Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 468B.140

(1)(a) By July 1, 2011, each permittee shall submit to the Department of Environmental Quality a plan for reducing the permittee's discharges of persistent pollutants listed on the priority listing described in ORS 468B.139 (2)(a):

(b) Determinations made by the commission under this subsection regarding persistent pollutants are not standards of quality and purity for the waters of this state for the purposes of ORS 468B.048.

(a) A specific description of the concentrations and estimated annual quantity of persistent pollutants that are discharged, based on water quality sampling data.

(b) The identification of measures to reduce the discharge of persistent pollutants.

(c) The identification of focused goals for reduction of persistent pollutants.

(a) Collecting legacy pesticides;

(b) Reducing the use of mercury amalgams by dental offices;

(c) Implementing technological control measures;

(d) Working with businesses and manufacturers to reduce discharges through material process changes;

(e) Collecting arm cuffs from blood pressure monitors;

(f) Requiring contractors to return heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system thermostats;

(g) Recycling fluorescent lamps;

(h) Recycling rechargeable batteries;

(i) Monitoring abandoned mining sites;

(j) Managing sediments contaminated with persistent pollutants;

(k) Instituting policies for cleaning school laboratories;

(m) Taking steps to reduce the presence of mercury in schools.

(a) Implement plans to reduce the discharge of persistent pollutants according to pollution reduction goals adopted by applicants for new permits.

(b) Implement plans to reduce the discharge of persistent pollutants according to pollution reduction goals adopted by applicants and submit updated discharge reduction plans with applications to renew a permit.