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Michael LaDouceur is the Regulatory point-of-contact for this permit application from Amberglen South Development Company, LLC to conduct work impacting 5 wetlands referred to as Wetlands A, B, C, D, and E in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Application for Permit
Issue Date: May 16, 2017
Expiration Date: June 15, 2017
US Army Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2017-127
Oregon Department of State Lands No: 59976
30-Day Notice
Interested parties are hereby notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for certain work in waters of the United States, as described below and shown on the attached plans. The Corps is soliciting comments on the proposed work.
Applicant: Amberglen South Development Company, LLC
Attention: Mr. Greg Van Patten
6710 E Camelback Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
E-mail: gvanpatten@awolff.com
Telephone: (480) 315-9595
Applicant’s Agent: Anchor QEA, LLC
Attention: Mr. Greg Summers
6650 SW Redwood Lane, Suite 333
Portland, Oregon 97224
E-mail: gsummers@anchorqea.com
Telephone: (503) 924-6196
Location: The project site is located at 1125 and 1145 NW AmberGlen Parkway, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. The site is in Section 17, Township 1 North, Range 1 West.
Latitude and Longitude: 45.527953 North, -122.885421 West
Waterway: The project site contains wetlands referred to as Wetlands A, B, C, D, and E. The wetland boundaries shown on the project drawings have not yet been verified by the Corps. If the Corps determines the boundaries of the wetlands are substantially inaccurate a new public notice may be published.
Project Purpose: The applicant’s stated purpose is to provide residential housing in the AmberGlen Community Plan area of Washington County to meet current housing demand.
Project Description: The proposed project is the AmberGlen South Property Residential Development Project, which would include discharge of fill into wetlands. The proposed project would discharge approximately 11,400 cubic yards of soil, rock, concrete, and asphalt over 1.783 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands to construct approximately 500 multi-family residential units. The 7.9-acre project site would be portioned into four separate parcelsreferred to as the NW Site, SW Site, SE Site, and NE Site. The project would include a roadway extension (NE Tennyson Drive), one complete new roadway (Green Access Way), and additional half-street improvements to NW Gibbs Drive, NW AmberGlen Parkway, and NW Wilkins Street. The proposed project would include development of three of the parcels: the NW Site, SW Site, and SE Site. Two residential apartment buildings would be constructed on the NW and SW Sites that would provide approximately 360 residential units and 450 parking spaces split between the blocks. A senior apartment building would be constructed on the SE Site that would provide approximately 140 units and 120 parking spaces. The NE Site would not be fully developed as part of the project and would instead have utilities installed and preconstruction grading completed in preparation for sale for a future assisted living facility or similar housing. Stormwater will be managed through an on-site stormwater conveyance system and conveyed into the existing public storm system being constructed immediately adjacent to the site.
Mitigation: The applicant has provided a proposed compensatory wetland mitigation statement to offset losses of waters of the U.S. that may result from the proposed project. The applicant proposes to purchase wetland mitigation bank credits from the Tualatin Valley Environmental Bank to offset unavoidable impacts from filling in wetlands.
Drawings: Nine (9) drawings are attached and labeled Corps No. NWP-2017-127. Copies of this public notice, which have been mailed or otherwise physically distributed, feature project drawings in black and white. The electronic version features those drawings in color, which we think more accurately illustrates the proposed project. To access the electronic version of this public notice, go to the Portland District website at http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ and select Regulatory Branch Permit Information. At the Regulatory page select Regulatory Public Notices.
Authority: The proposed project will be evaluated under the following:
Section 404, Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), for discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines: The described discharge will be evaluated for compliance with guidelines promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under authority of Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act. The 404(b)(1) Guidelines are the substantive criteria used in evaluating discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Potential sources of the fill material include Baker Rock, West Side Rock, and Tigard Sand & Gravel. Should a permit be issued, the Corps will evaluate the fill material source (i.e., borrow site) prior to the start of construction.
Water Quality Certification: Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) requires applicants to obtain a water quality certification for proposed discharges into waters of the United States. A permit for the described work will not be issued until certification has been issued or is waived from the certifying state. Attached is the state's notice for a water quality certification.
Endangered Species: Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C 1536) requires federal agencies to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on all actions that may affect a species listed(or proposed for listing) under the ESA as threatened or endangered or that may adversely modify designated critical habitat. The Corps’ preliminary review indicates the described activity will not affect any endangered species or designated critical habitat. Consultation under Section 7 of the ESA is not required for the described activity. The Corps will make a final determination on the need to consult after receipt of comments from this public notice including any comments provided by the NMFS and/or USFWS.
Essential Fish Habitat: Section 305(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) as amended (16 U.S.C 1855), requires Federal agencies to consult with the NMFS on all actions, or proposed actions, permitted, funded, or undertaken by the agency, that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The Corps’ preliminary review indicates the described activity would not affect EFH at the project location or in its vicinity. The Corps will make a final determination on the need to consult on EFH after receipt of comments from this public notice including any comments provided by the NMFS.
Historic Properties/Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), requires Federal agencies to consult with the appropriate State and/or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer to take into account the effects of actions they undertake or permit on historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Corps’ preliminary review indicates the described activity is not located on property registered or eligible for registration in the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places. The permit area has been so extensively modified by modern development that little likelihood exists for the proposed project to affect an undisturbed historic property or any other type of cultural resource.
This notice has been provided to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), interested Native American Indian Tribes, and other interested parties. If you have information pertaining to cultural resources within the permit area, please provide this information to the Corps’ project manager identified at the end of this notice to assist in a complete evaluation of potential effects.
State and Local Authorizations: The application is currently being reviewed by the Department of State Lands under Oregon’s Removal-Fill Law, DSL Application No. 59976.
Public Hearing: Any person may request in writing within the comment period specified in this notice that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state with particularity the reasons for holding a public hearing.
Evaluation: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact, including cumulative impacts, of the described activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit, which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the described activity, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors, which may be relevant to the described activity will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, consideration of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The Corps is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. Comments received will be considered by the Corps to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing.
Submitting Comments: Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the proposed project. Comments may be submitted by conventional mail or e-mail. All comments received will be considered in determining whether authorizing the work would be contrary to the public interest.
Either conventional mail or e-mail comments must include the Corps reference number as shown on page 1 and include the commenter’s name and address. In order to be accepted, e-mail comments must originate from the author’s e-mail account and must include on the subject line of the e-mail message the Corps reference number. All comments received will become part of the administrative record and are subject to public release under the Freedom of Information Act including any personally identifiable information such as names, phone numbers, and addresses.
Additional information about the proposed project may be obtained from the Corps Project Manager listed below. All comments, whether by conventional mail or e-mail, must be received no later than the expiration date of this public notice to ensure consideration. Comments should be submitted to the following mailing address or e-mail address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Branch
Mr. Michael LaDouceur
P.O. 2946
Portland, Oregon 97208-2946
Email: michael.a.ladouceur@usace.army.mil
Telephone: (503) 808-4337
PUBLIC NOTICE
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Water Quality 401 Certification
Notice Issued: May 16, 2017
Written Comments Due: June 15, 2017
Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2017-127
Oregon Department of State Lands No: 59976
WHO IS THE APPLICANT:
Amberglen South Development Company, LLC
Attention: Greg Van Patten
6710 E Camelback Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
E-mail: gvanpatten@awolff.com
Telephone: (480) 315-9595
LOCATION OF CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice.
WHAT IS PROPOSED: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice on the proposed project.
NEED FOR CERTIFICATION: Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act requires applicants for Federal permits or licenses to provide the Federal agency a water quality certification from the State of Oregon if the proposed activity may result in a discharge to waters of the state.
DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGES: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice on the proposed project.
WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTS: Documents and materials related to water quality issues as a result of the proposal are available for examination and copying at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 401 Water Quality Certification Coordinator, Northwest Region,
700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97232. Other project materials are available by contacting the Corps per the attached public notice.
Scheduling an appointment will ensure that water quality documents are readily accessible during your visit. To schedule an appointment please call DEQ Water Quality at Northwest Region at (503) 229-5263.
Any questions on the water quality certification process may be addressed to the 401 Program Coordinator at (503) 229-6030 or toll free within Oregon at (800) 452-4011. People with hearing impairments may call the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at
1-800-735-2900.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Public Hearing: Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 340-48-0032 (2) states that “The Corps provides public notice of and opportunity to comment on the applications, including the application for certification, provided that the department (DEQ), in its discretion, may provide additional opportunity for public comment, including public hearing.”
Written comments:
Written comments on project elements related to water quality must be received at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality by 5 p.m. on the date specified in the upper right section on page one of this notice. Written comments may be emailed, mailed or faxed as described below:
E-mail - 401publiccomments@deq.state.or.us
Mail - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Northwest Region
700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600
Portland, Oregon 97232
Attn: 401 Water Quality Certification Coordinator
Fax - (503) 229-6957
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: DEQ will review and consider all comments received during the public comment period. Following this review, certification of the proposal may be issued as proposed, issued with conditions, or denied. You will be notified of DEQ's final decision if you submit comments during the comment period. Otherwise, if you wish to receive notification, please call or write DEQ at the above address.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: This publication is available in alternate format (e.g. large print, Braille) upon request. Please contact DEQ Office of Communications and Outreach at (503) 229-5317 or toll free within Oregon at 1-800-452-4011 to request an alternate format. People with a hearing impairment can receive help by calling the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Application for Permit
Issue Date: May 16, 2017
Expiration Date: June 15, 2017
US Army Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2017-127
Oregon Department of State Lands No: 59976
30-Day Notice
Interested parties are hereby notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
(Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for certain work in
waters of the United States, as described below and shown on the attached plans. The
Corps is soliciting comments on the proposed work.
Applicant:
Amberglen South Development Company, LLC
Attention: Mr. Greg Van Patten
6710 E Camelback Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
E-mail: gvanpatten@awolff.com
Telephone: (480) 315-9595
Applicant's Agent: Anchor QEA, LLC
Attention: Mr. Greg Summers
6650 SW Redwood Lane, Suite 333
Portland, Oregon 97224
E-mail: gsummers@anchorqea.com
Telephone: (503) 924-6196
Location: The project site is located at 1125 and 1145 NW AmberGlen Parkway, Hillsboro,
Washington County, Oregon. The site is in Section 17, Township 1 North, Range 1 West.
Latitude and Longitude: 45.527953 North, -122.885421 West
Waterway: The project site contains wetlands referred to as Wetlands A, B, C, D, and E.
The wetland boundaries shown on the project drawings have not yet been verified by the
Corps. If the Corps determines the boundaries of the wetlands are substantially inaccurate a
new public notice may be published.
Project Purpose: The applicant's stated purpose is to provide residential housing in the
AmberGlen Community Plan area of Washington County to meet current housing demand.
Project Description: The proposed project is the AmberGlen South Property Residential
Development Project, which would include discharge of fill into wetlands. The proposed
project would discharge approximately 11,400 cubic yards of soil, rock, concrete, and asphalt
over 1.783 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands to construct approximately 500 multi-family
residential units. The 7.9-acre project site would be portioned into four separate parcels
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referred to as the NW Site, SW Site, SE Site, and NE Site. The project would include a
roadway extension (NE Tennyson Drive), one complete new roadway (Green Access Way),
and additional half-street improvements to NW Gibbs Drive, NW AmberGlen Parkway, and
NW Wilkins Street. The proposed project would include development of three of the parcels:
the NW Site, SW Site, and SE Site. Two residential apartment buildings would be
constructed on the NW and SW Sites that would provide approximately 360 residential units
and 450 parking spaces split between the blocks. A senior apartment building would be
constructed on the SE Site that would provide approximately 140 units and 120 parking
spaces. The NE Site would not be fully developed as part of the project and would instead
have utilities installed and preconstruction grading completed in preparation for sale for a
future assisted living facility or similar housing. Stormwater will be managed through an onsite stormwater conveyance system and conveyed into the existing public storm system
being constructed immediately adjacent to the site.
Mitigation: The applicant has provided a proposed compensatory wetland mitigation
statement to offset losses of waters of the U.S. that may result from the proposed project.
The applicant proposes to purchase wetland mitigation bank credits from the Tualatin Valley
Environmental Bank to offset unavoidable impacts from filling in wetlands.
Drawings: Nine (9) drawings are attached and labeled Corps No. NWP-2017-127. Copies
of this public notice, which have been mailed or otherwise physically distributed, feature
project drawings in black and white. The electronic version features those drawings in color,
which we think more accurately illustrates the proposed project. To access the electronic
version of this public notice, go to the Portland District website at
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ and select Regulatory Branch Permit Information. At the
Regulatory page select Regulatory Public Notices.
Authority: The proposed project will be evaluated under the following:
Section 404, Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), for discharge of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States.
Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines: The described discharge will be evaluated
for compliance with guidelines promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
under authority of Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act. The 404(b)(1) Guidelines are
the substantive criteria used in evaluating discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of
the United States. Potential sources of the fill material include Baker Rock, West Side Rock,
and Tigard Sand & Gravel. Should a permit be issued, the Corps will evaluate the fill material
source (i.e., borrow site) prior to the start of construction.
Water Quality Certification: Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) requires
applicants to obtain a water quality certification for proposed discharges into waters of the
United States. A permit for the described work will not be issued until certification has been
issued or is waived from the certifying state. Attached is the state's notice for a water quality
certification.
Endangered Species: Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C 1536)
requires federal agencies to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on all actions that may affect a species listed
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(or proposed for listing) under the ESA as threatened or endangered or that may adversely
modify designated critical habitat. The Corps' preliminary review indicates the described
activity will not affect any endangered species or designated critical habitat. Consultation
under Section 7 of the ESA is not required for the described activity. The Corps will make a
final determination on the need to consult after receipt of comments from this public notice
including any comments provided by the NMFS and/or USFWS.
Essential Fish Habitat: Section 305(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (MSA) as amended (16 U.S.C 1855), requires Federal agencies to
consult with the NMFS on all actions, or proposed actions, permitted, funded, or undertaken
by the agency, that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The Corps'
preliminary review indicates the described activity would not affect EFH at the project location
or in its vicinity. The Corps will make a final determination on the need to consult on EFH
after receipt of comments from this public notice including any comments provided by the
NMFS.
Historic Properties/Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), requires Federal agencies to consult with the
appropriate State and/or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer to take into account the effects of
actions they undertake or permit on historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places. The Corps' preliminary review indicates the described
activity is not located on property registered or eligible for registration in the latest published
version of the National Register of Historic Places. The permit area has been so extensively
modified by modern development that little likelihood exists for the proposed project to affect
an undisturbed historic property or any other type of cultural resource.
This notice has been provided to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), interested
Native American Indian Tribes, and other interested parties. If you have information
pertaining to cultural resources within the permit area, please provide this information to the
Corps' project manager identified at the end of this notice to assist in a complete evaluation
of potential effects.
State and Local Authorizations: The application is currently being reviewed by the
Department of State Lands under Oregon's Removal-Fill Law, DSL Application No. 59976.
Public Hearing: Any person may request in writing within the comment period specified in
this notice that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public
hearings shall state with particularity the reasons for holding a public hearing.
Evaluation: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the
probable impact, including cumulative impacts, of the described activity on the public interest.
That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important
resources. The benefit, which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the described
activity, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors, which
may be relevant to the described activity will be considered including the cumulative effects
thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental
concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain
values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and
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conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs,
consideration of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The Corps is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state, and local agencies and
officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the
impacts of the proposed project. Comments received will be considered by the Corps to
determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. Comments
are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact
Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to
determine the need for a public hearing.
Submitting Comments: Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the proposed
project. Comments may be submitted by conventional mail or e-mail. All comments received
will be considered in determining whether authorizing the work would be contrary to the
public interest.
Either conventional mail or e-mail comments must include the Corps reference number as
shown on page 1 and include the commenter's name and address. In order to be accepted,
e-mail comments must originate from the author's e-mail account and must include on the
subject line of the e-mail message the Corps reference number. All comments received will
become part of the administrative record and are subject to public release under the Freedom
of Information Act including any personally identifiable information such as names, phone
numbers, and addresses.
Additional information about the proposed project may be obtained from the Corps Project
Manager listed below. All comments, whether by conventional mail or e-mail, must be
received no later than the expiration date of this public notice to ensure consideration.
Comments should be submitted to the following mailing address or e-mail address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Branch
Mr. Michael LaDouceur
P.O. 2946
Portland, Oregon 97208-2946
Email: michael.a.ladouceur@usace.army.mil
Telephone: (503) 808-4337
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Water Quality 401 Certification
Notice Issued: May 16, 2017
Written Comments Due: June 15, 2017
Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2017-127
Oregon Department of State Lands No: 59976
WHO IS THE APPLICANT:
Amberglen South Development Company, LLC
Attention: Greg Van Patten
6710 E Camelback Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
E-mail: gvanpatten@awolff.com
Telephone: (480) 315-9595
LOCATION OF CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
public notice.
WHAT IS PROPOSED: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice on the
proposed project.
NEED FOR CERTIFICATION: Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act requires
applicants for Federal permits or licenses to provide the Federal agency a water quality
certification from the State of Oregon if the proposed activity may result in a discharge to
waters of the state.
DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGES: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public
notice on the proposed project.
WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTS: Documents and materials related to water quality issues
as a result of the proposal are available for examination and copying at Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality, 401 Water Quality Certification Coordinator, Northwest Region,
700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97232. Other project materials are
available by contacting the Corps per the attached public notice.
Scheduling an appointment will ensure that water quality documents are readily accessible
during your visit. To schedule an appointment please call DEQ Water Quality at Northwest
Region at (503) 229-5263.
Any questions on the water quality certification process may be addressed to the 401
Program Coordinator at (503) 229-6030 or toll free within Oregon at (800) 452-4011. People
with hearing impairments may call the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at
1-800-735-2900.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Public Hearing: Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 340-48-0032 (2) states that "The Corps
provides public notice of and opportunity to comment on the applications, including the
application for certification, provided that the department (DEQ), in its discretion, may provide
additional opportunity for public comment, including public hearing."
Written comments:
Written comments on project elements related to water quality must be received at the
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality by 5 p.m. on the date specified in the upper
right section on page one of this notice. Written comments may be emailed, mailed or faxed
as described below:
E-mail - 401publiccomments@deq.state.or.us
Mail - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Northwest Region
700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600
Portland, Oregon 97232
Attn: 401 Water Quality Certification Coordinator
Fax - (503) 229-6957
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: DEQ will review and consider all comments received during the
public comment period. Following this review, certification of the proposal may be issued as
proposed, issued with conditions, or denied. You will be notified of DEQ's final decision if you
submit comments during the comment period. Otherwise, if you wish to receive notification,
please call or write DEQ at the above address.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: This publication is available in alternate format (e.g. large
print, Braille) upon request. Please contact DEQ Office of Communications and Outreach at
(503) 229-5317 or toll free within Oregon at 1-800-452-4011 to request an alternate format.
People with a hearing impairment can receive help by calling the Oregon
Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.
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