TILLAMOOK BAY DRAINAGE BASIN
FECAL WASTES
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Prepared by the Department of Environmental Quality
and
Tillamook Water Quality Committee
This project has been financed in part with Federal Funds from the
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency under Grant Identification
Number P-000166-01-0. The contents do not necessarily reflect the
views or policies of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
June, 1981
CONTENTS
PAGE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
1-1
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AREA
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
1-5
1-5
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Person-to-Person Interview and Discussion ...............
Tillamook Water Quality Committee
Dissemination of Information
1-10
1-10
1-10
1-11
PROBLEM INDENTIFICATION PROCESS
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SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FECAL SOURCE
Problems Impacting Water Quality
Sewage Treatment Plant Problem Statement
Sewage Treatment Plant Problem Correction
Garibaldi Sewage Treatment Plant
City of Tillamook Sewage Treatment Plant
Bay City Sewage Treatment Plant
Tillamook County Creamery Sewage Treatment
Plant
Port of Tillamook Sewage Treatment Plant ...
Cost of Control Funding Source
Implementation Statement
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Purpose
Authority
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Responsibilities
City of Tillamook Responsibilities
City of Garibaldi Responsibilities
City of Bay City Responsibilities
Tillamook County Creamery Association
Responsibilities
Port of Tillamook Bay Responsibilities
Oregon State Health Division Responsibilities
Staff and Financial Resource to Carry out
the Plan ..
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Evaluation of Plan Implementation
Recertification Process of the Plan
2-1
2-1
2-2
2-4
2-4
2-5
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AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS FECAL SOURCE
Agricultural Operation Impact on Water Quality
Agricultural Operations Problem Statement
Agricultural Operations Problem Correction
Agriculture Non-Point Source Pollution
Abatement Plan
1-13
2-5
2-5
2-6
2-8
2-8
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2-8
2-9
2-9
2-10
2-11
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2-12
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2-12
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2-20
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3-1
3-4
3-5
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ON-SITE SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FECAL SOURCE
4-1
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Problems Impacting Water Quality
4-1
Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Statement
On-Site Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Correction ....... . . . . 4-14
4-21
Cost of Control and Funding Sources
4-23
Implementation Statement
4-23
Purpose ..
4-23
Authorities
Tillamook County Health Department
4-24
Responsibilities
Oregon Department of Environment Quality
4-24
Responsibilities
4-25
Oregon State Health Division Responsibilities
Staff and Financial Resources to Carry out
4-25
the Plan
4-27
Evaluation of Plan Implementation
4-28
Recertification Process of the Plan
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Introduction
Existing Environment Without Implementation of
this Plan
Future Environmental Quality Without Implementing this Plan
Evaluation of Alternatives to this Plan
Implementation Impacts of this Plan
Economic
Social
Environmental
Constraints Affecting Implementation of this Plan
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-5
5-6
5-6
5-6
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APPENDICES
Public Involvement
1-1 to 1-12 Exhibits of Public Involvement Activities
1-13
Meeting Minutes of the Tillamook Water Quality Committee
Sewage Treatment Plant Management Plan
2-1 Malfunction Notification Procedure - City of Tillamook STP
2-2 Malfunction Notification Procedure - Tillamook Creamery STP
2-3 Malfunction Notification Procedure - City of Garibaldi STP
2-4 Malfunction Notification Procedure - Port of Tillamook STP
2-5 Malfunction Notification Procedure - City of Bay City STP
2-6 Food and Drug Administration Comments
2-7 Memorandum of Understanding between Oregon State Health
Division and Department of Environmental Quality and Fish
Commission of Oregon
On-Site Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems Management Plan
4-1 Table of Contents for Subsurface Rules
4-2 Memorandum of Agreement between Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality and the County of Tillamook
4-3 Proposed Memorandum of Agreement between Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality and the County of Tillamook
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Tables
1-1
Recognized
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Beneficial
Uses
1-8
1-2 Water Yield by Subbasin
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4-1 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas .
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4-2 On-Site Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Area Prioritization
4-20
Figures
1-1 History of the Work Done on the Tillamook Bay Bacteria Problem . . .
1-2 Mean Annual Precipitation (1940-70) Distribution by Months at
Tillamook, Oregon
4-1 Examples of Small Wastewater Disposal Systems .
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PLATES
1-1 °Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
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4-1 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas
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4-2 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas
4-3 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas
4-4 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas •
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4-5 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas . . . . . 4-11
4-6 Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This plan and the provisions for its implementation were developed
cooperatively by the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation
District, the Tillamook Water Quality Committee, the Technical Advisory
Committee to the Department of Environmental Quality Tillamook Bay Bacteria
Study, and numerous representatives of Federal, State and County government
agencies.
The Tillamook Water Quality Committee was comprised of the following
members:
Lois Albright
Walter Ackley
Alice Dubois
William Fouste
Cecil Harris
Edwin Jenkins
Tim Josi
Denyse McGriff
Bart Mizee
Bob Olsen
Roger Pease
Roy Stein
Steve Wilson
Chairperson, Attorney
Tillamook City Resident
Water District
Public Works Superintendent
Oyster Grower
Tillamook Co. Farm Bureau
Bay City Planning Comm.
Tillamook City Planner
Tillamook Co. Farm Bureau
Crown Zellerbach
Tillamook Co. Adminstrative Assistant
Tillamook Co. Creamery
Association
Sierra Club
Pacific City
Tillamook
Tillamook
Garibaldi
Tillamook
Tillamook
Bay City
Tillamook
Tillamook
Tillamook
Tillamook
Tillamook
Tillamook
The Technical Advisory Committee was comprised of the following members:
Carl Bosch
John Faudskar
Director, Tillamook SWCD
Marine Extension Agent,
Oregon State University
District Fish Biologist,
Dave Heckeroth
Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife
Director, Tillamook SWCD;
Ernest Josi
Commissioner, Oregon
State Soil and Water
Conservation Commission
Dr. Jong Lee
Professor, Food Science,
Oregon State University
Doug Marshall
County Sanitarian,
Tillamook County
Agriculture Extension Agent,
John Massie
Oregon State University
Mike Ostasz Shellfish Sanitarian,
Oregon State Health
Division
District Conservationist,
Bob Pederson
Soil Conservation Service
Tillamook
Tillamook
Tillamook
Tillamook
Corvallis
Tillamook
Tillamook
Portland
Tillamook
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A special thanks to the following organizations and people:
Ron Miner and Jim Moore, Oregon State University, Agricultural
Engineering
Pete Sutton, Tillamook County Creamery Association
Dennis Sheldon, City of Garibaldi
Virgil Simmons, City of Bay City
Mike Mahoney, City of Tillamook
Pete Sorrenson, Port of Tillamook
Robert Stott, Virgil Carr, Santo Furfari, Food and Drug Administration
Millard Trout, Oregon Department of Forestry
For providing services in support of the Plan development, the following
groups are thanked:
Tillamook Pe2ples Utility District for use of their meeting room
facilities.
L4122ratoroivision,OreonDeartmentalQualit,for
their work during driving rainstorms in the middle of the night.
The Environmental Protection Agency for use of their laboratory
equipment.
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PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Waste Management
Plan presented here is (1) to identify sources of fecal pollution occurring
in Tillamook Bay and its watershed, (2) to identify corrective actions
needed to alleviate the pollution problems, (3) to identify the planned
implementation mechanisms that will perform the corrective actions, (4)
to obtain commitments from the affected parties to implement the plan.
In so doing, pollution problems impacting the water contact recreation
and shellfish and beneficial uses will be reduced to a sensible sanitary
level.
The development of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Waste
Management Plan is in response to the stated Goals of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act and the National Shellfish Sanitation Program
(NSSP). A goal of the Federal Water Pollution Control act, commonly
referred to as the Clean Water Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-500) with 1977
Amendments (Public Law 95-217) states, ". .,. wherever attainable, an
interim goal of water quality which provides for the protection and
propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in
and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983. The NSSP goals are "(1) the
continued safe use of this natural resource and (2) active encouragement of
water quality programs which will preserve all possible coastal areas for
this beneficial use". The natural resource referred to by the NSSP goals
is shellfish. "Shellfish are a renewable, manageable natural resource of
significant economical value to many coastal communities, and which should
be managed as carefully as are other natural resources such as forests,
water, and agricultural lands".
In Oregon, shellfish propagation and harvesting comes under the headings
of Resident Fish & Aquatic Life and Fishing beneficial uses as stated in
Oregon Administrative Rules 340-41-205 (Table 1-1). Oregon sets water
quality standards to protect these non-prioritized beneficial uses of the
water. One specific standard stated in OAR 340-41-205 is: "Bacterial
pollution or other conditions deleterious to waters used for domestic
purposes, livestock watering, irrigation, bathing, or shellfish
propagation, or otherwise injurious to public health shall not be
allowed".
The goals of the Clean Water Act, and the National Shellfish Sanitation
Program coupled with Oregon's requirements to protect beneficial uses
through abiding by water quality standards provide that if a water quality
problem is identified as impacting the shellfish resource, then action must
be taken to correct the problem. This is the case in Tillamook Bay and its
tributaries.
Studies have shown that under certain weather conditions, the waters in
Tillamook Bay and some of its tributaries demonstrate high fecal coliform
counts that indicate fecal contamination in waters used for water contact
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The high fecal coliform bacteria levels raise the specter of potential
health problems for anyone who comes in contact and ingests that
contaminated water. Shellfish residing in that poor quality water can
become contaminated as they feed on suspended particles containing fecal
bacteria and other enteric or intestinal viruses such as those causing
infectious hepatitis and gastroenteritis. In so doing, an additional
health risk is realized for persons consuming shellfish that, is raw or only
partially cooked.
The plan is a culmination of two years of intensive investigation
(1979-1981) by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in its
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study
and spot investigations by various people and agencies since 1962. The
reader, to fully understand the scope and magnitude of the problem in
Tillamook Bay and the work done to correct it, should read the reports that
have been generated by the DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study which discuss
in detail the previous work done and the most recent results. Figure 1-1
briefly depicts the history of the work done on the Tillamook Bay bacteria
problem.
The Plan briefly describes the geographical aspects of the planning area,
the project undertaken to identify the problems (Problem Identification
Process Section) and causes of the bacterial pollution (Problem Statement
for each fecal source), the public involvement process used in development
of the plan and the "Fecal Wastes" Management Plan" for each fecal source
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AREA
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
The Tillamook Bay drainage basin is located on the northern Oregon Coast in
Tillamook County approximately 48 miles south of the Columbia River mouth
and 60 miles west of Portland (Plate 1-1). The watershed is 550 square
miles (363,520 acres). It is bounded on the east by the crest of the Coast
Mountain Range and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Five major river
subbasins drain 97% of the total land area into Tillamook Bay. Four of
these rivers, the Tillamook, Trask, Wilson and Kilchis create an alluvial
plain located near the southeast portion of the bay. A fifth river, the
Miami, enters the northeast corner of the estuary at Miami Cove through a
narrow alluvial plain (Plate 1-1).
All of the rivers except the Tillamook originate on the west slope of the
Coast Mountain Range. The Tillamook River begins on the rain shadow side
(east side) of the Cape Lookout headland.
The upland areas are characterized by steep slopes with only a small
percentage having slopes of less than 20%. The lowlands in the basin occur
on the alluvial plains of the five rivers, on the fill around the town
of Garibaldi and on the remnants of marine and river terraces.
Ninety percent (323,050 acres) of the basin is forested in steep
mountainous terrain. Forest lands are owned by the State of Oregon
(220,840 acres), the federal government (16,400 acres), private timber
industries (74,450 acres) and the county and municipalities (5,860 acres).
(USDA - SCS, Portland, 1978). Eight percent (8%) or 29,490 acres of the
watersheds draining to the bay are devoted to agriculture, primarily dairy
farming. The urbanized areas of the City of Tillamook, Bay City, and
Garibaldi and their suburbs occupy 1,730 acres. Miscellaneous non-forested
uses occupy 4,220 acres. Water and view related recreation occurs mostly
along stream corridors and areas adjoining the bay.
The Tillamook Bay is characterized by a strong marine influence with 70% of
the precipitation recorded during the months of November through March.
Winter storms often result in large amounts of precipitation over short
periods of time, and cause sudden water level changes in the rivers and
occasional flooding of lowlands. The average annual rainfall (Figure 1-1)
can be upward of 90 inches along the coast and 150 inches inland to the
north-central watershed.
Mean annual water yield for the basin is about 30,000 acre-feet of water.
Approximately 80% of this comes from the Wilson, Trask, and Kilchis Rivers
(See Table 1-2). The average temperature in the Tillamook area in January
is 42° F and 58° F in July. Temperature extremes of 0° F and 101° F have
occurred. Prevailing winds are generally from the south-southwest during
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MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (1940-70) DISTRIBUTION'
BY MONTHS AT TILLAMOOK, OREGON
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the winter months and northwest during the summer months. The basin has a
growing season of 190 days without a killing frost.
The population pattern is basically rural. People live primarily on the
alluvial plain and terraces adjoining the bay. Concentrations of people do
are found in the cities of Tillamook, Bay City, Garibaldi and their
associated suburbs and the unimproved area of Idaville. Very little
shoreline development has occurred on the bay. However, many homes line
the rivers and small tributaries inland. Total permanent resident
population in the Tillamook Bay Basin for 1980 was 11,305. Recreational
population having residences in the drainage basin increase the total to
13,016 (based on Tillamook People Utilities District electrical meters
times 2.5 persons per household). The 1990 population is estimated at
13,480 permanent residents and 14,310 permanent resident plus recreation
population (DEQ, State of Oregon, Proposed Water Quality Management Plan,
North Coast - Lower Columbia River Basin, 1976).
The basic industries of Tillamook County are timber and wood processing,
cheese manufacturing and related dairy industry, recreation/tourism, and
some seafood processing. The wood products industry accounted for about
43% of the county dollar gross output in 1972. Cheese/dairy industry
provided about 17% of the dollar gross output for the same period. The
remaining 40% is divided among transportation, manufacturing, construction,
utilities, services, and seafood industry (USDA - SCS, Portland, 1978).
Seafood processing made up 1.4% of the county exports in 1973 with oyster
aquaculture comprising 0.2% of the county exports (0.S.U. Extension
Service, 1977).
The recreational dollar is also very important to Tillamook County's
economy. The county provides diversity in water related activities and
visual experiences that draw people from outside the county, especially
from the Portland urban area and tourists traveling Oregon's coast along
U.S. Highway 101. The recreational dollar estimates range from $47,000,000
(about 35% of the county's economy) (Hempel, 1975) to $12,000,000 (9% of
the economy) (O.S.U. Extension Service, 1977). An important point to be
made here is that a great influx of people occur in the watershed depending
on the weather and/or season. Generally, these people do not have a
residence but stay only one day, rent a motel, or use their own camper or
trailer to stay more than one day.
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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The Public Involvement Process used to develop the Fecal Waste Management
Plan consisted of three components: (1) extensive person-to-person
interviews with dairy farmers, shellfish growers, and other water users
(2) formation and involvement with a local citizens committee identified as
the Tillamook Water Quality Committee (TWQC), and (3) dissemination of
information.
Person-to-Person Interviews and Discussion
Person-to-person interviews began the first day of the DEQ's Tillamook Bay
Bacteria Study and continued as the need and time demanded.
Initially, DEQ project staff met with and received a tour of selected dairy
operations. The dairy tour took most of one day in June, 1979. The intent
of the tour was to establish a dialogue between project staff and selected
dairy operators--project staff to learn about dairy farming and the
problems associated with manure management and the dairy industry to learn
more about the impending project with its goals and objectives.
During the same week in June, 1979, contacts were also made with the oyster
growers in Tillamook Bay, Directors of the Tillamook County Soil and Water
Conservation District, Port of Tillamook and the Tillamook County Creamery
Association to establish the same dialogue between the project staff and
the affected public.
Over the next 24 months as water sampling data became available and the
word got around the community about the project, the local public
occasionally made contact with the project staff to receive information
(Appendix 1-1) or to give information (Appendix 1-2 and 1-3). In one
particular contact, the discussion centered on the quality of a specific
stream and the suspected cause of pollution by septic tanks. Subsequent to
that discussion, a sample site on a tributary to the Trask River, was
established to investigate the person's concern.
Tillamook Water Quality Committee
Formation of the Tillamook Water Quality Committee (TWQC) was a joint
effort by the DEQ and the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) with the SWCD taking the lead in identifying and selecting
the members for the committee.
The SWCD met on October 18, 1979 with a representative of the State Soil
and Water Conservation Commission and DEQ staff to formulate the procedures
for establishing the committee. On October 29, 1979 the SWCD's water
quality committee met to begin the process for forming the TWQC. A
nomination petition (Appendix 1-4) was sent to various people and
organizations (Appendix 1-5) representing private citizens, public
interest, public officials, and economic interests. In conjunction with
this letter, KTIL Radio {Tillamook) carried a public service announcement
from November 14 to November 23 soliciting nominations to the TWQC. The
local newspaper, Tillamook Headlight-Herald published a news article
(Appendix 1-6) and an advertisement (Appendix 1-7) soliciting . nominations.
The Tillamook SWCD water quality committee met November 30, 1979 to appoint
the Tillamook Water Quality Committee. The first meeting of the committee
was advertised (Appendix 1-8) and held December 10, 1979.
Representation on the TWQC consisted of: Private Citizen, Water District,
Dairy Industry, Oyster Industry, Forestry Industry, Sierra Club, Public
Elected Officials.
Committee meetings were held on the second Thursday of each month. The
meetings were advertised in the local paper and the radio. They were open
to the public. Refer to Appendix 1-13 for minutes of each meeting.
The committee was to assure that adequate public input was provided during
the DEQ project and SWCD project and especially during the development of
the water quality plans. Project staff mailed out review material prior to
the meetings or distributed it at the meetings. Those members not in
attendance when material was handed out, received their copies in the
mail.
Water sampling data and preliminary data analyses were presented to the
committee after each storm sampling run. Many questions were discussed
during these presentations. Presentations offered the committee the
opportunity to interact with the project staff in interpreting the results
of each sample run. It allowed the committee to see how the information
was used as a building block of knowledge to adjust the next sample run and
formulate final conclusions from which the Fecal Waste Management Plan was
developed.
The final draft of the Fecal Wastes Management Plan was reviewed by the
Committee prior to its meeting on May 28, 1981. Comments from the
Committee were received at that meeting and are contained in the minutes of
that meeting (Appendix 1-13). Staff response to the comments was the
modification of the Plan text in all cases to reflect the committee
concerns.
Dissemination of Information
A number of methods were used to inform the public of the DEQ and SWCD
projects progress and major decision points. The Headlight-Herald, Capital
Press and Tillamook-Clatsop County ASCS newspapers were used extensively
(Appendix 1-9). KGW-TV Portland initiated a news story at the beginning
of the project which stirred interest in the project (Appendix 1-10). KTIL
Radio Tillamook carried a public service announcement during the summer
and fall of 1980 (Appendix 1-11).
Project staff gave a presentation to the DEQ Water Quality Management
Planning Policy Advisory Committee in Tillamook on August 14, 1979
generating a number of questions (Appendix 1-12). The committee on the
previous day, had toured the Tillamook area which included dairies, cheese
plant, and an oyster shucking plant. Project updates were given to the
same committee on January 8, 1980 and September 9, 1980" with most
discussion centering on the public involvement progress. No problems or
significant concerns were identified.
A presentation, describing the continuing DEQ project was made at the the
annual meeting of the Tillamook County Creamery Association on March 1,
1980. Questions were entertained following the meeting. Questions asked
pertained to what the results were showing on specific streams that
adjoined the questionner's property.
Refer to the Tillamook Soil and Water Conservation District's Tillamook
Bay Drainage Basin Agriculture Non-point Source Pollution Abatement Plan
for additional details on the SWCD's public involvement process. The DEQ
project's Public Involvement process was coordinated with their plan
development. This included a presentation February 19, 1981 at the annual
STXD meeting at which time the SWCD Pollution Abatement Plan was
distributed for public comment.
The DEQ Water Quality Management Planning Policy Advisory Committee
reviewed the final draft of the Fecal Waste Management Plan prior to its
meeting on June 12, 1981. Comments on the Plan were received at the June
meeting. The Committee suggested no changes in the Plan. They did,
however, comment favorably on the public involvement procedures used by the
Tillamook Bay Bacteria project staff and gave its support to continued use
of the public involvement procedures in other similar DEQ projects.
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
The . problem identification process was conducted through the DEQ's
Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study from July 1979 to June 1981. It was funded
by a Section 208 (Clean Water Act Amendments, 1977) Environmental
Protection Agency grant.
The goal of the project was to establish a comprehensive Tillamook Bay
Fecal Waste Management Plan for the protection of a well established
beneficial use of the water--Tillamook Bay's shellfish resource. The
objectives of the project were to (1) analyze existing data to quantify the
problem, (2) generate new data as needed to fill the data gaps, (3)
identify the fecal bacteria sources, and (4) develop a plan to protect the
shellfish resource by establishing necessary Best Management Practices,
rules and standards to minimize fecal waste discharges to the waters.
In achieving the goals and objectives of the project, the intent was
to preserve and protect a natural resource as a beneficial use, and at
the same time, allow activities that were identified as sources of bacteria
pollution to continue to operate but in a sensible, sanitary manner. In
so doing, it was recognized that the management plan would not achieve
zero bacteria discharge from identified sources.
The project collected additional water quality data from streams and
Tillamook Bay during differing weather conditions based on rain intensity,
ground saturation conditions, and predicted fecal bacteria source
discharges. Four different types of weather situations were selected:
(1) heavy rain on saturated ground, (2) a rain after a period of dry
weather, (3) a dry weather low river flow summer period, and (4) the first
"freshet" storm of the water year.
Sample site selection was based on: (1) land use--above and below a
specific land use or a change in land use such as the forest-agriculture
boundary, (2) a small watershed having only one or two land uses such as
a forestry or forestry-agriculture or forestry-urban, (3) previous sample
stations, (4) potential fecal source locations, (5) location of shellfish
growing areas.
Each storm's water quality data were analyzed separately, then added to the
previous storms data and data from past years. The analysis identified
fecal bacteria source types, their locations in some watersheds and the
conditions under which sources contributed fecal material to the surface
waters which eventually flow into Tillamook Bay.
Tillamook Bay water quality and oyster meat bacteria quality data were
collected and analyzed for each storm. The results of these analyses were
combined with the tributary data to determine fecal source discharge
actions and the source's impacts on Tillamook Bay and in turn its impacts
on the oyster meat quality.
Once the fecal source types were identified, corrective actions had to
be determined. Existing control programs that could be strengthened,
modifications to existing programs, and new corrective actions were
investigated to determine the best suited method of correction for each
fecal source type identified as causing water pollution problems.
Extensive discussion was conducted with affected agencies and the DEQ
project's Technical Advisory Committee to develop the technical options
for control. These options were then presented to the Tillamook Water
Quality Committee for review, modification, and adoption.
During the investigation, six fecal source types were investigated -sewage treatment plants (STP), recreation, forestry activities, industrial,
agricultural operations, and on-site subsurface sewage disposal systems.
The study identified malfunctioning STPs, some malfunctioning or inadequate
on-site subsurface sewage disposal systems and some agricultural operations
to occasionally discharge fecal material to the streams and bay which
create water pollution problems that endanger safe harvesting of shellfish
from the bay and endanger swimmers in the tributaries.
The following sections of the Plan address each source type and the
corrective actions necessary to reduce the pollution hazards from the
associated fecal wastes.
TG283.D (1)
STATUS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS
Problems Impacting Water Quality
A sewage treatment plant (STP) and its collection system are designed to
collect waste from homes, businesses, and industries, convey it to a
central point for treatment, and then dispose of the treated waste in some
sanitary manner. The collection system should convey the sewage without
leaking out or letting surface or groundwater leak in. The sewage
treatment plant should through various methods: (1) reduce nutrients and
solids and (2) disinfect the effluent to kill harmful bacteria and
viruses. The disposal of the treated waste is usually into a nearby river
or bay within a defined mixing zone to allow mixing of the discharge with
the receiving waters. Technical violation of water quality standards are
generally allowed.
For a sewage treatment plant operating in a watershed where shellfish are
grown there are additional suggested plant design and operating guidelines
(EPA, 1974, Protection of Shellfish Waters, EPA 430/9-74-010) for
operation. These guidelines are based on the fact that the STP collects
sewage from a wide area of the watershed, concentrates it in one spot for
treatment, and then discharges it into one location in a river or bay that
might be near a shellfish growing area. If one or more steps of the
collection, treatment, or disposal process malfunctions, a pollution
problem with a severe impact on the shellfish growing area could occur.
Malfunctions of sewage treatment systems include: (1) high infiltration
into the collection system, particularly during heavy precipitation causing
hydraulic overloading of the STP which in turn could result in sewage
bypassing or reduced treatment efficiency, and (2) equipment malfunctions
within the STP causing sewage bypassing or reduced treatment efficiency.
If sewage bypassing or reduced treatment efficiency occurs, organic matter,
pathogenic bacteria and viruses, oils, greases and solids may be discharged
to the river from somewhere in the collection system or at the STP
outfall. The impacts of these discharges to the receiving waters in nearby
shellfish growing areas depend on the dilution ratios of the receiving
Waters, direction of flow of the diluted sewage, downstream water uses, and
the time the sewage takes to reach the shellfish growing areas.
Sewage Treatment Plant Problem Statement
In the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin there are five sewage treatment
plants -- City of Garibaldi, Bay City, Tillamook Creamery, Port of
Tillamook, City of Tillamook. Each plant differs in treatment process,
size, discharge point, and potential to impact water quality should
malfunctions occur.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified the STPs in their reports
of 1974, 1976 and 1977 as either polluting the Bay or having the potential
to do so. In the 1977 report, the FDA specifically identified the types
of failures as poor chlorination or high bacteria levels, hydraulic
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_overloading, and bypassing that would have the greatest threat to the
shellfish growing waters. They cited, ". . . the lack of necessary
monitoring equipment, plant attendance, alarms, auxiliary power, plant
treatment capacity, holding capacity, and redundancy of unit operations"
as the reasons that the plants cannot protect the shellfish waters.
The FDA also noted that when malfunctions occur, they may go undetected for
many hours; thus, allowing the prospect of harvesting contaminated
shellfish to occur. They also stated in the 1977 report affected parties
(e.g. Oregon State Health Division, DEQ, Oyster Growers) were not notified
when a malfunction was discovered.
The DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study field work completed in 1980,
demonstrated that the STPs when operating properly, adequately treat
sewage waste to protect the shellfish growing waters. No plants
malfunctioned during the sampling runs. The discharges from STPs were
sampled and found to be within specified discharge permit limits.
When. the STPs are not operated properly, as was described in the FDA
reports, they can create problems of considerable magnitude, especially if
malfunctions go undetected. Therefore, the need to protect the shellfish
growing waters from sewage treatment plant malfunctions is twofold: (1) the
need for a reliable STP and, (2) when it does malfunction, the need to have
a reliable procedure to notify affected parties of the malfunction.
Shellfish harvesting should be prohibited during serious STP malfunctions.
Sewage Treatment Plant Problem Correction
DEQ Source Control Program in the Water Quality Division monitors the
operation of STPs. The primary functions of the Program are: (1)
reviewing facility operations and maintenance plans (2) drafting and
issuing discharge permits, (3) inspecting sources, (4) enforcing pollutant
dischargers when violations occur, (5) reviewing Federal programs and their
effects on the State program.
The source or permit inspection function of the program currently consists
of periodic contacts with each of the five STPs in the Tillamook Bay
drainage to determine how the plant is operating at that time and to
respond to inquiries from the STP operators. A major yearly inspection
also occurs. This inspection consists of (1) reviews of the past years'
plant performance including a review of the monthly sampling reports and a
review of the malfunctions and how they were handled, (2) an evaluation of
the quality control aspects of their water testing procedures and (3) a
review of the plant's maintenance program to prevent and reduce frequency
of breakdowns.
Since the first visit in 1974 by the FDA, the STPs have upgraded their
operation and equipment. As the needs are identified and funds become
available, the upgrading is accomplished. A good example of this is the
City of Tillamook STP. It was the plant with the most serious problems
identified in the 1977 FDA Study. ( U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and
Welfare, 1978. Sanitary Survey of Shellfish Waters, Tillamook Bay, Oregon,
November-December, 1977, Food and Drug Administration. Northeast Technical
Services Unit, Davisville, Rhode Island.) The city has just recently built
a new plant with federal construction grant funds.
It is through the Source Control Program that operations of the STP have
been and will continue to be monitored.
Based on the results of the DEQ and FDA work, corrective actions will be
made to address the two threats to the shellfish growing areas described in
the problem statement of this plan. The STPs will install additional
equipment necessary to improve reliability of the plant operation and to
insure less frequent discharge of partially treated wastes. The STPs
also install alarm devices that will alert plant operators of a
malfunction. The STPs will institute a plant malfunction notification
procedure in conjunction with the alarms to notify the DEQ, Oregon State
Health Department (OSHD) and the oyster growers of a potential health risk
for partially treated waste discharges (Appendices 2-1 to 2-5). This
notification procedure is only a part of the overall proposed bay closingopening criteria being submitted to OSHD in an interagency report.
will
Through permit inspections, the DEQ will continue to monitor the operations
and maintenance of each STP. Under the Plan presented here, the DEQ will
make monthly contact with personnel for each STP to insure continuing plant
preventative maintenance.
During the discussions in the development of this Plan, FDA suggested
installation of residual chlorine analyzer recorders at each STP. It is the
DEQ's policy to use as little chlorine as possible to meet the fecal
coliform levels required in the National Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permits and does not recommend operating with excessive amounts of
chlorine to achieve the free chlorine level. The Department recognizes the
need for adequately treated effluent in shellfish growing areas. But, at
the same time the Department will not recommend equipment modifications to
the STP's to achieve higher treatment levels until the Department is
satisfied that the modification will work as desired. This also applies to
FDA's recommendation for the residual chlorine analyzers. The DEQ will
work with the City of Tillamook to install a residual chlorine analyzer
using Federal Construction Grant funds. Once the equipment is installed,
the DEQ will monitor its operation, maintenance, and cost effectiveness to
monitor the residual chlorine levels in the effluent. If the equipment
operates as designed, the chlorine feed rate to the effluent will be
maintained to account for fluctuations in flow and suspended solids
levels. At the end of one year after installation, if operation,
maintenance and cost effectiveness of the equipment is satisfactory, the
DEQ is prepared to recommend a similar equipment installation at the City
of Garibaldi STP. This same equipment is not recommended for the Bay City
STP or Port of Tillamook STP since the lagoon design dampens fluctuations
in flow and suspended solids so as to eliminate the need for numerous
adjustments of the chlorine feed rate that is common to a mechanical STP.
The analyzer is not recommended for the Tillamook Creamery since the
sanitary facilities waste is a small portion of this industrial STP's
wasteload.
During the one year test of the analyzer, the DEQ will also monitor the
disinfection performance of the other STP's to see if the analyzer is
necessary. The need for the analyzer at the other STP's and the successful
operation of the analyzer at the city of Tillamook STP will initiate a
recommendation for installation of additional analyzers.
As a result of the 1977 FDA report, the State of Oregon formed an
interagency Shellfish Sanitation Task Force to review, as a part, the
operating conditions of the STP's in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin. The
following discussion will place in motion a number of the Task Force
recommendations in the form of improvements to be undertaken by each sewage
treatment plant.
Garibaldi Sewage Treatment Plant
The Garibaldi treatment plant is the activated sludge type with effluent
polishing by sand filtration. It was constructed in 1973 to replace the
original primary plant. The plant actually consists of two separate plants
side by side which are, capable of operating individually or in parallel.
Four pump stations serve the city and two are currently equipped with high
water alarms. The design dry weather flow is 0.5 MGD with 1.5 MGD
hydraulic capacity for wet weather flow. Each of the sand filters is
capable of filtering the design flow and each is capable of backwashing
the other filter such that the filtration process is continuous. There
are two chlorinators and multiple chlorine cylinders used, but the change
over is manual. The plant is equipped with a liquid propane gas driven
emergency generator which automatically supplies power for both the plant
and pump stations.
The City of Garibaldi will participate in the notification program for
protection of Tillamook Bay. Upon notification that the FDA finds the
recommended program acceptable, the city will adopt the implementation
statement pertaining to its STP.
City of Tillamook Sewage Treatment Plant
The plant was constructed in 1950 which provided primary treatment, single
stage sludge digestion, liquid sludge drying beds, and disinfection.
Additions were made to the plant in 1958, to increase treatment capacity.
These additions included new raw sewage pumps, raw solids shredding,
primary clarifier modifications, a trickling filter, and a primary
digester. Modifications completed in 1969 included trickling filter
recirculation, secondary clarification, and new disinfection facilities.
The latest modifications to the treatment plant resulted in abandonment of
the trickling filter process and replacment with a Rotating Biological
Contactor (RBC) process. These modifications (completed in 1980) included
a new standby raw sewage pump, new speed control units for the raw sewage
pumps, installation of a new sewage shredder, installation of two gravity
screens, installation of four RBC shafts and two blowers for the air drive
of the RBC's, two new 45 -- foot -- diameter secondary clarifiers, and a
new operations building. The operations building include chlorine
discharge and handling facilities, new laboratory and office, conference
room, blower room, and shop.
In addition to the new secondary plant designed for 1.4 MGD dry weather
flow, the elimination of most infiltration has greatly reduced the high
flows during wet weather conditions. The two chlorinators are presently
hooked up to a telephone alarm system. The alarm system also registers
power loss at the plant and pump station failures.
The City of Tillamook will participate in the notification program for
protection of Tillamook Bay. Upon notification that the FDA finds the
recommended program acceptable, the city will adopt the implementation
statement pertaining to its STP.
Bay City Sewage Treatment Plant
The Bay City treatment facility is a two cell waste stabilization lagoon
system designed for 0.212 MGD dry weather flow. A dike on the west side
of cell #2 has been built up to prevent any overspilling to the Bay. The
present chlorinator is not alarmed. One pump station is equipped
with both visual and audible alarms and a generator for auxiliary power.
The City of Bay City will participate in the notification program for the
protection of Tillamook Bay. Upon notification that the FDA finds the
recommended program acceptable, the city will adopt the implementation
statement pertainint to its STP.
Tillamook County Creamery Sewage Treatment Plant
The creamery has an activated sludge system with 0.2 MGD dry weather flow.
It has a 0.2 MGD aerated surge basin which when operated at a low level
can contain raw waste for up to 24 hours during emergency conditions
at the treatment plant. A general power outage would cut the power to
the factory so no waste would be generated. A 20,000 gallon aerobic
digester has been added for additional digester capacity. A new whey
processing plant just completed will eliminate most spills that in the
past have upset the treatment system. It also reduces the high temperature
wash water that in the past was discharged with the plant effluent. The
creamery system has an automatic switch over of the chlorine cylinders.
The creamery will participate in the notification program for the
protection of Tillamook Bay. Upon notification that the FDA finds
the recommended program acceptable, the creamery will adopt the
implementation statement pertaining to its STP.
Port of Tillamook Sewage Treatment Plant
The Port of Tillamook treatment plant is a two cell waste stabilization
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lagoon system. Chlorination is accomplished -with one chlorinator.
The excessive infiltration has been greatly reduced and additional
reduction is being worked on.
The Port will participate in the notification program for the protection
of Tillamook Bay. Upon notification that the FDA finds the recommended
program acceptable, the Port will adopt the implementation statement
pertaining to its STP.
Cost of Control and Funding Sources
The cost of correcting the sewage treatment plant problems identified in
the Plan can be broken down as follows:
(1)
Cost for equipment installations.
(2)
Costs for implementation and use of the malfunction notification
procedures.
Costs for Equipment Installations
The cost of automatic chlorine cylinder changeover devices range from $250
to $500. The cost is dependent upon the type of design used.
Costs for alarming critical pieces of equipment necessary to notify the
operator of a malfunction, will vary according to the plant design. A
number of factors will determine these costs.
(1)
The number of pieces of equipment to be alarmed.
(2)
The distance from the equipment to the alarm indicator.
(3)
The option of using an effluent shut-off device or an alarm
indicator.
For those plants using an alarm indicator, the cost will be $500 to
$1,500. Those STPs using an effluent shut-off device will have costs of
less than $500.
Installation of a chlorine residual analyzer is dependent upon the type,
make and functions performed by the analyzer.
Costs of Implementation
And Use of the Malfunction Notification Procedure
No additional costs will be incurred by the STPs or the DEQ in
implementation and use of the Procedure.
The STPs are already required to notify the DEQ of a malfunction. The
change created by adoption of this Plan is that they make notification
within one hour instead of notifying the Department through the monthly
monitoring reports.
The DEQ has been and will continue to respond to STP malfunctions if the
Department is notified when the breakdown occurs.
Funding
Funding sources for the addition of alarms and automatic chlorine cylinder
changeover devices will be the STPs operating budget. The money for these
budgets is provided through sewerage system user fees.
Federal Construction Grant funds will be used to purchase the residual
chlorine analyzer for the City of Tillamook STP.
Sewage Treatment Plants
Implementation Statement
Purpose
This statement describes implementation of a plan to modify the operation
of sewage treatment in the Tillamook Bay and its tributaries as necessary
to insure discharge of adequately disinfected effluent. Adequately treated
sewage is essential for the protection of the public who use these waters
for water contact recreation and shellfishing. This is in accordance with
the Clean Water Act,-the goals of the National Shellfish Sanitation
Program, and Oregon Administrative Rules pertinent to water pollution
control.
The Plan calls for equipment modifications at each plant and the use of
a Malfunction Notification Procedure. Equipment modification will occur
commensurate with Food and Drug Administration concurrence (Appendix 2-6).
The Malfunction Notification Procedure will be incorporated in each STP's
NPDES Permit after acceptance of the Plan by all affected parties.
Each sewage treatment plant permittee and/or their representative will be
designated the Local Management Entity to carry out the local
Commitment letters from each STP and/or
responsibilities of this Plan.
their representative to carry out this Plan are included at the end of this
Implementation Statement. Technical assistance to each permittee in
carrying out the Plan will be provided by the DEQ, Water Quality Division,
Source Control Section.
Authority
The Department of Environmental Quality statutory authority to issue
permits, monitor and penalize sewage treatment plants for pollution is
contained in the applicable sections of Chapter 468 of the Oregon Revised
Statutes. Authority for DEQ activity specific to the requirements of this
Plan for sewage treatment plants in the Tillamook Bay and its tributaries
are contained in Oregon Administrative Rules 340-41-120 and 340-41-215.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Responsibilities
Be the State Management Agency for implementation of the Sewage
Treatment Plant Section of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal
Waste Management Plan.
Provide technical assistance to the STP permittee and/or their
representative at their request.
Continue to implement requirements of the NPDES Permit Program as it
applies to each STP and its permit conditions.
Initiate and complete renegotiation of the Memorandum of Understanding
(Appendix 2-7) between the DEQ and the State Health Division to
reflect current activities and needs in the Tillamook Bay Drainage
Basin.
Coordinate STP activities with State Health Division pertaining to
the Memorandum of Understanding and the adopted Malfunction
Notification Procedures for each STP.
Annually evaluate each STPs progress in implementation of this Plan.
City of Tillamook Responsibilities
As the permittee for the Tillamook City Sewage Treatment Plant, be
the Local Management Entity for implementation of the Sewage Treatment
Plant Section specific to the city's STP of the Tillamook Bay Drainage
Basin Fecal Waste Management Plan.
Upon notification that the Food and Drug Administration concurs with
the recommendations of this Plan, the City, within six months of Plan
adoption will:
A.
Purchase and install an automatic chlorine cylinder
changeover device.
B.
Purchase and install a residual chlorine analyzer using
Construction Grant funds (if available).
C.
In coordination with the DEQ, monitor operation and
effectiveness of the residual chlorine analyzer during
1981-1982.
D.
Agree to an NPDES permit addendum that requires the city
to follow the Malfunction Notification Procedure (Appendix
2-1).
Continue to satisfy the requirements of the NPDES permit issued for
operation of the city sewage treatment plant.
Annually meet with the DEQ and Oregon State Health Division to discuss
progress in implementation of this Plan.
City of Garibaldi Responsibilities
As the permittee for the Garibaldi City Sewage Treatment Plant be
the Local Management Entity for implementation of the Sewage Treatment
Plant Section specific to the city's STP of the Tillamook Bay Drainage
Basin Fecal Waste Management Plan.
Upon notification that the Food and Drug Administration concurs with
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the recommendation of this plan, the City within six months of Plan
adoption, will:
A.
Purchase and install an automatic chlorine cylinder
changeover device, type of equipment to be negotiated with
the DEQ.
B.
Purchase and install an alarm system on the pump stations
and chlorinators that will activate the Malfunction
Notification Procedure (Appendix 2-3).
C.
Agree to a NPDES permit addendum that requires the City
to follow the Malfunction Notification Procedure (Appendix
2-3)
D.
Negotiate with the DEQ, the installation of a chlorine
residual analyzer if deemed necessary in July, 1982. DEQ
recommendation for installation will be based on the
experience gained in 1981-1982 operation of the analyzer
installed at the City of Tillamook STP.
Continue to satisfy the requirements of the NPDES permit issued for
operation of the City Sewage Treatment Plant.
Annually meet with the DEQ and Oregon State Health Division to discuss
progress and implementation of this Plan.
City of Bay City Responsibilities
As the permittee for the Bay City sewage treatment plant be the Local
Management Entity for implementation of the Sewage Treatment Plant
Section specific to the city's STP of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
Fecal Waste Management Plan.
Upon notification that the Food and Drug Administration concurs with
the recommendations of this Plan, the city, within six months of Plan
adoption, will:
A.
Purchase or build a device that will automatically shut
off the effluent pump if the chlorinator malfunctions.
B.
Alarm the device to notify operators when the chlorinator
fails.
C.
Agree to a NPDES permit addendum that requires the city
'to follow the Malfunction Notification Procedure
(Appendix 2-5).
Continue to satisfy the requirements of NPDES permit issued for
operation of the city sewage treatment plant.
Annually meet with DEQ and Oregon State Health Division to discuss
progress in, implementation of this Plan.
Tillamook County Creamery Association Responsibilities
As the permittee for the Tillamook County Creamery Association sewage
treatment plant be the Local Management Entity for implementation
of the Sewage Treatment Plant Section specific to the Association's
STP of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Waste Management Plan.
Upon notification that the Food and Drug Administration concurs with
the recommendations of this Plan, the Association, within six months
of Plan adoption will:
A.
Purchase and install an alarm for the chlorinator that will
cause activation of the Malfunction Notification Procedure
(Appendix 2-2).
B.
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Association's commitment letter of June 5, 1981 change as
follows: Operate the aerated surge basin at 1/3 to 1/2
full.
C.
Agree to a NPDES permit addendum that requires the Creamery
to follow the Malfunction Notification Procedure.
(Appendix 2-2).
Continue to satisfy the requirements of the NPDES permit issued for
operation of the Creamery sewage treatment plant.
Annually meet with the DEQ and Oregon State Health Division to discuss
progress and implementation of this plan.
Port of Tillamook Bay Responsibilities
As the permittee for the Port's sewage treatment plant be the Local
Management Entity for implementation of the Sewage Treatment Plant
Section specific to the Port's STP of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
Fecal Waste Management Plan.
Upon notification that the Food Drug Administration concurs with the
recommendations of this Plan, the Port within six months of plan
adoption will:
A.
Install an automatic gate shutting device that will stop
the effluent discharge if the chlorinator malfunctions.
B.
Alarm the device to notify operators when the chlorinator
fails.
C.
Agree to a NPDES permit addendum that requires the Port
to follow the Malfunction Notification Procedure
(Appendix 2-4).
Continue to satisfy the requirements of the NPDES permit issued for
operation of the Port's sewage treatment plant.
Annually meet with the DEQ and Oregon State Health Division to discuss
progress and implementation of this Plan.
Oregon State Health Division Responsibilities
Take appropriate actions as specified in the STP Malfunction
Notification Procedures (Appendices 2-1 to 2-5).
Assist the DEQ in the annual evaluation of each STPs progress in
implementation of this Plan.
Renegotiate the Memorandum of Understanding (Appendix 2-7) between
Oregon State Health Division and the DEQ to reflect current activities
and needs in'the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin.
Provide suggested improvements in the Plan to the Local and State
Management Agencies of this Plan.
Staff and Financial Resources to Carry Out the Plan
State Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
Staff and financial resources available to implement this plan will
be those already budgeted. No additional personnel or funding will
be obtained. Staff available to monitor the STP activities are
located in Portland and the DEQ Branch Office in Portland.
Funding for the staff is provided through state and federal funds.
Total cost to the Department will depend upon the number of man hours
expended and will vary according to the extent of the inspections,
assistance and malfunction complexity.
Oregon State Health Division
Staff. and financial resources available to assist in implementation
of this Plan will be those already budgeted. No additional staff
or funding will be required. Staff available to carry out the
Division's responsibilities in this Plan is the one person assigned
to the Oregon Shellfish Sanitation Program. Funding for this person
is provided through a fees schedule and State General Fund monies.
The fees schedule and disposition of the fees is authorized in ORS
622.080 and 622.090. Total cost to the Division will depend upon the
number of man hours expended in carrying out the Division
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responsibilities as specified in this Plan.
Local Management Entity Resources
Staff and financial resources available to the STP permittee to carry out
this Plan are designated in their STP operating budgets. Money for these
budgets are provided through sewerage system User fees.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION
Producers
of
genuine 'TILLAMOOK CHEESE'
AREA COOE 503
PHONE 842.44E11
P. 0. Box 313
TILLAMOOK, OREGON 97141
June 5, 1981
Department of Environmental Quality
PO Box 19 70
Portland OR
Attn: John Jackson
RE: Tillamook Bay Waste Management Plan Preliminary Draft
We are in receipt of the draft recently completed and find it to be a
complete and well executed document.
We would appreciate reconsideration on the following point, however. On
page 2-6 and again on page 2-12 mention is made of draining the Siletz
Lagoon. Again on page 1 of Appendix 2-2 mention is made of a procedure
in case of dike over flow at this lagoon.
Begause of the extreme expense in draining and upgrading this lagoon we
have chosen to terminate the use of the lagoon. This decision was made
with the approval of the local DEQ officials.
This change of procedure was made possible by a commitment to operate
the influent receiver at 1/3 to 1/2 full under normal conditions and the
completion of the sludge receiver with about 3 days holding capacity. This
holding tank coupled with the approved sludge disposal sites close at hand
have eliminated to need to use the lagoons as an emergency disposal system.
We are hoping this meets with your approval. With these minor changes we
are in a position to approve the document as it applies to Tillamook County
Creamery Association and assure you that will comply with its provision.
Sincerely,
TILLFOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION
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DEPART..:. , OF ti,IVIR1.7,:"IFI,ITA, -%Iirr
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Pete Sutton
Dave Westmark
WATER QUALITY. Cf.:.‘,NTROL
2-15
PORT of TILLAMOOK BAY
AIRPORT ANO INOUSTRIAL PARK (DIVISION
4000 BLIMP BLVD. TILLAMOOK, OREGON 97141
MEMBER:
OREGON COASTAL PORTS FEDERATION
THE AMERICAN SHORT.LINE RAILROAD ASSN.
OREGON AIRPORT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
May 22, 1981
Mr. John Jackson
Department of Environmental Qaulity
Water Quality
P.O. Box 1760
Portland, Oregon 97207
Dear Mr. Jackson:
I have examined the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Wastes Management
Plan and accept our obligation, under the plan.
We should have our alarm system operable prior to June 30, 1981.
Sincerely,
Pete Sorensen
Manager
Water OtiatiT
DePt. 01
:sion
Quality
CITY OF BAY CITY
P. O. Box 307
BAY CITY, OREGON 97107
Lay 27, 1981
Ray Citr eater rept.
P. O. pox 307
Bay City, Ore. 97107
E. Q.
17ater Cuelity
P. O. rex 1760
Bay City, Ore. 97107
D.
tear Er. Jaeason;
Ve have read your draft of 'Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
Fecal Uastes Management Plan". Tile agree and plan to
conform to it accordingly.
S;ncerely,
FLlly raxim
City Clerk
*3-.er
Dept. 0i
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CITY OF GARIBALDI
P.O. BOX 708
GARIBALDI, OREGON
97118
MAY 28, 1981
IN REPLY TO TREATMENT PLANT PROBLEM CORRECTION SECTION PAGE 2-4,
GARIBALDI TREATMENT PLANT.
LAST PARAGRAPH: UPON NOTIFICATION FROM F. D. A. TO THE D. E. Q.
FINDING, D. E. Q. RECOMMENDED PROGRAM ACCEPTABLE.
ITEM (A) THE CITY WILL NEGOTIATE WITH D. E. O. THE INSTALLATION
OF MULTIPLE CHLORINE CYLINDER FEED.
(B)
THE CITY WILL INSTALL RECOMIENDED ADEQUATE ALARM SYSTEM
AND NEGOTIATE WITH THE D. E. Q. AN ACCEPTABLE TIME FRAME
OF INSTALLATION.
(C)
THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR A MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION
PROCEDURE AND AGREES TO THE NPDES AMENDMENT BY THE D. E. Q.
(D)
THE CITY AGREES TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE D. E. Q. INSTALLATION
OF CHLORINE RESIDUAL ANALIZER, IF NEED IS SHOWN FOR THE ANALIZER
AND IF AN ANALIZER WITH REASONABLE OPERATION MAINTENANCE AND
RELIABILITY IS F r UND TO BE NECESSARY BASED ON D. E. Q.
INFORMATION FROM OPERATION OF TEST UNIT AT TILLAMOOK CITY
SEWER TREATMENT PLANT.
State et Oregon
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON.1FmTA ∎ 711ALITY
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WATER QUALITY CO?4TROL
TILLAMOOK-CITY
TILLAM OK., OR EG
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June 19, 1981
Mr. Carl J. Andresen
Water Quality Division
Dept. of Environmental
Quality
P.O. Box 1760
Portland, Oregon 97207
Dear Mr. Andresen:
Your letter of May 27th expressed an interest in having Tillamook City
acquire a chlorine residual analyzer for our sewage treatment plant.
It is our understanding that the Federal Food and Drug Administration
has initiated this request and further, that your office feels this
equipment is grant eligible.
Last month, our City submitted a close-out report for our grant in
order to meet State budget laws by receiving our final E.P.A. payment
prior to June 30, 1981. We feel that it would complicate and delay
the reimbursement process should we now request of Ms. B. J. Smith
and the Corps of Engineers to revise our grant eligibility. A formal
grant amendment through the form of a change order would most assuredly
take us beyond our June 30th deadline.
In an effort to cooperate with your program and provide further safeguards to our plant operational procedures, we will make every effort
to procure the analyzer e q uipment as soon as funds are available. It
is our understanding that the U. S. Department of Agriculture has
provided approximately two million dollars in grant funds for Tillamook
Bay under the Clean Water Program. Should there be any way the City
might participate in using this fund for partial funding of analyze .
equipment, it would expedite our program.
Thank you for your willingness to work with us in this regard. Please
let us know if you have any comments or ideas on the subject.
Sincerely,
Art.arde.,
Richard C. Townsend
City Manager
RCT/jla
cc: Ms. B. J. Smith, D.E.Q.
Corps of Engineers, E.P.A. Section
Mr. Grover Jones, CH2 M Hill
Evaluation of Plan Implementation
A meeting will be held once a year with each Local Management Entity at
the time of the annual permit inspection to evaluate the progress of
implementing the Plan.
The meeting will consist of representatives from:
Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon State Health Division
Sewage Treatment Plant Permittee
The goal of the meeting will be to determine if satisfactory progress has
been made in implementing the Plan. This determination will be based on
the Local Management Entity demonstrated progress in implementing the
agreed responsibilities.
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Recertification Process of the Plan
for Sewage Treatment Plants
1.
Annually, at the time of the annual permit inspection for each STP,
the Source Control Section of the DEQ Water Quality Division will
prepare an evaluation report for each STP describing the progress made
in implementing the Sewage Treatment Plant portion of the Fecal Waste
Management Plan. The report should include but not be limited to:
Identification of equipment modifications made and operating
that are described in this Plan.
Results of the review of the effluent quality data required by
the NPDES permit.
Results of the review of the Malfunction Notification Procedure
usage (i.e. number of times used, problems encountered and its
use, suggested changes in the procedure).
Schedule for continued use of the Plan.
Recommended changes in the Plan.
2.
The reports will be submitted to the Planning Section of the DEQ Water
Quality Division.
3.
The reports will be analyzed by the Water Quality Planning Section.
4.
DEQ will prepare a report covering all the Management Entities in the
Sewage Treatment Plant portion of the Fecal Waste Management Plan
and present it to the DEQ Water Policy Advisory Committee for their
discussion and comment.
5.
DEQ will prepare a recertification report for applicable Environmental
Quality Commission action.
6.
DEQ will transmit recertification materials to the Governor.
7.
The Governor will submit recertification letter to the Environmental
Protection Agency.
T0283.13 (1)
6/26/81
STATUS OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
Agricultural Operation Impact on Water Quality
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin agricultural operations are primarily dairy
operations. A dairy operation located in a high rainfall area such as the
Tillamook Bay area with water drainage ways (rivers, creeks, ditches)
running through the property, has the potential to create varied types of
water quality problems from animal manure and topsoil if its operation is
not managed properly.
A number of water quality impacts can occur when animal manure reaches
the stream. Pathogenic bacteria and viruses contained in the manure
creates a public health hazard. Nutrients in the manure can accelerate
aquatic algae and weed growth in the stream or a receiving estuary.
Decomposition of accumulated organic material in the manure, depletes the
available oxygen in the water. A large quantity of the solid material
in the manure, when suspended in a stream, reduces light penetration in
the stream, which in turn impairs photosynthesis of aquatic plants.
Animal manure can reach the stream by runoff from animal confinement areas,
by animal access to the stream, and by manure application to fields.
Manure from field applications can reach the stream by over application
of manure, by inadvertent manure application to open ditches or streams,
by spreading manure on sloping fields in a rainstorm or by spreading manure
on a field that is saturated and has ponded water on the surface.
Soil erosion on dairy operations can also create water quality problems.
Erosion on a dairy farm is usually confined to streambanks since all of the
land adjoining the barnyard is in permanent grass pasture. Erosion of the
banks can be caused by animal access to the stream (which also results in
manure being placed in the stream), removal of streambank vegetation by
various means, woody debris accumulation in the meandering portion of the
stream which diverts water flows into the streambank, and gravel bar
accumulation which also diverts streamflows into the bank.
The water quality impacts from streambank erosion, depending on the stream,
can include accumulations of sediment that cover riffles in the stream
that are used for spawning and fish food production. When this sediment
reaches an estuary it can cover shellfish growing-areas and inhibit
navigation.
Agricultural Operations Problem Statement
In the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin, some dairy operations are causing
water pollution problems that in turn are creating health hazards for the
public who use those waters for swimming and sheilfishing. The water
pollution occurs when animal manure produced on these farms reaches a
stream or ditch and is ultimately transported to the Bay. This manure
can contain pathogenic bacteria and viruses which create a health hazard
in the swimming areas and the shellfish growing areas.
Not all farms are creating the problem. Those dairy operations that have
streams or open ditches adjacent to or flowing through the barnyards and/or
are inadvertently applying manure to open ditches or streams in the
pas t ures are creating the most serious water quality problems. Past
studies by the Food and Drug Administration, Oregon State Health Division,
Department of Environmental Quality and University researchers (DEQ, 1981,
Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study, Background Data Review Report) have suggested
that dairy operations were a major cause of water pollution in Tillamook
Bay and its tributaries. This pollution was identified by high fecal
bacteria counts in the Bay and certain tributaries to the Bay signifying
animal manure was reaching'the surface waters. Although their results did
not identify specific sources, their work did identify serious public
health hazards and suggested that cow and human feces contamination as the
primary causes.
The DEQ's 1980 Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study determined that most of the
fecal contamination to the Bay occurs in the agricultural and urban areas.
Dairy operations, subsurface sewage disposal systems and five STPs are
located within these areas. (DEQ, 1981, Fecal Source Summary Report)
Based on the total cow population, the total human population on subsurface
sewage disposal systems, and the amount of fecal coliform bacteria produced
by each, the fecal bacteria generated in the agricultural-urban areas is
approximately a 9 to 1 ratio cow to man. Based on the ratio, the
agricultural operations have the greatest potential for creating high fecal
bacteria counts in the streams. (This does not consider actual direct
fecal contamination to the streams by either man or cow). If one then put
this large potential for contamination next to a stream or ditch, any
activity on that farm involving animal manure then has a high potential for
creating a water quality pollution problem.
The DEQ Bacteria Study has demonstrated that this manure-stream
relationship actually occurs. The study was unable to sample all streams
for possible impact from dairy operations so streams were selected that
flowed through or adjacent to barnyards (Ellingsworth,Simmons,Bewley and
Murphy Creeks) and streams that flowed through pastures (an unnamed
tributary on the Kilchis River, Hoquarten Slough and portions of the
Tillamook, Trask, Wilson, Kilchis and Miami Rivers).
The results of the stream sampling showed (1) a rapid response time in the
increase of fecal bacteria levels in the streams when rainfall begins,
(2) barnyards contributed a large portion of the fecal contamination of
streams, (3) proper application of manure, when compared to the barnyard
contribution of manure, contributes small amounts of fecal bacteria to
nearby streams, (4) animal access to the streams during low flow periods
also create major pollution problems, and (5) the major river basins with
intense agricultural activities have the greatest bacteria loading on the
bay.
The rapid response time of fecal bacteria levels in the streams shortly
after a rainfall begins demonstrates the readily available reservoir of
fecal bacteria that exists in each watershed. The response time was
demonstrated each time it rained, regardless of soil moisture content.
This suggests that the fecal material is on the surface of the ground near
ditches and streams ready to be transported-as soon as it begins to rain.
This fact is supported by the very high fecal bacteria level in streams
with barnyards immediately upstream of the sample point.
Barnyards were also noted to contribute more fecal bacteria per unit of
rainfall than pastures that received manure spreading. The pasture streams
(unknown tributary to the Kilchis River, Hoquarten Slough) did not
contribute fecal bacteria until the ground became saturated and the stream
began to flow after being dry. In some cases, this event occurred well
into the rainy period. If the ground was already saturated when the storm
began, the same pasture streams showed elevated counts soon after. the rains
began. Yet, their relative contribution of fecal bacteria is believed to
be less than the contribution by barnyard streams contribution under these
moisture conditions. Detailed comparison of these two types of stream
impacts were not made in the DEQ study because this analysis was undertaken
by a concurrent "Dairy Waste Management Strategy" study at Oregon State
University (OSU), Agricultural Engineering Department. The OSU study
demonstrated that a barnyard can contribute approximately 30 times more
fecal bacteria to an adjoining stream than a pasture with the worst manure
spreading practices applied to it.
The DEQ study also noted that the watersheds with both large numbers of
cows and large amounts of water runoff contributed the greatest fecal
bacteria loading to Tillamook Bay. For example, Simmons Creek watershed
with one dairy operation, had much higher fecal bacterial levels than did
the adjoining watershed of Munson Creek which did not have any dairy
operations. Likewise, the Kilchis River demonstrated lower bacterial
levels with fewer cows and dairies (thus, less opportunity for
contamination) than either the Wilson, Trask, or Tillamook Rivers with high
number of cows and dairies (and higher opportunity for contamination).
In addition to the winter storm sampling, the DEQ study also sampled a
summer low flow water condition. It was noted during this sampling that
many dairy animals were seen standing in the streams. In those areas where
animal access was noted, high fecal bacteria levels were identified in the
water samples taken downstream of the animal access point. Results of this
sampling showed that high fecal counts attributable to animal access
occurred during low flows when adequate water dilution was not occurring.
Dilution of the bacteria laden river water did occur, however, in the Bay.
This dilution reduced the Bay bacteria counts to acceptable levels.
Based on these results, varying conditions on a farm pertaining to manure
management can be ranked. The following list of manure management
conditions is ranked in order of increasing potential to pollute the
streams in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin.
1. - Barnyard not adjacent to a ditch or stream and
- Good manure management in the field that keeps manure out of
ditches and streams and
- no cattle access to a stream
2. - Barnyard not adjacent to a ditch or stream but
- poor manure management in the field and/or cattle access to a
stream
3. -Barnyard adjacent to a stream or ditch but
- Good manure mangement in the field and
- No cattle access to a stream
4 - Barnyard adjacent to a stream or ditch but
- poor manure management in the field that allows manure in
ditches or streams
cattle have access to the stream
Agricultural Operations Problems Correction
A plan to correct pollution problems associated with agricultural
operations in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin has been developed at the
local level by the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District in
cooperation with the Tillamook Bay Water Quality Committee. The Tillamook
Bay Drainage Basin Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Abatement Plan
was based on water quality information and bacteria pollution source
identification provided by the DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study.
A copy of the implementation statement and best management practices from
the above-referenced plan are incorporated here for completeness of the
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Wastes Management Plan. Review and
adoption of the agricultural plan was done separately and prior to adoption
of the fecal waste management plan. The agricultural plan is currently up
for approval by the Environmental Quality Commission for subsequent
incorporation in the Water Quality Management Plan for Oregon.
JEJ:t
T283C (1)
7/20/81
Tillamook Bay Drainage asin
Agricultural Non-point Source
Pollution Abatement Plan
Prepared by the Tillamook County SWCD
and
Tillamook Bay Water Quality Committee
January 1981
3-7
IMPLEMENTATION
Staffing and Funding Analysis
The Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District was designated
as the lead management agency for implementation of the water quality
plan. The Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
has relied on the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) for
staffing. Direct technical support staff is provided by the USDA Soil
Conservation Service (SCS). Other technical support is provided by
the USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS),
Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Forestry, and Tillamook County
Planning Department.
The SCS provides staff to assist the Tillamook County SWCD develop and
implement resource conservation plans. TABLE 9 is a workload analysis
based on utilizing forty-six percent of the time of two SCS employees
within the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin. Thirty percent of the time
of one and one-half ASCS personnel is projected for the Basin. In the
past five years, the Agricultural Conservation Program average expenditures within the Basin for animal waste storage facilities, excessive
water management systems, and streambank sediment control practices_
were evaluated. By this analysis, present staffing and financial
assistance is not adequate to implement best management practices
within the next ten years. Consequently, priorities will need to
be established or additional personnel provided.
The Tillamook County SWCD will assist SCS and ASCS to identify annually
the critical agricultural related water quality pollution problem areas.
These federal agencies will develop water quality plans and provide
financial assistance to those agricultural operations having critical
water quality pollution problems. Tillamook County SWCD will explore
additional funding sources that are available for hiring additional
technical support staff. Additional staff is needed to accelerate
development of individual agricultural pollution abatement plans and
provide technical assistance in implementing best management practices.
Potential funding sources for Tillamook County SWCD are:
1.
FEDERAL - One of the USDA Resource Conservation Act (RCA) alternatives is that the federal government pass funds through State
Soil and Water Conservation agencies or directly to SWCOs. While
this potential source seems rather unlikely at the present, it
will be pursued with the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission (SWCC) through the National Association of Conservation
Districts and Oregon's Congressional Delegation.
2.
STATE - State funding for SWCC and District operations
has traditionally been limited. The State General Fund
currently finances a substantial share of the cost of
Forest Practices Act's water quality efforts. A similar commitment to the agricultural sector of the state's
economy is certainly justified; hence, this will be
explored in cooperation with the Oregon Association of
Conservation Districts (OACD).
3.
COUNTY - Tillamook County SWCD currently receives limited
annual funding for district operations from county sources.
The Tillamook County SWCD does provide service to county
government, and this role could be greatly expanded. Additional funding will be explored primarily on the basis
of service provided to the county.
4.
DISTRICT - District taxing authority has been proposed
through resolution by the OACD to the State Legislature.
If granted, and accepted by the public, the tax monies
could be used for management agency responsibilities
and/or project funding.
Funds for the public's share of projects' costs may come from
several sources.
1.
Traditional cost share funds (Agricultural Conservation
Program, (ACP), from the federal government through the
USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
(ASCS). Some special project funds have been used on
problem areas from ASCS. ASCS also administers the
Rural Clean Water. Program (RCWP).
2.
Special project funding through Small Watershed Project
(PL-566) and Resource Conservation and Development Projects are administered by the USDA Soil Conservation
Service.
3.
Technical assistance by the Soil Conservation Service
is not an actual funding resource, but represents a
very substantial contribution to BY2 installation.
Traditional SCS technical assistance is made available
on both individual and group programs.
4.
Project funding through the State General Fund is being
sought and this source of funds will continue to be explored in cooperation with the OACD.
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5.
SWCD taxing authority, as previously described herein, and
County General Funds are potentials that will be investigated.
Landowner installation costs are substantial for both cost shared and
non-cost shared Ble applications. Many times, landowner costs exceed
his direct benefit and thus cost shared funds must be expanded if
satisfactory progress in improvement of water quality is to be successful. Many BMPs have been and will continue to be implemented at
the landowner/operator expense. Many of these BMPs are cost . effective,
but do require changes in overall managmeent.
As a part of the State SWCC Statewide Framework Plan for Water Quality
Management, all of these options and any others which may become available, will be explored and the most practical ones for specific situations will be selected. Tillamook County SWCD will be assisted by
the State SWCC to review possible options so we can select the most
appropriate and practical ones for our specific situations.
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Implementation Procedures Policy.
Purpose
The following is the process to implement a program of agricultural
non-point source pollution abatement within the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin. Existing local, state, and federal agencies and local
organizations will serve as advisors to the Tillamook County Soil and
Water Conservation District (SWCD) and/or as members or advisors to
an evaluation committee. The agencies' or organizations' responsibilities are listed in this procedures policy.
Implementation addresses two phases. A voluntary phase and a possible
mandatory phase. The voluntary phase will be the initial period following the certification of this plan by Tillamook County SWCD, Oregon
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The
Tillamook County SWCD will determine if a mandatory phase should be
implemented. This determination will be based on the evaluation committee's recommendations.
Authority
The Tillamook County SWCD Board is composed of seven directors who are
elected during Oregon's general election for a four-year term. To en
sure proper representation of all the people in the district, and to.
facilitate district functions, the district is divided into five zones.
Each zone will have a director. Not more than two of such directors
may be a land occupier who resides within the district. The remaining
directors shall be landowners or managers who reside within the district
and manage more than 10 acres within the district. Under ORS 568.550,
SWCDs have authority to contact, accept and utlize grants, raise revenues, and incur short and long term indebtedness. SWCD have quasijudicial capacity to enact regulations, under ORS 568.630-770, in the
interest of conserving soil and water resources.
Voluntary Phase
The initial period will be voluntary. It will begin when the last
signature of this agreement is obtained.
During this period, the Tillamook County SWCD's annual work plan will
address the development or revision of agricultural water qualtiy plans
within the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin. High priority will be given
to the critical Tillamook, Trask, and Wilson River Drainage Basins.
These rivers flow over the Tillamook Bay oyster and clam beds. Agricultural related pollution reduction on these rivers will have the
greatest impact on improving Tillamook Bay's water quality.
High priority will be given to valid water qualtiy complaints, agricultural operations adjacent to open water courses or located on poorly drained soils, and agricultural operations identified through the
Tillamook County SWCD's agricultural inventories. A valid water quality
complaint is one in which a DEQ and a SWCD representatives' on-site
investigation determines a water quality problem exists. The Tillamook
County SWCD Board of Directors will work with the Tillamook County ASC
Committee to establish priorities in cost-sharing assistance under the
ACP program. The ASC Committee has applied for Rural Clean Water fundWhen funded, the SWCD will keep the ASC Committee, Local Coordiing.
nating Committee, Tillamook Water Quality Committee and the Evaluation
Committee abreast of critical water quality problem areas.
The Tillamook County SWCD will work with the County Extension Service
agent to implement an aggressive informational and educational program.
SCS and ASCS will be urged to assist the Extension Service with this
program. The Tillamook County SWCD's annual work plan will address
this action.
DEQ will be responsible for notifying the agricultural producer and
the Tillamook County SWCD in writing of water quality complaints filed
against agricultural producers. The Tillamook County SWCD will contact
the producer's buyer, informing them of the complaints. Through SWCD
coordination with agricultural producer's buyer representative, SCS,
ASCS, Extension Service, and DEQ, the Board of Directors will work
aggressively to solve valid water quality complaints through voluntary
compliance. Any enforcement action during this initial phase will be
under existing state water quality regulations.
Mandatory Phase
The Tillamook County SWCD will determine if a mandatory phase should
be implemented. This determination will be based on the Evaluation
Committee's recommendations.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be requested by the
Tillamook County SWCD to implement ' a mandatory phase. This mandatory
phase will include, but not be limited to:
DEQ and SWCD inspections of agricultural operations for existing or potential water quality pollution sources.
Agricultural producers deemed in violation will be required to
develop a pollution abatement plan in cooperation with DEQ and
SWCD.
Agricultural producer's lack or progress in developing or implementing a pollution abatement plan in a reasonable time as determined by DEQ in cooperation with the Tillamook County SWCD will
be subject to enforcement by DEQ,
Agencies or Organizations Responsibilities
Tillamook County SWCD
Be Tillamook County's implementation agency for 208 water quality
program on agricultural lands and revising BMPs.
Appoint a member to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Maintain a water quality advisory committee.
Fill vacancies on the Water Quality Committee.
Keep the ASC County Committee, Rural Clean Water Project Coordinating Committee, Tillamook Bay Water Quality Committee, and
Evaluation Committee informed of critical water quality areas
and progress in applying best management practices and agricultural pollution abatement plan development.
Determine whether or not a mandatory phase should be implemented
by DEQ.
Tillamook Bay WaterQuality Committee
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Act as an advisory committee to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Serve as a member on the Evaluation Committee.
Appoint two private citizens residing in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin to serve on the Evaluation Committee. These appointees
will be persons who are not likely to incur a financial gain or
loss greater than that of an average homeowner, taxpayer, or
consumer as a result of actions taken by the Evaluation Committee.
Meet at least once a year to review the agricultural non-point
source pollution abatement plan to ensure plan is being implemented
satisfactorily.
Recommend to the Tillamook County
plan.
SWCD
any changes needed in the
Responsible for notifying Tillamook County SWCD of
on the committee.
any
vacancies
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Tillamook County_ ASC Committee
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County
SWCD.
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Meet annually with the Tillamook County SWCD to review and
establish the critical agricultural related water quality pollution problem areas.
Tillamook County Creamery Association
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County
SWCD.
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Assist Tillamook County SWCD and Oregon State Extension Service
in developing and implementing an education program to inform
Tillamook County Creamery Association producers about the agricultural pollution abatement plan.
McMinnville Farmer Cooperative Creamery
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Tillamook County Farm Bureau
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Tillamook Bay Oyster Growers
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Coordinate DEQ's programs with SWCD's to ensure water quality
goals related to agricultural lands are being achieved.
Assist SWCD in evaluating the voluntary phase.
Responsibility for notifying producers and Tillamook County SWCD
in writing of agricultural related complaints.
Review and approve Tillamook County SWCD's annual evaluation
report.
Responsibility for implementing a mandatory phase when needed.
Oregon State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Provide program administrative and financial support to the
Tillamook County SWCD.
Review and approve Tillamook County SWCD's annual evaluation
report
Assist Tillamook County SWCD in evaluating agricultural nonpoint. source pollution reduction.
Assist Tillamook County SWCD in coordinating agricultural pollution abatement activities with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Keep Tillamook County SWCD informed of federal or state water
quality programs, or legislation that may affect agricultural
operations.
Oregon Department of Human Resources, Health Division
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
Provide technical assistance to the Tillamook County SWCD regarding state shellfish programs.
Oregon State University Extension Service
Serve as lead agency in developing and implementing a...strong informational and educational program informing the public about
the water qualtiy program and implementation of BM Ps.
Provide technical support for BMP implementation.
Assist Tillamook County SWCD in reviewing and revising BMPs.
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Serve only as an advisor to the Evaluation Committee.
Maintain a mailing list which will be used to inform agricultural
producers about the water quality plan.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Appoint a representative to serve only as an advisor to the Evaluation Committee.
Provide fish and wildlife technical assistance to Tillamook
County SWCD regarding agricultural non-point source pollution
BIA2 implementation.
Coordinate Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's programs
with Tillamook County SWCD so Tillamook County SWCD's plan
and program achieves desirable fish and wildlife goals.
Oregon Department of Forestry
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Appoint a representative to serve on the Evaluation Committee.
USDA Soil Conservation Service
Develop individual agricultural non-point source pollution abatement plans in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin.
Coordinate the implementation of agricultural non-point source
pollution abatement plans with other agencies.
Assist Tillamook County SWCD in reviewing and revising B2 's as
needed.
Serve as an advisor to the Tillamook County SWCD.
Serve only as an advisor to the Evaluation Committee.
Assist Tillamook County SWCD with an educational program emphasizing the use of BMPs for water quality improvement.
Develop appropriate standards and specifications for water quality
practices (BM2s) and incorporate into SCS Field Office Technical
Guide.
Meet annually with Tillamook County SWCD to review and establish
the critical agricultural related water quality pollution problem areas.
Set a high priority for follow-through with those agricultural
operations identified by Tillamook County SWCD as potential water
quality problems.
USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Coordinate Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP) with this plan.
Cooperate with Tillamook County SWCD in management of any funds received under the Rural Clean Water Project (RCWP).
Inform agricultural producers of cost-sharing funds available for
agricultural pollution abatement practices (EMPs).
ASCS County Executive Director will only serve as an advisor to
the Evaluation Committee.
USDA Farmers Home Administration
Provide loans to agricultural producers to implement pollution
abatement practices.
Provide loans to Tillamook County SWCD, public bodies, and nonprofit organizations for water quality projects such as drainage,
flood control, special purpose equipment, irrigations systems,
and Resource Conservation and Development projects.
Agency or Organization Termination Procedure
Any agency or organization's responsibilities may be terminated on
the last day of September of any year upon serving six (6) months
written notice to the Tillamook County SWCD, Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality, and State Soil and Water Conservation Comby
mission. Such notice shall be mailed to the above named agencies
certified mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed served the day
after depositing such notice in a United States Post Office.
Amendments may be made to this plan at any time but only upon the
written agreement of all parties hereto.
This plan contains all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the
parties hereto. No other understandings, oral or otherwise, regarding
the subject matter of this plan shall be deemed valid. By affixing
your respective signatures below, all parties affirm and agree that
no representations, promises or agreements not expressed in this plan
have been made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the agencies hereto have caused this
day of May 1981, at
plan to be adopted on this 6th
Tillamook County, State of Oregon.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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TILLAMOOK BAY WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMISSIONERS
By
TILLAMOOK COUNTY ASC COMMITTEE
By
, Chairman
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION
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, President
MCMINNVILLE FARMER COOPERATIVE CREAMERY
By
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Representative
TILLAMOOK COUNTY FARM BUREAU
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TILLAMOOK BAY OYSTER GROWERS
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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OREGON STATE SOIL !ND WATER C•NSERVATION COMMISSION
, Director
By
OREGON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, HEALTH DIVISION
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Administrator
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE
, Director
Director
OREGON DEP. 'NT OF FORESTRY
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USDA SOIL CON ERVATION SET'ICE
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State Executive
Director (Acting)
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT'S
IMPLEMENTATION STATEMENT
Soil and Water Conservation District Programs are administered by a
locally elected board of directors acting under the authority of ORS
268.210 - 568.800. Responsibilities of the district boards include
control and prevention of soil erosion, prevention of flood water
and sediment damage; conserve and develop water resources and water
quality and protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
Through contractural agreements, memorandums of understanding and
mutual agreements, various federal, state and local agencies provide technical and/or financial assistance to the owners/operators
of land within the district. District directors will carry out
their administrative and coordinating functions as required for
208 implementation.
The Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District agrees
to serve as the local management agency for 208 implementation.
This is in accordance with the Tillamook Bay Non-Point Source
Management Plan for Tillamook County. In its management role,
consistent with available resources, the district will be responsible for implementing an active non-point source water quality plan for Tillamook County.
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY
A. The Tillamook County SWCD, local management agency, must
assure the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Agricultural NonPoint source Pollution Abatement Plan is managed and directed to reduce agricultural related pollution.
1.
Assure that Best Management Practices (BMPs) are given
consideration for funding under the Rural Clean Water
Program (RCWP), Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), Agricultural Conservation Program
(ACP), and any other funding resource which may become
available.
2.
Evaluate the effectiveness of BY2s implemented as a result of this plan.
3.
Promote public understanding and involvement in this
plan.
4.
Coordinate this plan with the Oregon Soil and Water
Conservation Commission, Oregon State Department of
Environmental Quality, and other appropriate state
and federal agencies.
5. The Tillamook County SWCD shall annually review and
update this plan with the Oregon Soil and Water
Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality and in accordance with 40CFR 35.
1523-6.
B.
Adopt and keep current a District Natural Resource Conservation Program which will identify the major resource
conservation needs of the district including a commitment to improve water quality.
C.
Prepare and adopt an annual work plan which includes:
1. An identification of priority. problem areas which
need application of BMPs. Priority will be based
on valid water quality complaints, animal confinement areas adjacent to open water courses, operations located on poorly drained soils, and agricultural operations identified as having potential
water quality related problems..
A time schedule for achieving installaiton of BMPs.
3.
A commitment to seek additional resources for BM?
implementation.
4.
Coordinate Soil Conservation Service's followthrough program so that it is directed at contacting operators having agricultural related water
quality problems.
D.
Prepare an annual report for submission to the State
Soil and Water Conservation Commission which indicates
progress made in installation of BMPs.
E.
Annually review adopted B12Ps and revise as needed.
F.
Coordinate and organize an active information and
education program to reach both the general public
and landowners/operators.
1.
Cooperate with Oregon State University Extension
.Service personnel in information and education
efforts.
2.
Organize and coordinate tours, slides programs, and
other informational activities.
3.
Make direct contact with operators in priority areas
to enlist. their cooperation in installation of BMPs
within the limits of available technical and financial assistance.
ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT
This is to certify that the Tillamook County Soil and Water. Conservation- District will accept the responsibility for implementBay Dainage Basin Agricultural Non-Point Source
ing the.
Pollution Abatement Plan and will serve as management agency for
other 208 implementation activities within the limits of technical. and financial resources which shall be made available for
the purpose.
, Chairman, Tillamook
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, Secretary, Tillamook
County SWCD
By Resoulution of the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation
District Board of Directors:
April 15, 1981
Date
Approved by the Oregon State Soil and Water Conservation Commission:
, Chairman
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Director
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State and Federal Water Qualit Regulations Affectin g Animal Feedin
Operations
The implementation process will be modified when agricultural confine
ment operations are affected by these regulations. State regulations
define confined animal feeding operations as "concentrated feeding or
holding of animals or poultry in buildings, pens, or lots where the
surface has been prepared with concrete, rock, or figrous materials
to support animal in wet weather or where the concentration of animals has destroyed the vegetative cover and the natural infiltrative
capacity of the soil." It identifies operations which will be regulated by the issuance of a permit or an approval letter.
State Permit and Approval Regulations
The State permit regulation is as follows:
"All confinement areas, manure handling and accumulation areas
and disposal areas and facilities shall be located, constructed,
and operated such that manure, contaminated drainage waters or
other wastes do not enter the water of the State at any time,
except as may be permitted by the conditions of a specific
waste discharge permit issued in accordance with ORS 944.083."
The State approval regulation is as follows:
"A person constructing or commencing to operate a confined feeding or holding operation or waste control facility, or substanexisting confined feeding or
p anding
tially modifying or ex P
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holding operation or waste control facility shall first submit
detailed plans and specifications for said facility and operation and other necessary information to the Department and
obtain approval of the proposed facility from the Department
in writing."
Federal Permit Regulations
A National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
application is required when any of the following conditions exist:,
1.
The operation confines 1,000 or more animal units.
2.
Pollutants from a 300 or more animal unit operation are
discharged into navigable waters through a man-made ditch,
pipe or other conveyance device.
3.
Pollutants from a 300 or more animal unit operation are
discharged into waters passing through or coming in contact with animals in a confinement area,
An exception is if the pollutant discharge occurs during a
storm which exceeds a 25-year, 24-hour event.
4.
If an on-site inspection indicates a high probability that
navigable water pollution occurs or could occur, a permit
• is required. This determination is made by considering
the following.
Size of operation and amount of wastes reaching navigable
waters.
Operation's location relative to navigable waters.
Animal wastes and process waste water conveyance method.
Slope, vegetation, rainfall, and other factors affecting
the frequency of animal waste and process waste water
discharge.
No permit application is required in the fourth condition unless
operator or owner is notified in writing. Under the first three
regulations, the owner or operator must initiate the permit application without written notification from the regulatory authority
to be in compliance with the law.
Classification of Operations as Related to Pollution Potential
State and Federal regulatory agencies have recognized some confined animal feeding operations pose a greater potential water
quality problem than others.
Direct runoff or discharge of manure-contaminated water into
surface waters.
Conversion from a solid waste system to a liquid system.
Extensive management is needed to prevent possible water
contamination.
Large operations.
Operations through which surface water flows.
Operations where animals have direct access to water courses.
Operations which stockpile manure adjacent to water courses.
Operations having physical and climatic factors as slope,
soil, and precipitation which increases the probability of
manure entering an open water course.
Recertification Process
Evaluation Committee
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Evaluation Committee will meet in July to review water quality
plan.
2.
Tillamook County SWCD will meet in September and develop an
implementation report that addresses items covered by the
Evaluation Committee and Tillamook Bay Water Quality Committee,
and submit it to Oregon State Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
3.
Oregon State Soil and Water Conservation Commission will prepare a report on the Tillamook County SWCD evaluation and
submit it to DEQ.
4.
DEQ will review and prepare recertification letter for Governor.
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Governor will submit recertification letter to the Environmental
Protection Agency.
TILLAMOOK BAY DRAINAGE BASIN AGRICULTURAL
POLLUTION ABATEMENT PRACTICES INSTALLATION
GUIDE BOOK
Three criteria were the basis for developing the best management practice (3M?) alternatives presented in this installation guide book.
They must improve water quality
They must be economically feasible,
They must have local support
Each agricultural operation is unique and requires its own method of
improving water quality. These alternatives are intended to assist
agricultural producers in correcting a water quality problem by implementing one or more of these BMPs through a water quality plan. Technical assistance is available through the Tillamook County Soil and
Water Conservation District (SWCD).
Water quality monitoring results indicate animal confinement areas
adjacent to open water courses have the greatest potential impact
on water quality. Other agricultural related pollutants are associated with animal waste application and flooding frequency. Pollution abatement problems and alternative solutions are listed in
this guide book according to animal confinement areas, field application of manure and water course areas.
These best management practices have been written in layman's terms.
The Tillamook County SWCD will used the Soil Conservation Service's
National Handbook of Conservation PracTechnical Guide, Section
tices when assisting agricultural operators install appropriate
practices. TABLE 20 is a list of SCS practices that are applicable
for Situations A,B, and C. Oregon State University Agricultural
Department's manure bacterial accounting methodology data will also
be used to evaluate the best management practices needed.
SITUATION A. ANIMAL CONFINEMENT AREAS
Problem 1: Runoff from animal confinement area enters open water
course
BM? 1: Relocate confinement area
The confinement area should be relocated away from open water
courses. The distance should be 300 feet or more from an open
water course. The probability of runoff reaching an open water
course is greatly reduced.
Relocation is very costly, particularly for large operations,
However, this is an options which should be considered by an
.,perator when considering reconstructing a major portion of
a confinement area.
BMP 2: Regrade and slope confinement area away from open
water course
The confinement area should be sloped away from open water
courses. Fences should be constructed to exclude livestock
from the stream or ditch slopes. Grass should be established
on the slopes.
MP 3: Divert clean water away from confinement area
Water from roofs should not be allowed to enter confinement
areas. Gutters and downspouts should be installed on confinement building areas. Downspouts should be connected to
a drain tile. Drain tile should outlet in an animal waste
free area.
Roofing may be needed to divert rainall and runoff away from
confinement areas. Gutters and downspouts are roofing practice components.
Roofing is expensive for large confinement areas. All downspouts and drain tile will need protection from heavy equipment. Adequate tile coverage is important.
BMP 4: Construct a barrier
A small earth ridge or curb can be constructed at the edge of
a confinement area parallel to the open water course. Concrete
slabs should be sloped to a manure tank. A pump may be needed
for transporting polluted water to a storage or disposal area.
BMP 5: Enclose open water course
A small ditch immediately adjacent to a confinement area can be
enclosed in a conduit. The structure should be non-porous and
sized to accomodate the peak storm flow. Before installation,
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife must be consulted
to ensure there is not undue disruption of the water course.
An Oregon Division of State Lands' permit may be required.
BMP 6: Redirect open water course around confinement area
The construction or rechannelling of smaller waterways around
confinement areas will prevent animal wastes from entering an
open water course. Before diverting a water course, the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife must be consulted to ensure that
there is not undue disruption of the water course corridor. A
permit from the Oregon Division of State Lands may be required.
Problem 2: Manure pile runoff enters open water course
BM? 1: Construct a roofed solid waste storage facility
A solid manure storage facility having a concrete or tightly
fitted wood plank walls will hold manure. A roof will reduce
runoff from manure piles. Seepage should be collected in a
drain and piped to a liquid manure storage tank or lagoon.
BM? 2: Construct a liquid manure tank or lagoon
A liquid manure tank or lagoon may be needed. All manure
seepage and waste water must be managed in a fashion that
precludes water degradation.
Problem 3: Silage installation seepage enters open water course
BMP I: Minimize silage seepage
Weather is a determining factor in cutting ensilage. To minimize silage seepage, avoid ensiling excessively wet ensilage.
Wet silage will create large drainage losses and will make
inferior silage due to nutrient loss.
Cut ensilage at optimum moisture content. At the time of ensiling, moisture content should be 65 to 75 percent. To reach
this moisture content, wilt high moisture forage.
BMP 2: Divert silage seepage
Construct a low berm around the mouth of silage installation
to allow soil infiltration of liquids. If poor drainage exists,
divert seepage to the liquid manure storage facility. Should
installation be below liquid manure storage facility, seepage
may be drained to a suitable land application area or a small
tank can be constructed below silage installation mouth for
collecting liquid. When tank is full, pump into tank wagon
or liquid manure storage facility, and apply to fields when
soil and climatic conditions permit.
Btu'
Roof the silage installation
Roofing the silage installation and diverting water from the
roof by gutters and downspouts connected to a drain tile will
provide the water quality control.
Problem 4: Flood water entering animal confinement area
BM? 1: Construct confinement area above the flood plain
Since this practices is expensive, this alternative should be considered when reconstructing a major portion of the confinement
area. Various local, state and federal permits may be required
when placing fill in a floodplain area.
Bid 2: Construct a dike around the confinement area
Sufficient manure storage facility within the diked area will be
needed to store contaminated water. Expensive internal drainage
systems involving pumps and flap gates may be required. Various
local, state, and federal permits may be required before construction.
SITUATION B. FIELD APPLICATION OF MANURE
Problem 1: Animal waste runoff from fields having saturated soil
conditions or ponded water for extended periods
BMP 1: Install a tile drainage system in these fields
A tile drainage system including a suitable outlet will reduce
animal waste runoff. The soil mantle overlying tile lines can
be effective in removing pollutants. Tile installation will
lower water table, thus allowing manure spreading on fields
where manure would otherwise run off.
BMP 2: Install adequate storage facilities that can store manure until soil conditions are favorable for spreading manure.
Problem 2: Manure from fields entering open water courses
BMP 1: Use grass filter strips
Animal wastes should not be spread adjacent to open water courses.
Maintaining a 6 to 8 inch grass height adjacent to open water
courses is desirable and will prevent manure runoff from entering
a water course. Width of grass strip will vary according to
slope, soils, and location.
BMP 2: Convert open ditches to closed systems where practical
Open ditches are prone to accidental manure contamination. Conversion to a closed system will reduce pollution as well as improving field farming operations.
BMP 3: App;y good manure application techniques
1.
Install permanent manure—tight crossing over open water courses.
2.
Set pipeline and manure guns at a proper distance to prevent
spraying manure directly into a water course. The distance
required will vary with conditions. The percentage of total
solids, length of run from pump, and field slope will influence discharge pressure at nozzle.
3.
Adjust manure gun position in the field to compensate for
wind velocity and direction, so manure will not be blown
into an open water course.
4.
Should manure ponding or runoff occur while sprinkling, move
manure gun to a new location.
SITUATION C. WATER COURSE AREAS
Problem 1: Sedimentation resulting from streambank erosion along a
water course
BMP 1: Preventative maintenance
Remove snags, drift, or other obstructions within the channel
before they cause streambank erosion. Leaning trees should be
removed before they fall into the stream or water course. Gravel bars should be managed so they do not divert water against
fragile streambanks. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
must be consulted in order to ensure that water courses are not
unduly disrupted. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Oregon Division of State Lands' permits are required.
BMP 2: Protect eroding streambanks by structural and/or vegetative methods
Streambank shaping, rock-riprapping, and vegetative plantings
may be a solution to the problem of water degradation. Planting vegetation re-establishes the riparian habitat needed for
wildlife and fishery resources. Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife must be consulted in order to ensure stream corridors
are not disrupted. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Oregon Division of State Lands' permits are required.
Problem 2: Grazing animal along streams causing water pollution,
bank destabilization and sedimentation.
BMP 1: Fence the streambank top
Constructing a barbed wire fence or electric fence on the streambank top will reduce water degradation. Water can be diverted
through a pipe or ditch and pumped into a watering facility.
An Oregon surface water rights will be required when diverting
livestock water from a strega.
Fencing large areas can be expensive. Fences may be damaged
or destroyed during flooding.
BY2 2: Construct a streambank entrance ramp to control animal
access
Watering points can be provided by setting a fence two feet into
the waterway for approximately ten feet along the stream. An
entrance ramp should allow two animals to drink water without
entering the stream. Ramps should be provided at all needed
access points. The ramps can be constructed of concrete, rock
and gravel, old railroad ties, surplus military landing mats,
or similar materials. If constructed of concrete, ramp should
be raised in the middle with small grooves running from side
to side. This will retard manure from flowing directly into
the stream.
No permit for water withdrawal should be needed. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife should be consulted to ensure stream
corridor is not disrupted.
TABLE 20
USDA SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE PRACTICES
SITUATION A. ANIMAL CONFINEMENT AREAS
Name
of
Practice
Standards and
Specifications
Number
313
359
425
606
342
356
362
462
382
393
Waste Storage Structure
Waste Treatment Lagoon
Waste Storage Pond
Subsurface Drain
'Critical Area Planting
Dike
Diversion
Drainage Land Grading
Fencing
Filter Strip
SITUATION B. FIELD APPLICATION OF MANURE
633
312
512
510
606
393
587
533
412
607
362
449
462
Waste Utilization
Waste Management System
Pastureland and Hayland Planting
Pastureland and Hayland Management
Subsurface Drain
Filter Strip
Structure for Water Control
Pumping Plant for Water Control
Grassed Waterway or Outlet
Surface Drainage
Diversion
Irrigation Water Management
Drainage Land Grading
SITUATION C. WATER COURSE AREAS
580
584
472
516
614
326
382
393
612
Streambank Protection
Stream Channel Stabilization
Livestock Exclusion
Pipeline
Trough or Tank
Clearing and Snagging
Fencing
Filter Strip
Tree Planting
The following best management practices (B s) have no SCS standards and specifications. Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District will depend on private . contractors or request SCS
to develop standards and specifications.
Relocate Confinement Area
Guttering
Concrete Curbing
Roofing
Constructing Confinement Area Above the Floodplain
STATUS OF ON-SITE SUBSURFACE
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
Problems Impacting Water Quality
The purpose of having on-site sewage disposal systems is to adequately
treat and dispose of water-carried human and animal wastes including
kitchen, bath and laundry wastes from residences, buildings, industrial
establishments or other places, so as to restore and maintain the quality
of the public waters and to protect public health and general welfare of
the people. When thesesystems malfunction, or are not installed properly
for the geographical site and user needs, or do not adequately treat the
sewage, they can, depending on circumstances, create health hazards,
pollute the surface water, pollute the groundwater and/or fail to provide
dependable service to the user.
The public health hazard created by a failing or inadequate system is of
greatest concern when there are sufficient types and amounts of biological,
chemical or physical agents reaching public waters relating to waste water
or sewage which are likely to cause human illness, disorders or
disability. These agents include, but are not limited to, pathogenic
viruses and bacteria, parasites, and toxic chemicals.
Health hazards are identified by (1) a malfunctioning system that allows
sewage to "back up" in the sanitary facility, (2) sewage surfacing on the
ground or in a roadside ditch, (3) system installed in very porous soils
which results in pollution of the groundwater or (4) system installed close
to water courses which cause contamination of the surface water.
On-Site Sewage Disposal Problem Statement
In the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin, malfunctioning or inadequate on-site
sewage disposal systems can create health hazards that are described
above. They may appear in the immediate area of the failure, the nearby
stream, and/or in Tillamook Bay. Three separate sources of information
were used to assist in identification of pollution problems caused by
on-site sewage disposal problems. They were: (1) the DEQ Tillamook Bay
Bacteria Study, (2) DEQ and Tillamook County sanitarians dealing with
on-site sewage system inspections and (3) the DEQ evaluation of Tillamook
County's On-Site Sewage Disposal Program.
The DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study was unable to sample all streams for
possible impacts from on-site sewage. As part of the Study, Bewley Creek
in the Tillamook River Basin, Mill Creek and :Holden Creek in the Trask
River Basin, Vaughn Creek and Patterson Creek which flow directly to the
Bay were identified and investigated for their potential on-site sewage
systems impacts. The high fecal coliform bacteria levels from the stream
sampling of Vaughn Creek, Holden Creek, Mill Creek and the urbanized
portion of Bewley Creek suggest possible surface water contamination by
on-site sewage systems. (See areas numbered 3, 13, 18, 19, 20, 31, & 32
in Table 4-1 Plates 4-1 to 4-6.) The results identify stream segments where
the elevated bacteria counts occur but do not specifically identify a house
or group of homes as being the cause. This can only be done by on-site
inspections.
The sanitarians from the Tillamook County Health Department and the DEQ who
are responsible for on-site inspections have identified areas of potential
or known on-site sewage problems in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin. (See
Table 4-1 and Plates 4-1 to 4-6.) This list was compiled considering the
following factors:
(1)
Potential or known problems creating health risk to the public by
sewage surfacing in ditches and streams or being discharged to the
Bay.
(2)
Areal distribution of the problems as they relate to impacts in the
Bay -- greater potential for problems closer to the Bay versus many
miles from the Bay. See discussion in this section on Critical Area
Determinations.
(3) The magnitude of the discharge. For example, a small discharge being
diluted in a large river having little impact or a number of small
discharges into a small creek creating a large impact.
(4) Many problems are identified through complaints being made. But other
problems which may exist (e.g. direct discharge to a creek) but are
not identified until a problem actually occurs with the system such
as the toilet not flushing.
Table 4-1
Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas.
Refer to Plates 4-1 to 4-6 for Area Locations
Area
#1
Miami River
Valley
Bottom
Conditions
Estimated
Survey
Permanent Vacation
Number
Priority of Systems Residence Residence
Rapidly draining
soils, high water
table, some old
systems
3
#2
Idaville Area Homes near streams,
poor soils, permanent
water table, high
density, DEQ
identified Vaughn
Creek above Golf
Course.
#3
Trailer Park
#4
Homes
#5
Homes
#6
Homes
#7
Lee's Camp
Area
#8
Jordon Creek
Area
#9
The Narrows
10
125
Poor soils,
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table
3
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3
7
X
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2
4
X
3
5
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2
10
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3
5
Density on small
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3
12
Old systems possibly inadequate
30 spaces
X
X
X
No Systems
X
X
Table 4-1
Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas.
Refer to Plates 4-1 to 4-6 for Area Locations
Area
#10
Homes
#11
Trailer Park
#12
Subdivision
#13
Holden Creek
#14
Highway 101
#15
Homes
#16
Trailer Park
#17
Homes
#18
Homes
Conditions
High density on
porous soils
Estimated
Permanent Vacation
Survey
Number
Priority of Systems Residence Residence
1
25
High density on
porous soils close
to river
Complaints, poor
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density
X
60 spaces
1
High density,
seasonal water
tables, DEQ
identified suspect
area
15
200+
Failures, high
water tables
1
55
Outside sewer
service district
2
5
X
10 commercial
X
X
20 spaces
High density
close to stream
3
Complaints, close
to river
1
3
Complaints, old
river channel, soils 1
15
X
Table 4-1
Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas.
Refer to Plates 4-1 to 4-6 for Area Locations
Area
Conditions
#19
Homes Failure, seasonal
water table, high
density, some old
systems - possibly
inadequate
#20
Upper Brick
Yard Road
#21
Nelson Road
#22
Tone Road
#23
Homes
#24
Pleasant
Valley
Estimated
Permanent Vacation
Survey
Number
Priority of Systems Residence Residence
Failures, poor
soils, high density
for soils, DEQ
identified suspect
area
1
10
X
1
30
X
Failures, permanent
water table, high
density
Permanent water
table, high density
50
2
10+
Old systems - possibly
inadequate, close to
river, permanent
3
water table
5
X
Old systems - possibly
inadequate, poor
3
soils
6
X
#25
Trailer Park
Failures
1
6
X
#26
Homes
Close to creek
3
8
X
Close to creek,
fluctuating
loadings on system
3
#27
Rest Area
1
N/A
N/A
Table 4-1
Potential and Known Subsurface Sewage Disposal Problem Areas.
Refer to Plates 4-1 to 4-6 for Area Locations
Area
#28
Homes
#29
Trailer Park
#30
Subdivision
#31
Homes
#32
Homes
#33
Homes
#34
Cape Meares
Lake Area
Conditions
Estimated
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Number
Survey
Priority of Systems Residence Residence
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1
1
X
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1
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X
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12
X
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10
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A critical area is an area of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin in which
a malfunctioning on-site sewage disposal system could have an impact on
the quality of the waters in Tillamook Bay. Critical Area determinations
(Plates 4-1 to 4-6) were made using the following criteria:
(1) Near streams.
(2)
Near streams located in major bacterial loading river basins that
have high flows and high concentration of fecal coliform bacteria -Miami, Wilson, Trask and Tillamook.
(3)
Short travel time in the rivers to the Bay.
(4)
Major bacteria loading river basin having an impact on the oyster
growing areas -- Wilson, Trask, and Tillamook.
Critical Area "A" Definition
Area near streams located in a major bacteria loading river basin
that has a large or direct impact on the Bay because of flow and/or
location.
Critical Area "B" Definition
Area near streams located in a major bacteria loading river basin
that does not readily impact the Bay because of flow or location.
Critical Area "C" Definition
Near streams not loading the Bay or not readily impacting the oyster
beds because of low flow or low bacteria concentrations.
The third source of information on on-site sewage problems was obtained
from the results of the DEQ audit and reevaluation of the Tillamook County
Subsurface Sewage Program. In 1950, subsurface rules for Oregon were
adopted. Tillamook County contracted with the DEQ in December, 1973 to
perform the duties of the Department's On-Site Sewage Program. The
agreement was renegotiated January 23, 1976, and stated that among other
things, the County would issue favorable on-site sewage s ystem site
evaluations and construction permits only where sites meet the State's
adopted on-site sewage rules. As part of the DEQ ongoing agreement,
Tillamook County's Subsurface Sewage Program was audited in November, 1978
and- July and August, 1979 and March, 1980. Many deficiencies in the
program and in particular clear violations of the on-site rules in
approving sites for on-site sewage disposal were identified. (See news
article, "Septic Tank Studies Revoked" Appendix 1-9.) As a result of
these audits, the Environmental Quality Commission in March 21, 1980 voided
all favorable site suitability evaluation reports within Tillamook County
issued between January 1, 1974 and December 31, 1979. During 1980, in
response to this ruling, the DEQ conducted on-site reevaluations of most of
these reports.
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The results of the re-evaluations within the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
showed that of the 184 site evaluations investigated, 147 meet the existing
on-site rules and were issued properly. Thirty-seven (20% of the total
reevaluated) did not meet the rules and therefore, should not have been
issued. Of the 37 that did not meet the rules, 17 have. no alternative onsite system available.
During the same January, 1974 to December, 1979 period, the County issued
approximately 1500 Certificates of Satisfactory Completion, for the entire
county, allowing new systems to be used. If the same failure percentages
of the evaluation program are applied to these existing systems, and the
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin is approximately one-half of the County area,
it is reasonable to assume that approximately 100 of these on-site systems
may have failed or are failing in some manner, in the Tillamook Bay
Drainage Basin.
In order to estimate the total number of homes in the Tillamook Bay
Drainage, that may have malfunctioning or inadequate on-site sewage
disposal systems, the Tillamook Peoples Utilities District (PUD) was
contacted to find out how many homes are present in the basin. The PUD
reported approximately 5200 electric meters servicing homes in the basin.
According to DEQ estimates, approximately 2300 of those homes are on a
municipal sewer system leaving 2900 homes not on a municipal sewer system.
Depending upon the age of these homes, the on-site sewage system may or may
not have been constructed using on-site sewage disposal rules that were
first established in . 1950. Applying the same 20% failure rate (that was
established for the January, 1974 to December, 1979 period) to the 2900
homes not on a sewer system, an estimated 580 homes are present in the
Tillamook Bay Drainage basin that may possibly have a malfunctioning or
inadequate on-site sewage disposal system.
Based on these three sources of information just described, Table 4-1 and
Plates 4-1 to 4-6 identify where on-site sewage disposal problems are known
to exist that create a health hazard on site, in a nearby stream or river,
or in Tillamook Bay. These same tables and plates also identify some
potential problem areas based on the similarity between the physical site
conditions of these areas and the known failure areas. These suspected
health hazards areas can only be verified through on-site investigations.
On-Site Sewage Disposal Problem Correction
The existing program identifies and corrects problems based on a complaint
system. A complaint is filed by an individual and the county sanitarian
investigates the complaint by an on-site inspection. If the complaint
is valid, corrective measures in compliance with the on-site rules should
be initiated within a specified time period. These corrective measures
may include repair or modification of the existing system, construction
of a new system, or construction of a cluster or community system. See
Figure 4-1 for examples.
Figure 4-1. Examples of Small Wastewater systems useu in u.Luydu.
Publication showing only those systems allowed under Oregon Rules
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Sewage bacteria break up some solids in tank. Heavy solids
sink to bottom as sludge. Grease Er light particles float to top
as scum. Liquid flows from tank through closed pipe and
distribution box to perforated pipes in trenches; flows through
surrounding crushed rocks or gravel and soil to ground water
(underground water). Bacteria Er oxygen in soil help purify
liquid. Tank sludge Er scum are pumped out periodically. Most
common onsite system. Level ground or moderate slope.
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One field rests while other is in use. Allows field to renew
itself. Extends life of field. Provides standby if one field fails.
Valve directs sewage liquid to proper field. Fields usually
switched every 6-12 months.
(A) Pump or siphon forces liquid to perforated pipes in controlled doses so all pipes discharge liquid almost at same time
(dosing). Spreads liquid more evenly & gives field chance to
dry out between dosinds. (8) Variation of Sketch I absorption
field. Can be used for dosing Er where ground is level or nearly
level.
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Liquid is pumped from storage tank (as in Sketch 21l to perforated plastic pipe in sand mound that covers plowed ground.
Liquid flows through rocks or gravel, sand, 8r natural soli.
Mound vegetation helps evaporate liquid. Rocky or tight soil or
high water table.
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Air and wastewater are mixed in tank. Oxygen-using (aerobic)
bacteria grow, digest sewage, liquefy most solids. Liquid
discharges to absorption field where treatment continues. Can
use same treatment Er disposal methods as septic tank.
Maintenance essential. Uses energy.
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Similar to Sketch 1 but smaller field. Total field excavated.
Used where space limited. Nearly level ground.
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pressurized and limited to use in
l oamy sands and sands.
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field. Drop boxes regulate liquid flow so highest trench fills up
first, second fills up next, E . lowest fills up last. Plastic fittings
can be used instead of drop boxes to regulate flow. Used on
slopes.
Pre ,,---ure Sewers, STEP
::-.eptic Tank Effluent Pump;
(A) One dwelling. Pump forces liquid from septic
tank through plastic pipe to further treatment Er
disposal. Sludge is pumped from septic tank
periodically.
(B) Cluster system. Liquid from several septic
tanks flows to one pumping tank. Pump forces
liquid through plastic pipe to treatment er disposal.
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Filter is ground-level or buried sand pit. Liquid enters perforated pipe at top & filters through sand & gravel to bottom
pipe. Bottom pipe conducts liquid to disinfection tank.
Variations are intermittent sand
filter & recirculating sand filter. used where adcuate
treatement or soil a:Dsorntion is limited.
Low-Pressure Subsurface
Distribution
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Network of small-diameter perforated plastic pipes are buried
6"- 18" in 4"- 6"-wide trenches. Pump forces liquid through
pipes in controlled doses so liquid discharges evenly. Site Et
soil determine pipe layout 8r pipe-hole size Er number. Absorption field is same size as conventional field. Rocky or tight soil
or high water table.
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Sewage flows to large, underground, watertight storage tank.
Tank is pumped periodically Er sewage hauled away.
Sewage hauling cost high.
Limited to cow: ercial uses where sev..iac:e
flows are enual to or less than 200 grid.
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Many systems. In this ore: (A) toilet wastes (blackwater) are
handled by waterless or low-water toilet system [Sketch 151.
(8) Other household wastewater from kitchen, bath, laundry
(graywater) needs separate treatment Er disposal.
(Colif3con Svcitern)
4"- 6" pipe is sloped so liquid from septic or aerobic tank flows
through pipe to treatment & disposal. Treatment Er disposal
system can be conventional or alternative. Small pipe costs less
than conventional 8" pipe.
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Waste
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Sewage liquid is applied to land to nourish vegetation Et purify
liquid. Methods:
1. Irrigation— Liquid is applied to crops or to forests (silviculture)
by sprinkling, flooding, or ridge Er furrow. Liquid is
sometimes disinfected before application.
2. Overland flow—Liquid flows through vegetation on graded
slope. Runoff is collected at bottom 8- reused or discharged
to river or stream. Suitable for tight soils.
3. Rapid infiltration— Partly treated sewage is applied in controlled doses to sandy soil. Solids break down. Liquid
purifies as it seeps to ground water (underground water) or
is collected Er may be reused.
Aquaculture:
Plants Er animals that grow in wastewater help purify water by
digesting pollutants. Harvest is used as food, fertilizer, etc.
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Several houses are served by common treatment & disposal
system. Houses could also have onsite septic or aerobic tanks
with liquid conducted to common absorption field. Clusters of
houses can also use other alternative systems, such as mounds
(Sketch 9), pressure Er vacuum sewers (Sketches 18, 20, 21),
E. sewage treatment lagoons.
Composting: No water.
' Large & small systems. Converts toilet wastes & most food
wastes to compost. Electric vent fan Et heatin g element optional on large systems; essential on small systems. Proper
care vital.
Incinerating: No water.
Electricity, gas, or oil burns solids & evaporates liquid. Small
amount of ash is removed weekly. Roof vent. Proper care
essential.
Recycling Oil Flush: No water.
Similar to water-flush toilet but uses oil for flush. Oil Er
wastes go to large storage tank where wastes settle at bottom & oil rises to top. Filtered oil recycles for flush. Storage
tank is pumped & oil replaced periodically. Uses electricity.
Proper care essential.
Recycling Chemical: Low water.
Water-chemical flush mixture is pumped into toilet bowl.
Mixture & wastes go to storage tank. Filtered liquid recirculates for flush. Permanent or portable types. Permanent
needs water hookup. Storage tank is pumped Er chemicals
added periodically. Uses electricity. Proper care essential.
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Vacuum pump creates vacuum in collector pipes. Valve opens
when sewage from dwelling presses against it. Sewage & plug
of air behind it enter pipe. Air forces sewage to collection tank.
Sewage pump forces sewage from tank to treatment. system.
Needs standby electric power & failure alarm system. Can be
used with large ciuster systems (Sketch 14).
Recycling Water: Low water.
Various systems. Some reduce wastes to water, gas, Er
vapor. Treated wastewater recycles to flush toilet. System
vents to outside. Multiflush commercial units available. Most
systems use electricity. Professional maintenance essential.
Central Vacuum Pump
Collection Tank
Sewage Pump
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needs separate treatment & disposal system.
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treatment &disposal. Doesn't use septic tank
but existing tank (8) may remain for emergency storage. Used for one or several
homes (C).
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Plastic Pipe
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All of these steps are in accordance with the existing on-site sewage
disposal rules. The On-Site Sewage Disposal Rules contained in the Oregon
Administrative Rules, Chapter 340, Division 71 are utilized by the DEQ and
by Tillamook County (as an agent of the DEQ) to govern inspection and
installation of on-site sewage disposal facilities. See Appendix 4-1 for a
copy of the Rules. They will be used in this Plan as the definitive Best
Management Practices for the installation of new systems and the correction
of on-site sewage disposal problems. Since they have already been adopted
by the Environmental Quality Commission,- the only remaining actions is the
Governor's formal certification of the rules as Best Management Practices
(BMPs) and for EPA approval. It should be recognized that these BMP's are
administered by the On-Site Sewage Systems Section of the DEQ Water Quality
Division. Any update and revision of these practices will be undertaken by
that Section and through normal Departmental rule making procedures.
The DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study, in conjunction with the Tillamook
County Health Department and the DEQ North Coast Branch Office personnel
have identified problem areas in the Bay drainage basin that need further
investigation (see problem statement). It is proposed in this Plan, that
the County and DEQ continue their existing On-Site Sewage Program with
the additional commitment to investigate and correct the priority on-site
sewage problems identified in those geographical areas outlined in Table
4-1 and Plates 4-1 to 4-6.
A survey priority (Table 4-1) has been established to orderly investigate
the identified problem areas. These priorities are ordered according to
severity or knowledge of the problem and its location in the drainage basin
(Critical Area) with the resultant impacts on the sheilfishing and water
contact recreation beneficial uses of public waters. Table 4-2 defines the
process for establishing priorities. On-site investigations will be
performed using established procedures to insure adequate and functioning
on-site sewage systems as outlined in the on-site sewage rules.
Refer to the implementation statement regarding on-site sewage disposal
system problems for agency responsibilities and authorities.
Table 4-2
On-Site Sewage Disposal Problem Area Prioritization
Critical Area
in Which
Problem Area
is Located
Description of
Problem Area
-existing and/or previous complaints, or
known failures or high (urban) density
of homes for geophysical conditions
Priority
1
- no known failures or complaints, but
high (urban) density of homes for geophysical
conditions similar to those areas having
complaints or failures
-existing and/or previous complaints, or
known failures, or high (urban) density
of homes for geophysical conditions
1
-existing and/or previous complaints, or known
failures, or low (rural) density of homes
for geophysical conditions
2
- no known failures and/or complaints, but have
geophysical conditions similar to those areas
having complaints or failures
3
existing and/or previous complaints
C
- no known failures or complaints, but have
geophysical conditions similar to those areas
having complaints or failures
2
Cost of Control and Funding Sources
The cost of correcting on-site sewage disposal problems can be broken down
into two major work tasks.
(1) On-site inspections of systems located within the problem areas
including the cost of follow-up activities if corrective actions are
necessary.
(2) Cost of the corrective measures.
On-site Inspection Costs
A number of factors will determine these costs.
(1) The number of systems to be inspected in a given area.
(2) Estimated average of one and one-half man hours per system inspection
which includes administrative time in the office and the actual
on-site inspection.
(3)
Man hours involved to propose, design, and inspect the corrective
actions for an identified inadequate or failing system.
(4) Costs per man-hour include overhead, salaries, and travel. Based
on these factors the estimated man-hour cost to evaluate and possibly
develop corrective actions for a single system is approximately
1 1/2 - 3 hours. This amount will increase if an alternative system
is the only.avenue of correction. These costs will be borne by the
agency(ies) whose staff is performing the on-site inspections. No
fees will be charged to the real property owner for the survey.
Funding sources are discussed in the Implementation Statement.
Corrective Measure Costs
These costs are highly variable depending on the needed corrective action
and the material and labor costs of installing the correction. A repair
permit fee will be incurred by the real property owner in addition to the
cost of repairs if repairs are needed. Corrective actions range from
repair of the existing system (new tank or additional drainfield) to a
new system, to an alternative system, or to a community system. Repair
of a system usually ranges from $150 to $2,000. Average repair costs are
approximately $1,000 per repair. Drainfields cost $3-5 per foot
installed.
Installation of a new standard system (1000 gallon tank and 225 feet of
drainfield) in favorable soil conditions will cost $1,000 for the
drainfield and $500 for the tank. Pressurizing a distribution system, if
needed, will add another $1,000 to the standard system price.
If the corrective action requires an alternative system, the applicable
repair rules are those which allow any satisfactory fix to be applied to
the problem. Prices range up to $4,000 - $10,000 for the more expensive
alternative systems.
Costs for community systems vary according to the system design which takes
into account the geophysical conditions of the site. No costs are
suggested here.
Funding
Funding for repairs or construction of a new system will be borne by the
real property owner needing to make improvements to that property. No
county, state, or federal on-site sewage disposal system assistance funds
are available to homeowners or business owners.
Funding of community systems may be done under the Environmental Protection
Agency Construction Grants Program or through USDA Farmer's Home
Administration or the Economic Development Administration. To be eligible
for these types of funds, a community, in most cases, must form a local
service district to apply for the funds and maintain the facilities once
installed. Delays caused by Federal Budget Policy decisions may make some
of these funding sources unavailable. Restructuring of the Construction
Grant's Program towards major urban areas (e.g. Portland) and the
diminishing resources in the program, simply means that areas such as
Tillamook probably will not be receiving Federal funds. Despite these
developments, it is the DEQ's position that good water quality must be_
maintained and, therefore, funding of sewerage facilities, including
on-site systems, in the future will be undertaken by local governments and
individuals.
Funding sources for State and County staff is discussed in the Staff and
Financial Resources to Carty Out the Plan section that follows.
On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems
Implementation Statement
Purpose
The purpose of this statement is to implement a plan to identify and
correct malfunctioning or inadequate on-site sewage disposal systems that
are creating a health risk to the public waters of Tillamook Bay and its
tributaries for water contact recreation and shellfishing. This is in.
accordance with the stated rules under Section 208, of Public Law 92-500
and as amended by Public Law 95-217, and the goals of National Shellfish
Sanitation Program.
Implementation of the plan consists of two phases. An on-site
investigation phase and a problem correction phase will be conducted for
each problem area identified in Table 4-1 and Plates 4-1 to 4-6.
Each problem area will be addressed individually with concurrent
investigations and corrections for different areas occurring throughout
the duration of the plan.
The Tillamook County Health Department will be the local management agency
through operation of its On-Site Sewage Program. Technical assistance
(a man-hour commitment) to the County in carrying out the program will
be provided by the DEQ and Oregon State Health Division.
Authorities
The Department of Environmental Quality statutory authority to conduct
pollution control efforts to restore and preserve the quality and the
purity of the waters of the State is contained in ORS 468.035. Oregon
Revised Statute 454.725 provides that the DEQ may enter into agreements
with local units of government for the purpose of administering the duties
of the Department in the On-Site Sewage Disposal Program.
The Tillamook County Health Department authorization to act as the agent
of the DEQ in Tillamook County in conducting a On-Site Sewage Disposal
Program is contained in the Memorandum of Agreement between Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality and the County of Tillamook signed
January 23, 1976 (see Appendix 4-2). A new Memorandum of Agreement
(Appendix 4-3) is currently being negotiated with an effective date for
the agreement expected on or before July 1, 1981. Since the County Health
Department is contracted to carry out the State function, this amounts
to a formal designation of that Health Department as the local management
agency to carry out this Plan. No further action is necessary. In the
event that a satisfactory agreement between the DEQ and County cannot be
obtained and signed, the DEQ is prepared to administer this Plan within the
resources of its On-Site Sewage Disposal Program.
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The Oregon State Health Division statutory authority to conduct sanitary
surveys is contained in OAR 34-010. The Health Division has the authority
to adopt and enforce rules regarding the quality of water for human
consumption pursuant to ORS 448.205 to 448.325', 448.990, ORS 624.010 to
624.120 and 624.310 to 624.440 and regarding the quality of water for
public swimming places pursuant to ORS 431.110 and 448.215 and regarding
shellfish sanitation ORS 622.180.
Tillamook County Health Department Responsibilities
- Be Tillamook County's Local Management Agency for implementation
of the On-Site Sewage Disposal Section of the Tillamook Bay Drainage
Basin Fecal Waste Management Plan.
- Provide public notification of a pending sanitary survey in a problem
area identified in the Plan.
- Conduct on-site sanitary surveys as man-power is available, in priority
one and two problem areas specified by the . plan for the purposes of
identifying malfunctioning or inadequate on-site sewage disposal systems
that are contributing to the fecal pollution of Tillamook Bay and its
tributaries (Item #24, Memorandum of Agreement between DEQ and the county
of Tillamook, see Appendix 4-3).
- Institute corrective actions (as per adopted On-Site Sewage Disposal
Rules) on identified malfunctioning or inadequate on-site sewage disposal
systems that are contributing to the fecal pollution of Tillamook Bay
and its tributaries.
- Annually prepare a brief report describing the progress in implementing
this Plan.
- Have representation at the meetings of agencies that are convened to
determine the satisfactory progress in implementation of this Plan.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Responsibilities
- Be the State Management Agency for implementation of the On-Site Sewage
Disposal Section of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Waste
Management Plan.
Assist the Tillamook County Health Department in conducting on-site
sanitary surveys in Priority 1 and 2 problem areas specified by this
Plan (Item #24, Memorandum of Agreement between DEQ and the county of
Tillamook, see Appendix 4-3).
- Assist the Tillamook County Health Department in determining corrective
actions on identified malfunctioning or inadequate on-site sewage
disposal systems that are contributing to the fecal pollution of
Tillamook Bay and its tributaries. This assistance will be in accordance
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with existing procedures of the DEQ On-Site Sewage Disposal Program.
- Annually review the report submitted by the local management agency and
recertify the Plan.
- Have representation at the meetings of agencies that are convened to
determine the satisfactory progress in the implementation of this Plan.
Oregon State Health Division Responsibilities
- Assist the Tillamook County Health Department in conducting on-site
sanitary surveys in Priority 1 and 2 problem areas specified by this
Plan.
- Have representation at the meetings of agencies that are convened to
determine the satisfactory progress in the implementation of this Plan.
- Provide suggested improvements in the Plan to the Local and State
Management Agencies of this Plan.
- Take appropriate actions to protect the public health in consumption
of the surface waters and public swimming in the waters deemed
contaminated after a Sanitary Survey has been completed in one or more
of the problem areas identified in this Plan.
Staff and Financial Resources to Carry Out the Plan
State Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
Staff and financial resources available to implement this plan will be
those already established. No additional personnel or funding will be
obtained. Staff available to assist the county with on-site evaluations
are those in place at the Regional Branch Office in Tillamook, Northwest
Regional Office in Portland and the On-Site Sewage Program Staff also
located in Portland.
Funding for State staff is provided through a fees schedule authorized
in OAR 340-71-140 and the State general fund monies. Technical assistance
activities is supported by general fund monies. Total cost to the
Department would depend upon the number of man-hours expended and would
vary according to'the sanitary survey needs. See Costs of Controls
Section for survey needs.
Oregon State Health Division
Staff and financial resources available to assist in implementation of
this Plan will be those already in place. No additional funding or staff
will be required. Staff available to assist in the on-site evaluations
is the one person assigned to the Oregon Shellfish Sanitation Program.
This person is located in Portland. Funding for this person is provided
through a fees schedule and State General Fund monies. The fees schedule
and disposition of the fees is authorized in ORS 622.080 and 622.090.
Total cost to the Division will depend upon the number of man-hours
expended and would vary according to sanitary survey needs. See Cost
of Controls Section for survey needs. Health Division personnel would
not be involved in corrective action procedures for those identified
inadequate or malfunctioning on-site sewage systems.
County Resources
Tillamook County Health Department
Staff and financial resources available to the County in implementation of
this Plan will be those already established to conduct the County's On-Site
Sewage Program. Funding for these personnel, located in Tillamook, is
provided through the County's General Fund. The fund receives the proceeds
from a fee schedule established through the Memorandum of Agreement (under
ORS 454.725). The fee schedule is adopted in accordance with ORS 454.745.
No fees will be collected for the on-site inspections under this Plan.
However, repair permit fees will be collected for those systems needing
repair/or replacement.
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Evaluation of Plan Implementation
A meeting will be held in June of each year to evaluate the progress of
implementing the Plan and to provide the necessary information to recertify
the Plan.
The meeting will consist of representatives from:
Tillamook County Health Department
Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon State Health Division
The goal of the meeting will be to determine if satisfactory progress has
been made in implementing the Plan. This determination will be based on
the Local Management Agency demonstrating progress in identifying and
correcting on-site sewage problems as outlined in the Plan. In evaluating
progress, agency representatives will recognize man-power limitations when
determining satisfactory progress. Data from the DEQ Ambient Water Quality
Monitoring Program and any special water sampling efforts in the basin,
will also be reviewed in this determination of progress.
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Recertification Process of the Plan
for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems
1. Annually in June, the Local Management Agency, the Tillamook County
Health Department, will prepare a brief evaluation report describing
the progress of implementing the On-Site Sewage Disposal portion of
the Fecal Waste Management Plan.
The report should include, but not be limited to:
- Identification of priority problem areas surveyed.
- The number of systems inspected.
- The number of systems repaired or replaced.
- Difficulties in maintaining the Plan schedule including work loads
and man-power commitments.
- The next year's schedule of activities for continuing implementation
of the Plan.
- Recommended changes in the Plan.
2.
The Local Management Agency will submit the evaluation report to the
DEQ by July 1 of the recertification year.
3.
The evaluation report will be analyzed by the On-Site Sewage Systems
Section and Water Quality Planning Section of the DEQ.
4.
DEQ will prepare a report on the management agency, utilizing the
evaluation report, and present it to the DEQ Water Policy Advisory
Committee for their discussion and comment.
5.
DEQ will prepare a recertification report for applicable Environmental
Quality Commission action.
6.
DEQ will transmit recertification materials to the Governor.
7.
The Governor will submit recertification letter to the Environmental
Protection Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Introduction
According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations, an
"Environmental Asessment" is designed to describe the impact of adopting
and implementing a water quality management plan. The Assessment usually
contains the following sections:
1.
Description of the existing environmental quality.
2.
Description of the future environmental quality without
implementing the plan.
3.
Evaluation of alternative programs.
4.
Implementation impacts of this plan.
5.
Constraints affecting implementation of the plan.
In the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Fecal Wastes Management Plan the
Environmental Assessment discussion is handled differently. The Plan
consists of three free standing separate fecal source management plans.
Each Plan is directed at one of the fecal source types identified
previously in the introduction of this Plan. Implementation of the three
plans may occur at different rates and in different areas of the drainage
basin because of the varying intensities of application and pollution
potential by each fecal source type in each of the 5 major river basins
draining into Tillamook Bay. This type of implementation will have varying
impacts on the environment depending on the amount of contamination that
each source type contributes and its subsequent rate of clean up. For
example, a total cleanup of a lesser problem source type may not have as
great an impact as minimal cleanup of the heaviest fecal contributor.
Because of the Plan structure, the following Environmental Assessment
first briefly discusses the impact of each Fecal Waste Management Plan and
then gives greater emphasis to the impact of not implementing any portion
of the Plan versus implementing at least a portion of the Plan.
In the Agriculture portion of the Fecal Wastes Management Plan, the
corrective effort was directed at having the local Soil and Water
Conservation District develop a local plan for agricultural pollution
abatement. The Fecal Wastes Management Plan identifies this plan as the
most effective means of controlling fecal contamination emanating from
agricultural operations. The agricultural plan has an Environment
Assessment section in it and should be referred to for further
environmental assessment details.
In the Sewage Treatment Plant element of the Plan, considerable
effort was directed at establishing a malfunction notification procedure
with accompanying alarm systems installed on critical pieces of equipment
in each STP. Any additional corrective action needed to reduce
. the potential fecal pollution of the Bay is to be taken care of within the
existing DEQ Source Control Program. The impacts that each STP has on the
environment was first considered in the design of the plant to meet
specific water quality standards. Now, as part of the discharge permit
requirements, each STP is required to monitor its operation and effluent so
as to meet the existing standards set for the receiving waters into which
the STP discharges. As is stated in the purpose section of the Fecal
Wastes Management Plan, water quality standards are designed, if met, to
protect the quality of the water for the specified beneficial users of that
water. The STPs operating in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin operate as
designed to meet the water quality standards set for their receiving
waters. Therefore, no additional environmental assessment is necessary.
Insuring correct installation of new subsurface sewage systems and
correction of malfunctioning systems is the responsibility of the State and
the Tillamook County acting as an agent of the State. In the On-Site
Subsurface Sewage Disposal element of the Fecal Wastes Management Plan, the
corrective action was the reassertion of the County Subsurface Program as
the best and established method to minimize fecal contamination from
subsurface sewage systems. The Subsurface Sewage Program is an established
State and Local program with the stated purpose of ". . . restoring and
maintaining the quality of public waters and of protecting the public
health and general welfare of the people of Oregon." Since the Fecal Wastes
Management Plan does not establish new procedures and merely reemphasizes
the need for a continued strong subsurface program, no additional
environmental assessment is necessary.
The environmental impact created by the overall Fecal Wastes
Management Plan will depend on the pace that each fecal source type
management plan is implemented and where it is initially implemented. The
following sections are limited to a discussion of the impact of
implementing one or more elements of the Plan.
Existing Environment
In 1974, 1976, and 1977, the Food and Drug Administration conducted
sanitary surveys of Tillamook Bay and a limited portion of its watershed.
In those surveys, they found that the shellfish growing waters of the Bay
did not meet the National Shellfish Sanitation Program standards for
growing and harvesting oysters set to protect the public health.
Excessively high coliform bacteria counts were the reason. Their report
identified fecal contamination of the tributary waters by dairy farm
animals, failing septic tanks and inadequately treated sewage from sewage
treatment plants as the probable causes of the pollution.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon State Health
Division water monitoring records of 1960 to present also reflect high
coliform counts but did not identify sources of the bacteria.
In 1977-1980, the DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study demonstrated continued
high coliform bacteria levels and more specifically high fecal coliform
levels in the Bay and tributaries when it rains. Some tributaries also
exhibit high counts when it is not raining. The high fecal coliform levels
indicated unacceptable fecal contamination of the water that increases the
potential public health hazard when people ingest the polluted water or
ingest contaminated raw shellfish meat. The study identified dairy farms
near streams, failing subsurface sewage disposal systems and
sewage treatment plants, when they fail, as the primary contributors to the
pollution. The study did not attempt to identify the location of all
contributors but described the pollution potentials for each source type
and how each pollutant type causes a violation of the water quality
bacteria standards.
Future Environmental Quality Without Implementing This Plan
Continued degraded water quality resulting from animal and man fecal
contamination will result without implementation of this plan. State
programs to control the sewage treatment plant and subsurface sewage
disposal systems will continue but without the emphasis needed to rapidly
clean up the problems as identified.
Increased attention has been given to the water quality problems of
the Tillamook Bay area through the publicized results of the FDA and DEQ
studies. With this attention, increased emphasis to correct the pollution
will result. This emphasis would most likely be directed at the one
identified fecal source--cow manure that currently does not have an
extensive pollution control program in the Tillamook area.
Increased pressure to regulate the dairy industry would come in the
form of strict compliance with pollution regulations regarding concentrated
animal feeding operations. Those farms found not to be controlling their
manure runoff into streams would be placed on a Water Pollution Control
Permit issued under statutory authority by the DEQ. These regulations
would force agricultural operators to install expensive pollution control
measures placing economic hardship on the smaller operators.
Without an active program to correct the pollution problem in the Bay,
the Food and Drug Administration would have sufficient justification to
withdraw endorsement of the Oregon Shellfish Sanitation Program for
Tillamook Bay. This action would prevent interstate commerce of Tillamook
oysters and would cause Oregon residents to doubt the cleanliness of
Tillamook oysters. This could effectively eliminate the oyster industry
from Tillamook County's economy.
Continued violation of water quality standards in the tributaries
would also have an adverse effect on the beneficial uses of that water.
Streams with high bacteria counts during the summer months would have to be
posted as a health hazard for swimming. The same streams would also be
eliminated as potential drinking water supplies or for use in livestock.
watering.
Evaluation of Alternatives To This Plan
Alternatives that were considered in addressing the pollution problem
were:
Alt.l. Closing the Bay to shellfishing allowing status quo
correction of the pollution problems from the fecal
sources.
Alt.2. Initiate new types of corrective actions aimed at
reducing the pollution potential of the identified fecal
sources and developing closing - opening criteria for the
Bay.
Alt.3. Strengthen existing programs responsible for the fecal
source types identified and develop closing-opening
criteria for the Bay.
The desire of the local people on the Tillamook Water Quality
Committee was to have an effective plan that avoided extensive
implementation costs as much as possible. To be effective, the Committee
felt that the Plan had to reduce the pollution potential in the most
economical manner feasible.
Alternative 3 was chosen primarily because no new programs had to be
instituted for the sewage treatment plant and subsurface sewage disposal
systems. In agriculture, the industry had made the decision to develop a
pollution abatement plan in Tillamook County. It was the desire of the
local public not to have a duplication of agency efforts and further, to
determine a way to make existing programs operate better. Particularly
since the mechanisms, effective or not, for correcting the pollution
problems were already in place and operating. In so doing, additional
funds and personnel to implement the Plan presented here were not needed.
In agriculture, the additional people, money and local adoption process was
already established when this Plan was developed.
Developing a Bay closing-opening criteria along with strengthened
source control programs, was deemed necessary to insure safe shellfish
harvesting in the interim while the fecal sources are being corrected.
Application of the closing-opening criteria will not hurt the shellfish
industry because the industry already self imposes limited harvesting
during critical runoff periods.
Alternative 1 was not acceptable because the pollution problems would
not be reduced and the shellfish industry, commercial and recreational,
would suffer economic hardship with the Bay being closed to harvesting.
The commercial shellfish grower-harvesters would be forced out of
business.
Alternative 2 was not acceptable because existing control efforts
including sewage treatment plant and subsurface sewage control programs,
were found to be adequate. During the past six years, the municipal sewage
treatment plants have been continually upgraded, thereby alleviating FDA .
concerns about their operation. The County Subsurface Sewage Disposal
Program was also recently upgraded with the hiring of a new sanitarian and
a reevaluation of their program. It was concluded that the subsurface
program needed a problem area identification document to assist the County
in prioritizing its on-site inspection workload as it pertains to existing
human fecal contamination problems in the Bay.
Alternative 2 fits the agriculture corrective action needs but the
Plan for agriculture was completed at the time of the Fecal Waste
Management Plan development. No further action for agriculture in the
Fecal Waste Plan was deemed necessary.
The Bay closing-opening criteria in Alternative 2 was found to be
necessary but was also contained in the chosen Alternative 3.
Implementation Impacts Of This Plan
This plan avoids unnecessary duplication of efforts by Federal, State
and Local agencies. It requires timely services from these agencies
without substantial increase in workload or personnel. The source
management elements of this Plan utilize existing programs wherever
possible and provide the documentation and support necessary to strenghten
existing programs. In so doing, implementation of this Plan will reduce
the existing fecal contamination of the waters of Tillamook Bay and its
tributaries.
Economic
Overall economic impacts of this plan will vary according to the
extent to which each section of this plan is implemented. The largest
economic burden in terms of total dollars spent to correct problems will be
borne by the agriculture industry with implementation of the agriculture
Best Management Practices. In terms of family income for corrective costs,
the low income real property owner with a failing subsurface disposal
system may be more adversely effected by the costs of correcting the
failing system.
Without implementation of this Plan, the Bay would have to be closed
to commercial and recreational shellfishing. , This would create economic
hardships for the oyster industry and its employees. Closing the Bay to
recreational clamming would cause recreationists to utilize other bays
which in turn would reduce the income of the recreation industry in the
Tillamook Bay area. The economic impact for not correcting the pollution
problems and causing a Bay closure, was found to be unacceptable to the
local public.
Social
Social acceptance of the Fecal Wastes Management Plan will vary. The
local nature of the Agriculture Plan will foster greater social
acceptability than any plan developed and implemented on the State and
Federal level. The local agriculture community believes that any
corrective action will be more successful if handled locally.
The sewage treatment plant component of the Fecal Wastes Management
Plan will also be socially acceptable because it is a continuation of an
existing State source control program that is designed to prohibit
untreated sewage from entering rivers. It is not socially acceptable to
allow untreated or raw sewage to enter public waters.
The subsurface sewage disposal system section of the Plan may have the
greatest variance in acceptability. It is socially acceptable to object to
the neighbors sewage entering one's own property. It is also acceptable
for a person to want to prevent his sewage from affecting another person's
health and wellbeing. However, in some cases such as for a low income
family, it may not be acceptable to the local community to ask that family
"that has been there for years" to spend money to correct a malfunctioning
septic tank or to install a new one. The local community will handle each
subsurface disposal malfunction situation, on a case by case basis.
Environmental
This Plan should result in improved water quality which in turn, would
reduce the potential public contact with human waste and animal manure.
Total effect of the fecal coliform bacteria reductions will vary
according to the extent each element of the plan is implemented in relation
to the other elements. The amount of the reductions is not known at this
time.
Constraints Effecting Implementation of This Plan
At a time of reduced government spending and reduced incomes, money
will be the greatest limiting factor to successful implementation of this
plan.
Constraints to implementation of the Agriculture Section of the Plan
can be reviewed in the appropriate section of the Agriculture Pollution
Abatement Plan included as a part of the Agriculture Section.
Money to buy and install the alarm systems for the sewage treatment
plants will be the only constraints in that section of the Plana The money
for these systems has to be identified in the operating budgets of the STP
owner.
Money and staff time will be the limiting factor to implementation of
the Subsurface Sewage Disposal section of the Plan. The County is already
understaffed in the subsurface program. Approving and insuring the proper
installation of new systems takes most of the existing staff time.
Responding to complaints of malfunctioning systems will remain a lesser
priority until additional staff are hired. State agency assistance on
sanitary surveys is greatly hampered by reduced budgets and staff. State
assistance to the County will impact other State programs because personnel
will have to be borrowed from other State programs during a sanitary
survey.
No financial incentives or assistance programs are available for
real property owners to correct their malfunctioning subsurface sewage
systems. This severely effects the public's acceptance to initiate
corrective actions unless required to do so by health authorities.
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Department of Environmental Quality
522 SOUTHWEST 5TH AVE. PORTLAND, OREGON
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 1760, PORTLAND, OREGON 97207
April 17, 1980
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Mr. Dan Fisher
925 Doe Circle West
Tillamook, OR 97141
Dear Mr. Fisher:
I am sending you the bacteriological information you requested on April 10,
at the Water Quality Committee Meeting. Samples were collected on the
12th of March and the Lath of March. You will find enclosed a display
of the values we found.
In regard to correcting the problems in your area, I will refer you to
the County Health Department. The person to speak to there will be Mr.
Doug Marshal, Supervising Sanitarian. They will be initiating repairs
of any faulty systems.
If you have any further auestion , - please-feel free to contact our
Office in Tillamook.
DEQ
Sincerely,
Elaine A. Glendening
Environmental Specialist
Planning Section
Water Quality Division
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Att: John Jackson
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Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study
John, the Tillamook City Council will have its final hearing on-the
Tillamook City Comprehensive Plan with Urban Growth Boundaries June
4th, 1980 at 7:30pm. then the completed and adopted plan will be sent to
Tillamook County who will have hearings some time in July 1980.
Tillamook City has just this year finished reconstruction of its
sewer processing facilities and lines. The city now has the capacity
to process sewerage from its urban growth boundaries,
Tillamook City in the 1950's was asked by the state of Oregon to
process sewerage of anarea adjck cent to its incorporated limitF to
the East known asCyHathar.aay Meade, in 1956 this area was brought into
the city. The state-requests because of failing drain fields due
to the high wat-Tr-r=e7- ratifl-tati—aud associated water run Qtr.
Tillamook City promptly swered and strom drained the area eliminating
the serious enviorumentai concerns.
Thru your effort with the DEQ Tillamook Bay Bacterial Study-many
sample stations were created to study the condition ofCaround)vater qualit
and to identify water quality concerns caused by bacteria = and- attempt to
identify the sources of the bacteria.
Thru this on-going sampling program Tillamook City may be confronted with a
similar concern to the east of "Hathaway Meade", the area is known as
the "FAIRV=4-TRASK ROAD AREA".
This area is outside the cities legal
limit of control, but because of city planning requirement is included
in the Urban Growth Boundary.
3y looking at the sampling map one will find D 1, and HQ 3 with Fecal
Coliform counts from 4,060 to a high of 15,000, these limits were given
to the comlnittee in Tillamook on 2-14-80 and 4-10-80 meetings.
Under the administrative planning rules of LCDC no area may be brought
into a city for its protection until first it is in the cities urban growth
boundary.
Tillamook County has hinted, due to a very loud minority of citizens
in this area, that they may not allow all of the area inside the cities
urban growth boundary.
If what we have found from the on-going sampling program is valid, I feel
we must now come forward with the information, informing the area citizens
and County policy makers that they may have a serious envornmental concern
that is not going to go away by its self.
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Atc: John Jackson
Enclosed you will find:
1. The Sampling Sites in question "MAP"
The Tillamook City Urban Growth Boundary "MAP"
`,,lhen you make your next visit to Tillamook County I would appreciate'
spending a little time with you on this matter.
Walter S Ackley
Box 508
Tillamook, Oregon 97141
Phone: 842-6004
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Ti LLAMOOK
APPEJPIX 1-4.
, POST OFFICE BOX 187
TILLAMOOK, OREGON 97141
November 1, 1979
Dear
The Tillamook Water Quality Committee will be reactivated in the next
few weeks. It will act as the citizen's advisory committee for two
water pollution management projects that are expected to start in
November.
One of the projects is the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's Tillamook Bay Bacterial Study. The other is the Tillamook Bay
NPS (non-point source) Management Planning Project to be run by the
Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Both
projects are sponsored by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The purpose of the Bacterial Study is to identify the sources of
bacterial pollution in the Tillamook Bay Watershed and identify
practices that will solve the pollution problem. The SWCD project
will produce a plan for ado p tion and implementation procedures for
the control of erosion, sedimentation, and runoff for. animal wastes.
The Water Quality Committee will advise the project staffs who, in
the course of their work, will be making significant decisions
affecting the future management of Tiilamook's economy and natural
resources. The Committee will meet monthly to review water quality
plans and actions, and make recommendations to project agencies.
The first meeting is scheduled for December 10, 1979.
The Tillamook County SWCD is seeking nominations of citizens willing to serve on the Water Quality Committee. If you are interested
in serving on the Committee, or know of someone who is, please contact the District Office at 842-2231 or 412 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, by November 20, 1979.
Si cerely
'a:
Carl Bosch
Chairman
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SUGGESTED MAILING LIST
F. E. Knight, Commissioner
Tillamook County Courthouse
Tillamook, OR 97141
Representative Les AuCoin
1716 Federal Bldg
1220 SW 3rd
Portland, OR
97204
Commissioner Granville Simmons
Tillamook County Courthouse
Tillamook, OR .97141
Senator Mark O. Hatfield
Room 107 Pioneer Courthouse
555 SW Yamhi11 St.
Portland, OR 97204
Gerald A. Woodward, Commissioner
Tillamook County Courthouse
Tillamook, OR
97141
Senator Bob Packwood
1002 NE Holladay Room 700
Portland, OR
97232
Mayor Virgil M. Simmons
Bay City
P. O. Box 307
Bay City, OR
97107
Audra Jackson
League of Women Voters
Rt. 2, Box 123
Hillsboro, OR
97123
Mayor Donald . G. Hurd
City of Tillamook
1902 3rd St.
Tillamook, OR
97141
'Clare Edmiston
League of Women Voters
41 Ocean View Dr. (Bayshore)
Waldport, OR 97394
Russell C. Curnett, Mayor
City of Garibaldi
P. O. Box 708
Garibaldi, OR
97118
Chairman, Tillamook Estuary
Council
Tillamook County Courthouse
Tillamook, OR 97141
Doug Rosenberg, Chairman
Port of Tillamook Bay
4000 Blimp Blvd.
Tillamook, OR
97141
Richard Woodward, President
Tillamook County Creamery Assn.
P. O. Box 313
Tillamook, OR
97141
Port of Bay City
P. O. Box 228
Garibaldi, OR
97118
Senator Del Isham
3231 W. Devils Lake Rd.
Lincoln City, OR
97367
Representative Paul Hanneman
35010 Resort Dr.
Cloverdale, OR
97112
Cont.
Selected Environmental Organizations
Izaac Walton League of America, Inc.
Att: Larry Kauffman
P. O. Box 540
Waldport, Oregon
97394
563-3564 or 563-2468
Oregon Environmental Council
Att: Ned Duhnkrack
2637 S. W. Water Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97201
Sierra Club
Att: Walt Nintkeski
2637 S. W. Water Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition
Att: George Diel
P. O. Box 578
Rockaway, Oregon 97136
355-2666
Northwest Steelheaders
P. O. Box 0
Woodland, WA 98674
Fairview Water District
403 Marolf Road
Tillamook, OR
97141
C latsop- Tillamook In tergovernmental Council
Mike Morgan
P. O. Box 488
Cannon Beach, OR 97110
All Coast Fisherman's Marketing Association
P. O. Box 5382
Charleston, OR
97420
(Cont.)
Tillamook County Board of Realtors
c/o Pioneer National Title Insurance
D. Vermilyea
2211 3rd Street
97141
Tillamook, OR
Cecil Harris
1985 Bayocean Rd., N.W.
Tillamook, OR 97141
Tillamook County Chamber of Commerce
2105 1st Street
97141
Tillamook, OR
Sam Hayes
Hayes Oyster Company
P. O. Box 324
Bay City, OR 97107
Democratic Central Committee
Gary Sackley, Chairman
Manzanita, OR 97130
Republican Central Committee
Norman Myers, Chairman
307 McCormick Loop
97141
Tillamook, OR
Farm Bureau
Dale Buck
5850 - 101 South
97141
Tillamook, OR
William Hoy
Hoy Brothers Seafoods
Garibaldi, OR 97118
Olson Oyster Company
boring Basin Rd.
Garibaldi, OR 97118
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Water Quality Committee to work with
two non-point pollution studies underway in the Tillamook Basin was held
Monday night.
The 16-member group, comprised of
citizens, those with commercial interests, farmers and elected officials,
will advise and report to projects
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directed by the state Department of
Environmental Quality . and the
Tillamook Soli and Water Conservation
District.
John Jackson, DEQ, currently is
running a bacterial study in the
Tillamook Basin. The TSWCD is
developing a management program for
agricultural non-point source pollution
in the Tillamook Bay drainage. Both
are funded under grants from the
federal Environmental Protection
Agency.
Efforts are concentrated in
Tillamook Bay because that's where
the greatest problem is in the county.
Jackson, whose project runs through
July, 1981, is seaching for a formula by
which bacteria levels in the bay can be
easily determined.
"We know the lower the salinity, the
higher the bacteria. So by taking a
salinity sample, oyster growers might
be able to tell when bacteria levels are
high enough they must close," Jackson
said.
The end result, he said, is to set up a
monitoring system so closures and
reopenings of the bay can be made.
Pollution affects commercial and
recreational shellfish efforts as well as
water contact recreation.
The federal Food and Drug Administration temporarily closed
Tillamook Bay two years ago because
of high levels of bacteria they found
when they took samples during the
December, 1977, floods.
For his study, Jackson is taking
samples from 77 sources. Five are near
sewer plants discharging into the bay,
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53 are in the watershed and 14 are in the
bay itself.
He said sampling sites were chosen to
get an idea of pollution from forests,
wildlife such as elk, soils, recreation,
sewage treatment, background,
agriculture and animals, septic tanks
and industry. •
Bay samples are taken on both the
flood and ebb tide to see what pollution
may be coming into the bay.
Samples will be taken in five types of.
situations, Jackson said.
They are during the first and second
"wet" storms, during a storm when
there are saturated soil conditions (last
week's is an example), after the first
long dry period of winter such as in
February or March and during a long
dry spell in suinrnmer.
Jackson said high levels of bacteria
from animal wastes and other sources
have been found in Tillamook Bay by
the FDA as far back as 1974.
The soil and water district's study is
being done in cooperation with the DEQ
study, Bob Pedersen, soil conservationist, said Monday. Also
cooperating are the Oregon State
University Agricultural Engineering
Department and the state Soil and
Water Conservation Commission.
The project will identify best
management practices for reducing
water pollution, adopt them and work
on agreements on farm planning and
cost-share priorities.
Sedimentation information for the
study will be taken from the Tillamook
Bay Drainage Study recently completed. OSU will develop the animal
waste study, Pedersen said.
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Clean water object
of local committee
Recommendations made
by the Water Quality
Committee will go to the
local soil and water conservation commission and
then to the state commission, Lois Albright,
chairman of the Tillamook
County water quality
committee told a public
affairs group Monday.
The public affairs committee, sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce,
meets each Monday at noon
at the 4Js Restaurant, North
Highway 101.
Speaker for the Jan. 23
meeting will be Jerry
Woodward, Tillamook
County commissioner. His
subject is the county's new
solid
waste site and
program.
The
Water Quality
Committee is looking
specifically at nonpoint
source pollution, or that
which comes from areas
such as urban storm water
rurtoff and forest and
agiculture lands. Their goal
is to identify best
management practices for
agriculture in the county.
"The Clean Water Act
adopted in 1972 said there
must be swirnable water by
1983 and there must not be
any discharges into water by
1985. That might need to be
set back because of costs
involved.
"There is no agricultural
practices act as there is a
Forest Practices Act for
forest lands," she said. "The
State Department of
Forestry is the lead agency
there and the Act is their
governing document.
"In Oregon, there are very
different kinds of farming in
different areas: fruit, wheat,
cattle and dairying are
examples. We're in charge
of investigating. for this
area," she said.
Deadline for their work is
November, she said. "We're
lookin g into various practices and what would be
economical for farmers.
Although we're still getting
background, the two major
problems developing are
sedimentation and animal
waste plus septic tanks not
operating properly."
High concentrations of
fecal conforms in Tillamook
Bay have caused a shut
down of oyster growing
several times in recent
years, she added.
Controls may take the
form of county ordinances at
some time. "The problem is
enforcement. Under the act,
we can have voluntary enforcement for only five
years, then it must become
Mandatory."
Any final decision is up to
the Tillamook County Soil
and Water Conservation
District and the state Soil
and Water Conservation
Cornrnish4,- added.
Pogo 8, Sec. 2 • Tillamook , Ore., Wed.
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A field of tiAo
Crews from the Perrco Company of Eugene recently
more than 6,000 feet of pastureland drainage tile at the dairy
Louis and Frank Blazer, as port of a specioi federally funded p
ject to reduce animal waste pollution of the Tillamook River.
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Pedersen made another ob- "The ASCS has been interservation.
.ested
Nilut;on control in
"Only 33 dairy operations this area for 10 years," said
have adequate guttering , " he Mrs. Willett. "An ASCS corne.rplained. may be the rr.ittce sets the priorities for
key to reducing animal waste
th e projects, so the • money 15
polltnix. from those operations distributed by local
adjacent to water courses.
Extension agent Ntas.sie said
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prevent runoff contamination tries have a head start in the YE
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due to contact with animal cleanup program. •
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Rudy Fenk, tor example, has
confinement arras."
Other sources- of Ntlutirai Listall'ked rain gutters on all
according to the SWCD repot.' ' barns and outbuildings on his
Include cattle access 't 17..5-ac-re iliaBay Holstein fin
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streams, runoff from animal°
Fcric has liquid manure Stor- et,
confinement areas, field appticatIon cvf manure, inzuffici age tams, with a 100.000-gal- 21
ant manure storage and seep- Ion caPocity, for his 150 milk- • rt:
age from silage pits and con- erg and other cats e.
The gutters and the tanks ri
' finerrien!. areas near the Water.
ways.
prevent surface Baron and d
i've got three ti dal gates that p
Since the beginning at the
study, dairy farmers have manage the now of ' water to I
my pastureland." explained r
been making corrections to
Fenk.; "I've also tilled my t
their manure facilities, said
fields to correct the runoff sitdairyman Rudy Fmk, chairman of the SWCD and the uation there."
Edwin Jenkins. 32, Tillacounty ASCS.
mook Cottity's 19,10 Conserva"The ASCS has been very tion Farmer of the
Year. reactive in this from the stzrt.,"
cently constructed under. e
he said. "ASCS project money
was targeted early for waste round storage tanks and a
barn manure scraping device
management projects."
for his 60 Holstein milkers and
Two years ago, the ASCS al. 50. heifers.
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kcated S.15,X0 to aid dair
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Dairyman Dale Burk, howmen Li the Hocuarten-Doughtrty Slough area of the Wilson ever, prefer: an Indoor solid
manure storage method. lie
River. Last. year, $100,0C4 was mixes
the manure with straw
g enerated for the "i'llIzmook
to
make
fertilizer.
River drainage area. •
This is cost-s paring money • "I like the straw on the betfor farmers to upgrade their torn of the barn and it Tre6:z
manure and drainage facili- well on the fields later," explained Buck. "With this S-15ties," said Mildred
of tern, e v erything's confined and
the Tillamook and Clatcop ASCS office. "Dairymen can re- ally runoff gee into the underground tank."
ceive up to 53„5) to make the
Buck raises Hoisteir,s and
improvements."
She said many milk produc- Jerseys.
ers have vol
:'Massie said the p011ution
untcerett for si-iort• p
term cleanup projects arid that c roherr, should l essen with
ach new a b atement plan that
eight others are involved g
oes Into operation.
long-terra efforts.
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basis,
aid James nose, DEQ
Lsor for Clatsop, LincoLi and
Tillamook counties.
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middle ground approach lo the
problem," said Case. "We'll
CA PITAL MSS
work toward vo/unta ry .•oorn$apt. 14,„ liv
pliance, using enforcement at
a last resort."
LATEST TECHNOLOGY — Tillarreck, Ore., dairyman Edwin Jenkins recently installed a barn scraping system did
liquid manure tanks, giving him 120-day storage. capability. Manure systemsthis, say - efflcials, - ease
p4lIvtion threat to Tillamcck Bay. (Capital Press photo by Ken Palke)
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Sec. 4 - Tillamook, Ore., Wed., Mar. 12, 1980, Headlight-Herald
Water Q aWy report
Chairman Lois Albright sees challenge ahead
Going into the fourth month of a
two-year com
mitment, there is a
t
remendous amount of work ahead for
T
illamook Water Quality Committee
members. It will be an exciting and
challenging time and, I suspect, a
pivotal time for farming p
ractices in
Ti llamook County.
This c ommittee has
been asked, by
the Tillamook Soil and Water Cons ervation District, to
inv estigate and
propose recom
mendations as to what
farming practices should be considered "Best Management Practices," p
rimarily on dairy farms here
in Tillamook County. This c
ommittee
is
being asked to go one step farther
and to recorrunend how these practices are to be imp
lemented and
enforced in T
illamook County. Yes,
e nforcement is
the bottom line to
these "Best Management Practices."
The committee, although drawn
from a wide variety of interests, is
certainly open to public comment and
recommendations. Since
these
pr actices may i
ntimately affect you,
we c ertainly encourage
and welcome
the public to attend our meetings, to
listen and to be heard.
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Story on Page One also
Sy ED MOSEY
of Tha Oregonian staff
There are several reasons why perhaps 300 of
1,000 site approvals for underground sewage disposal
• systems in Tillamook County in the past six years may
not have met- state standards.
One reason was that influential members of the
community protested loudly that the state's standards
for underground sewage disposal were unreasonable
and capricious and put unwarranted brakes on land
development. Another reason revolves around James
Seabrandt, former chief sanitarian, the man caught
between state rules and the residents and officials of
Tillamook County.
Seabrandt, now 62, was appointed sanitarian Oct.
8, 1971. He had a number of credentials for the job:
master's degrees in science and public health, responsible positions with the Washington State Department
of Public Health.
But the experience inevitably mentioned by his
friends and co-workers has nothing to do with sanitation. Seabrandt was a prisoner of war in the Pacific
campaign during World War II and spent more than
three years as a captive in the Philippines and Japan.
The imprisonment left him with permanent and apparently painful physical injuries. Some say the experience also affected the way he thought.
During interviews with The Oregonian, Seabrandt
himself alluded to his trials and injuries in the Pacific.
The pre-eminence of the experience in his thinking is
illustrated by the fact that he once mentioned it in
routine correspondence as sanitarian.
Seabrandt said that during his term of county
service, he had increasing difficulty going into the
field to inspect property because of lingering back
pain. "I got a rifle butt in the back in Japan," he
explained.
Former co-workers said Seabrandt had a strong
need for approval from the community and his desire
to please county commissioners and applicants made
him vulnerable.
Kim Swift worked for one year with Seabrandt as
a sanitarian trainee.
"He is a very easy-going man. He wanted people
to like him, and he would go out of his way to help
them," she said.
Gaining the approval of those he worked and lived
with meant conforming to their attitudes about state
regulation and property development. With waterfront lots on the coast selling for as much as $60,000
and the value of land generally climbing out of sight,
the pressure to approve development is great in Tillamook County.
Granville Simmons, a county commissioner, said
the state is overstepping its bounds by trying to regulate local land issues, particularly with regard to
activities of the state Land Conservation and Development Commission.
"I think there is a deliberate attempt to stop
growth," said Simmons, referring to state regulations.
"And the county commissioners get blamed for all
these things."
The belief is repeated by participants in the real
estate business in the county. Hayden Haupert, a
prominent broker with King Realty in Tillamook, said
the state had "not done its homework" on subsurface
sewage disposal.
"The multiplicity of rules and guidelines coming
out of Salem drive you crazy," he said. "The state
better ... approve some conventional equipment that
will take care of sewage on these sites."
He said Seabrandt had approved lots owned by
him, Haupert, near Netarts Bay. Haupert said he now
wondered whether the approvals would be honored.
He said the favorable site evaluations should not now
become the problem of the property owner.
"I didn't hire Jim Seabrandt — the state did," he
said.
Sources who wished not to be identified said there
were instances in the past six years when county
commissioners interceded with Seabrandt to get sites
approved.
During his last year in office Seabrandt, suffering
from ill health, infrequently went to the field to evaluate sites. He left the evaluations to his two assistants.
Sources say that on occasion he granted approvals not
recommended by his staff.
Donald Bramhall, a state sanitarian in Tillamook
County from 1977 to 1979, was described by one
former county employee as "one of the most hated
men in the county." It was Bramhall, now in the state
Department of Environmental Quality's Bend office,
who requested the audit of the county's permits.
State sanitarians oversee county programs. They
spend most of their time responding to appeals of
county denials of septic tank applications, but they are
also charged with assuring that count y employees
follow state regulations in the granting of permits.
Bramhail described his entry into "a close-knit
county, where everyone knows everyone else by the
first name" and where, land development is a big
business. Bramhall began challenging some of Seabrandt's approvals.
"The developer began losing lots that had been
given preliminary approval by the county, and the
situation was getting tense down at the courthouse,"
Bramhall recalled. "Someone was challenging the
things (Seabrandt) was doing."
Bramhall said he and Seabrandt tried to work
together with developers to find solutions to disposal
of sewa g e on difficult sites. Sometimes solutions were
found that satisfied all parties. But in other cases,
actions were taken that Indicated pressures were being , exerted on Seabrandt.
Staff photo by DALE SWANSON
STUCK IN CLAY — With a baby to care for, Ron flushing to once a day. The hose runs from a
and Julie Cabal of Tillamook County must deal sump pump under the house to remove rainwater
with a malfunctioning septic tank that limits toilet that won't drain into the clay soil.
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contamination to the Miami, Kilchis,
Wilson, Trask, Tillamook Rivers and their
tributaries. The study also assessed the
imp act of these inland waters on
Tillamook Bay, especially the shellfish
growing areas. Water sampling was done
during differing weather and round
saturation conditions in December 1979,
March, July, and October 1930, with over
3,004) samples being analyzed.
Results of this sampling show that rivers
coming out of the forest contain minimal
amounts of fecal bacteria and begin to pick
up significant fecal contamination when
they enter the agricultural and urban land
use areas. When the rivers enter the bay,
they are carrying contamination from,
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sources.
To correct identified problems, the
Tillamook Soil and Water Conservation
District is developing an agricultural
pollution abatement plan to address
animal wastes. The Departmen t of Environmental Quality is developing an
overall plan for other problems in the
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin, which will
incorporate the Tillamook Sod and Water
Conservation District plan.
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• APPEIPIX 1-10
TILLAMOOK OYSTERS
Channel 8
anchor
evet
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'nerds,
Mon. 9/3/79
5:06
The.Food and Drug Administration
worried about the safety
of oysters from T i llamook Bay. Part of the problem is caused
by herds of Tillamook dair y cows. Here's a report from Boyd
Levet.
LS
Tillamook's herd of dair y cows contribute a lot of Tillamook
County. Nearly five hundred dair y farmers earn a living
here. Consumers nationwide east the county's famous cheeses.
Now the 'Food and Drug Administration sa y s Tillamook's ten
thousand cows also contr i bute a regular dose of water oollution
to nearby Tillamook Bay.
Tillamook Ba y has now become a focal point for the government's
battle to control an old source of water oollution. The
pollution is cal l ed simp l y enough runoff from rainfall and
there is a lot o = _ra i n.,,,11 i n Tillamook County.
This p art of Oregon gets more than 100 inches of rainfall
ever y y ear, enough to send big doses of cow manure and effluent
into the local creeks. The water runs to the breedin g grour,/,
of,Tillamook's delicac y , the o y sters. Cecil Harris has been
harvesting oysters for more than 30 years.
No, ain't going to have too many.
We're not going to have too many.
, next year be better.
Why is that, what's the • roblem this -year,
r-i=
Short of seeds, d i dn't g r ow very
The FDA sa y s during heavy down Dour the bay water has higher
than acce p table bacteria levels. There have been no reoorts
of sickness related to o y sters and So far tests have •not
revealed an y tainted o y sters. But the FDA isn't taking any
chancec.
V i-' _l Chadwick
S da i ry cows make high aualit y manure. Chadwick
co l lects i t i ns i de the ba r n, p ump s the liquid mi:-:ture through
a cuarte-r- m i le long
s
sprinkles
it over his 140 acres.
1,Most
o1- of th ., other
hundred dairymen
i
the county do
the same.
State environmental cuality ex p erts tell us that unless Chacwick
and the others restrict the p ractice to dry da y s, th ool: ion
p roblem may provoke th,= FDA.to close down the oystermen.
Ch,--4wick
I 'chink the y 're g oin g at it a little too hard, mac. fast,
and I'm au'te sure they're not, 7 know most of the farmers
the y. re not too p ositive +-hey know what -he y 're do'ng Yr1±'.
moire
Oysters, ch S, 9/3/79
And
don't know what it does do to fishor anything like
that, i f you don't vet a little fertilizer in the bottom
of the stream
don't think there's anyalgae or anything
else going to grow.
So "a- the state has tried to ta l k the d_iarymen into voluntarily storing their cow effluents during heavy rain. Slit
Chadwick says to do that he would have build a huge storage
tank.
The FO 's clam p down on T ill amook County comes in the wake
of a Louisiana oyster caused hepatitis scare. This one is
believed to be one of the first cases of the government attacking
a p ollution problem l i
nked not to a single industrial factory
pine but an entire county.
Oregon has been given the next y ear to find a solution.
Bo y d Levet in T i llamook County, for news eight.
# * #
APP Eil DI X
'CTUALITY
1-1
1
SCRIPT
Ocean sounds
Announcer
THE SEDIMENT AND BACTERIA POLLUTION IN TrELAMOOK
HAY IS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR OUR SHELLFISH. INDUSTRY...
AND THEY'RE CONCERNED. ERNEST JOSTE...WHO'S BEEN
DAIRY FARMING IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY FOR THIRTY YEARS
IS ALSO CONCERNED.
Erneq-, Josie
'WE FEEL THEM PEOPLE PRODUCINQ OYSTERS ARE FARMING
THE SEA AND THEY NAVE A RIGHT TO THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
WE FELT WITH OUR BIG CHEESE FACTORY AND OUR•FEUID
MILK BUSINESS THAT IF' WE WERE CONTRIBUTING WE SURE
HAD TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM."
Announcer
J.• THE PROBLEM IS PARTLY CAUSED NY DAIRY . FARMING,
WHAT ELSE PO YOU • 'III INK • CONTRIBUTES TO THE BAY'S •
POLLUTION?
Ernest Josie
"i FEEL SEDIMENTATiON IS A BIG CONTRIBUTOR. PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST CONTHiBUTOR WOULD iCE FAILING SEPTIC
TANKS.
U THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE CONCERNED. THEY
HAVE A RIGHT TO NAVE FOOD THAT ISN'T CONTAMINATED."
Announcer
WE ALL NEED CLEAN WATER. IF YOU HAVE A POLLUTION
PROBLM AND NEED FUNDS TO HELP SOLVE IT...CONTACT
THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY 00IL CONSERVATION SERVTrt-:.
THE WATER TN TILLA•oOK NAY IS NEING PoLEHTED NY SEDIMENT ANN
BACTERIA. TN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON v p n:;roN LW•EPS
O•E THE
DRINKING WATER IN SEVERAL
GRASSLANDS AND PLACES fT l it OUP firVI . RS.
iN PEAS OF OREGON HAS BEEN THREATENED WHJLE OTHER PLA •• S NAY NOT
HAVE SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES OF POTABLE WATER TO MEET I . HTURE i U
\/E HAVE TO PLAN AND PROBABLY SPEND MONEY TO IflURE oUR WATER RESOURCES AND \1E NEED TO MONfTOR OUR PRESENT SUPPLFERS.
DOES YOUR
',1ATER TASTE OR HELL DAD? LET YOUR WATER SUPPLIER riloW AImUT THE
QUALITY OF YOUR DRIMFIH(; WATER TUE ii!
TINE You t!A•.• A YAYNEHT.
FOR NOR? INFORNATION'ON HOW TO CivRE Vol? OUR WATER PEI'OPPLES...
CONTACT THE OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL COPHCIL.
APPEDIX 1-12
Questions and Answers
PAC Presentation
August 14, 1979 Meeting
(Chairman Briggs)
Q:
Who's going to do all this work?
A:
Well, myself and an assistant, who has not been hired yet. I am
proposing 7 to 8 people during the field work. There will be a
technical advisory committee. Their function will be to advise and
review the technical outputs of the project. This committee will
consist of representatives from the Oregon State Health Division,
an academic microbiologist; representation from Soil Conservation
Service, possibly a district conservationist-Bob Pederson over there;
Department of Forestry; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Soil
& Water Conservation District Board member; and an oyster industry
representative. People that have knowledge of the problems and can
give us guidance and comment on how we're conducting the study.
As far as public involvement, I have not formed any firm plans as
of this moment. I've been waiting for the Conservation Commission's
project to get an OK from EPA to at least do the work plan stage,
but we need to sit down and discuss this together. I don't want to
come over here to beat the brush either before me or after me. I
think we should do it together. And do it in such a manner that it'll
meet the requirements of the projects. A possibility might be the
Tillamook Bay Task Force. I did need to get more information on that
group and see how they function.
The functions I can see coming out of this particular element of the
project is public perspective of the problems. Identify the criteria
for developing these options, helping choosing the options, and help
in composing the management plan and strategy for this area.
Question on coordination with the Commission project has come up a
number of times. We have been talking about this already. We have
nothing firm, again because the lack of commitment so far for
funding. But we have areas of overlap in our projects. We have areas
where I can assist them by obtaining water quality data for them for
their needs. They can help me such as in the soil determinations.
So there are lot of areas for coordination here that I don't see any
problems.
I'll end by making a comment about local cooperation. I spent four
days over here two months ago when I first got this project started.
I obtained a lot of information and a lot of help. I appreciated
it. I'll be here tomorrow and I want to continue this sort of
process. I'll be over here quite a bit throughout the project on
field trips and there are going to be hours where I'm not going to be
out collecting samples or analyzing data. I would like to be
available for rap sessions, keeping people informed as to where we're
at and where we're headed so if they've got a comment, we could see
where we're headed and if it's the direction we should be headed.
The project demands open dialogue between the project people and the
local people. Remembering the intent of the project being to protect
the natural resource but at the same time allowing sensible sanitary
operation of bacteria sources, this is the process that is going to
demand a lot of put and take by all concerned and the only way that
I can see this occurring is through an open dialogue process. Are
there any questions?
(Chairman Briggs)
To the committee, I've got a couple--time frame?
Q: What is the project duration--I see when you say you need hard data,
I see some of it awfully soft initially. What is your time frame as
you see it in the project now?
A:
The project is funded for two years, starting last month. I'm hoping
to be able to go through this water year and obtain most of the
information that is necessary to identify what flushes out the
watersheds. If we need additional information we'll go back to the
next water year and tie up the loose ends. But, at the same time
that is occurring, I want to get the process started of looking at
the comprehensive plans, how they're being put together, whether we
can input_to those coastal zone management and Tillamook Bay Task
Force plans. So that when we have technical information that we need
at the proper time, we hopefully will have 8 months to a year to
discuss and develop that management plan.
Questions of the committee?
(Sam Hayes)
Q:
Well I have a question and a kind of a statement. One is, in the
twenties there was an outbreak of typhoid fever on the East Coast.
At that time, they found out where it was and where it wasn't. So
they examined the shellfish. It was attributed to the shellfish.
They found that the coliform count, in the area where it didn't exist
where the typhoid was. So at that time the public health service
set up a standard based on the fact that where they didn't find
typhoid this standard was acceptable as a public health service. So
now we come down here, many, many years away from that and they're
still using the same standard and so my question is, what are they
looking for? Are they looking for typhoid, hepatitis, salmonella. It
seems to be that when FDA comes pouring in on you this is what
they're after. They're counting for that. So now we come down
and we're looking for bacteria. And that's endless, completely
endless. Also, my question is Vaugh Creek and the septic tanks, it's
overflow that goes into the estuary: when it goes in there, what does
the saltwater do to this, how long is it a factor and if we can trace
this down. We're always right back to square one where we started.
And the industry, this is not the committee, I'm very closely
associated with them, and their feelings have always been that the
animal itself be the answer to the question. What is it and how long
does it take to clear an area, who knows? When do you close an area?
You . say two inches of rainfall. It can rain two inches of water
in Bay City and have absolutely no effect a mile inland where we're
having the trouble. It depends on the time of year. If it falls,
lets say the first 15 days in September, I'd say it's very dangerous
to public health. But if it falls in March, I don't believe, and the
industry doesn't • believe, that it has that much effect. This has
been going on for a long time. There was an oyster company in Italy
that was sued, I think it was 200 B.C., over an operation along
there. So there's probably almost anything and yet nobody has come
up with an answer.
A:
I've been talking with FDA about that subject. Their 70 total
coliform standard is under attack right now and has been since 1977.
They are looking at a fecal coliform standard which I think gets
closer to what you're saying -- a probability that somebody can be
infected. I agree with what you're saying. A probability that
somebody can be infected. I agree with you on the meat standard; and
that's going right to the meat and identifying the quality of the
meat. That is a real issue. I wish we could do that on this
particular project. I've discussed this with a number of people
but the thing that FDA would want would take a number of years and
I can't possibly do it within this particular study. So what I'm
having to do is more or less negotiate with FDA but stay within their
guidelines the best I can. So I'm going with the 14 count fecal
coliform standard.
(Ron Small)
Q:
I've got one questions also. Do you look into the factors of tides
and maybe wind direction as far as the water flowing out of the bay?
A:
Yes, circulation pattern is going to play a particular role in this
study. What we have found in the data up to this point is that most
of the fresh water hangs to the east shore coming out of the bay.
Most of the fresh water entering the bay comes in from the south,
hangs along the shoreline and goes out with increased intensity of
the runoff. It then starts to get over the shellfish area which is
out in here. So we're going to have to pay attention to circulation
patterns and wind patterns. That data is not available.
As far as Sam's comment about closing criteria, we completely agree
with you on the two inch rainfall. It's something we hung our hats
on until recently and we still are until we get things going on this
project. Other areas of the United States have been going to a
salinity or a discharge criteria. Below a certain salinity in the
water over the growing beds, they have been able to establish
correlations between the 70 fecal coliform count and salinity.
There's a bay up in Washington that uses discharge from a particular
river which, when above a certain cfs point, shuts down. The cfs
point is correlated back to the bacteria in the water over the growing
area.
(George Schroeder)
Q:
Yesterday I was on a ridge between Squaw and Wolf'Creek off the
Nestucca. I spent all morning on it and there were thousands of
mountain beaver holes there. The whole ridge was still wet,
surprising in this dry weather. I'm just wondering if we have a
handle on what these animals do in a fertile watershed like we have
here. What the effect is on water quality?
A:
That's what we put in the category of background. We can
differentiate the types of bacteria. These are bacteria that are
associated with the cows, associated with horses and those associated
with humans. But as to how and what the beaver contribute, I couldn't
say.
(George Schroeder)
Q:
One reason I asked that, when I was with Oregon State we had a report
on the waters of Oregon and, as I remember it, there were only a
handful of sources that were clean. Every stream, river and pond
were all full of bacteria. A lot of it must be natural.
A:
The coliform you can even get off of trees. So that's the reason
why we're zeroing in more on the fecal coliform that can be associated
to fecal contamination.
(George Schroeder)
Q:
Other than the aesthetics, has there been any harm attributed to the
animal population of these areas?
A:
Which animal population?
Q:
I'm talking about animals in general.
A:
Research. I don't have the actual reference, but I've seen research
on it thatsays there's upward of 1600 different sero-types of coliform
bacteria that can come from animals and infect humans. The idea is
that if you can demonstrate fecal contamination then that risk is
there. But you may not have any pathogenic bacteria in the water.
(Sam Hayes)
Q:
There's been shellfish taken out of this area for years and as near
as we know, nothing serious has ever come from that. While we're
on the subject of that, I wonder how many people have eaten mushrooms
raw and cooked? And what is it raised in?
A:
I don't know about mushrooms.
Q:
Horse manure?
A:
If everybody cooked their oysters, I don't think we'd have quite the
problems.
Further questions?
Q:
What kind of fecal coliform counts have been found in the bay and
do the oysters harbor the bacteria or do they flush out in the same
time period, say as the water would flush over.
A.
The oyster feeds by pumping water through and filters out in the
organisms that it wants to eat. When they get to a certain level,
they'll shut down their pumping activity, their feeding activity.
And will wait it out, so to speak. But after a certain period of
time, they do have to start up again. So they do concentrate the
organisms that are in the water; namely, the coliform bacteria. I
asked the question of the Fish and Wildlife People of how long an_
oyster takes to flush itself out after it senses clean water again.
They said it varies depending on the position of that particular
animal in the water and also on the type of water and the type of
the animal that it is. So there's going to be a lag time. We don't
know when the oyster meat is safe in the water. We don't know what
the correlation is there yet.
Further questions? John, I wish to thank you very much.
JEJ:j
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Tillamook
Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
December 10, 1979
APPET)IX
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CALL TO
ORDER
The first meeting of the Tillamook Water Qualit y Committee
was called to order by Chairperson Lois Albright at 8:12 PM.
THOSE
PRESENT
Albright, Jackson, Fritzler, Benoit, Pease, Olsen, Harris,.
Pedersen, Bailey, Velendie, Dubois, Lasher, Ackley, Fouste,
Jenkins, Stein, and Hitchcock.
ACTION
TAKEN
Fritzler: Committee o p eration and need for public involvement was stressed. Res p onsibilities of sponsors to review
and revise a work plan for the Water Quality Project. Exploration of institutional problems and what action is necessary.
Fritzler: Discussion of the use of a tape recorder during
public comments.
Albri g ht: Discussion of voting powers; The majority in attendance or their alternates will rule. Alternates should
be of the same interest groups as the members by whom they
are selected. Members are to provide the names and addresses
of their alternates at the next committee meeting. The chairperson will not choose an alternate.
Albright: Establishment of an adjournment time was set at
10:00 PM with commencement at 7:30 PM on the 2nd Thursday of
each month. Ackley was appointed as the agenda director for
the committee.
Jackson: Discussion of bacteria study, source identity at
point and non-point levels of pollution in streams and Tillamook Bay. Discussion of the opening and closing of shellfish harvesting in Tillamook County, and how to u p grade the
present system for maximum effectiveness. Jackson gave a
TOLL FREE number for members to call if they have any questions regarding the 208 study. The number is 1-800-452-7813,
ask for DE's in Portland and your call will be returned as soon
as possible by Jackson.
Pedersen: Discussion of the basic development of the Water
Quality Work Plan at local levels. Discussion of the 208 NonPoint Source Management Plan (NPS) and Of task delineation
was presented to the committee.
Benoit: Showed slides on the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin
Erosion and Sediment Study, and introduced it to the committee.
MOTION
A motion was made by Ackle y for adjournment at 10:10 PM. Seconded by Jenkins. Motion carried.
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Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
January 10, 1980
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)ER
Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Albright at 7:42 PM.
)SE
:SENT •
Albright, Pease, Dubois, Jenkins, Stein, Fouste, and McGriff. Others:
Pedersen and Smith, SCS, Willett, ASCS, Trout, OSFD, Vesterby, ESCS, and
Fenk, SWCD.
Minutes of the December 10, 1979 meeting were approved as mailed out.
ZION
KEN
Pedersen: Discussed reviewing Washington County's • 208 implementation
plan with various federal and state agencies for their comments to
applicability to Tillamook County. Pedersen has submitted a "shopping
list" of Best Management Practices (BMPs) that may be applicable to the
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin to SCS and SS&WCC for their review and com,
ments. Pedersen Would like a response from these agencies by Feb, 26, '80.
Pedersen also asked the committee how best to review this "shopping list"
f-of BMPs with the 208 Committee.
Trout: Discussed the Forest Practices Act and handed out currnet Forest
Practices Act handbook to committee members.
Vesterby: Discussed and went over solution to 20% sediment reduction for
the Tillamook Bay,as outlined in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Erosion
and Sediment Study Appendices.
McGriff: Moved that a work shop be held Jan. 31, '80 at 7:30 Pm in the
EOC Room to review these Practices.
MINATION
Stein: Nominated McGriff for Vice-Chairman of the Water Quality Committee.
Seconded by Pease. Motion carried.
Pedersen: Informed the Water Quality Committee that a local coordinating
committee may be needed for application for • Rural Clean Water funds to
implement BMPs on Agricultural Lands. Should this committee be formed,
a member of the Water Quality Committee should be present on this coordination committee.
Here is a-list of the alternates that the members have chosen so far.
Fouste - Russell Curnett
McGriff - Brian Gregor
Pease - Jerry Woodward
aloN
Pease: Moved adjournment at 9:50 PM. Seconded by Stein,
lotion carried,
Tillamook
Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
February 14, 1980
CALL TO Meeting was- called to order by Chairman Lois Albright at 7:32 PM on
ORDER
February 14, 1980.
Pease, Albright, Stein, Olsen, Wilson, Harris, Dubois, Ackley, Jenkins,
and Kruse. Others: Fenk, ASCS & SWCD, Pedersen, SCS, Close, Duncrack,
Vilendre, Jackson, and Glenduning, all of DEQ, Van Loo, and Hitchcock.
Minutes of the Dah. 10, 1980 meeting were approved as mailed out. Motion of approval was made by Olsen, seconded by Peaae. Motion carried.
Jackson: Discussion of the DEQ data gathered in the December bacteria
monitoring study. Shown were grafts and riverflow charts of the findings. Discussion was then directed to the seperetion of the different
types of bacterial pollutants.
Pedersen: Discussion of a Water Quality tour to be held before the
next meeting, March 13, 1980. A date of March 8, 1980 at 10:00 AM
was set for the tour. Motion was made by Olsen and seconded by
Jenkins. Motion carried.
Pedersen: Discussed Best Management Practices. A letter was sent
to the SCS requesting a response to the aspects of these Practices
that were submitted at an earlier date. This response is to be made
by February 25, 1980. Copies of the letter were sent to Guy Nutt,
State Conservationist.
Pedersen: Presented the committee with upgrading the cost of the
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Sediment & Erosion Study, so that•it
would meet the present price levels. Ackley moved that a letter
be drafted regarding the cost analysis of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin Sediment & Erosion Study. Seconded by Olsen. Motion
carried.
Pedersen: Reedta letter from the SWCD, to Tab Sehorn, SCS, regarding
application of the Rural Clean Water Program.
A motion was made for adjournment at 9:21 by Ackley, seconded by
Jenkins. Motion carried.
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Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
March 13, 1980
LL TO
DER
Meeting was called to order at 7:36 PM by chairman Albright.
OSE
ESENT
Albright, Wilson, Fouste, T. Josi, Ackley, DuBois, Jenkins, Others: E. Josi,
SWCD, Pedersen, SCS, Jackson, DEQ, and Hitchcock.
TION
A motion was made by Stein for the approval of the minutes of the February,
14, 1980 meeting. Seconded by Ackley. Motion carried.
Pedersen - Gave an RCA slide show with a discussion tullowing.
Pedersen - Discussed the 208 Status Plan. Bill Rompa of OSU, has developed a
model for the oyster industry as to the effects of a one month closure of Tillamook Bay for shellfish harvesting,
A letter was sent by the SWCD to Tab Sehorn, State Executive Director, regarding a Rural Clean Water Application.
A reply was received that the State
ASCS Committee recognized the potential for a Rural Clean I . ater Project in the
Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin.
Albright and E. Josi - Discussion of concepts and adoption of BZ .T's. A motion
was made by Ackley that BM's, numbered 1 through 26 be --lopted as a whole un_t,
with the understanding that this committee reserves the right to supplement or
delete to any of these practices, due to economical cosLi ane overall benefits
of each practice. Motion
Jackson - Discussion of the problem areas of the 5 rivers. The Tillamook River
still has the highest bacterial contamination. The Miami River shows that there
is a constant source of pollution, Delution takes place as the volume of water
increases. The Bio-Chemical Bacterial Isolations of mature and septic tank pollutions will be presented at the:next meeting.
The Water Quality Tour was discussed and it was decided that the Tour would
take place on either April 19, or April 26.
Pedersen - Discussed Washington County's Tmplementation Draft of implementing
water quality plan. This plan , is cfianneled through local governments at
county levels.
Public Discussion.Meeting adjourned at 10:02 PM.
Next meeting on April 10, 1980.-
llamook
Wat e r Qua 1 i ty Committe
208 Project Meeting
April 10, 1980
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Of ENVIRONMENTAL
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WATER QUALITY CONTROL
all to
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Meeting was called to- order by Chairman Albright at 8:01 p.m.
lose
:-esent
Pease, Albright, Olsen, Jenkins, McGriff, Dubois, Stein, Josi,
Wilson, Harris, and Fouste.
Others: Glendening, Vilendri, Smits,
and Close of DEQ, Massie, CEA, Fenk, ASCS, Maxwell, Pedersen, of
SCS, Hitchcock, SWCD, Zweifel and Oldenkamp.
:t:pn
Ackley moved that the minutes of the March 13, 1980 meeting be
approved as mailed out. Seconded by Josi. Motion carried.
Elaine Glendening of DEQ discussed the test results that were
taken in March. She stated that all rivers above the forest-ag
break were pure. There are still problems with pollution levels
on the Tillamook and Miami rivers. These rivers were well above
the standards set by the FDA. DEQ has been able to pinpoint some
pollution to dairy farms on the Miami River. The farmers have
been advLsed and are taking measures to solve these problems. DE.Q
will concentrate their efforts on these two problem rivers.
Pedersen gave a brief discussion on the solving of agricultural
related pollution problems with effective BMP's.
Smits stated that some areas have a large number of houses per
acre. During the heavy rainfall periods, it could be possible
that sewage effluent moves down the slopes and surfaces in ditches
some distance from the septic tank area.
Pedersen was a p pointed to select an appropiate date and time, along
with low tide, for the water quality tour.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
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Tillamook
Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
May 8, 1910
CALL TO
ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Albright at 7:38 p.m.
THOSE
PRESENT
Albright,:. McGriff, Stein, T. Josi, Pease, Harris, Wilson, Jenkins, and Olsen.
Others: McCray, SS&WCC, -edersen, Maxwell', SCS, E. Josi, Hitchcock, SWCD,
1rahmer, Duyke, and Boge of Washington County SWCD.
MOTION
A motion was made by Jenkins, and seconded y McGriff to approve the minutes of
the April 10, 1980 meeting. Motion carried.',
ACTION
Washington County SWCD Supervisors discussed the progress of their county's
Water Quality Plan. They have complE.e. 1 their Work Implementations Plan and
are currently seeking funds for implementing.
Pedersen briefly discussed the Proposed Draft for Subsections of the Tillamook
Bay Drainage Basin, NPS Plan. Hardy and Agee of DEQ and SS&WCC, are to develop
the EPA and DEQ Water Regulations affecting agricultural sections.
ACIONr
"The information, How Agricultural Pract.ces Affect Water Quality will be mailed
out for committee review for the next meeting.
There• were many inquiries into the SWCD's laws. A copy of this information
will be mailed as soon as they arrive from the Salem Office.
The tour was discus-2d and Pedersen was directed to make the final arrangements
for the tour. May 31, 1980, was selected as the date for this tour. All members
will be advised of the exact time of departure.
Meeting adjourned at 9:52 p.m.
Next meeting ---- June ,
12, 1980
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Water Quality Committee
203 Project Meeting
June 12, 1980
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Meeting was called to order by Chairman Albright at 7:32 p.m.
Albright, Ackley, Dubois, Harris, Pease, Jenkins, and Kruise. Others: Pedersen,
McCray, Maxwell, Hitchcock
Hitchcock Lasher, Jackson, Glendening, Albright and Albright.
Minutes of the May 8, 1980, meeting were approved as mailed out.
Jackson discussed the bacteria loading of the 5 rivers that enter into TilL.mook:
Bay. The results showed that the Tillamook and Trask rivers are receiving the
majority of the bacteria. The Federal Food and Drug Administration will be conducting a dye study at the mouth of the five rivers in August.
Glendening discussed the distinction bet ..en the human-coliform and the bovine
coliform. Due to the short life span of the bovious bacteria, results were very
irractic and inconclusive.
Jackson showed pictures of the Hydro-thermal flight tiken in May. This showed
the warm and cold areas of Tillamook Bay. The Trask River has a cool water flow,
which has a pushing effect on the bay. This results in a splitting of the Trask
as it flows into Tillamook Bay. The next sampling of the rivers and bay by DEQ
will be conducted in late July.
Albright and Pedersen discussed the tour and what benefits the BMIP's were providing for agricultural producers.
Peder se n reviewed portions of the Draft copy of the Tillamook Bay NPS -conc:rning comments from various agencies and organizations that.he has received c_aments from to date. The Water Quality Committee will review the total dr-ft
copies and be prepared to submit comments and input at future committeee :ae!-ings. It was suggested that the NPS plan be reviewed for recertification and
modifications on an annual basis by DEQ.
Pedersen stated that the Tillamook County ASCS has received application for the
Rural Clean Water Project (RCNP). The state office will be down in July to assist with this a . plication for the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin.
McCray reported that possible EPA funds are available to develop water quality
plans on agricultural operations within Lie Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin. This
would be accomplishe through submitting a work plan through DEQ.
Pedersen presented a Workload Analysis \of the technical assistance needed in
applying BMP's within the Tillamook Bay'Drainage Basin. With the present staff
it is projected that 10 years, plus, would be needed.
Jenkins reviewed his Long-Term Agreement with the committee. He discussed the
benefits of the program, and how it ties in with the Water Quality Program.
Ackley made a motion that the Tillamook SWCD develop a proposal for funding water
quality plans on agricultural lands within the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin.
Seconded by Harris. Motion carried.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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Tillamook
1Y8O
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Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meetil
QUALITY c c 1TROL
July 10, 1980"
CALL TO
ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman McGriff at
7:38
p.m.
TRUSE
McGriff, Ackley, Dubois, Stein, Pease, Harris, Josi, and Jenkins,
?RESENT .others: _Pedersen, and Maxwell, SCS, Hitchcock, SWCD, Grismer, Moore,
Lee, and Crane, OSU, Jensen, 0E0, Glendening, DEQ and Bailey, SS&WCC.
Minutes of the June 12, 1980 meeting were approved as mailed out.
Moore and Grismer gave a lengthly discussion on OSU's part in the
Water Quality 208 Project study. They told the committee that they
were in the process of refining a soils model for manure application
penetrations and dilutions of surface waters during different weather
conditions. Handed out Was a paper concerning the Tillamook Predictor, which is the basis for this model study. OSU is currently in
the process of developing a working model with different soil types
and different amounts of applications of manure to an actual model
base from which they want to acheive a more realistic view of the
affects of manure application on specific soils.
Pedersen brought up the need for 2 representatives from the Water
Quality Committee to attend the Rural Clean Water rogram meetings.
ASCS will chair these meetings. The Rural Clean Water Program will
deal only with agricultural related pollution - problems.. Josi volunteered to attend and McGriff will serve as an alternate. Jenkins
may also be able to serve as a representative. Bailey stated that
FDA, EPA, and DEQ consider Tillamook County as a good candidate for
the RCWP funding.
Pedersen discussed water quality plans for individual farms. SW7D
submitted a Water Quality Control Planning Project proposal
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for possible funding in the 1981 Fiscal Year, to develop individual
farm water quality plans for producers in the Tillamook Bay Drainage
Basin.
Glendening gave an update of the dater Quality Monitoring project.
There was no sample report due to the ash fallout. Handed out was
a background report outline. DEQ will try to make a sample run in
dry weather on July 28 to 30.
Pedersen stated the Farm Inventory Status Report is done. Results
should. be ready by the September meeting. The inventory indicates
that Tillamook Bay Drainav;e Basin has an averar7e of 30 days animal
waste storage,
l'euersen encourage the committee to continue to review thr, Arart
copy of Tillamook Bay Draina4;e Basin Af7ricultural on-roint :ourcf?
Pollution Abatement Plan and have comments ready at hext meet,inJ.,
L ,tein
.
motioned that committee dispence w h the August meetfnF.
Jenkins seconded, Motion carried,
motion wao made by Josi and seconded t
p,m. motion carried,
r a-!Thurnment
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Water :.uadity Committee
2Wi Project 7,leet1nr
September ii, 19.(30
TO
Meetln:7, was called to order by Chairman AlbriF:ht at 7H() p.m.
Members present: Albrirht, Pease, Jenkins, Olson, Dubois, and
it11.:T
:
Ackley, Others:
Smith, Pedersen, and 'Maxwell,
Jackson, and Glendening, DEQ, and Hitchcock, SWCD.
Minutes of the July 10, 1980 meeting were approved as mailed out.
Jackson discussed data received from the July 28-30 sampling run.
The results still show high counts of fecal coliform in the following areas; Miami River at Moss Creek, Wilson River from Sollie
Smith area to Makinster Rd., Trask River at Green Cree, , Magnolia
Drive, Holden Creek, Evergreen St., and Miller Street. Tillamook
River at Yellow Fir Rd., Simmons' Creek and Bewely Creek. The
Kilchis River showed the cleanest with high counts at Curl Bridge
Rd., and Murphy Creek.
The oysters appeared to be in good shape at this time. However,
there were a few oyster meat samples taken in the winter run that
did show fecal coliform contamination,
Jackson and Glendening discussed the results from the red dye
study taken on Sept, 6 and 7. The test showed that Tillamook
Bay has a high retention rate. Jackson pointed out the main Trask
and Tillamook River channels in the Bay. The Food and Drug Administration will be conducting another L:e study in Tillamook Bay in
November.
Pedersen was given authority to strike inactive members from the
Water Quality Committee. Those chosen for replacement are Phyllis
Wustenburg, and George Smith. Pedersen will try to replace them
with people who represent the same interests as they represented.
Jackson stated that the Water Quality Committee should seriously
consider reaching a decision in regards to the adoption of the
Water Quality Plan.
Pedersen stressed that members should review and have comments
ready on the Environmental Assessment section of the NPS. Pedersen also suggested that Jim Agee, EPA, should attend the next meeting to discuss the implementation proposal of the plan.
The Meetings are to be scheduled at 7:00 p.m, due to the large amount
of decisions that need to be made by the committee.
Meeting adjourned at 10:06 p.m.
Tillamook
Water Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
October 9, 1980
LI, TO
)P H
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Albright at 7:07 p.m.
)SE
?SENT
Members Present: Albright, Fouste, McGriff, Dubois, Olson, Stein,
Harris, 'Jenkins, and Pease, Others: Pedersen & Max e11, SCS,
Agee, EPA, Hitchcock, SWCD, and Glendening, DECD,
Minutes of the September 11, 1980 meeting were apprOved as mailed
out.
Agee, EPA, discussed the Implementation Proceedures Agreement, he
suggested that the committee develop their own program in regards
to this section of the 208 plan, as there are no set guidelines
in the EPA regulations. Agee also defined the National Pollution:
his-barge Elimination System permits, regulations, and requirements.
Agee aId-E.tat6d -tha't-there - is'no IiMitatiOnE -Off-the - vOlUntary phase
of this plan,
Albright suggested that the committee consider a time-phase for
the adoption of different section of the work plan.
It was also suggested that the word "ordinances" be changed to read
"policies".
Discussed was the deletion of the terms Voluntary and Mandatory
Phases.
Alice Dubois stated that she will be unable to attend future
meetings as she is moving to Washington, The committee extended
their thanks to Mrs. Dubois for her participation in the development of the Water Quality Plan. Alice named Pat Hawkins of Tillamock to take her place, as they share in the same interest group
The ordinances of the county were discussed. It was suggested
that the committee find out what legalities will be involved.
The need for a work shop was brought forward. The committee
decided to schedule this work shop for Tuesday, October 23, 1980,
at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting adjourned
at 10:18 p.m.
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Tillamook
Water. Quality Committee
208 Project Meeting
November ,l?, 1980
.LL TO
:DER
Meeting Was called to order by Chairman Albright at 7:35 p.m.
:OSE
:ESENT
Members Present: Harris, Fouste, McGriff, Olson, Albright,
Ackley, Pease, and Jenkins. Others: Jackson & Glendening, DEQ,
Pedersen & : Maxwell, SCS, and Fenk, Tillamook County SWCD.
Glendening presented a brief report on the fall watO sampling
runs conducted in October. Rainfall during this period was
1.08 inche''S at Tillamook.
Bay water quality standards were violated several times during
this samplinb run. Oyster meat samples at Station 6 were above
standards in 2 out of 3 tested. East side of Bay had the highest fecal coliform counts. High fecal coliform touts in the
Garibaldi Boat Basin existed.
Murphy Creek, a tributary of the Kilchis River was very high.
Lower Wilson had counts of 400. Trask River, between Johnston
Bridge. and_the_railroadbridge,_had
m-count-s-of_312,-
Simmons Creek, a tributary of the Tillamook River, showed fecal
coliform counts which were lower than the summer water sampling
run,
The committee reviewed the Environmental Assessment Sections.
Comments were noted on draft and will be included on the next
draft..
Implementation Procedures Agreement, the voluntary phase and
agency responsibilities parts were reviewed and changes noted
on copies, 'These changes will be noted on the next draft also.
Committee discussed DEQ's need for presenting an in-depth report
on the fall's water sampling runs. Jackson stated he could
delay this until the January's meeting so that the committee could
concentrate its efforts on the Tillamook SWCD Plan. Committee so
recommended.
Committee discussed a work shop between now and the regular scheduled December meeting, Pedersen directed to contact committee
members to schedule a meeting. . November 20, 1980 at 7:00 p.m.
was indicated as first choice,
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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Water Quality Cc.m.mittes
208 Project Meeting
January 3, 1981
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ORDER
THOSE
PRESENT
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Water Quality CH3forl
Dept. of En,frorm.
Meeting was called to order by Chairr,),in Albrig..t at 7:42 p.m.
; Qua;ity
YPT,hers Present:. Albright, Ackley, Pease, jenkins, Olsen, Harris, Josi,
Gmd McGriff. Others Present: Hitchcock, SWCD, Affoltor, County P11,,ning
Jackson and Glendening, DEQ, Vilendri, DEQ, and Pederson, SCS,
Minutes of the December 11, 1.980 meeting were and approved. Jenkins
.-0..ads'a notion for approval and Ackley seconded. Motion carried,
The Headlight Herald was present to take pictures for the SJCD's Annual
Report.
tEFORT
John Jackson, DEQ, reported on October's final run of fecal coliforn
samplings. The Miami River shows high peaks indicating surface, drainage.
Jackson identified problem areas in accordance to watersheds. The Mipmi
River showed a higher number of fecal coliform bacteria in the higher
watershed area. The Kilchis was high in the Murphy Creek area. Wilson
River was fine in the upper watershed area with no recreational infix.;.
The Trask River had a tendency to be high in the Mill Creek area,. while
the Tillamook River showed a drop in bacteria counts in the_Yil1 _Creak71-' " -eree;--Water-acn-plings in=4/11.aook-Bay-indicated-that-locrliform
counts occur during high tides and high counts occured at law tides.
G5kA --treliminary findings of the dairy/barnyard vicinities showed that the
saturation point on the bast soils ()enured at .68 inches of rain while
the saturation point on poorly drained soils ()enured at .13 inches of
rainfall. Oyster samplings studies are revealing that oysters continue
feeding during the summer months and not in the winter months during a
heavy rainfall. Jackson handed out an EPA pamphlet entitled "Septic
Tank Guidelines to Proper Installation". Sons committee memb-Prs returned DEQ'e Draft Copy of their background report at the meeting.
It was suggested that the County Sanitarian and DEQ sanitarian wet with
the Committee to discuss waterquality probleme. It y am also suggested
that the number of falling septic tanks within the dreineee basin of
Tillamook be brought to the attention of the County for comments and
possible new juriodicatien of existing ln±rs.
nazi
Pedersen discussed the District's Annnal.Meeting to be held at the
Kilchis River Grange Hall on February 19: 1981 et 3:00 p.n. The Cor,,mittee was urged to attend. Pedersen requested a letter of support to
the £SCS Committee for their Rural Clean Water Application be sent from
the Committee. McGriff made a motion to send letter and Pease Seconded.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:46 p.m.
Please note: The AGENDAS will be mailed by DEQ in Portland effective
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Tillamook Water Quality
Citizen's Advisory Committee
208 Project Meeting Minutes
February 12, 1981
CALL TO
ORDER
THOSE
PRESENT
Meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Albright at
7:47 p.m.
Members Present: Albright, Ackley, Jose, McGriff, Pease.
Others Present: Swift, Marshall, County Sanitarians;
Affloter, County Planning; Peterson, SCS; Jackson,
Glendening, Vilendri, Smits, DEQ.
MOTION
Minutes of the January 8, 1981 meeting were corrected and
approved.
REPORT
John Smits, DEQ Sanitarian, and Doug Marshall, gave
presentation on On Site Sewage Disposal. Smits gave
handout to committee that critiqued what conditions should
or should not be present to install a standard septic tank
and drainfield to meet the rules. Some of these were:
distance from stream, roadcut, or property lines; distance
to seasonal or permanent watertable; type of soil and depth;
slope of land. He said the state is in the process of
modifying their subsurface sewage rules which will allow
the use of alternative systems such as sandfilter system,
capped and filled system, low pressure distribution system,
tile dewatering system, alternating drainfields, and
community drainfields. Concerning the reevaluation of
permits issued since 1974 on all nondeveloped plots in
Tillamook County, he said of the 400 sites that have been
reevaluated to date, 2/3 meet the rules, 1/3 were not
approvable according to rules. Of that 1/3, 8% have no
feasible alternative that would work to treat the sewage.
Since 1972 approximately 2,400 building permits were issued
for the County, perhaps as many as 1/3 of these would not
meet the subsurface rules of today.
Doug Marshall, Tillamook County Sanitarian, gave a slide
presentation showing what a failing septic system looks
like and explained why systems fail. Discussion centered
on how a regular septic system works and how does it treat
sewage. Ackley asked if proper maintenance can prolong
a system's life and make it function better. Yes, was the
answer. Marshall said problem areas for septic systems
are maintenance, discharge of sewage into high water tables,
poor soils, and high housing densities. Failures usually
show up when a homeowner has trouble flushing the toilet
due to a system clogged with a biological matter, the water
table is so high that water will not flow out and backs
up into the house, or sewage surfaces in the yard.
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Corrective actions were discussed. Options mentioned were:
annexation to existing sewer system, formation of community
drainfield located on'good agricultural soil, alternative
systems, formation of a maintenance district for septic
systems, formation of sewerage district.
Vic Affloter, Tillamook County Planner, presented a
proposal for committee comment on requiring rural
residential to begin as a 2 acre minimum lot size. Smaller
lots size could be awarded by Planning Commission. Benefits
of this proposal would be: removing the County Sanitarian
from the role of Land Use Planner, protecting water quality
by allowing for area to properly repair on site subsurface
systems, and slow the minor partitioning of land and the
development of rural subdivisions that were never planned
as subdivisions.
ACTION
McGriff made a motion to table discussion of the 2 acre
proposal to provide time for the committee to gather
information on the subject and digest it. Affloter was
asked to return to the next meeting. Josi seconded motion.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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Tillamook Water Quality
Citizens Advisory Committee
208 Project Meeting Minutes
March 12, 1981
CALL TO
ORDER
Meeting was called to order by acting Chairman Pease at
'7:47 p.m.
THOSE
PRESENT
Members Present: Pease, Stein, Olsen, Harris, McGriffile....,1
Peterson, Glendening, Jackson, Vilendre
Others Present:
MOTION
Minutes of the February 12, 1981, meeting were approved.
REPORT
Meeting opened with a discussion of the first agenda item;
the proposed 2-acre minimum for rural residential
development for County Comp. Plan. The proposal is:
development of parcels of land for rural residential use
less than. 2 acres down to 20,000 sq. ft. would have to go
before the Planning Commission for approval. Pease said
such a policy would remove the county sanitarian from the
role of land use p lanner and allow this kind of development
to be reviewed for its impact on other factors, such as
roads. Ackley felt the 2-acre minimum could have a
potentially negative impact on farmland. He also voiced
concern that the new subsurface rules restricted access
of man and animal to land that is occupied by a drainfield.
MOTION
Ackley motioned that the committee endorse the proposed
2-acre minimum for rural residential development for Comp.
Plan. Jenkins seconded. Vote was 1 for and 1 against with
3 abstaining. Motion was tabled by lack of a concensus.
Jackson explained the final 208 Water Quality Management
Plan for the Tillamook Basin. It would have 3 parts;
On-Site Sewage Disposal, Agriculture, and Sewage Treatment
Plants. The committee would be involved in giving
input and reviewing it. The committee received copies of
the On-Site Sewage Disposal Plan and STP Notification
Procedures. They reviewed the- On-Site Sewage Disposal Plan
with Jackson touching on the major points. They were:
what is the impact on water quality from improper or failing
sewage system; problem statement for the Tillamook Basin;
outline of criteria used to identify problem areas; list
and map of problem areas with problems prioritized; results
of DEQ reevaluation and projection of the possible amount
of existing inadequate systems; examples of corrective
actions that can be taken, and alternative systems for use
with corresponding costs;. current procedure used to correct
failing systems; outline of roles and responsibilities of
county and state as proposed by the Plan; and the
possibility of funding. Discussion centered on the
correction of existing problems. Peterson proposed
establishing some requirement to have lending institutions.
sign off cn the adequacy of a subsurface system before a
house sale could be completed. Ackley asked what numberof homes would it take to install and run a community
drainfield economically.
-2Jackson reviewed purpose of STP Malfunction Notification.
He asked the committee to review it and have comments for
April meeting. These then would be sent to the STPs for
review and then to FDA for them to approve.
Peterson distributed comments received from review of
agriculture plan by other agencies to committee. As a
result of comments received, three new representatives would
be added to the evaluation committee: Oregon State Health
Division, Tillamook Bay Oyster Growers and McMinnville
Dairymen's Association.
Jackson outlined committee's involvement through to adoption
of Water Quality Plan. He said he would like to receive
comments on STP Notifications and On-Site Sewage Disposal
Plan by April meeting. Sometime before May meeting a
workshop would be scheduled if needed to work on a
redrafting of each of these components from comments
received. At May meeting the committee would review the
final version of the Water Quality Plan and it would be
distributed for broader review. Sometime in May a public
meeting would be scheduled. June's committee meeting would
present the comments received and any changes in Plan.
The committee at this time would motion to accept Plan and
send it to the Environmental Quality Commission for
adoption.
Meeting adjourned at 10 p.m.
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Tillamook Water Quality
Citizen's Advisory Committee
208 Project Meeting Minutes
April 9, 1981
CALL TO
ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Albright at
7:37 p.m.
THOSE
PRESENT
Members Present: Albright, Ackley, McGriff, Stein,
Olson, Harris
Others Present: Peterson, SCS; Jackson, Glendening, DEQ
MOTION
Minutes of the March 12, 1981, meeting were corrected and
approved.
REPORT
Ackley gave additional comments on the final draft of the
agricultural pollution abatement plan. With these comments
received, Peterson went through comments that were
incorporated into the final plan.
Ackley asked how the DEQ would know when a dairy operation
was expanding or building a new facility without being
notified by the owner. He said as it stands now the county
requires no building permits of agricultural buildings.
This leads to the chance that agricultural buildings could
be positioned too close to a stream or body of water and
thus be a source of animal waste pollution by their mere
location. He felt any action would be after the fact.
Committee discussion centered on how the county could get a
better handle on this problem.
MOTION
McGriff moved that the committee recommend to the county, in
order to effectively implement the BMPs outlined in the
Tillamook SWCD's agricultural pollution abatement plan, that
it adopt standards into the county zonin g ordinance that
direct the placement of agricultural buildings; especially
in respect to setback from bodies of water, such as stream,
and other areas such as roads and right-of-ways.
Olson seconded. The motion passed.
MOTION
Stein moved that the committee accept the Tillamook SWCD's
pollution abatement plan as amended.
McGriff seconded. Motion was carried unanimously.
DEQ SUBSURFACE SEWAGE
PLAN
Jackson presented the criteria used to establish the
critical zones in the subsurface sewage plan. Briefly the
plan was reviewed for new additions, completeness of the
concepts expressed and any initial committee comments.
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Olson asked how problem areas will be addressed and what
kind of replacement systems there are.
Jackson gave outline of time line for committees review of
various sections of the water quality plan. It's hoped that
a final draft can be ready for public review by mid-May.
accomplish this the committee decided to hold a workshop
April 23, to give their comments on all sections of the
plan.
Jackson said the county sanitarian does not endorse the
subsurface sewage as it stands. Says the sanitarian feels
there must be some commitment from the state to assist with
money and/or manpower in the corrective work as outlined in
the subsurface sewage plan.
ADJOURN
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Meeting adjourned at 9:39 p.
APPENDIX 2-1
Malfunction Notification Procedure
for City of Tillamook
Sewage Treatment Plant
Purpose of the Procedure
To identify a chain of responsibility in the event of a sewage treatment
plant (STP) malfunction in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin that would
create concern for safe use of public waters in that region. Compliance
with this procedure will ensure timely notification of responsible agencies
and staff of a potential health problem that may necessitate the closure
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting until the STP problem can be
corrected.
City of Tillamook STP Notification Procedure
Refer to Figure 1 for Tillamook Bay Closing Procedure.
(1) This procedure will be initiated any time an STP has an upset,
bypass or reduced efficiency that could create any discharge
that would result in water quality degradation sufficient to
impact the Bay. This condition may or may not be a violation
of its permit levels for fecal coliform discharges. Any time
that the STP cannot guarantee adequate disinfection of its
discharge, this procedure should be initiated.
Initiate procedure for:
(a) Alarm indicating
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chlorinator failure
Pump Station outage
Power loss to STP
Manhole overflow
(b) Chlorine demand greater than chlorine feed rate.
(c) Planned shutdowns that could result in high fecal coliform
levels in the discharge. These shutdowns must be
coordinated with the DEQ and OSHD prior to shutdown.
(2) Personnel responding to the alarm or noting the plant malfunction
should notify local Tillamook DEQ officials within one hour of
plant malfunction determination.
2-1
Figure 1.
TILLAMOOK BAY
CLOSING PROCEDURE
C)PLANT
UPSET, BYPASS
OR REDUCED EFFICIENCY
(NPDES permit violation)
°TRIGGER MECHANISM
(method to determine
bacteriological
contamination)
0PERSON
RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
WITHIN ONE HOUR
ID
O
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision ,point) —0
Jo
NOTIFY IF WATER
QUALITY
DEGRADATION
TOREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
© NOTIFY IF BAY
CLOSURE
NECESSARY
-FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH.& WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
► WORK WITH DEQ CENTRAL
STAFF FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
Tillamook STP Personnel
(3)
Del Schultz
842-4155
Home 842-6025
Mike Mahoney
Public Works Director
842-7797
Home 842-7795
Ed Motsinger
842-4155
Home 842-2367
The local Tillamook DEQ official is notified of the STP
malfunction by the STP operator. Once this person is notified,
the STP personnel can return to correcting the problem. The
responsibility of continuation of the bay closing procedure is
now with the local DEQ official. The decision that this official
has to make is whether or not water quality degradation is
occurring. This person may or may not have enough information to
make the decision. He may consult with DEQ central staff (Step
5) for technical assistance in making this decision. Once this
person has made the decision that a water quality degradation is
occurring, he will proceed with Step 7. If no water quality
degradation is determined the procedure stops here. The local
DEQ official may elect to stay informed on the progress of the
correction of the STP malfunction. He can reinitiate the
closing procedure based on changes in the STP operating status at
that time.
Tillamook DEQ Personnel
John L. Smits
325-2660
Home 738-5949
If unable to contact the above, contact at least one of those
listed below.
(4)
Personnel listed here are personnel that can be called that will
have either knowledge of the Tillamook Bay watershed and its
response, and/or technical knowledge of the STP operation. These
people working with the local Tillamook DEQ officials will make
a determination as to whether a water quality degradation has
or is occurring. They will have at their disposal detailed
information acquired from the Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study as
to how the Drainage System is operating at that moment.
Portland DEQ Personnel
Ed Lynd
Carl Andresen
Larry Patterson
John Jackson
Glen Carter
Ed Quan
Tom Bispham
229-5371
229-5370
229-5374
229-6035
229-5358
229-6978
229-5292
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
292-2878
655-7378
657-1072
357-5547
648-2620
644-8007
659-4013
Factors to Consider for Degraded Water Quality
--Time of Year for Malfunction
Oyster Harvesting, occurs:
Hayes-all year
Harris-mostly weekends
Olson-all year
Clamming occurs March through August on a minus tide
--River Flow, Volume of Wastewater
-What is current Trask River flow?
Is adequate dilution occurring?
What is the volume of untreated or improperly treated
wastewater discharged from Tillamook STP?
-Has bay recently received a large amount of fresh water?
--Precipitation
What have been the rainfall amounts for the preceeding two
days?
What is the weather forecast for the next two days and the
predicted rainfall amounts?
(U.S. Weather Service, Portland, 281-6271)
--Tides
-Current tide cycle and level of tide
Projected duration of malfunction more than one complete
tide cycle!
-Where and how is untreated wastewater being dispursed in
bay?
(6)
If the DEQ officials determine that there is water quality
degradation, the local DEQ official identified in Step 4 will
notify the Oregon State Health Division (OSHD) in Step 7.
(7)
The Oregon State Health Division personnel will be contacted
by the local Tillamook DEQ official and briefed on the STP
malfunction and the impact that malfunction is having on the
bacterial integrity of the shellfish growing waters in Tillamook
Bay. This person will only be notified in the event of a water
quality degradation occurring from the STP malfunction. This
I
1
person and his staff then have the responsibility to make the
decision as to whether or not to close Tillamook Bay to shellfish
harvesting until the STP malfunction can be corrected.
Oregon State Health Division Personnel
Mike Ostasz
229-6324
Home 472-9105
John Huffman
229-6302
Home 761-8591
(8)
The OSHD staff decision will be based upon information received
from DEQ technical staff, the current conditions of the watershed
and the severity and duration of the STP malfunction.
(9)
If the person in Step 7 makes the decision to close the Bay to
further shellfish harvesting, that person will then proceed with
Step 9 and notify persons listed as to the need for the closing
Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting, the time it is closed
and the projected duration of the closure. This OSHD person will
stay in touch with DEQ personnel for status of the correction
of the malfunction (Figure 2).
of
Tillamook Oyster Growers
Sam Hayes
Cecil Harris
Robert Olson
337-2210
842-6921
377-2577
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Seattle)
Bob Stott (206) 442-5552
442-0520
442-0521
Oregon State Police (Tillamook)
842-4433
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Dave Heckeroth
842-2741
TILLAMOOK BAY
OPENING PROCEDURE
0
PLANT PROBLEM
CORRECTED
/[1
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision point)
determine need for
water samples to
determine water
quality
NOTIFY WHEN
WATER QUALITY
RETURNS TO
BASELINE
()OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
CD NOTIFY WHEN BAY
OPENING PERMITTED
FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH & WILDLIFE
ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
Refer to Figure 2 for the Tillamook Bay Opening Procedure.
(1) When the STP malfunction or bypass has been corrected and plant
personnel can guarantee that the plant is operating as designed
and within permit limits for fecal bacteria discharge, personnel
will notify local DEQ official listed in Step 4 of closing
procedure.
(2)
STP personnel responsible for plant o peration and maintenance
will notify local Tillamook DEQ officials when plant has been
returned to operation and as to operational status of the STP.
(3) Local Tillamook DEQ official receives notification that the STP
is operating properly. He then must make the decision as to
whether or not the water quality degradation will continue for
a set period of time. Continued degradation will depend on river
flows and tide levels in the bay. This person may also make
a determination that water samples may be necessary to insure
correct determination of the water quality in the bay. This
person may also contact DEQ central staff for assistance.
(4) The local DEQ official in Step 3 will notify Oregon State Health
Division in Step 5 when the water quality has returned to a base
line that occurred prior to the STP malfunction. This water
quality base line may or may not occur immediately upon
correction of the STP malfunction.
(5) The Oregon State Health Division person, upon notification of
the status of the water quality of Tillamook Bay by the local
DEQ official in Step 3, will make a. decision as to when to open
Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting.
(6)
After Oregon State Health Division personnel have made the
decision to open the Bay, persons in Step 7 will be notified
as to the opening time.
(7)
Persons contacted previously about the bay closure will be
notified as to when Tillamook Bay is open to shellfish
harvesting.
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APPENDIX 2-2
Malfunction Notification Procedure
for Tillamook County Creamery Association
Sewage Treatment Plant
Purpose of the Procedure
To identify a chain of responsibility in the event of a sewage treatment
plant (STP) malfunction in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin that would
create concern for safe use of public waters in that region. Compliance
with this procedure will ensure timely notification of responsible agencies
and staff of a potential health problem that may necessitate the closure
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting until the STP problem can be
corrected.
Tillamook Creamery STP Notification Procedure
Refer to Figure 1 for Tillamook Bay Closing Procedure.
(1) This procedure will be initiated any time an STP has an upset,
bypass or reduced efficiency that could create any discharge
that would result in water quality degradation sufficient to
impact the Bay. This condition may or may not be a violation
of its permit levels for fecal coliform discharges. Any time
that the STP cannot guarantee adequate disinfection of its
discharge, this procedure should be initiated.
Initiate procedure for:
(a) Alarm indicating chlorinator failure
(b) Dike overflow of containment lagoon
(c) Chlorinated effluent with greater than 50 - 166 pounds daily
maximum Total Suspended Solids.
(d) Bypassing of raw sewage from collection system.
(e) Planned shutdowns that could result in high fecal coliform
levels in the discharge. These shutdowns must be coordinated
with the DEQ and OSHD prior to shutdown.
(2) The trigger mechanism could be an alarm attached to critical
equipment or any plant condition identified by STP personnel
during normal working hours that would create the reduced
efficiency stated in Step 1.
(3) Personnel responding to the alarm or noting the plant malfunction
Figure 1.
TILLAMOOK BAY
CLOSING PROCEDURE
PLANT UPSET, BYPASS
OR REDUCED EFFICIENCY
(NPDES permit violation)
©TRIGGER MECHANISM
(method to determine
bacteriological
contamination)
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
WITHIN ONE HOUR
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision,point) -0(
NOTIFY IF WATER
QUALITY
DEGRADATION
°OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
© NOTIFY IF BAY
CLOSURE
NECESSARY
-FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH.& WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
)0-WORK WITH DEQ CENTRAL
STAFF FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
should notify local Tillamook DEQ officials within one hour of
plant malfunction determination.
Tillamook Creamery STP Personnel
(4)
Dave Westmark
Operator
842-4481
Home 842-8631
Plant Engineer
842-4481
842-6750
The local Tillamook DEQ official is notified of the STP malfunction
by the STP operator. Once this person is notified, the STP
personnel can return to correcting the problem. The responsibility
of continuation of the bay closing procedure is now with the local
DEQ official. The decision that this official has to make is
whether or not water quality degradation is occurring. This person
may or may not have enough information to make the decision. He
may consult with DEQ central staff (Step 5) for technical
assistance in making this decision. Once this person has made the
decision that a water quality degradation is occurring, he will
proceed with Step 7. If no water quality degradation is determined
the procedure stops here. The local DEQ official may elect to stay
informed on the progress of the correction of the STP malfunction.
He can reinitiate the closing procedure based on changes in the STP
operating status at that time.
Tillamook DEQ Personnel
John L. Smits
325-8660
Home 738-5949
If unable to contact the above, contact at least one of those
listed below.
(5)
Personnel listed here are personnel that can be called that will
have either knowledge of the Tillamook Bay watershed and its
response, and/or technical knowledge of the STP operation. These
people working with the local Tillamook DEO officials will make a
determination as to whether a water quality degradation has or is
occurring. They will have at their disposal detailed information
acquired from the Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study as to how the
Drainage System is operating at that moment.
Portland DEQ Personnel,
Ed Lynd
Carl Andresen
Larry Patterson
John Jackson
Glen Carter
Ed Quan
Tom Bispham
229-5371
229-5370
229-5374
229-6035
229-5358
229-6978
229-5292
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
292-2878
655-7378
657-1072
357-5547
648-2620
644-8007
659-4013
Factors to Consider for Degraded Water Quality
--Time of Year for Malfunction
Oyster Harvesting occurs:
Hayes-all year
Harris-mostly weekends
Olson-all year
Clamming occurs March through August on a minus tide
--River Flow
-What is Wilson River flow?
-Is Adequate dilution occurring?
-What is the volume of untreated wastewater that has been
released?
-Has the bay received a large amount of fresh water
recently?
--Precipitation
-What has been the rainfall amounts for the preceeding two
days?
-What is the weather forecast for the next two days and the
predicted rainfall amounts?
(U.S. Weather Service, Portland, 281-6271)
--Tides
-Current tide cycle and level of tide
-Projected duration of malfunction more than one complete
tide cycle
-Where and how is untreated wastewater being dispursed in
bay?
(6)
If the DEQ officials determine that there is water quality
degradation, the local DEQ official identified in Step 4 will
notify the Oregon State Health Division (OSHD) in Step 7.
(7)
The Oregon State Health Division personnel will be contacted
by the local Tillamook DEQ official and briefed on the STP
malfunction and the impact that malfunction is having on the
bacterial integrity of the shellfish growing waters in Tillamook
Bay. This person will only be notified in the event of a water
quality degradation occurring from the STP malfunction. This
person and his staff then have the responsibility to make the
decision as to whether or not to close Tillamook Bay to shellfish
harvesting until the STP malfunction can be corrected.
Oregon State Health Division Personnel,
Mike Ostasz
229-6324
Home 472-9105
John Huffman
229-6302
Home 761-8591
(8)
The OSHD staff decision will be based upon information received
from DEQ technical staff, the current conditions of the watershed
and the severity and duration of the STP malfunction.
(9)
If the person in Step 7 makes the decision to close the Bay to
further shellfish harvesting, that person will then proceed with
Step 9 and notify persons listed as to the need for the closing
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting, the time it is closed
and the projected duration of the closure. This OSHD person will
stay in touch with DEQ personnel for status of the correction
of the malfunction (Figure 2).
Tillamook Oyster Growers
Sam Hayes
Cecil Harris
Robert Olson
337-2210
842-6921
377-2577
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Seattle)
Bob Stott (206) 442-5552
442-0520
442-0521
Oregon State Police (Tillamook)
842-4433
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Dave Heckeroth
842-2741
Refer to Figure 2 for the Tillamook Bay Opening Procedure.
(1)
When the STP malfunction or bypass has been corrected and plant
personnel can guarantee that the plant is operating as designed
and within permit limits for fecal bacteria discharge, personnel
will notify local DEQ official listed in Step 4 of closing
procedure.
(2)
STP personnel responsible for plant operation and maintenance
TILLAMOOK BAY
OPENING PROCEDURE
C)
PLANT PROBLEM
CORRECTED
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision point)
determine need for
water samples to
determine water
quality
( NOTIFY WHEN
WATER QUALITY
RETURNS TO
BASELINE
OREGON HEALTH DIVI S ION
(decision point)
(
NOTIFY WHEN BAY
OPENING PERMITTED
-FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH & WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
will notify local Tillamook DEQ officials when plant has been
returned to operation and to operational status of the STP.
(3) Local Tillamook DEQ official receives notification that the STP
is operating properly. He then must make the decision as to
whether or not the water quality degradation will continue for
a set period of time. Continued degradation will depend on river
flows and tide levels in the bay. This person may also make
a determination that water samples may be necessary to insure
correct determination of the water quality in the bay. This
person may also contact DEQ central staff for assistance.
(4) The local DEQ official in Step 3 will notify Oregon State Health
Division in Step 5 when the water quality has returned to a base
line that occurred prior to the STP malfunction. This water
quality base line may or may not occur immediately upon
correction of the STP malfunction.
(5) The Oregon State Health Division person, upon notification of
the status of the water quality of Tillamook Bay by the local
DEQ official in Step 3, will make a decision as to when to open
Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting.
TS240
(6)
After Oregon State Health Division personnel have made the
decision to open the Bay, persons in Step 7 will be notified
as to the opening time.
(7)
Persons contacted previously about the bay closure will be
notified as to when Tillamook Bay is open to shellfish
harvesting.
APPENDIX 2-3
Malfunction Notification Procedure
for City of Garibaldi
Sewage Treatment Plant
Purpose of the Procedure
To identify a chain of responsibility in the event of a sewage treatment
plant (STP) malfunction in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin that would
create concern for safe use of public waters in that region. Compliance
with this procedure will ensure timely notification of responsible agencies
and staff of a potential health problem that may necessitate the closure
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting until the STP problem can be
corrected.
City of Garibaldi STP Notification Procedure
Refer to Figure 1 for Tillamook Bay Closing Procedure.
(1) This procedure will be initiated any time an STP has an upset,
bypass or reduced efficiency that could create any discharge
that would result in water quality degradation sufficient to
impact the Bay. This condition may or may not be a violation
of its permit levels for fecal coliform discharges. Any time
that the STP cannot guarantee adequate disinfection of its
discharge, this procedure should be initiated.
Initiate procedure for:
(a) Alarm indicating
1.
2.
Chlorinator failure
Pump Station serving boating area power failure
(b) Chlorine demand greater than chlorine feed rate
(c) Planned shutdowns that could result in high fecal coliform
levels in the discharge. These shutdowns must be
coordinated with the DEQ and OSHD prior to shutdown.
(2) Personnel responding to the alarm or noting the plant malfunction
should notify local Tillamook DEQ officials within one hour of
plant malfunction determination.
City of Garibaldi STP Personnel
Dennis Sheldon
322-3327
Home 322-3775
(3) The local Tillamook DEQ official is notified of the STP
Figure
CLOSING PROCEDURE
PLANT UPSET, BYPASS
OR REDUCED EFFICIENCY
(NPDES permit violation)
(2) TRIGGER MECHANISM
(method to determine
bacteriological
contamination)
°PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
WITHIN ONE HOUR
$D
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision,point)
Jr
NOTIFY IF WATER
QUALITY
DEGRADATION
OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
NOTIFY IF BAY
CLOSURE
NECESSARY
-FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH.& WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
• WORK WITH DEQ CENTRAL
STAFF FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
malfunction by the STP operator. Once this person is notified,
the STP personnel can return to correcting the problem. The
responsibility of continuation of the bay closing procedure is
now with the local DEQ official. The decision that this official
has to make is whether or not water quality degradation is
occurring This person may or may not have enough information to
make the decision. He may consult with DEQ central staff (Step
5) for technical assistance in making this decision. Once this
person has made the decision that a water quality degradation is
occurring, he will proceed with Step 7. If no water quality
degradation is determined the procedure stops here. The local
DEQ official may elect to stay informed on the progress of the
correction of the STP malfunction. He can reinitiate the
closing procedure based on changes in the STP operating status at
that time.
Tillamook DEQ Personnel
John L. Smits
325-8660
Home 738-5949
If unable to contact the above, contact at least one of those
listed below.
(4) Personnel listed here are personnel that can be called that will
have either knowledge of the Tillamook Bay watershed and its
response, and/or technical knowledge of the STP operation. These
people working with the local Tillamook DEQ officials will make
a determination as to whether a water quality degradation has
or is occurring. They will have at their disposal detailed
information acquired from the Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study as
to how the Drainage System is operating at that moment.
Portland DEQ Personnel
Ed Lynd
Carl Andresen
Larry Patterson
John Jackson
Glen Carter
Ed Quan
Tom Bispham
229-5371
229-5370
229-5374
229-6035
229-5358
229-6978
229-5292
Home 292-2878
Home 655-7378
Home 657-1072
Home 357-5547
Home 648-2620
Home 644-8007
Home 659-4013
Factors to Consider for Degraded Water Quality
--Time of Year for Malfunction
Oyster Harvesting occurs:
Hayes-all year
Harris-mostly weekends
Olson-all year
2-3
Clamming occurs March through August on a minus tide
--River Flow
-Volume of wastewater
-Has Bay received a large amount of fresh water recently?
-Is Adequate dilution of wastewater occurring?
--Precipitation
-What have been the rainfall amounts for the preceeding
two days?
-What is the weather forecast for the next two days and
the predicted rainfall amounts?
.(U.S. Weather Service, Portland, 281-6271)
--Tides
-Current tide cycle and level of tide
-Projected duration of malfunction more than one complete
tide cycle
-Where and how is untreated wastewater being dispursed in
Bay?
(6) If the DEQ officials determine that there is water quality
degradation, the local DEQ official identified in Step 4 will
notify the Oregon State Health Division . (0SHD) in Step 7.
.(7) The Oregon State Health Division personnel will be contacted
by the local Tillamook DEQ official and briefed on the STP
malfunction and the impact that malfunction is having on the
bacterial integrity of the shellfish growing waters in Tillamook
Bay. This person will only be notified in the event of a water
quality degradation occurring from the STP malfunction. This
person and his staff then have the responsibility to make the
decision as to whether or not to close Tillamook Bay to shellfish
harvesting until the STP malfunction can be corrected.
Oregon State Health Division Personnel
Mike Ostasz
229-6324
Home 472-9105
John Huffman
229-6302
Home 761-8591
(8) The OSHD staff decision will be based upon information received
from DEQ technical staff, the current conditions of the watershed
and the severity and duration of the STP malfunction.
(9) If the person in Step 7 makes the decision to close the Bay .to
further shellfish harvesting, that person will then proceed with
' Step 9 and notify persons listed as to the need for the closing
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting, the time it is closed
and the projected duration of the closure. This OSHD person will
stay in touch with DEQ personnel for status of the correction
of the malfunction (Figure 2).
Tillamook Oyster Growers
Sam Hayes
Cecil Harris
Robert Olson
337-2210
842-6921
377-2577
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Seattle)
Bob Stott (206) 442-5552
442-0520
442-0521
Oregon State Police (Tillamook)
842-4433
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Dave Heckeroth
842-2741
Refer to Figure 2 for the Tillamook Bay Opening Procedure.
(1)
When the STP malfunction or bypass has been corrected and plant
personnel can guarantee that the plant is operating as designed
and within permit limits for fecal bacteria discharge, personnel
will notify local DEQ official listed in Step 4 of closing
procedure.
(2)
STP personnel responsible for plant operation and maintenance
will notify local Tillamook DEQ officials when plant has been
returned to operation and as to operational status of the STP.
(3)
Local Tillamook DEQ official receives notification that the STP
is operating properly. He then must make the decision as to
whether or not the water quality degradation will continue for
a set period of time. Continued degradation will depend on river
flows and tide levels in the bay. This person may also make
a determination that water samples may be necessary to ensure
correct determination of the water quality in the bay. This
person may also contact DEQ central staff for assistance.
Figure 2.
TILLAMOOK BAY
OPENING PROCEDURE
PLANT PROBLEM
CORRECTED
© PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision point)
determine need for
water samples to
determine water
quality
®NOTIFY WHEN
WATER O_UALrTY
RETURNS TO
BASELINE
()-OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
0 NOTIFY WHEN BAY
OPENING PERMITTED
1r ADMIN.
cn -FOOD & DRUG
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH & WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
(4) The local DEQ official in Step 3 will notify Oregon State Health
Division in Step 5 when the water quality has returned to a base
line that occurred prior to the STP malfunction. This water
quality base line may or may not occur immediatel y upon
correction of the STP malfunction.
(5) The Oregon State Health Division person, upon notification of
the status of the water qualit y of Tillamook Bay by the local
DEQ official in Step 3, will make a decision as to when to open
Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting.
(6)
After Oregon State Health Division personnel have made the
decision to open the Bay, persons in Step 7 will be notified
as to the opening time.
(7)
Persons contacted previously about the bay closure will be
notified as to when Tillamook Bay is open to shellfish
harvesting.
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APPENDIX 2-4
Malfunction Notification Procedure
for Port of Tillamook
Sewage Treatment Plant
Purpose of the Procedure
To identify a chain of responsibility in the event of a sewage treatment
plant (STP) malfunction in the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin that would
create concern for safe use of public waters in that region. Compliance
with this procedure will ensure timely notification of responsible agenc es
and staff of a potential health problem that may necessitate the closure
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting until the STP problem can be
corrected.
Port of Tillamook STP Notification Procedure
Refer to Figure 1 for Tillamook Ba y Closing Procedure.
(1) This procedure will be initiated any time an STP has an upset,
bypass or reduced efficiency that could create any discharge
that would result in water quality degradation sufficient to
impact the Bay. This condition may or may not be a violation
of its permit levels for fecal coliform discharges. Any time
that the STP cannot guarantee adequate disinfection of its
discharge, this procedure should be initiated.
Initiate procedure for:
(a)
Alarm indicating chlorinator failure
(b)
Breach of dike
(2) Personnel responding to the alarm or noting the plant malfunction
should notify local Tillamook DEQ officials within one hour of
plant malfunction determination.
Port of Tillamook STP Personnel
Bill Anderson
Pete Sorenson
842-2413
842-2413
Home 842-6894
Home 842-4939
(3) The local Tillamook DEQ official is notified of the STP
malfunction by the STP operator. Once this person is notified,
the STP personnel can return to correcting the problem. The
responsibility of continuation of the bay closing procedure is
now with the local DEQ official. The decision that this official
has to make is whether or not water quality degradation is
occurring. This person may or may not have enough information to
make the decision. He may consult with DEQ central staff
Figure 1.
2-4
TILLAMOOK BAY
CLOSING PROCEDURE
()PLANT UPSET, BYPASS
OR REDUCED EFFICIENCY
(NPDES permit violation)
w
TRIGGER MECHANISM
(method to determine
bacteriological
contamination)
©PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
WITHIN ONE HOUR
C)
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision .point) –‹
()NOTIFY IF WATER
QUALITY
DEGRADATION
()OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
© NOTIFY IF BAY
CLOSURE
NECESSARY
(ID FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH.& WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
,(5)
WORK WITH DEQ CENTRAL
'STAFF FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
(Step 5) for technical assistance in making this decision. Once
this person has made the decision that a water quality
degradation is occurring, he will proceed with Step 7. If no
water quality degradation is determined the procedure stops
here. The local DEQ official may elect to stay informed on the
progress of the correction of the STP malfunction. He can
reinitiate the closing procedure based on changes in the STP
operating status at that time.
Tillamook DEQ Personnel
John L. Smits
325-8660
Home 738-5949
If unable to contact the above, contact at least one of those
listed below.
(4) Personnel listed here are personnel that can be called that will
have either knowledge of the Tillamook Bay watershed and its
response, and/or technical knowledge of the STP operation. These
people working with the local Tillamook DEQ officials will make
a determination as to whether a water quality degradation has
or is occurring. They will have at their disposal detailed
information acquired from the Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study as
to how the Drainage System is operating at that moment.
Portland DEQ Personnel
Ed Lynd
Carl Andresen
Larry Patterson
John Jackson
Glen Carter
Ed Quan
Tom Bispham
229-5371
229-5370
229-5374
229-6035
229-5358
229-6978
229-5292
Home 292-2878
Home 655-7378
Home 657-1072
Home 357-5547
Home 648-2620
Home 644-8007
Home 659-4013
Factors to Consider for Degraded Water Quality
--Time of Year for Malfunction
Oyster Harvesting occurs:
Hayes-all year
Harris-mostly weekends
Olson-all year
Clamming occurs March through August on a minus tide
--River Flow, Volume of Wastewater
-What is Trask River flow?
-Has Bay recently received a large amount of fresh water?
-Is Adequate dilution occurring?
-What volume of untreated wastewater has been and will be
released?
--Precipitation
-What have been the rainfall amounts for the preceeding two
days?
-What is the weather forecast for the next two days and the
predicted rainfall amounts?
(U.S. Weather Service, Portland, 281-6271)
--Tides
-Current tide cycle and level of tide
-Projected duration of malfunction more than one complete
tide cycle
-Where and how is untreated wastewater being dispursed in
bay?
(6)
If the DEQ officials determine that there is water quality
degradation, the local DEQ official identified in Step 4 will
notify the Oregon State Health Division (OSHD) in Step 7.
(7)
The Oregon State Health Division personnel will be contacted
by the local Tillamook DEQ official and briefed on the STP
malfunction and the impact that malfunction is having on the
bacterial integrity of the shellfish growing waters in Tillamook
Bay. This person will only be notified in the event of a water
quality degradation occurring from the STP malfunction. This
person and his staff then have the responsibility to make the
decision as to whether or not to close Tillamook Bay to shellfish
harvesting until the STP malfunction can be corrected.
Oregon State Health Division Personnel
Mike Ostasz
229-6324
Home 472-9105
John Huffman
229-6302
Home 761-8591
Figure 2.
TILLAMOOK BAY
OPENING PROCEDURE
(D
PLANT PROBLEM
CORRECTED
I
2
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision point)
determine need for
water samples to
determine water
quality
NOTIFY_ WHEN
WATER QUALITY
RETURNS TO
BASELINE
© OREGON
HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
0 NOTIFY WHEN BAY
OPENING PERMITTED
0-FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH & WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
(8)
The OSHD staff decision will be based upon information received
from DEQ technical staff, the current conditions of the watershed
and the severity and duration of the STP malfunction.
(9)
If the person in Step 7 makes the decision to close the Bay to
further shellfish harvesting, that person will then proceed with
Step 9 and notify persons listed as to the need for the closing
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting, the time it is closed
and the projected duration of the closure. This OSHD person will
stay in touch with DEQ personnel for status of the correction
of the malfunction (Figure 2).
Tillamook Oyster Growers
Sam Hayes
Cecil Harris
Robert Olson
337-2210
842-6921
377-2577
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Seattle)
Bob Stott (206) 442-5552
442-0520
442-0521
Oregon State Police (Tillamook)
842-4433
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Dave Heckercith
842-2741
Refer to Figure 2 for the Tillamook Bay Opening Procedure.
(1)
When the STP malfunction or bypass has been corrected and plant
personnel can guarantee that the plant is operating as designed
and within permit limits for fecal bacteria discharge, personnel
will notify local DEQ official listed in Step 4 of closing
procedure.
(2)
STP personnel responsible for plant operation and maintenance
will notify local Tillamook DEQ officials when plant has been
returned to operation and to operational status of the STP.
(3)
Local Tillamook DEQ official receives notification that the STP
is operating properly. He then must make the decision as to
whether or not the water quality degradation will continue for
a set period of time. Continued degradation will depend on river
flows and tide levels in the bay. This person may also make
a determination that water samples may be necessary to insure
correct determination of the water quality in the bay. This
person may also contact DEQ central staff for assistance.
(4) The local DEQ official in Step 3 will notify Oregon State Health
Division in Step 5 when the water quality has returned to a base
line that occurred prior to the STP malfunction. This water
quality base line may or may not occur immediately upon
correction of the STP malfunction.
(5) The Oregon State Health Division person, upon notification of
the status of the water quality of Tillamook Bay by the local
DEQ official in Step 3, will make a decision as to when to open
Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting.
(6)
After Oregon State Health Division personnel have made the
decision to open the Bay, persons in Step 7 will be notified
as to the opening time.
(7)
Persons contacted previously about the bay closure will be
notified as to when Tillamook Bay is open to shellfish
harvesting.
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APPENDIX 2-5
Malfunction Notification Procedure
for Bay City Sewage Treatment Plant
Purpose of the Procedure
To identify a chain of responsibility in the event of a sewage treatment
plant (STP) malfunction in the Tillamook Ba y Drainage Basin that would
create concern for safe use of public waters in that region. Compliance
with this procedure will ensure timely notification of responsible agencies
and staff of a potential health problem that may necessitate the closure
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting until the STP problem can be
corrected.
Bay City STP Notification Procedure
Refer to Figure 1 for Tillamook Bay Closing Procedure.
(1) This procedure will be initiated any time an STP has an upset,
bypass or reduced efficiency that could create any discharge
that would result in water quality degradation sufficient to
impact the Bay. This condition may or may not be a violation
of its permit levels for fecal coliform discharges. Any time
that the STP cannot guarantee adequate disinfection of its
discharge, this procedure should be initiated.
Initiate procedure for:
(a)
Breach of dike
(b) Hydraulic overload of lagoons
(c) Power failure
(d) Alarm indicating chlorinator failure
(e)
Planned shutdowns that could result in high fecal coliform
levels in the discharge. These shutdowns must be
coordinated with the DEQ and OSHD prior to shutdown.
(3) Personnel responding to the alrm or noting the plant malfunction
should notify local Tillamook DEQ officials within one hour of
plant malfunction determination.
Bay City STP Personnel
Virgil Simmons
Jim Short
377-2288
377-2288
Home 377-2352
Home 377-2853
(4) The local Tillamook DEQ official is notified of the STP
malfunction by the STP operator. Once this person is notified,
Figure 1.
TILLAMOOK BAY
CLOSING PROCEDURE
()PLANT UPSET, BYPASS
OR REDUCED EFFICIENCY
(NPDES permit violation)
y
() TRIGGER MECHANISM
(method to determine
bacteriological
contamination)
©PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
WITHIN ONE HOUR
0
LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision point) –41
jV
CD.NOTIFY IF WATER
QUALtTY
DEGRADATION
()OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
(decision point)
() NOTIFY IF BAY
CLOSURE
NECESSARY
V
-FOOD & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH.& WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
-WORK WITH DEQ CENTRAL
STAFF FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
the STP personnel can return to correcting the problem. The
responsibility of continuation of the bay closing procedure is
now with the local DEQ official. The decision that this official
has to make is whether or not water quality degradation is
occurring. This person may or ma y not have enough information to
make the decision. He may consult with DEQ central staff (Step
5) for technical assistance in Making this decision. Once this
person has made the decision that a water quality degradation is
occurring, he will proceed with Step 7. If no water quality
degradation is determined the procedure stops here. The local
DEQ official may elect to stay informed on the progress of the
correction of the STP malfunction. He can reinitiate the closing
procedure based on changes in the STP operating status at that
time.
Tillamook DEQ Personnel
John L. Smits
325-8660
Home 738-5949
If unable to contact the above, contact at least one of those
listed below.
(5) Personnel listed here are personnel that can be called that will
have either knowledge of the Tillamook Bay watershed and its
response, and/or technical knowledge of the STP operation. These
people working with the local Tillamook DEQ officials will make
a determination as to whether a water quality degradation has
or is occurring. They will have at their disposal detailed
information acquired from the Tillamook Bay Bacteria Study as
to how the Drainage System is operating at that moment.
Portland DEQ Personnel
Ed Lynd
Carl Andresen
Larry Patterson
John Jackson
Glen Carter
Ed Quan
Tom Bispham
229-5371
229-5370
229-5374
229-6035
229-5358
229-6978
229-5292
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Factors to Consider for Degraded Water Quality
--Time of Year for Malfunction
Oyster Harvesting occurs:
Hayes-all year
Harris-mostly weekends
Olson-all year
292-2878
655-7378
657-1072
357-5547
648-2620
644-8007
659-4013
Clamming occurs March through August on a minus tide
--River Flows, Volume of Wastewater
-Has Bay recently received a large amount of fresh
water?
-Is Adequate dilution of wastewater occurring?
-What is the volume of untreated wastewater released?
--Precipitation
-What has been the rainfall amounts for the preceeding two
days?
-What is the weather forecast for the next two days and the
predicted rainfall amounts?
(U.S. Weather Service, Portland, 281-6271)
--Tides
-Current tide cycle and level of tide
-Projected duration of malfunction more than one complete
tide cycle
-Where and how is untreated wastewater being dispursed in
Bay?
(6)
If the DEQ officials determine that there is water quality
degradation, the local DEQ official identified in Step 4 will
notify the Oregon State Health Division (OSHD) in Step 7.
(7)
The Oregon State Health Division personnel will be contacted
by the local Tillamook DEQ official and briefed on the STP
malfunction and the impact that malfunction is having on the
bacterial integrity of the shellfish growing waters in Tillamook
Bay. This person will only be notified in the event of a water
quality degradation occurring from the STP malfunction. This
person and his staff then have the responsibility to make the
decision as to whether or not to close Tillamook Bay to shellfish
harvesting until the STP malfunction can be corrected.
Oregon State Health Division Personnel
Mike Ostasz
229-6324
Home 472-9105
John Huffman
229-6302
Home 761-8591
(8) The OSHD staff decision will be based upon information received
from DEQ technical staff, the current conditions of the watershed
and the severity and duration of the STP malfunction.
(9) If the person in Step 7 makes the decision to close the Bay to
further shellfish harvesting, that person will then proceed with
Step 9 and notify persons listed as to the need for the closing
of Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting, the timeit is closed
and the projected duration of the closure. This OSHD person will
stay in touch with DEQ personnel for status of the correction
of the malfunction (Figure 2).
Tillamook Oyster Growers
Sam Hayes
Cecil Harris
Robert Olson
337-2210
842-6921
377-2577
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Seattle)
Bob Stott (206) 442-5552
442-0520
442-0521
Oregon State Police (Tillamook)
842-4433
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Dave Heckeroth
842-2741
Refer to Figure 2 for the Tillamook Bay Opening Procedure.
(1)
(2)
(3)
When the STP malfunction or bypass has been corrected and plant
personnel can guarantee that the plant is operating as designed
and within permit limits for fecal bacteria discharge, personnel
will notify local DEQ official listed in Step 4 of closing
procedure.
STP personnel responsible for plant operation and maintenance
will notify local Tillamook DEQ officials when plant has been
. returned to operation and to operational status of the STP.
Local Tillamook DEQ official receives notification that the STP
is operating properly. He then must make the decision as to
whether or not the water quality degradation will continue for
a set period of time. Continued degradation will depend on river
flows and tide levels in the bay. This person may also make
a determination that water samples may be necessary to insure
correct determination of the water quality in the bay. This
person may also contact DEQ central staff for assistance.
Figure 2.
TILLAMOOK BAY
OPENING PROCEDURE
0
PLANT PROBLEM
CORRECTED
CD PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR PLANT OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
NOTIFY
(1)
-AJ*-LOCAL DEQ OFFICIAL
(decision point)
determine need for
water samples to
determine water
quality
®NOTIFY WHEN
WATER QUALITY
RETURNS TO
BASELINE
OREGON HEALTH DIVISION
Cdecision point)
C) NOTIFY 1r
WHEN BAY
OPENING PERMITTED
V
® -F000 & DRUG ADMIN.
-OYSTER GROWERS
-ORE. FISH & WILDLIFE
-ORE. STATE POLICE
MARINE PATROL
-MEDIA RELEASE
(4)
The local DEQ official in Step 3 will notify Oregon State Health
Division in Step 5 when the water quality has returned to a base
line that occurred prior to the STP malfunction. This water
quality base line may or may not occur immediately upon
correction of the STP malfunction.
(5)
The Oregon State Health Division person, upon notification of
the status of the water quality of Tillamook Bay by the local
DEQ official in Step 3, will make a decision as to when to open
Tillamook Bay to shellfish harvesting.
(6)
After Oregon State Health Division personnel have made the
decision to open the Bay, persons in Step 7 will be notified
as to the opening time.
(7)
Persons contacted previously about the ba y closure will be
notified as to when Tillamook Bay is open to shellfish
harvesting.
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i'-,PPF:;DP 7-C
Public Health Service
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HU,NI N SER ICES
Office of the Regional Drec-tor
Food and Drug Administration
Room 5009, Federal. Office
909 1st Avenue
Seattle, Vlashington 98174
April 28, 1981
Telepoone:. 205-442.=,:304
Mr. John Jackson
Dept. of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1760
522 S. W. Fifth Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97201
Dear John:
I'm writing in response to your request to review and
comment on the proposed sewage treatment plant modifications for the Tillamook area plants.
As you know, we have felt that the proper operation of
these five facilities was critical for the protection of
the shellfish growing areas in Tillamook Bay. Since 1974,
we have been stressing the importance of the plants to
adhere to the EPA guidelines for protection of shellfish
growing areas. These guidelines require proper chlorination of the effluent with a warning system activation if
the effluent is only partially treated.
Although we agree with the modifications that are proposed
for each of the facilities, we consider the elimination of
residual analysers for the Garibaldi, Bay City, and Tillamook City plants a step backward from the progress that is
being made toward upgrading those plants. Elimination of
the analysers would also be contrary to the recommendation
made by the Oregon Shellfish Task Force in December 1978
that the plants be upgraded to comply with the EPA
guidelines.
However, there appears to be a difference of opinion
between your engineers and ours with regard to the
dependability and effectiveness of the chlorine residual
analysers. It is my understanding that chlorine residual
analysers are being used on the East Coast. We are also
beginning to see some use of them on the West Coast,
particularly in shellfish growing areas in California and
Washington. Therefore, I would not like to see us
eliminate consideration of the units at this point. In
the interim, we would anticipate a substancial increase in
monitoring activities by your Department as indicated in
the draft on page 6.
State of 'Oregon
DEPARTMENT or ENV1RoNN,,ENTAI
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Mr. John Jackson
Dept. of Environmental Quality
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On the more positive side of the issue, we believe the
notification procedures will be a significant improvement
over past procedures. This procedure should provide rapid
response in closing the area after a malfunction.
In summation, we are dependent upon local and state .
officials to implement the type of controls that are
necessary to safeguard the shellfish areas and assure that
only safe shellfish will be harvested. Our 1977 study
discussed many items relating to the various STP's that we
felt were deficient. Some of those things are not specifically addressed in your March 19, 1981, draft, but we
are assuming that they have either been corrected or would
trigger closure of the bay if inadequate treatment
occurred.
We can only make recommendations, and the option of im p lementing those recommendations is left to the local officials. We believe that manpower does not permit the local
and state officials to monitor the treatment efficiency in
person to the degree that a mechanical system would allow,
particularl y when the plant is unattended.
We hope that further consideration is given to installing
the chlorine residual analysers. We will also be discussing the matter with EPA officials in the near future.
We appreciated the opportunity to comment on the draft.
Sincerely,
Robert F. Stott
Regional Shellfish Specialist
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES
December 1, 1981
Mr. John Jackson
Dept. of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1750
522 S. W. Fifth Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97201
Public Health Service
Office of the Regional Director
Food and Drug Administration
Room 5009, Federal Office Building
909 1st Avenue
Seattle, Washington 93174
Telephone: 206-442-5304
Dear John:
I'm writing in response to your request concerning our
current feelings on the proposed modification of the
various sewage treatment facilities that discharge
directly or indirectly into Tillamook Bay.
After reviewing Chapter 2 of the June 1981 Tillamook
Drainage Basin Fecal Wastes Management Plan, T. felt there
was no alteration of pro p osed modifications from those I
commented on in my April 28, 1981, letter to you.
We continue to feel that sewag e treatment plants that
discharge into shellfish growing areas should meet the
guidelines of three EPA documents:
1.
Technical B ulletin--Protection of Shellfish Waters,
July 1974.
2.
Federal Guidelines: Design, Operation and
Maintenance of Wastewater Treatment Plants.
3.
Technical Bulletin--Design Criteria for Mechanical,
Electric and Fluid System and Component
Reliability.
If these guidelines are not adhered to, it is anticipated
that less public health protection will be provided.
The modifications as proposed by the Tillamook area plants
are in agreement with the guidelines, but do not in
themselves eliminate other mechanical, electrical, and
component reliability requirements as contemplated for
plants in the Class I category.
We have continually stressed the importance of p roviding a
mechanical system for monitoring chlorine residuals
especially during periods when the plant operator is not
present. It was my understanding shortly after my April
28, 1981, letter, that a chlorine residual analyser would
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Mr. John Jackson
be installed at the Tillamook City'plant to evaluate the
unit's capability before additional units were purchased
for other STP's. However, at the time of this letter, it
is now my understanding that there was some administrative
problems and the unit was not purchased. Obviously, we
are disappointed that there is still no unit installed.
In general, we are still pleased with the attitudes and
accomplishments of all the interested Parties in the
Tillamook Bay area in the last two years. As you know, we
can only make recommendations, and the option of
implementing those recommendations is the responsibility
of state, local, and industry persons. Our concern is
that the type of technology and controls that are applied
will assure that only safe shellfish will be harvested
from Tillamook Bay.
I hope this letter provides further insight into our
feeling on the proposed modifications.
Sincerely,
Robert F. Stott
Shellfish Specialist
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE OREGON STATE HEALTH DIVISION
AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AND
THE FISH COMMISSION OF OREGON
WHEREAS, pursuant to ORS Chapter 622, the Oregon State
Health Division has responsibility for administration and enforcement of laws in the State relative to certification and surveillance of shellfish plants, growers, growing areas, harvesters,
and distributors; and
WHEREAS, the National Shellfish Sanitation Program administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration designates the
Oregon State Health Division as the responsible agency for certification of growing areas, harvesters, processors, and distributors;
and
WHEREAS, p ursuant to ORS Chapter 449, the Oregon State
Department of Environmental Quality has responsibility for administration and enforcement of laws in this State relative to
waste discharge permits and surveillance of water quality in the
estuarine shellfish growing waters; and
WHEREAS, in order to maximize the effectiveness of the
shellfish sanitation program through the cooperation of the Health
Division and the Department of Environmental Quality, each performing its aforesaid respective functions;
NOW THEREFORE:
1. The Oregon State Health Division will:
(a)
Certify qualified shellfish operations under
ORS Chapter 622 and be responsible for certification of qualified operations for interstate shipment.
(b)
Inspect all shellfish harvesting, processing,
and distribution facilities.
(c)
Consult with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on matters p ertaining to certification
for interstate shipment of shellfish.
(d) Collect routinely market samples of shellfish
for bacteriological testing. Samples of shellfish for paralytic shellfish toxin bioassay
will be collected from four sampling points
during the period of highest risk. Additional
samples may be required if toxins are present
or suspected.
(e) Evaluate bacteriological and physical data as
collected by the Department of Environmental
Quality on shellfish growing areas and in concert with the Department of Environmental Quality,
determine the need for administrative or legal
action.
(f)) Notify immediately all licensed harvesters of
growing area closures. Tillamook and Yaouina
Bays will be closed to shellfish harvest for
two days following a rainfall in excess of two
inches in any 24 hour period. Posting of closed
areas will be performed by the Oregon State
Health Division as required.
(g) After consulting With the Department of EnvironMental Quality and the Fish Commission, issue
a joint release of all information pertaining
to shellfish sanitation and safety.
(h) Exercise all other powers not provided for herein
which are the responsibility of the Division
under ORS Chapter 622.
2. The Department of Environmental Quality will:
(a)
Sample all the sewage treatment plants in
Tillamook and Yaquina Bays twice monthly for
the remainder of calendar year 1972. Sewage
treatment plants on other bays having com7
mercial shellfish harvesting will be sampled
every other month through the remainder of calendar year 1972. Subsecfuent sampling schedules
will be developed by the Department of Environmental Quality and the Health Division. Top
priority will be given in monitoring each plant
during any heavy precipitation periods of the
year. Primary emphasis will be on sufficient
chlorine residuals and the lowest possible
coliform numbers in the respective effluents.
(b)
Be notified immediatel y b y the plant operator
in the event of p lant failure, such as by-passing
of raw sewage. U pon receipt of such, the Department of Environmental Quality will notify
the joint agenc y emergency action team.
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(c)
Set sampling schedules of growing areas to ensure
compliance with the National Shellfish Sanitation requirements. A comprehensive survey, as
defined by the National Shellfish Sanitation
Program, will be conducted jointly by all three
agencies on each conditionally approved growing
area at least once each ten y ears. This ma y .be
done more frequentl y if there is a demonstrable
degradation in water qualit y . Be prepared to
activate the joint agency emergency action team
whenever it a p pears that a public health hazard
exists.
(d) Forward to the Oregon State Health Division
copies of data collected at the treatment plants
and bay water stations. The Department of Environmental Quality will notif y the Health Division of any changes which might adversely affect
the bacteriological water q uality in the shellfish growing areas.
3. The following agreement is entered into by the Fish
Commission of Oregon hereinafter referred to as the
Commission and the Oregon State Health Division
hereinafter referred to as the Division.
The Commission and Division agree as follows:
(a)
The Commission shall notify the Division of
each new oyster plat application filed with
the Commission under ORS 509.431.
(b)
The Division, after consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, will provide
to the Commission within 30 days of such notification, a current report indicating the quality
of the water in the area of the oyster plat
applied for and whether oysters taken from such
area would qualify for certification of shellfish
in interstate shipment under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.
(c)
The Commission, in classifying State lands as
suitable for oyster cultivation, shall consider
water quality information sup p lied by the Division and the De p artment of Environmental Quality
in relation to the requirements of the National
Shellfish Sanitation Program for certification
of shellfish for interstate shipment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
memorandum of understanding to be signed by the respective officer
or representative thereof and the seal, if any, of the said parties
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BY OAR NUMBER
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TITLE
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340-71-100
340-71-110
340-71-120
340-71-130
340-71-140
Definitions
Purpose
Jurisdiction & Policy
General Standards
Fees - General
340-71-150
340-71-160
340-71- 1 65
340-71-170
340-71-175
340-71-185
340-71-195
340-71-200
340-71-205
340-71-210
340-71-215
Site Evaluation Procedures
Permit Application Procedures
Permit Denial Review
Pre-cover Inspection
Certificate of Satisfactory Completion
Abandonment of Systems
Upgrading Disposal Systems
Prior Construction Permits or Approvals
Authorization To Use Existing System
Alteration of Existing System
Repair of Existing System
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340-71-220
340-71-260
340-71-265
340-71-270
340-71-275
340-71-280
340-71-285
340-71-290
340-71-295
340-71-300
340-71-305
340-71-310
340-71-315
340-71-320
340-71-325
340-71-330
340-71-335
340-71-340
340-71-345
340-71-350
Standard Subsurface Systems
Alternative Systems, General
Capping Fills
Evapotranspiration-Absorption Systems
Pressurized Distribution Systems
Seepage Trench System
Redundant Systems
Sand Filter Systems
Conventional Sand Filter Design
Other Sand Filter Designs
Sand Filter S y stem Op eration &'Maintenance
Steep Slope Systems
Tile Devatering Systems
Split Waste Systems
Gray Water Waste Disposal Sumps
Nonwater-Carried Systems
Cesspools and See p age Pits
Holding Tanks
Aerobic Systems
Low-Flush Toilets
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340-71-400
340-71-410
340-71-415
340-71-420
340-71-425
340-71-430
340-71-435
Geographic Area Special Considerations
Rural Area Variances
Formal Variances
Hardship Variances
Variance Officers
Variance Hearings
Variance Permit Issuance, Inspections,
Certificate of Satisfactory Completion
Variance Appeals
Variance Administrative Review
Experimental Systems
Moratorium Areas
Community Systems
Large Systems
Sewage Disposal Service
340-71-440
340-71-443
340-71-450
340-71-460
340-71-500
340-71-520
340-71-600
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Abandonment of Systems
Aerobic Systems
Alteration of Existing S y stems
Alternative Systems, General
Authorization to Use Existing Systems
Capping Fills
Certificate of Satisfactor y Completion
Cesspools and Seepage Pits
Community Systems
Conventional Sand Filter Design
Definitions
Dewatering, Tile Systems
Evapotrans p iration-Absorption Systems
Existing Systems, Alteration of
Existing Systems, Authorization to Use
Existing Systems, Repair of
Experimental Systems
Fees - General
Formal Variances
General Standards
Geographic Area Special Considerations
Gray Water Waste Disposal Sumps
Hardship Variances
Holding Tanks
Jurisdiction & Policy
Large Systems
Low-Flush Toilets
Moratorium Areas
Nonwater-Carried Systems
Other Sand Filter Designs
Permit Application Procedures, General
Permit Denial Review
Pre-cover Inspection
Pressurized Distribution Systems
Prior Construction Permits or Approvals
Purpose
Redundant Systems
Repair of Existing Systems
Rural Area Variances
Sand Filter Systems
Sand Filters, Conventional
Sand Filters, Other Designs
Sand Filter Operation & Maintenance
Seepage - Trench System
Sewage Disposal Service
Site Evaluation Procedures
Split Waste Systems
Standards, General
Standard Subsurface Systems
Steep Slope Systems
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340-71-185
340-71-345
340-71-210
340-71-260
340-71-205
340-71-265
340-71-175
340-71-335
340-71-500
340-71-295
340-71-100
340-71-315
340-71-270
340-71-210
340-71-205
340-71-215
340-71-450
340-71-140
340-71-415
340-71-130
340-71-400
340-71-325
340-71-420
340-71-340
340-71-120
340-71-520
340-71-350
340-71-460
340-71-330
340-71-300
340-71-160
340-71-165
340-71-170
340-71-275
340-71-200
340-71-110
340-71-285
340-71-215
340-71-410
340-71-290
340-71-295
340-71-300
340-71-305
340-71-280
340-71-600
340-71-150
340-71-320
340-71-130
340-71-220
340-71-310
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PEnIX 4-2
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE
COUNTY OF
TILLAMOOK
Pursuant to authority granted by Oregon Revised Statutes 454.725,
this Memorandum of Agreement is made and entered into as of the 23rd
Day of
January , 1976 , by and between the Department of
Environmental Quality of the State of Oregon, acting-by and through its
Director, hereinafter called the "Department", and the County of Tillamook
acting by and through its Board of Commissioners hereinafter called the
"County". This Memorandum of Agreement supercedes one entered into by
the same parties on
December , 19 73 .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, The Department and the County are mutually desirous of
maintaining a high quality environment and of cooperating with each other
for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Oregon specify that any person may
request an evaluation report on any proposed subsurface or alternative
sewage disposal system for a single lot, partitioning or subdivision, or
on any proposed repair, alteration or extension to an existing subsurface
or alternative sewage disposal system or part thereof; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Oregon specify that no person,
without first obtaining a permit therefor, shall construct a subsurface
or alternative sewage disposal system or part thereof, or without first
obtaining a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion, shall operate or use
a subsurface or alternative sewage disposal system or part thereof; and
WHEREAS, the rules of the Environmental Quality Commission provide for
the installation of experimental sewage disposal systems; and
WHEREAS, in order to utilize effectively and efficiently the resources of the Department and County:
NOW THEREFORE, the Department and County agree as follows:
1.
The County shall maintain adequate personnel and resources to,
and shall,receive and process applications for evaluation reports and
permits for all subsurface sewage disposal systems proposed for
construction, alteration, repair, extension or connection within the
County in accordance with the provisions of ORS 454.605 through
ORS 454.755, as now or hereafter amended, utilizing forms and procedures
approved by the Department. The Department shall supply the County
with up to 50 copies of the rules and administrative forms required
by the Department, and single copies of internal management directives,
procedural memoranda'and recommended administrative forms. The County
may print additional copies or order them from the Department at cost.
2.
The County shall serve as the authorized representative of the
Department, except where the involvement of Department staff is
expressly specified in Environmental Quality Commission (hereinafter called "EQC") rules or this agreement. The Department shall
upon request provide interpretive assistance to the County. Any
unresolved differences of interpretation of EQC rules or this
agreement between the County and the Department or any interpretations .
on "prior approval" validity or other EQC rules which the County
technical personnel elect not to make shall be transmitted to
the Director of the Department whose decision shall be final.
The Department shall issue evaluation reports and permits for
alternative systems and for experimental systems. The County shall
assist applicants for alternative and experimental systems and shall
assist the Department upon request in evaluation of alternative and
experimental systems applications. As negotiated, the County shall
assist the Department in monitoring experimental systems.
3
Upon request of the County and receipt of assurance that the County
can maintain fulfillment of this agreement the EQC shall by rule
"adopt reasonable fees to be charged by the County that are less than
statutory limits. All fees for subsurface systems shall be collected
by and shall remain with the County. All fees for alternative and
experimental systems shall be collected and retained by the Department.
4.
As required by Section 13, Chapter 623, Oregon Laws of 1975, the
Department shall be a party to any action, suit or proceeding against
the County arising out of County administration of those functions
delegated and performed pursuant to this agreement and EQC rules.
5.
The County shall collect from all applicants the nonrefundable
evaluation report and permit fees approved by the EQC pursuant to
ORS 454.745, as now or hereafter amended, for construction, alteration, repair, extension or connection of subsurface sewage disposal
systems, shall establish and maintain separate accounting for and
keep a full and accurate record of the fees collected, and quarterly,
as determined by the Department, by the 15th of the succeeding month
shall forward to the Department a copy of the record of all evaluation
report and permit fees collected during the preceding quarter. The
evaluation report and permit fees thus collected shall be used by the
County to apply toward the cost to the County of providing the
services under this Agreement. If the County becomes unable to perform
the responsibilities set forth in this Memorandum of Agreement, and the
Department assumes all or a portion of these responsibilities, all or
an appropriate proportion, as determined by the Department, of the fees
collected shall be forwarded to the Department quarterly.
6.
Following the receipt of a completed evaluation report application and
specified fee, the County shall conduct a site evaluation and issue
a report. Pursuant to subsection (3) of ORS 454.755, as now or hereafter amended, under the initial application and fee the County shall
conduct as many site evaluation inspections as is reasonably necessary
within 90 days from the date of the first site inspection to determine
site suitability for a single home site.
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7.
Following the receipt of a completed application and specified permit
fee, the County shall make a determination as to whether or not the
proposed construction will be in accordance with the rules of the
EQC, including that it not violate any local land use planning, zoning or building requirement, ordinance or regulation, and shall
assure that land use and building permits under jurisdiction of the
County are properly coordinated with subsurface and alternative
sewage disposal system permits prior to issuance. Within.20 days
after the receipt of a completed permit application the County shall
either issue or deny the permit, unless weather conditions or distance
and unavailability of transportation prevent the issuance or denial
within 20 days, in which case the County shall notify the applicant
of the reason for the delay and shall issue or deny the permit within
60 days of such notification.
8.
The County shall issue a permit only if it finds that the proposed
construction will be in accordance with the rules of the EQC and
shall issue a permit only to a person licensed by the Department to
perform sewage disposal services, or to an owner or contract purchaser
in possession of the land. In the latter case, the permit shall be
issued only on condition that the owner or purchaser or his regular
employees or a person licensed by the Department to perform sewage
disposal services perform all the labor in connection with the
construction of the subsurface sewage disposal system. Pursuant to
subsection (7) of ORS 454.655, as now or hereafter amended, if the
County determines that the permit should not be issued for a subsurface
sewage disposal system for a single family residence or farm related
activity on a parcel of 10 acres or more described in the application
it shall deliver within the time period specified in provision 7 above
a Notice of Intent to Deny on the Department's form, specifying therein
the reasons based on EQC rules or the factors in ORS 454.685, as now
or hereafter amended, with a copy of the Notice to the Department's
regional office.
9.
The County shall not issue a permit if a community or area-wide
sewerage system is available which will accommodate the proposed
sewage discharge.
10.
Following receipt of notification from a permit holder that construction
has been completed, the County shall within 7 days of such notification
make an inspection to determine if it complies with EQC rules. If the
construction does comply with such rules, the County shall issue a
Certificate of Satisfactory Completion to the permit holder. If the
construction does not comply with such rules, the County shall so notify
the permit holder and shall require satisfactory completion before
issuing the Certificate.
11
The County shall evaluate all plans or proposals for subdivisions or
other land partitioning within its jurisdiction. The County shall
evaluate in accordance with EQC rules available or proposed methods of
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subsurface sewage disposal in response to evaluation report
applications pertaining to real estate public reports or disclosure
statements or city or county subdivision plat approvals required
under ORS Chapter 92, as now or hereafter amended. The recommendation of the County pertaining to real estate reports for subdivisions
shall be made on the Department's form and submitted to the Department's regional office for approval by the Department.
12.
The County shall evaluate and prepare a report on existing subsurface sewage disposal systems in response to appropriate applications.
The County shall assist the Department in evaluation and report
preparation on an existing alternative system upon request.
13.
The County shall take every reasonably feasible step to notify directly
and by media and other appropriate means the lot owners holding
potential prior approvals of the newly extended deadlines in EQC rules
for permit application and construction completion, and shall report
to the Department upon request notification steps taken. The Department shall assist the County with notification techniques.
14.
The County shall cooperate with and assist the Department in enforcing
compliance with the provisions of ORS 454.605 through ORS 454.755, as
now or hereafter amended. The County shall require that within the
County, no person shall construct, alter, repair, extend or connect a
subsurface sewage disposal system without first obtaining a permit
from the County and no person shall operate a new, altered, repaired,
extended or reconnected subsurface sewage disposal system without first
obtaining a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion, except that existing
systems for which a permit is issued to repair, alter or extend may be
allowed to operate pending receipt of the Certificate. Whenever a
complaint is received or there are reasonable grounds for believing
that any subsurface or alternative sewage disposal system or nonwatercarried waste disposal facility or part thereof is being constructed,
operated or maintained in violation of any EQC rule, the County shall
make an inspection. The County shall notify each violator verbally
and in writing of the violation and shall use its best efforts to
persuade the violator to make corrections. After the above actions
have been exhausted by the County and if the violator has not complied,
the County shall transmit the entire file and evidence of the violation
to the appropriate regional office of the Department. The County shall
cooperate in assisting the Department in reinforcing the local effort
with formal and legal enforcement action by making all inspections,
reports, hand delivery of notices and other actions which are requested
by the Department.
15.
The County shall maintain documentation of non-compliance of persons
performing sewage disposal services and shall transmit said documentation to the Department upon request.
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16.
The County shall inspect upon request of the Department pumping
equipment of persons licensed, or proposed to be licensed, to
perform sewage disposal services and engaged, onto be engaged,
in pumping out septic tanks, other treatment facilities or
nonwater-carried waste disposal facilities.
17.
In the issuance of permits, the County shall comply with any order
adopted by the EQC which limits or prohibits the use of subsurface
sewage disposal systems or nonwater-carried waste disposal facilities
in any area within the County.
18.
The Department shall conduct informal review or requested hearings as
appropriate on denials of permits by the County and shall issue final
orders on hearings.
19.
The County and the Department shall negotiate Rural Areas designations
pursuant to EQC rules for lots of 10 acres or more.
20.
The County shall assist those making application and upon request by
the Department shall review and make recommendation on applications
for variances from the subsurface sewage disposal rules, and shall
participate in inspections and hearings as requested by the Department.
If the Department grants the variance the County shall issue the permit
and shall conduct the construction completion inspection and issue
the Certificate of Satisfactory Completion. The Department shall
reimburse the County on a quarterly basis at the rate of $25 per
granted variance to assist with County costs in performing the duties
required by these provisions.
21.
Personnel employed by the County to perform services under this contract
shall attLnd annually a subsurface and alternative sewage disposal workshop not to exceed two days in duration.
This Memorandum of Agreement may be modified in writing by both parties,
or it may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice to the
other party; provided, however, that if either party shall default in the
performance of this Memorandum of Agreement, the other party may terminate it
upon written notice thereof being given to the defaulting party.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
State of Oregon
COUNTY
By
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ADDENDUM TO MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AND
THE COUNTY OF
TILL NOOK
(Dated January 23, 1976)
The Memorandum of Agreement between the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
and Tillamook County, dated Januar y 23, 1976, is amended to provide for county
administration of construction permits for alternative sewage disposal systems.
Tillamook County is hereb y granted authority, pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement, as herein amended, to process applications and issue permits for construction
of the following alternative sewage treatment and disposal systems:
Holding Tanks - OAR 340-71-037(3)
Approvals and permits are to be processed and issued on those sites that comply
with applicable rules.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
BY
Z.64..X4fr-Y-4
William H. Youi
Date
TILLAM OK 7tUNTY
By
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E,iv;ranme,-:=-1rCunry
MEMORANDUM OF AGRED1MNT
-BEIREEN
THE OREGON DEPARTMMNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND TEE
COUNTY OF
Pursuant to authority granted by Oregon Revised Statutes 454.725, this
day
Memorandum of Agreement is made and entered into as of the
of
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, by and between the Department of Environmental
Quality of the State of Oregon, acting by and through its Director,
hereinafter called the "Department", and the County of
, acting
, hereinafter called
by and through its
the "County". This Memorandum of Agreement supercedes one entered into by
the same parties on
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WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Department and the County are mutually desirous of
maintaining a high quality environment and of cooperating with each other
for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Oregon specify that any person may
request an evaluation report on any proposed on-site (subsurface or
alternative) sewage disposal system for a single lot, partitioning or
subdivision, or on any proposed repair, alteration or extension to an
existing on-site sewage disposal system or part thereof; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Oregon specify that no person,
without first obtaining a permit therefor, shall construct an on-site
sewage disposal system or part thereof, or without first obtaining a
Certificate of Satisfactory Completion, shall operate or use an on-site
sewage disposal system or part thereof; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide service to applicants as close to home
as possible and utilize effectivel y and efficiently the resources of the
Department and County:
NOW THEREFORE, the Department and County agree as follows:
1. The County shall maintain adequate personnel and resources to, and
shall, receive and process applications for evaluation reports and
permits for all on-site sewage disposal systems proposed for
construction, alteration, repair, or connection within the County
in accordance with the provisions of ORS 454.605 through ORS 454.780,
and OAR 340-71-100 to 71-600, as now or hereafter amended, utilizing
procedures approved by the Department. The Department shall maintain
adequate personnel and resources to carry out its commitments under
this contract. The Department shall supply the County with copies
of each revision of the rules and all administrative forms required
by the Department, copies of internal management directives, procedural
memoranda and recommended administrative forms. The Count y may print
additional copies or order them from the Department.
2. Designated County personnel shall serve as the Agent of the Department,
except where the involvement of Department staff is expressly specified
in Environmental Quality Commission (hereinafter called "EQC") rules
or this Agreement. The Department shall upon request provide interpretive assistance to the County. Any unresolved differences of
interpretation of EQC rules or this Agreement between the County and
the Department shall be transmitted to the Director of the Department
whose decision shall be final.
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3.
The Department shall issue evaluation reports and permits for
experimental systems. The County shall assist applicants for
experimental s y stems and shall assist the Department upon request
in evaluation of experimental systems applications. As negotiated
outside the scope of this agreement, the County shall assist the
Department in monitoring experimental systems.
4.
The County shall adopt fee schedules in accordance with ORS 454.745,
not to exceed costs for efficientl y conducted minimum services.
All fees for services provided b y the County for on-site systems
shall be collected by and shall remain with the County to defray
program expenses. All fees for services provided by the Department
shall be collected and retained by the Department, to defra y program
expenses.
In the event the legislature, in the Department's budget process,
approves a surcharge for certain on-site systems activities, the
County shall collect that surcharge in accordance with the
Department's fee surcharge schedule and forward to the Department
quarterly.
5.
The County shall collect from applicants the required fees pursuant
to the County's fee schedule. The County shall keep a complete and
accurate record of activities performed and of the fees collected,
and quarterly, by the 15th of the succeeding month shall forward to
the Department a copy of the record on forms provided by the
Department.
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6.
If the County becomes unable to perform the responsibilities set forth
in this Memorandum of Agreement, and the Department assumes all or
a portion of these responsibilities, all or an appropriate proportion,
as determined between the County and the Department, of the fees
collected shall be forwarded to the Department quarterly.
7.
Following the receipt of a completed evaluation report application
and specified fee, the Count y shall conduct a site evaluation and
issue a report, pursuant to ORS 454-655(6) and 454.755(1)(b) and (3)
and OAR 340-71-150, as now or hereafter amended.
8.
Following the receipt of a completed application for a permit, the
County shall determine if the proposed construction will be in
accordance with the rules of the EQC. The County shall issue a permit
only if it finds that the proposed construction will be in accordance
with the rules of the EQC.
9.
The County, following receipt of notification from a permit holder
that construction has commenced, shall inspect it in accordance with
rules of the EQC.
10.
The County shall accept and process applications for evaluations
reports on the adequacy of sewage disposal methods for proposed
and existing subdivisions within its jurisdiction, and shall prepare
such evaluation reports pursuant to ORS 454.755(1)(c) and 92.090(5)(c).
The reports shall be made on forms provided by the Department.
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11.
The County shall evaluate and prepare a report on existing on-site
sewage disposal s y stems in response to appropriate applications for
Authorization Notices, pursuant to OAR 340-71-205, as now or hereafter
amended.
12.
The County shall cooperate with and assist the Department in enforcing
compliance with the provisions of ORS 454.605 through ORS 454.755.
The County shall require that within the County, no person shall
construct, alter, repair, extend or connect an on-site sewage disposal
system without first obtaining a permit from the County and no person
shall operate a new, altered, repaired, extended or reconnected onsite sewage disposal system without first obtaining a Certificate
of Satisfactory Completion or an Authorization Notice, as appropriate,
except that existing systems for which a permit is issued to repair,
alter or extend may be allowed to operate pending receipt of the
Certificate. Whenever a complaint is received or there are reasonable
grounds for believing that any on-site sewage disposal system or part
thereof is being constructed, operated or maintained in violation
of any EQC rule, the County shall make an inspection. The County
shall notify each violator verbally and/or in writing of the violation
and shall use its best efforts to persuade the violator to make
corrections. After the above actions have been exhausted by the County
and if the violator has not complied, the County shall transmit the
entire file and evidence of the violation to the appropriate regional
office of the Department. The County shall cooperate in assisting
the Department in reinforcing the local effort with formal and legal
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enforcement action by making all inspections, reports, hand delivery
of notices and other actions which are re q uested by the Department.
For clarification, DEQ will accept enforcement referrals for installer
violations, improper construction methods or materials, and failure of
existing systems. DEQ will not accept enforcement referrals for
situations which also violate local land use, planning, zoning,
and/or building ordinances until such violations have been resolved
by the County.
In the event future legislation provides for county administration of
enforcement activities, this agreement may be amended to reflect
negotiated county enforcement options.
13.
The County shall maintain documentation of noncompliance of persons
performing Sewage Disposal Services and shall transmit said
documentation to the Department.
14.
The County shall inspect upon request of the Department or Licensee,
pumping equipment of oersons licensed, or proposed to be licensed,
to perform Sewage Disposal Services under ORS 454.695, and engaged,
or to be engaged, in pumping out septic tanks, other treatment
facilities or nonwater-carried waste disposal facilities.
15.
The County and the Department shall negotiate appropriate Rural Area
zoning designations, pursuant to EQC rules for County administration
of rural area variances.
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If in the negotiations the Count y does not to the Director's
satisfaction:
a.
Designate appropriate rural areas or
b.
Have available manpower or staff meeting minimum educational and
experience standards to conduct the program;
then the Rural Areas variance program will not be an option for
the County.
16. The County shall assist those making application and upon request by
the Department shall review and make recommendation on applications
for variances from the on-site sewage disposal rules, and shall
partici p ate in inspections and hearings as requested by the
Department.
If the Department grants the variance, the County shall issue the
permit and shall conduct the construction completion inspection and
issue the Certificate of Satisfactory Completion. The Department
shall reimburse the County on a quarterly basis the fee for a
construction permit contained in OAR 340-71-140 per granted variance
to assist the County with defraying County costs in performing the
duties required by these provisions.
17. Program entry level personnel hired by the County after July 1, 1981,
to perform services under this contract shall meet the minimum
educational qualifications for the . State of Oregon, Personnel Division
classification "Waste Management Specialist" No. C6408; except those
personnel emplo y ed to do pre-cover inspections only shall meet minimum
qualifications agreed to by the Department and the County.
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In the event the County is unable to hire personnel with the
qualifications of WAste Management Specialist, the Director may
authorize hiring of someone who qualifies for registration as a
Sanitarian or Sanitarian Trainee under ORS 700, if the County
provides a training program to qualify that person for Waste
Management Specialist.
18.
The County shall notify persons whose application for a site evaluation or construction permit has been denied of the opportunity
for Department review of the denial, provided the denial was not based
on local land use, zoning, planning, or building ordinances.
Following receipt of a completed application for review, the Department
shall conduct the review within 30 days.
19.
The Department shall provide required training programs to include at
least one (1) annual field worksho p in each region of the state; one
(1) annual program conference for all personnel in the state to give
opportunity to learn from each other and hear from selected speakers;
other training programs the Department determines to be necessary.
All County program personnel shall attend the annual field workshop and
at least one person shall attend the annual program conference.
In addition, the Department shall seek to assure independent training
opportunities are available for program personnel to include geology
and soils courses at Oregon State University and other institutions of
higher learning. The Department encourages the County to establish a
budget, to assist County employes in ac q uiring the above training.
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20. The Department shall provide the following program support services
to counties, upon request:
a.
Rule interpretation.
b.
System Plan Review.
c.
Technical assistance.
21. The Department shall perform County program evaluations and provide
reports as follows:
a.
Periodically - annually, during the month of
the
Regional Office shall conduct a program evaluation
and provide
County with a written report
within 30 days. In the event significant improvements or program
modifications are needed to comply with Oregon Administrative
Rules, Chapter 340, Division 71 or this memorandum of agreement,
the County shall provide a written response within 30 days upon
notification from the Department and provide a time schedule to
implement such improvements or modifications.
b.
22.
Formal program audit on a biennial basis.
The Department shall evaluate materials used in on-site systems within
the State of Oregon, and provide a list of approved materials to the
County.
23.
-Except for those activities delegated below to the County under
OAR 340-71-120, as now or hereafter amended, the Department shall
accept and process applications for lar_ge systems site evaluations
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and construction permits for sites within the County. The following
activities involving large systems are hereby delegated to the County:
a.
b.
24.
The Department and County shall cooperate in sanitary surveys intended
to document and eliminate health hazards caused by failing on-site
systems. During the annual program evaluation, problem areas shall be
evaluated and ranked. If manpower allows, priority surveys shall be
scheduled.
25.
The Department shall license sewage disposal service applicants and
provide to the County a list of licensees on an annual basis. The
annual list shall be updated by addendum quarterly.
26.
The
Department within
County is designated as
the Agent for purposes of administering the provisions of this
Agreement.
This Memorandum of Agreement may be modified in writing by both
parties, or it may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written
notice to the other party; provided, however, that if either party shall
default in the performance of this Memorandum of Agreement, the other party
may terminate it upon written notice thereof being given to the defaulting
party.