DEQ's Water Quality Permitting Program

Applications and Fees

Permit Topics

Tools and Data

Stormwater

Permit Issuance Plans

Water Quality NPDES Individual Permit Issuance Plans

5-Year Issuance Plans

Fact sheet: 2023 Water Quality NPDES Individual Permit Issuance Plan

Annual report

2023 Annual Report on Oregon’s Water Quality National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program

Current water quality permit fees

The Environmental Quality Commission adopted rules to increase water quality permit, license and certification fees by up to 3% in 2024 for fiscal year 2025, as provided in ORS 468B.051. The amount of the increase may not exceed the anticipated increase in the cost of administering the program or 3%, whichever is lower.

In addition to the 3% fee increase, the Onsite Septic Program included a one-time fee increase of approximately 14% to fund resource enhancements authorized by the 2023 Legislature in Policy Option Package 123.

DEQ will begin receiving the increased fee revenue in August 2024 for the Onsite program and in November 2024 for all other programs.

Individual and General NPDES and WPCF Permits:

Oregon Administrative Rule 340-045-0075 Fee Tables 70A-H (Effective Nov. 1, 2024)

401 Dredge and Fill Fees

Oregon Administrative Rule 340-048-0055 Fee Table 1 (Effective Nov. 1, 2024)

Wastewater System Operator Certification Fees

Oregon Administrative Rule 340-049-0065 Fee Table B and C (Effective Nov. 1, 2024)

Onsite Septic System Permits:
Oregon Administrative Rule 340-071-0800 Fee Tables 9A-9F and Oregon Administrative Rule 340-071-0220 Table 1-8 (Effective Aug. 1, 2024)

To learn about future fee increases, please sign up for text or email updates via GovDelivery.

Non-DEQ permits

Surface mining permits (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Oil and gas permits (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Geothermal permits (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Chemical process mining permits (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Mineral land regulation and reclamation program overview (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Water Quality Permits for Mine Sites (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
Wetlands/Waterways Removal-Fill (Department of State Lands)

DEQ's Stormwater, UIC and 401 Certification programs moved to a new electronic data management system called Your DEQ Online. For those programs, you can set up your account and start submitting notifications and pay fees electronically. Visit Your DEQ Online Help page for training materials and guidance documents.

Starting in fall 2024, all remaining water quality permits administered by DEQ will be available in Your DEQ Online. Permits administered by City of Eugene, City of Portland, Clean Water Services, DOGAMI, or Rogue Valley Sewer Services will be coming to Your DEQ Online at a later date.

Water Quality Permits Contact

Jeff Navarro
Water Quality Program Analyst
503-229-5257