents; (D) The short-term and long-term potential for adverse health effects from human exposure to the hazardous substance; (E) Long-term maintenance costs; (F) The potential for future remedial action costs if the alternative remedial action in question were to fail; (G) The potential threat to human health and the environment associated with excavation, transport and redisposal or containment; and (H) The cost effectiveness. (3)(a) By rule, the commission may designate as a hazardous substance any element, compound, mixture, solution or substance or any class of substances that, should a release occur, may present a substantial danger to the public health, safety, welfare or the environment. (b) Before designating a substance or class of substances as a hazardous substance, the commission must find that the substance, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or toxic characteristics, may pose a present or future hazard to human health, safety, welfare or the environment should a release occur. [Formerly 466.553]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 340-105-0120: Hazardous Waste Management Fee — authority
- OAR 340-122-0010: Purpose — authority
- OAR 340-122-0030: Scope and Applicability — implements
- OAR 340-122-0030: Scope and Applicability — authority
- OAR 340-122-0040: Standards — implements
- OAR 340-122-0040: Standards — authority
- OAR 340-122-0070: Removal — authority
- OAR 340-122-0073: Confirmation of a Release — authority
- OAR 340-122-0074: Development of Confirmed Release List — authority
- OAR 340-122-0077: Initiation of Process for Delisting Facilities from the Confirmed Release List and Inventory — authority
- OAR 340-122-0078: Inventory Delisting — Public Notice and Participation — authority
- OAR 340-122-0079: Delisting — Determination by the Director — authority
- OAR 340-122-0080: Remedial Investigation — authority
- OAR 340-122-0090: Selection or Approval of the Remedial Action — authority
- OAR 340-122-0100: Public Notice and Participation — authority
- OAR 340-122-0110: Administrative Record — authority
- OAR 340-122-0120: Security Interest Exemption — authority
- OAR 340-122-0130: Involuntary Acquisition of Property by the Government — authority
- OAR 340-122-0140: Exemption for ORS Chapter 709 Trust Companies Acting as Fiduciaries — authority
- OAR 340-122-0205: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Purpose — implements
- OAR 340-122-0205: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Purpose — authority
- OAR 340-122-0210: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Definitions — implements
- OAR 340-122-0210: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Definitions — authority
- OAR 340-122-0215: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Scope and Applicability — implements
- OAR 340-122-0215: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Scope and Applicability — authority
- OAR 340-122-0217: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Requirements and Remediation Options — implements
- OAR 340-122-0217: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Requirements and Remediation Options — authority
- OAR 340-122-0218: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sampling and Analysis — implements
- OAR 340-122-0218: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sampling and Analysis — authority
- OAR 340-122-0220: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Response — implements
- OAR 340-122-0220: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Response — authority
- OAR 340-122-0225: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Abatement Measures and Site Check — implements
- OAR 340-122-0225: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Abatement Measures and Site Check — authority
- OAR 340-122-0230: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Site Characterization — implements
- OAR 340-122-0230: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Initial Site Characterization — authority
- OAR 340-122-0235: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Free Product Removal — implements
- OAR 340-122-0235: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Free Product Removal — authority
- OAR 340-122-0240: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Investigation for Magnitude and Extent of Contamination — implements
- OAR 340-122-0240: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Investigation for Magnitude and Extent of Contamination — authority
- OAR 340-122-0243: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Low-Impact Sites — implements
- OAR 340-122-0243: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Low-Impact Sites — authority
- OAR 340-122-0244: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Risk-Based Concentrations — implements
- OAR 340-122-0244: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Risk-Based Concentrations — authority
- OAR 340-122-0250: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Corrective Action Plan — implements
- OAR 340-122-0250: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Corrective Action Plan — authority
- OAR 340-122-0252: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Generic Remedies — implements
- OAR 340-122-0252: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Generic Remedies — authority
- OAR 340-122-0260: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Public Participation — implements
- OAR 340-122-0260: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Public Participation — authority
- OAR 340-122-0320: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Soil Matrix Cleanup Options — implements
- OAR 340-122-0320: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Soil Matrix Cleanup Options — authority
- OAR 340-122-0325: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation of Matrix Cleanup Level — implements
- OAR 340-122-0325: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation of Matrix Cleanup Level — authority
- OAR 340-122-0330: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation Parameters — implements
- OAR 340-122-0330: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation Parameters — authority
- OAR 340-122-0335: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Numeric Soil Cleanup Standards — implements
- OAR 340-122-0335: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Numeric Soil Cleanup Standards — authority
- OAR 340-122-0340: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sample Number and Location — implements
- OAR 340-122-0340: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sample Number and Location — authority
- OAR 340-122-0345: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sample Collection Methods — implements
- OAR 340-122-0345: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Sample Collection Methods — authority
- OAR 340-122-0355: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation of Analytical Results — implements
- OAR 340-122-0355: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Evaluation of Analytical Results — authority
- OAR 340-122-0360: Cleanup Rules for Leaking Petroleum UST Systems: Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-150-0008: Exemptions and Deferrals — authority
- OAR 340-177-0001: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 340-177-0055: Cleanup and Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 340-177-0065: Cleanup Options and Technical Requirements — authority
This rule cites
- ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 465.200 — resolved
- 465.485 — resolved
- 465.900 — resolved
- ORS 466.005 — resolved
- 466.385 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 465.200: Definitions.
- ORS 465.255: Strict liability for remedial action costs for injury or destruction of natural resource; limited exclusions.
- ORS 465.325: Agreement to perform removal or remedial action; reimbursement; agreement as order and consent judgment; effect on liability.
- ORS 465.405: Rules; “confirmed release”; “preliminary assessment.”
- OAR 340-044-0005: Definitions
- OAR 340-093-0030: Definitions
- OAR 340-122-0073: Confirmation of a Release
- OAR 340-122-0115: Definitions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors465.html