Oregon Code § 468.090·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Complaint procedure.
(1) In case any written substantiated complaint is filed with the Department of
Environmental Quality which it has cause to believe, or in case the department
itself has cause to believe, that any person is violating any rule or standard
adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission or any permit issued by the
department by causing or permitting water pollution or air pollution or air
contamination, the department shall cause an investigation thereof to be made.
If it finds after such investigation that such a violation of any rule or
standard of the commission or of any permit issued by the department exists, it
shall by conference, conciliation and persuasion endeavor to eliminate the
source or cause of the pollution or contamination which resulted in such
violation.
(2) In case of
failure to remedy the violation, the department shall commence enforcement
proceedings pursuant to the procedures set forth in ORS chapter 183 for a
contested case and in ORS 468B.032. [Formerly 449.815; 1999 c.975 §3]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 468.090
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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