Section 454.060 – Powers in addition to other municipal or commission powers.
The powers and authority granted to a municipality or the Environmental Quality Commission by ORS 454.010 to 454.050 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, or derogation of any other powers and authority vested in a municipality or the commission pursuant to law. [1973 c.101 §7]
Section 454.010 – Definitions for ORS 454.010 to 454.040.
As used in ORS 454.010 to 454.040, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Construction” means any one or more of the following: Preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of treatment works, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, or other necessary actions, erection, building, acquisition, alteration, […]
Section 454.020 – Compliance with state and federal standards; enforcement.
The Environmental Quality Commission may require each user of the treatment works of a municipality to comply with the toxic and pretreatment effluent standards and inspection, monitoring and entry requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as enacted by Congress, October 18, 1972, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and federal regulations and […]
Section 454.025 – Limitation on siting or constructing treatment works or discharge.
After January 1, 1991, no point source sewage treatment discharge shall be sited or constructed in the area generally defined as the Abernethy Creek Basin in Clackamas County. [1991 c.849 §2]
Section 454.030 – Rates and charges to meet costs of treatment works; use of funds; enforcement.
(1) A municipality is authorized to adopt a system of charges and rates to assure that each recipient of treatment works services within the municipality’s jurisdiction or service area will pay its proportionate share of the costs of operation, maintenance and replacement of any treatment works facilities or services provided by the municipality. (2) A […]
Section 454.040 – Determination of costs payable by users.
In determining the amount of treatment works costs to be paid by recipients of treatment works services, the municipality or, if applicable, the Environmental Quality Commission shall consider the strength, volume, types and delivery flow rate characteristics of the waste; the nature, location and type of treatment works; the receiving waters; and such other factors […]
Section 454.050 – Rules.
The Environmental Quality Commission may adopt, modify or repeal rules, pursuant to ORS chapter 183, for the administration and implementation of ORS 454.010 to 454.060. [1973 c.101 §6]