The permit regulates storm water discharges from over 830 industrial facilities in Oregon.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) policy and rule-making board adopted rules renewing Oregon’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge General Permit No. 1200-Z.
According to the DEQ, this permit regulates industrial storm water discharges to waters of the state and the new 1200-Z General Permit will take effect Jul. 1, 2021, replacing the current 1200-Z General Permit issued Oct. 2018.
Expanding regulatory control of transportation sector discharges beyond the storm water from the limited areas regulated under the Clean Water Act (CWA), including requiring transportation facility vehicle maintenance shops, equipment cleaning operations, and airport deicing operations to control discharges from the entire site of the transportation facility.
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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) policy and rulemaking board adopted rules renewing Oregon’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge General Permit No. 1200-Z (1200-Z General Permit), which regulates industrial stormwater discharges to waters of the state.[1] Under the rules, the new 1200-Z General Permit will take effect July 1, 2021, superseding the current 1200-Z General Permit issued in October 2018.
Key Permit Changes
Questionable expansion in scope of regulated transportation sector stormwater discharges. The new 1200-Z General Permit expands regulatory control of transportation sector discharges beyond the stormwater from the limited areas regulated under the Clean Water Act (CWA) transportation facility vehicle maintenance shops, equipment cleaning operations, and airport deicing operations to require control of discharges from the entire site o
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) policy and rulemaking board adopted rules renewing Oregon’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge General Permit No. 1200-Z (1200-Z General Permit), which regulates industrial stormwater discharges to waters of the state.
[1] Under the rules, the new 1200-Z General Permit will take effect July 1, 2021, superseding the current 1200-Z General Permit issued in October 2018.
Key Permit Changes
Questionable expansion in scope of regulated transportation sector stormwater discharges. The new 1200-Z General Permit expands regulatory control of transportation sector discharges beyond the stormwater from the limited areas regulated under the Clean Water Act (CWA) transportation facility vehicle maintenance shops, equipment cleaning operations, and airport deicing operations to require control of discharges from the entire site of the transportation fa