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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the chief regulatory agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for protecting and enhancing the state's natural resources and managing sanitary and toxic waste disposal. The agency employs approximately 700 scientists, engineers, technicians, administrators, and ...
DHS operates the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL), and the DEQ operates their Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division at the site. The laboratories previously were located at Portland State University , moving to the new location near Cornelius Pass Road and the Sunset Highway (U.S. Route 26) in northeast Hillsboro in 2007.
A map of superfund sites in Oregon. This is a list of federal Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) in Oregon designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. There are other federal Superfund sites in Oregon not on the NPL, which are shorter-term, cleanup sites.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will ask the Oregon Legislature for $6.5 million in additional funding to address problems identified in a state audit last spring.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Reworld Marion $22,800 for multiple violations of its air pollution permit. The 38-year-old garbage incinerator in Brooks, formerly called ...
The Oregon DEQ levied 11 fines in March, totaling $231,281. Among those fined were a Springfield wood ceiling manufacturer and a Portland university. Springfield manufacturer, Portland university ...
Alkali Lake Chemical Waste Dump is a hazardous waste disposal site near the southwest edge of Alkali Lake, a seasonally dry playa in Lake County, Oregon. It is in the Summer Lake watershed. [1] The site has been the focus of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) efforts to remediate a complex mix of toxic chemicals. Problems were ...
In 2007, Pamplin donated 45 acres (18 ha) of the 400-acre (160 ha) Ross Island to the city of Portland, which plans to manage the property as a natural area. [36] The island contains considerable natural habitat, but also contains industrial waste and toxic fill dirt and is listed for cleanup by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. [37]