Eco-risk, Focused on Sediments Status in Oregon.ppt

Eco-risk, Focused on Sediments: Status in Oregon Joan P. Snyder Stoel Rives LLP Topics to Be Addressed: Existing DEQ Guidance—Sediment Screening Level Values DEQ initiatives Informal Stakeholder Discussions DEQ Clearinghouse on Eco-risk issues Draft Guidance for Evaluation of Sediments at State Cleanup Sites Draft Portland Harbor Joint (DEQ/EPA) Source Control Strategy DEQ participation in RSET process Existing DEQ Guidance DEQ Guidance for Ecological Risk Assessment--Level II Screening Level Values for Freshwater and Marine Sediment (Dec. 2001) Not promulgated as rule No stakeholder input