Oregon DEQ

Getting rid of E-waste: Here’s a little story

Written June 6th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

Yes, you CAN hand in electronic trash for recycling in Albany even on weekends when Republic Services is closed. That’s what the DEQ tells us online.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: computer printers, E-waste recycling, Goodwill, Oregon DEQ, Oregon E-Cycles, Republic Services, St. Vincent de Paul

Food waste: Let the state keep out of it

Written May 18th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

As part of Governor Brown’s recent executive edict to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has published a plan to reduce food waste. What it boils down to is a plan to require citizens in Albany and around the state to clean their plate or else.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: executive order, food waste, food waste police, greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon DEQ

DEQ has new plan to reduce mercury in river

Written November 25th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

The DEQ announced on Monday it had issued its plan for reducing mercury pollution in the Willamette River. Whatever other merits this may have, it also gave me a pretext for using this photo of the river I took last month.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: DEQ, mercury TMDL, Oregon DEQ, Willamette River

City: DEQ permit would cost millions

Written February 14th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

Albany says in court that trying to comply with a new state-issued stormwater discharge regulation would cost the city $5-7 million over five years. The city is asking the court to declare that the DEQ violated the Clean Water Act and Oregon law in issuing the regulation, and to set it aside. (See an update […]

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Clean Water Act, Oregon DEQ, Phase II MS4 permit, stormwaer permit

$13 million to prevent sewer overflows

Written December 22nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 24 responses.

For years, the city of Albany has posted pollution warnings near sewer outfalls on the Willamette River when heavy rainstorms overloaded the system. To fix this, the city now expects to spend $13 million borrowed from the state.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Dave Clark Path, Oregon DEQ, Riverfront Interceptor, sewer overflows

Will this fence keep anyone out?

Written September 23rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

This is the fence the city of Albany says it was required to build on he back side of the Talking Water Gardens. Now that it’s finished, it looks fine but I still don’t see why it was needed or how it makes much sense.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Oregon DEQ, Talking Water Gardens, Water Garden fencing

“Toxics” in the water: What to do?

Written April 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has released the results of a seven-year study of “toxic chemicals” in the state’s waterways. Too bad the report is not as useful as one would wish.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Oregon DEQ, toxics monitoring, water quality, Willamette River