Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 465.215 - List of facilities with confirmed release(1) For the purposes of providing public information, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall develop and maintain a list of all facilities with a confirmed release as defined by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 465.405.(2) The director shall make the list available for the public at the offices of the Department of Environmental Quality.(3) The list shall include but need not be limited to the following items, if known: (a) A general description of the facility;(c) Time period during which a release occurred;(d) Name of the current owner and operator and names of any past owners and operators during the time period of a release of a hazardous substance;(e) Type and quantity of a hazardous substance released at the facility;(f) Manner of release of the hazardous substance;(g) Levels of a hazardous substance, if any, in ground water, surface water, air and soils at the facility;(h) Status of removal or remedial actions at the facility; and(i) Other items the director determines necessary.(4) At least 60 days before a facility is added to the list the director shall notify by certified mail or personal service the owner and operator, if known, of all or any part of the facility that is to be included in the list. The notice shall inform the owner and operator that the owner and operator may comment on the decision of the director to add the facility to the list within 45 days of receiving the notice. The decision of the director to add a facility to the list is not appealable to the Environmental Quality Commission or subject to judicial review under ORS chapter 183.