Or. Admin. Code § 345-095-0080

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 345-095-0080 - Effluent Monitoring

(1) During construction and operation of a uranium mill, the site certificate holder shall implement an effluent monitoring program to evaluate facility effluents compared to effluent releases projected in the site certificate application, to regulatory limits of the rules in this Division and to environmental impacts.

(2) The certificate holder shall submit the effluent monitoring program to the Council for approval. The Council may consult with affected state agencies before approving the program.

(3) In the effluent monitoring program, the certificate holder shall describe the methods for ensuring the adequacy of control procedures for each point of routine or potential effluent release. The certificate holder shall include in the program a method of determining average release rates, maximum release rates and total releases as well as the physical, chemical and radiological characteristics of the release.

(4) The certificate holder shall submit annual reports to the Council within 90 days of the end of each reporting year and shall include data on all effluent releases, comparison of these releases to those projected in the site certificate application and to regulatory limits, review of the adequacy of the monitoring program and recommendations and justification for any improvements in the program. For the purpose of this rule, reporting year begins upon the initiation of construction at the site and subsequent reporting years begin upon the anniversary of that date.

Or. Admin. Code § 345-095-0080

EFSC 2-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-07

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.556

Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.470 & 469.507