Department of Environmental Quality
Chapter 340
Division 208
VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND NUISANCE REQUIREMENTS
340-208-0300
Nuisance Control Requirements: Nuisance Prohibited
(1) No person may cause or allow air contaminants from any source subject to regulation by DEQ to cause a nuisance.
(2) Upon determining a nuisance may exist, DEQ will provide written notice to the person creating the suspected nuisance. DEQ will endeavor to resolve observed nuisances in keeping with the policy outlined in OAR 340-012-0026. If DEQ subsequently determines a nuisance exists under 340-208-0310 and proceeds with a formal enforcement action, pursuant to OAR 340 division 12, the first day for determining penalties will be no earlier than the date of this notice.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468A.010 & 468A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468A.010 & 468A.025
History:
DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4-16-15
DEQ 2-2001, f. & cert. ef. 2-5-01