The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has published a draft of new regulations to control the discharge of storm runoff by Albany and other towns. Whether this actually cuts down on pollution is hard to predict, but it almost certainly will add to the city’s costs.
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Tags: "rain tax", Clean Water Act, DEQ stormwater discharge permit, water pollution
Tags: "rain tax", Clean Water Act, DEQ stormwater discharge permit, water pollution
City: DEQ permit would cost millions
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 […]
Tags: Clean Water Act, Oregon DEQ, Phase II MS4 permit, stormwaer permit