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Group Letter to Oregon EQC on Permit Review

Three environmental groups sent a letter to Oregon's Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) on its Permit Review stating:

..Predicating the issuance of NPDES permits on a re-examination of designated uses and the applicable criteria contained in Oregon’s water quality standards, as the consultants have recommended as the centerpiece of their plan, will guarantee not only the continued, but the worsening, gridlock on permit issuance in this state. Thus, following the consultants’ proposed path will only lead the Department further from fulfilling its statutory obligation to protect and restore the quality of our waters, thereby protecting human health,fish, and wildlife...

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