437th Regular Meeting of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission
This meeting will be held by Zoom and in-person at Central Oregon Community College. Please note that the Zoom information is different on each day.
Location:
Central Oregon Community College
2600 NW College Way
Bend, Oregon 97703
Health Careers Center Building, Room HCC-230
Thursday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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9 a.m.
Welcome and Meeting Open
The commission will open the meeting and review the day's agenda.
9:05 a.m.
Item A: Draft Meeting Minutes (Action)
Commissioners will review and take action on proposed draft minutes from the March 2025 regular meeting.
9:10 a.m.
Item B: Willamette River Mainstem and Major Tributaries TMDL (Action)
DEQ will present a revised Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, to address temperature impairments in the Willamette River Mainstem and Major Tributaries. This rulemaking is part of a court order to update and replace multiple temperature TMDLs to make them consistent with current temperature standards. DEQ will request the commission adopt the Willamette River Mainstem and Major Tributaries TMDL as an amendment to the Willamette Subbasins TMDLs for temperature adopted by the commission in August 2024, by reference into rule.
10:10 a.m.
Item C: Underground Storage Tanks 2025 (Action)
DEQ will propose updates to OAR Chapter 340, Division 160, the rules that govern the licensing and work requirements for the contractors who perform services on regulated underground storage tank systems. The proposed updates to the regulations will clarify the language between the Underground Storage Tank contractor rules and the UST equipment rules aligning Oregon's rules with the federal regulations. The proposed updates will also increase oversight of the testing, repair and construction work performed by licensed UST contractors to increase compliance with the UST regulations.
10:40 a.m.
Break
10:55 a.m.
Item D: Clean Truck Rules 2025 (Informational)
DEQ will provide an update on the Clean Truck 2025 rulemaking, including key considerations, the latest federal actions, market considerations, and progress to date.
11:55 a.m.
Working Lunch and Executive Session
The commission will hold a working lunch and executive session, pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a), (f) and (h). Per state law, members of the media may attend executive session; however, they may not report on the specifics or details of any discussions or information presented during executive session. To request access as a member of the media, please email Lindsay Trapp by 12 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025.
1:30 p.m.
Item E: Public Forum
The commission will hold a comment opportunity for any environmental and public health issues relevant to DEQ and EQC. Sign-ups to comment will occur shortly before the start of this agenda item, and people are asked to limit comments to two minutes or less. Comment times may be reduced at the discretion of the commission. The commission cannot accept comment on the following proposed rule: Clean Truck Rules 2025.
2:30 p.m.
Adjourn Public Meeting
3:15 p.m.
Item F: West Bend Pilot Project Tour
Commissioners will receive a tour of some areas treated in the West Bend Prescribed Burn Pilot, a project from spring 2024 that resulted in just over 1,800 acres treated using prescribed fire. The tour will include a discussion of lessons learned and how the pilot can be utilized for collaborative use of prescribed fire moving forward. Please note that this tour is not open to the public.
Friday, May 9, 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
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9 a.m.
Welcome and Meeting Open
The commission will open the meeting and review the day's agenda.
9:05 a.m.
Item G: Water Quality Triennial Review Workplan (Informational)
DEQ will present an overview of the recently completed 2024 Triennial Review of the State's Water Quality Standards. Under the Clean Water Act, states must review water quality standards and hold a public hearing at least once every three years. The Triennial Review process will result in a workplan of high-priority projects the water quality standards program plans to complete or initiate between July 2025 and June 2027. Water quality standards set the environmental protection goals for waterbodies; revisions may be needed to incorporate new scientific information and improve beneficial use protection, to comply with federal regulations, or to clarify how to implement existing standards.
10:05 a.m.
Item H: DEQ's Strategic Plan (Action)
DEQ will present a draft strategic plan to the commission and seek direction from the commission to finalize the plan and begin implementing it.
10:50 a.m.
Break
11:05 a.m.
Item I: Cleaner Air Oregon Toxic Air Contaminant Review and Update Rulemaking (Informational)
DEQ will present an overview of the Cleaner Air Oregon program and Risk Assessment process, provide an update on the Air Toxics Science Advisory Committee process, and discuss the proposed timeline for the Toxicity Reference Values rulemaking and implementation. The CAO program regulates emissions of toxic air contaminants from industrial and commercial facilities based on local risks to health. Under the program, health risks are assessed using standards called Toxicity Reference Values, listed in OAR Chapter 340, Division 247. The rules in Division 247 also require periodic updates to the TRVs to ensure they reflect the most up-to-date science. Additionally, these rules direct DEQ to convene and consult with an Air Toxics Science Advisory Committee to develop the TRVs that DEQ will recommend to the commission.
12:05 p.m.
Lunch Break
1 p.m.
Item J: Director's Report (Informational)
DEQ will present written and verbal updates on agency activities and other issues of interest to the commission.
2 p.m.
Item K: Recognition of DEQ's Ambassadors of Public Service (Informational)
DEQ's Director and the commission will recognize the employees nominated for the 2025 Ambassadors of Public Service awards, presented annually by the Governor's Office.
2:15 p.m.
Adjourn Meeting