Oregon Business Development Department
Chapter 123
Division 43
WATER/WASTEWATER FINANCING PROGRAM
123-043-0010
Definitions
For the purposes of these rules additional definitions may be found in Procedural Rules, OAR 123-001. As used in this division of administrative rules, the following terms shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "DEQ" means the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
(2) “Drinking water project” means a project for constructing or improving a drinking water system or a water development project, as defined in ORS 541.700 (6)(a), (b) and (d) to (f), that is owned and operated by a municipality.
(3) "Fund" means the water fund created by ORS 285B.563.
(4) "Non-compliance" means the municipality has received a notice of non-compliance with:
(a) Drinking water quality standards administered by the Oregon Health Authority Drinking Water Services; or
(b) Water quality statutes, rules, orders, or permits administered by DEQ or the Environmental Quality Commission.
(5) "Technical assistance" means preliminary engineering or planning; legal, financial, and economic investigations, reports and studies to determine the feasibility of a water project. Technical assistance also means Water Master Plans or Wastewater Facilities Plans.
(6) “Wastewater system improvement project” means a project for constructing or improving a system for wastewater collection or treatment, including storm drainage systems.
(7) “Water project” means either a drinking water project or a wastewater system improvement project.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285B.563 & 285A.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 285B.560 - 285B.599
History:
OBDD 11-2019, amend filed 09/04/2019, effective 09/04/2019
OBDD 12-2013, f. 12-30-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14
OBDD 3-2012, f. 3-30-12, cert. ef. 4-2-12
OBDD 6-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-3-11 thru 4-30-12
Reverted to EDD 25-2009, f. 11-30-09, cert. ef. 12-1-09
OBDD 2-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-14-10 thru 7-13-10
EDD 25-2009, f. 11-30-09, cert. ef. 12-1-09
EDD 32-2008, f. 10-2-08, cert. ef. 10-3-08
EDD 14-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-9-08 thru 10-5-08
EDD 11-2006, f. & cert. ef. 11-3-06
EDD 7-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-26-02
EDD 7-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-7-94
EDD 10-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-4-93