Section 454.705 – Bond; content; action on bond; notice of bond.
(1) An applicant for a license required by ORS 454.695 shall execute a bond in favor of the State of Oregon. The bond shall be in the amount established by rule by the Environmental Quality Commission and shall be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company authorized to transact a surety […]
Section 454.710 – Deposit in lieu of bond.
In lieu of the surety bond required by ORS 454.705, an applicant for a license required by ORS 454.695 may deposit, under the same terms and conditions as when a bond is filed, the equivalent value in cash or negotiable securities of a character approved by the State Treasurer. The deposit is to be made […]
Section 454.715 – Suspension or revocation of license.
Subject to ORS chapter 183, the Department of Environmental Quality at any time may suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to ORS 454.695 if it finds: (1) A material misrepresentation or false statement in the application for the license. (2) Failure to comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter. (3) Violation of any […]
Section 454.725 – Contracts with local governments.
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality may enter into agreements with local units of government for the local units to perform the duties of the department under ORS 454.635, 454.655, 454.665 and 454.755. (2) The Department of Environmental Quality may enter into an agreement with a local unit of government when the local unit of […]
Section 454.745 – Permit, service, report, variance and license fees; refund; waiver.
(1) In conjunction with the rules adopted under ORS 454.615 and 454.625, the Environmental Quality Commission shall establish a schedule of application fees for services rendered, permits, reports, variances and licenses and for the registration of sewage disposal service license holders and workers. The fees shall be based upon actual costs for efficiently conducted minimum […]
Section 454.635 – Notice of violation; service; request for hearing; conduct of hearing; order.
(1) Whenever the Department of Environmental Quality has reasonable grounds for believing that any subsurface sewage disposal system, alternative sewage disposal system or nonwater-carried sewage disposal facility or part thereof is being operated or maintained in violation of any rule adopted pursuant to ORS 454.625, it shall give written notice to the person or persons […]
Section 454.755 – Fees for certain reports on sewage disposal.
(1) Any person, upon application for any of the following actions by the Department of Environmental Quality, shall pay to the department a fee in the amount required for each lot or parcel: (a) A report of evaluation of site suitability for a subsurface sewage disposal system, alternative sewage disposal system, nonwater-carried sewage disposal facility […]
Section 454.640 – Contract agent enforcement of standards.
In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, a contract agent may enforce, consistent with state enforcement, standards for subsurface sewage disposal systems, alternative sewage disposal systems and nonwater-carried sewage disposal facilities established in ORS 454.605 to 454.755 or in rules of the Environmental Quality Commission. [1981 c.147 §2; 1999 c.551 […]
Section 454.645 – Enforcement when health hazard exists.
(1) Whenever a subsurface sewage disposal system, alternative sewage disposal system or a nonwater-carried sewage disposal facility or part thereof presents or threatens to present a public health hazard creating an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the public health, safety and welfare, the Department of Environmental Quality may institute an action. The action may […]
Section 454.655 – Permit required for construction; application; time limit; special application procedure for septic tank installation on parcel of 10 acres or more.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 454.675, without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Environmental Quality, no person shall construct or install a subsurface sewage disposal system, alternative sewage disposal system or part thereof. However, a person may undertake emergency repairs limited to replacing minor broken components of the system without first […]