Oregon State Wetland Procrrams (Council of State Governments Database) 



Wetland Program 1 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 



Activities Regulated 



Exemptions 



Lands Covered 



Compliance 



Education 

 Problems 



Success 

 EPA Role 



Needed from EPA 



Section 401 Permits 



Oregon 



Water Quality Certification Program 



Department of Environmental Quality 



Water Quality Certification 



Section 401, Clean Water Act 



Federal funds through the Clean Water Act 



State general revenue funds 



Lands covered by federal agencies which issue 



permits: Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers (about 



600/year), and FERC (about 12/year) 



Due to NEDC lawsuit, all waters now subject to 



section 401 which includes lakes greater than 20 



acres and streams with flows greater than 5 ft.3/sec. 



Inventories/maps are available for waters of the 



state, including surface and groundwater 



Defined by federal government 



Defined by federal government 



Water quality - no specific water quality 



standards developed for wetlands . Water quality 



standards are developed for each basin which are 



primarily the same throughout the state with some 



east to west differences 



Enforcement section in regional operations 



division can bring civil and criminal penalties 



for noncompliance 



Minimal ("poor") education program 



Hazardous waste threats to water quality 



Massive water quality cleanup in 1950s and 



1960s. Since 1969, primarily just maintenance 



Very successful 



Strict "crushing watchdog" role 



Quarterly reviews 



Used to provide technical assistance (not much 



now) 



Need more technical assistance (like EPA used to 



do) 



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