Oregon § 465.245 Preliminary assessment of potential facility

Oregon Statutes

§ 465.245 — Preliminary assessment of potential facility

Oregon § 465.245

Vol.13

Title 36AHousing; Lottery and Games; Environment

Ch. 465Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials I

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 465.245 (2026).

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When the Department of Environmental Quality receives information about a release or a threat of release from a potential facility, the department shall evaluate the information and document its conclusions and may approve or conduct a preliminary assessment. However, if the department determines there is a significant threat to present or future public health, safety, welfare or the environment, the department shall approve or conduct a preliminary assessment according to rules of the Environmental Quality Commission. The preliminary assessment shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible within the budgetary constraints of the department.

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When the Department of Environmental Quality receives information about a release or a threat of release from a potential facility, the department shall evaluate the information and document its conclusions and may approve or conduct a preliminary assessment. However, if the department determines there is a significant threat to present or future public health, safety, welfare or the environment, the department shall approve or conduct a preliminary assessment according to rules of the Environmental Quality Commission. The preliminary assessment shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible within the budgetary constraints of the department.