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Oregon Agricultural Water Quality2016 Compliance Program ReportThe purpose of the Agriculture Water Quality Program is to prevent and control water pollution from agriculture activities, and to help achieve water quality standards. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) conducts investigations to determine compliance with agriculture water quality regulations. Additional information is available for the ODA Strategic Implementation Area (SIA) process and outcomes (see separate SIA report).
*Letter
of
Compliance
ODA’s 214 site inspections resulted in 192 compliance actions. These totals include follow-up investigations for all open cases.
From 1998 through 2016, ODA issued 960 compliance actions.
167 Compliance Investigations Opened Types of Issues
73 (44%)ODA SIA:
49 (29%)
Public written
complaint:
36 (22%)
Agency referral:
ODA observation: 9 (5%)2016 2016 SIA Cases
41
49
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28
22
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Sediment Manure Nutrients PesticidesRiparianNote: Cases often have multiple issues investigated.
Compliance Actions Issued
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20 710
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* Pre-enforcement action
2016 2016 SIA
*In-Fiel
d Determ
ination:
In Compliance
* Fix-
it Lett
er
* Wate
r Quali
ty Advis
ory
*Letter
of Warn
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* In-Fiel
d Determ
ination:
Pre-Enforce
ment
Notice o
f Nonco
mpliance
Letter of Compliance 20 18 295 (initiated in 2004)In-Field Determination: 10 7 25 In Compliance (initiated in 2015)Fix-It Letter 15 3 35 (initiated in 2012)Water Quality Advisory 50 15 312Letter of Warning 30 13 239 (initiated in 2015)In-Field Determination: 6 3 11 Pre-Enforcement (initiated in 2015) Notice of Noncompliance 2 0 28Civil Penalty 0 0 12Settlement Agreement 0 0 3
2016 1998- Compliance Action 2016 SIA 2016
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Oregon Agricultural Water Quality 2016 Compliance Program Report
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
50
100
150
Strategic Implementation Area
Other Agency Referral
ODA Observation
Public Written Complaint
The program began in 1998. From the beginning through 2016, ODA has initiated at total of 935 compliance investigations on agricultural lands. In 2016, ODA opened cases for the seven Strategic Implementation Areas (SIA) initiated in 2015, in addition to the two SIAs that were started in 2014.
Willamette 108 601Southwest 23 130North-Mid Coast 13 73Deschutes 16 69John Day-Umatilla 0 28Snake 3 26High Desert 4 8
Total Investigations 167 935
Reporting area 2016 Total to date
1 54
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510
610
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10
15
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233
26 29
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Agricultural Water Quality Reporting Areas
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Compliance Investigations Initiated Per Year
Oregon Agricultural Water Quality 2016 Strategic Implementation Area SummaryThe Strategic Implementation Area (SIA) process addresses water quality concerns in specific geographic areas. The SIA process identifies agricultural properties that are likely polluting surface and ground water. If ODA documents concerns, ODA works with landowners to take corrective actions. This approach helps ODA and partners to “tell the story” of how Agriculture is protecting water quality.
SIA Map
Two pilot SIAs were selected in 2014. ODA selected another seven SIAs in 2015 and six more SIAs were started in 2016.
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Compliance Evaluation Results and Compliance Cases
ODA conducted remote and field evaluations from public viewpoints to identify potential sources of pollution from agricultural activities. Following the evaluation process, ODA contacted landowners to offer assistance and determine compliance with the local rules.
Tax Lot Evaluation Categories
Indian Ford Creek
Nehalem River
Lower Salt Creek
Threemile Creek
Wagner Creek
Lower North Yamhill River
Upper Johnson Creek
Total for all 2015-2016 SIAs
Total Tax Lots 377 868 1,365 735 1,249 584 1,698 6,876
Not Applicable 177 600 459 227 671 68 166 2,368
Total Assessed Tax Lots w/Agricultural Activities
100 134 453 254 289 258 766 2,254
No Concern 77 104 378 244 239 225 695 1,962
Low Concern 3 21 39 4 43 17 48 175
Moderate Concern 12 7 29 4 5 12 23 92
Significant Concern 8 2 6 2 2 4 0 24
Serious Concern 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total Compliance Cases for Moderate, Significant and Serious Concerns
9 9 19 5 5 13 13 73
Not Applicable: Non-agricultural areas including federal lands, tribal trust lands, urban and forest lands with no agricultural activities, and rural residential properties under one acre.
No Concern: No water quality concerns related to agricultural activities.
Low Concern: Minimal potential for agricultural activities to impact surface or groundwater, or vegetation along streams is inadequate, but unable to determine if agricultural activities are limiting vegetation.
Moderate Concern: Likely potential for agricultural activities to impair surface or ground water, or agricultural activities may be preventing adequate vegetation along streams.
Significant Concern: Field-verified likely potential for agricultural activities to impair surface or ground water, or agricultural activities may be preventing adequate vegetation along streams.
Serious Concern: Field-verified pollution of surface or ground water, or removal of vegetation along streams.
Number of Compliance Cases: Compliance cases were opened for tax lots with “Moderate,” “Significant,” and “Serious” concern levels. Cases may be closed with no investigation if further information indicates there are no likely concerns.
Evaluation Category Definitions