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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As used in ORS 468B.138 to 468B.144:
(1) “Legacy” means a pollutant, the use of which has been banned or restricted for several years, that remains at detectable levels in sediment and tissue samples.
(2) “Municipality” means a city or special district that operates and maintains a sewage treatment facility.
(3) “Permittee” means a municipality in possession of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or water pollution control facility permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to ORS 468B.050 for a sewage treatment facility that has a dry weather design flow capacity of one million gallons per day or more.
(4) “Persistent pollutant” means a substance that is toxic and either persists in the environment or accumulates in the tissues of humans, fish, wildlife or plants.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 468B.138 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-36-public-health-and-safety/or-rev-st-sect-468b-138/
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