Oregon § 468B.138 Definitions for ORS 468B.138 to 468B.144

Oregon Statutes

§ 468B.138 — Definitions for ORS 468B.138 to 468B.144

Oregon § 468B.138

Vol.13

Title 36AHousing; Lottery and Games; Environment

Ch. 468BWater Quality

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 468B.138 (2026).

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As used in ORS 468B.138 to 468B.144:

(1)“Legacy” means a pollutant, the use of which has been banned or restricted for several years, that remains at detectable levels in sediment and tissue samples.

(2)“Municipality” means a city or special district that operates and maintains a sewage treatment facility.

(3)“Permittee” means a municipality in possession of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or water pollution control facility permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to ORS 468B.050 for a sewage treatment facility that has a dry weather design flow capacity of one million gallons per day or more.

(4)“Persistent pollutant” means a substance that is toxic and either persists in the environment or accumulates in the tissues of humans, fish,

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As used in ORS 468B.138 to 468B.144:
(1) “Legacy” means a pollutant, the use of which has been banned or restricted for several years, that remains at detectable levels in sediment and tissue samples.
(2) “Municipality” means a city or special district that operates and maintains a sewage treatment facility.
(3) “Permittee” means a municipality in possession of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or water pollution control facility permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to ORS 468B.050 for a sewage treatment facility that has a dry weather design flow capacity of one million gallons per day or more.
(4) “Persistent pollutant” means a substance that is toxic and either persists in the environment or accumulates in the tissues of humans, fish, wildlife or plants.