ORS 568.912: Management plan rules; required actions under rules; prohibiting specific practices; landowner appeals.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The State Department of Agriculture in consultation with the State Board of Agriculture may adopt rules necessary to implement a water quality management plan initiated under ORS 568.909. The rules adopted under this subsection shall constitute the only enforceable aspects of a water quality management plan. (2) Pursuant to rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section, the department may require any landowner whose land is located within an area subject to a water quality management plan to perform those actions on the landowner’s land necessary to prevent and control water pollution from agricultural activities and soil erosion. Such actions may include: (a) Construction or maintenance of any works or facilities; (b) Agricultural and cropping practices; or (c) Any other measure or avoidance necessary for the prevention or control of water pollution of the waters of the state. (3) No specific practice may be prohibited under this section unless the department has a scientific basis for concluding that the practice is a factor in causing water quality standards to be exceeded. (4) A landowner subject to the rules adopted to implement a plan may appeal specific actions required of that landowner by the department to carry out a plan. The department shall establish by rule a procedure and criteria for the appeal process. [1993 c.263 §5; 2001 c.442 §1; 2001 c.594 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 603-072-0005: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-072-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 603-072-0015: Eligibility — implements
- OAR 603-072-0020: Application Procedures — implements
- OAR 603-072-0025: Departmental Determination on Application — implements
- OAR 603-090-0000: Preamble — implements
- OAR 603-090-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 603-090-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 603-090-0020: Local Water Quality Management Area Advisory Committee — implements
- OAR 603-090-0030: Requirements of Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan and Rules — implements
- OAR 603-090-0040: Specific Action Requirements — Appeals — implements
- OAR 603-090-0050: Request for Alternate Measures — Filing, Content, and Approval — implements
- OAR 603-090-0050: Request for Alternate Measures — Filing, Content, and Approval — authority
- OAR 603-090-0060: Definitions — implements
- OAR 603-090-0060: Definitions — authority
- OAR 603-090-0070: Consolidation of Enforcement Proceedings — implements
- OAR 603-090-0080: Enforcement Actions — implements
- OAR 603-090-0080: Enforcement Actions — authority
- OAR 603-090-0090: Hearing Procedures — implements
- OAR 603-090-0090: Hearing Procedures — authority
- OAR 603-090-0100: Entry of Order, Appeal Rights, and Payment of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 603-090-0110: Civil Penalty Assessment — implements
- OAR 603-090-0120: Civil Penalty Determination Procedure — implements
- OAR 603-095-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 603-095-0020: General Purpose – Agricultural Water Quality Management Plans — implements
- OAR 603-095-0030: General Policies — implements
- OAR 603-095-0040: Appeals — implements
- OAR 603-095-0040: Appeals — authority
- OAR 603-095-0100: Purpose - Tualatin River Watershed — implements
- OAR 603-095-0120: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0140: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0180: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0300: Purpose - Umatilla — implements
- OAR 603-095-0320: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0340: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0380: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0400: Purpose – Upper Grande Ronde River Subbasin — implements
- OAR 603-095-0420: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0440: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0440: Required Prevention and Control Measures — authority
- OAR 603-095-0460: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0460: Complaints and Investigations — authority
- OAR 603-095-0500: Purpose – Yamhill River Subbasin — implements
- OAR 603-095-0520: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0540: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0540: Required Prevention and Control Measures — authority
- OAR 603-095-0560: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0600: Purpose – Lower Deschutes — implements
- OAR 603-095-0620: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0640: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0660: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0700: Purpose – Umpqua Basin — implements
- OAR 603-095-0720: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0740: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0760: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0800: Purpose – North Coast Basin — implements
- OAR 603-095-0820: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0840: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0860: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-0900: Purpose – Malheur River Basin — implements
- OAR 603-095-0920: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-0940: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-0960: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1000: Purpose – North and Middle Forks John Day River — implements
- OAR 603-095-1020: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1040: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1060: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1100: Purpose – Hood River — implements
- OAR 603-095-1120: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1140: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1160: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1200: Purpose – Clackamas Subbasin — implements
- OAR 603-095-1220: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1240: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1260: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1300: Purpose – Sandy Subbasin — implements
- OAR 603-095-1320: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1340: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1380: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1400: Purpose – Inland Rogue — implements
- OAR 603-095-1420: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1440: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1460: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1500: Purpose – Coos and Coquille — implements
- OAR 603-095-1520: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1540: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1560: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1600: Purpose – Middle Deschutes — implements
- OAR 603-095-1620: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1640: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1660: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1700: Purpose – Walla Walla — implements
- OAR 603-095-1720: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1740: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1760: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1800: Purpose - Wallowa — implements
- OAR 603-095-1820: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1840: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1860: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-1900: Purpose - Molalla/Pudding/French Prairie/North Santiam Subbasins — implements
- OAR 603-095-1920: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-1940: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-1960: Voluntary Water Quality Farm Plans — implements
- OAR 603-095-1980: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2000: Purpose - Upper Mainstem and South Fork John Day River — implements
- OAR 603-095-2020: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2040: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2060: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2100: Purpose – Southern Willamette Valley — implements
- OAR 603-095-2120: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2140: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2160: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2200: Purpose – Mid Coast — implements
- OAR 603-095-2220: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2240: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2260: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2300: Purpose – Middle Willamette — implements
- OAR 603-095-2320: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2340: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2360: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2400: Purpose – South Santiam — implements
- OAR 603-095-2420: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2440: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2460: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2500: Purpose – Middle John Day — implements
- OAR 603-095-2520: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2540: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2560: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2600: Purpose - Upper Willamette and Upper Siuslaw — implements
- OAR 603-095-2620: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2640: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2660: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2700: Purpose - Owyhee — implements
- OAR 603-095-2720: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2740: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2760: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2800: Purpose – Willow Creek — implements
- OAR 603-095-2820: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2840: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2860: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-2900: Purpose – Lower John Day — implements
- OAR 603-095-2920: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-2940: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-2960: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3000: Purpose – Upper Deschutes — implements
- OAR 603-095-3020: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3040: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3060: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3100: Purpose – Goose and Summer Lakes Basin — implements
- OAR 603-095-3120: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3140: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3160: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3200: Purpose – Burnt River — implements
- OAR 603-095-3220: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3240: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3260: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3300: Purpose – Greater Harney Basin — implements
- OAR 603-095-3320: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3340: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3360: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3400: Purpose – Crooked River — implements
- OAR 603-095-3420: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3440: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3460: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3500: Purpose – Curry County — implements
- OAR 603-095-3520: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3540: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3560: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3600: Purpose – Powder/Brownlee — implements
- OAR 603-095-3620: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3640: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3660: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3700: Purpose – Lower Willamette — implements
- OAR 603-095-3720: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3740: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3760: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3800: Purpose – Klamath Headwaters — implements
- OAR 603-095-3820: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3840: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3860: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 603-095-3900: Purpose – Lost River Subbasin — implements
- OAR 603-095-3920: Geographic and Programmatic Scope — implements
- OAR 603-095-3940: Required Prevention and Control Measures — implements
- OAR 603-095-3960: Complaints and Investigations — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 568.909 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors568.html