Section 454.360 – Areawide 208 Plan as master plan for provision of sewage services.
The Areawide 208 Plan, adopted pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, P.L. 92-500, as amended, and any sewer implementation plan approved by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 454.275 to 454.380 shall be the governing master plan for the provision of sewage collection, treatment and disposal services by municipalities in an […]
Section 454.275 – Definitions for ORS 454.275 to 454.380.
As used in ORS 454.275 to 454.380: (1) “Affected area” means an area subject to an order of the commission issued under ORS 454.305. (2) “Commission” means the Environmental Quality Commission. (3) “Governing body” means a board of commissioners, county court or other managing board of a municipality. (4) “Municipality” means a city, county, county […]
Section 454.280 – Construction of treatment works by municipality; financing.
Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapters 450, 451 and 454, or any city or county charter, treatment works may be constructed by a municipality and financed by the sale of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds or assessments against the benefited property without a vote in the affected area or municipality or without being subject to […]
Section 454.285 – Resolution or ordinance.
(1) The governing body may adopt by resolution or ordinance a proposal to construct sewage treatment works and to finance the construction by revenue bonds, general obligation bonds or by assessment against the benefited property. (2) The resolution or ordinance shall: (a) Describe the boundaries of the affected area which must be located within a […]
Section 454.290 – Study; preliminary plans.
(1) The governing body shall order a study and the preparation of preliminary plans and specifications for the treatment works. (2) The study shall include: (a) Engineering plans demonstrating the feasibility of the treatment works and conformance of the plan with regional treatment works plans. (b) Possible methods for financing the treatment works. (c) The […]
Section 454.295 – Commission review; hearing; notice.
(1) After receiving a certified copy of a resolution or ordinance adopted under ORS 454.285, the Environmental Quality Commission shall review and investigate conditions in the affected area. If substantial evidence reveals the existence of a threat to drinking water, the commission shall set a time and place for a hearing on the resolution or […]
Section 454.300 – Conduct of hearing; notice of issuance of findings; petition for argument.
(1) At the hearing on the resolution or ordinance, any interested person shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written testimony. The hearing shall be for the purpose of determining whether a threat to drinking water exists in the affected area, whether the conditions could be eliminated or alleviated by treatment […]
Section 454.305 – Effect of findings; exclusion of areas; filing of findings.
(1) If the Environmental Quality Commission finds a threat to drinking water does exist but treatment works would not alleviate the conditions, the commission shall terminate the proceedings. (2) If the commission finds a threat to drinking water exists within the territory and the conditions could be removed or alleviated by the construction of treatment […]
Section 454.310 – Construction authorized upon commission approval; when connection may be required; final plans.
(1) When a certified copy of the findings and order approving the proposal is filed with the governing body, the governing body shall order construction of the treatment works and proceed with the financing plan as specified in the order. As part of the construction of the treatment works, the governing body may require property […]