Public comment for Clean Water State Revolving Fund rulemaking opens
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is opening the public comment period for a rulemaking concerning the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan program provides low-cost loans for the planning, design and construction of various water pollution control activities.
As part of this rulemaking, DEQ will:
- Amend Clean Water State Revolving Fund rules to allow for fiscal and programmatic flexibility to ensure the fund’s perpetuity
- Align DEQ rules with amendments to federal law
- Remove bond purchase language that expired on Feb. 1, 2016
A public hearing will be held on this rulemaking at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. The hearing will be held at DEQ Headquarters, 700 NE Multnomah St., Room 610, Portland, OR., 97232. Anyone can attend the hearing in person, or by teleconference using the phone number below:
Teleconference Call-in Number: 888-363-4734
Teleconference Participant ID: 1910322
Instructions for joining the teleconference:
http://www.deq.state.or.us/regulations/docs/participantlinklog.pdf
The public can comment on the proposed rule amendments in person at the hearing or online through this link:
http://www.oregon.gov/deq/Regulations/rulemaking/Pages/Ccwsrf2017.aspx
DEQ will accept public comments on this proposed rulemaking until 4 pm on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.
To learn more about the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, visit:
http://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/cwsrf/Pages/default.aspx
Contacts:
Matthew Van Sickle, Public Information Officer, 503-229-6044, vansickle.matthew@deq.state.or.us
Lee Ann Lawrence, CWSRF Program Coordinator, 503-229-5622, lawrence.leeann@deq.state.or.us