Department of Environmental Quality
Chapter 340
Division 71
ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
340-071-0120
Jurisdiction and Policy
(1) DEQ may enter agreements with local governmental units authorizing those units to become DEQ's agents for permitting onsite systems, including receiving and processing applications, issuing permits, enforcing, and performing required inspections for onsite systems that do not require WPCF permits. DEQ retains those responsibilities for systems in nonagreement counties and for all systems that require WPCF permits.
(2) Each owner of real property is jointly and severally responsible for:
(a) Treating wastewater generated on that property under the rules the commission adopts;
(b) Connecting all plumbing fixtures from which wastewater is or may be discharged to a sewerage facility or onsite system approved by DEQ or an agent;
(c) Maintaining, repairing, and replacing the onsite system on that property as necessary to ensure proper operation of the system; and
(d) Complying with all requirements for constructing, installing, maintaining, replacing, and repairing onsite systems required in this division and OAR chapter 340, division 073.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 454.625 & 468.020
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 454.615, 454.655, 454.665, 454.725 & 454.755
History:
DEQ 15-2017, amend filed 10/31/2017, effective 11/01/2017
DEQ 14-2013, f. 12-20-13, cert. ef. 1-2-14
DEQ 11-2004, f. 12-22-04, cert. ef. 3-1-05
DEQ 12-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-19-97
DEQ 27-1994, f. 11-15-94, cert. ef. 4-1-95
DEQ 5-1982, f. & ef. 3-9-82
DEQ 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-20-81