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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1189
Sponsored by Senator GIROD
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act says that a treatment works can be built without a water quality permit if
certain conditions are met.(Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).
Creates a limited exception to water quality permitting requirements for a treatment works lo-
cated within the North Santiam Basin.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to treatment works within the North Santiam Basin; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 468B.
SECTION 2.(1) As used in this section, “treatment works” has the meaning given that
term in ORS 454.010.
(2) The prohibitions of ORS 468B.050 (1)(b) do not apply to the construction and installa-
tion of a publicly owned treatment works located within the North Santiam Basin if:
(a) Construction of the treatment works is commenced on or after April 15, 2025, and
before June 16, 2025; and
(b)(A) The owner of the treatment works does not operate the treatment works or dis-
charge any wastes or pollutants into the waters of the state without holding an applicable
permit issued by the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality under ORS
468B.050;and
(B) Any discharges from the treatment works meet the terms and conditions of the
permit.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not eliminate the need for the owner of the treat-
ment works to obtain any other applicable permit, including but not limited to a construction
stormwaterpermit.
(4) The Department of Environmental Quality may require that a treatment works con-
structed without a permit, as described in subsection (2) of this section, be modified to sat-
isfy the terms and conditions of a permit ultimately issued to the facility under ORS
468B.050.
SECTION 3.Section 2 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
SECTION 4.This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4765