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development since the Mid 1800s. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is Agriculture of Department Oregon The Mid 1800s. the since development Oregon Natural Heritage Program. The Nature Conservancy. Portland, Oregon. D http://www.horizon - Wetlands: GIS Data Source, Titus, J.H., John A. Christy, Dick VanderSchaaf, James S. Kagan, and Edward National Wildlife Refuges: GIS DATA Source, United States Fish and Wildlife, Region 1, Division of Refuge Valley Floor: GIS DATA Source, Oregon Natural Heritage Program. 2000. Tree Canopy: GIS DATA Source, United States Geological Survey. 09/01/2003. National Land Cover Data- DEM: GIS DATA Source, United States Geological Survey, EROS Data Center. Oregon Geospatial Data Clear- Washington Elevation Data: GIS DATA Source, United States Geological Survey, EROS Data Center. 1999. Impervious Surface: GIS DATA Source, United States Geological Survey. 09/01/2003. - Nomura, Ranei. Sept. 2007. ODEQ. Sept. 2006. ODEQ. Sept. 2006. ODEQ. Sept. 2006. ODEQ. Sept. 2006. USEPA. November, 2006. ODEQ. Tanner, Dwight. The Wetlands Regulation Center. 1999. Oregon background Rivers: GIS DATA Source, Oregon Department of Energy. 2001. City Limits: GIS DATA Source, Geographic Information Services Unit, Oregon Department of Transportation Basin Water bodies: GIS DATA Source United States Geological Survey. United States Environmental Pro- ODEQ. Sept. 2006. Mrazik, Steve. May 2007. Pacific Northwest Research Consortium. 2002. Wilson, Mark V. 2001. Oregon Natural Heritage Center. 2007. Rounds, Stewart A. 2007. ODEQ. Sept. 2006. Bohaboy, Spencer. 2007. Wiltsey, Mike. 2006 OWQI Scores: Tabular Data Source, Mrazik, Steve. May 2007. Major Mixing Zones: Tabular Data Source, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. USACE Dams: Tabular Data Source, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. September 2006. Landfills: Tabular Data Source, Environmental Protection Agency. Sewage Treatment Plants: Tabular Data Source, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. NPDES Per- Water Treatment Plants: Tabular Data Source, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. NPDES Permit Hillshade: GIS DATA Source, 10 meter Digital Elevation Models. 1999. Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. Subbasin Boundaries: GIS DATA Source, Oregon Bureau of Land Management. United States Forest Service. Basin Streams: GIS DATA Source, United States Geological Survey., USEPA office of Water. Horizon Systems Agricultural Land Use: GIS Data Source, Institute for a Sustainable Environment. 06/2005. . Pesticides Used in the Willamette Valley in 2007 Valley Willamette the Pesticides Used in Copper Glyphosate Duiron 2,4 Pendimethain All others Pesticide Name Use Pounds Applied % of total - naphthenenate preservative 2,751,374 - - - - - Source: Pesticide Use Reporting System 2007 Annual Report; Oregon Department of Agriculture National Elevation Dataset (NED) http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5185/pdf/sir20075185.pdf Backwater wetland slough located within the historic Willamette River channel at the Snag Boat Bend Unit operated by the Finley National Wild- life Refuge. 11. R. Alverson. November 1996. gon. DAS/EISPD/GEO/alphalist.shtml 12. Planning. May 2004. data/r1gis/boundary.html 13. gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/alphalist.shtml 14. base Tree Canopy Layer. 15. (ODOT). February 7, 2007. City Limits 2007. 16. inghouse. 1999. 17. tection Agency Office of Water. Horizon Systems Corporation. 2/03/2006. Plus. 18. 19. Database 20. www.fsl.orst.edu/pnwerc/wrb/occess.html Flow volume within the mainstream of the Willamette is much lower in the southern southern the in lower much is Willamette the of mainstream the within volume Flow and water surface of contributions the large to due northern the in than section of loss to the led has development Agricultural riparian areas. from these groundwater cover, shade in The decrease streams. tributary these alongside buffering vegetative during temperatures water in to increases led has vegetation, riparian by supplied once order to in developed been have techniques modeling Shade sunlight. prolonged of times Long The reaches. tributary within temperatures water occurring naturally the estimate cover reestablished riparian have to basin the within rivers first the of one is Tom River USGS. the through studying extensive after Non to prone been historically have practices use land forestry and Agricultural over the in stated as quality water affect that activities agricultural regulating for responsible that specifies 1010 Bill Senate (SB1010). Act Management Quality Water Agricultural water surface limit to plans management quality water overall develop must farmers can changes necessary that basis so biennial on a are reviewed plans These degradation. regulations. Load (TMDL) Maximum Daily Total uphold to be made loss; nutrient excess and erosion soil to prevent divert dips to rolling bars or water install appropriately; fords farm road 6. Construct ditches; roadside to runoff instructions. label to according pesticides 7. Apply direct of causes common most the are and sedimentation loading, nutrient Pesticide, approximately cover crops Grass seed lands. from agricultural degradation water surface large used historically have Farmers Valley. Willamette the within 450,000 acres control to practices disturbance soil and intensive chemicals agricultural of quantities Operations Feeding Animal Confined yields. seed high achieve to and weeds diseases water surface to the and ammonia bacteria of contributors significant (CAFO) have been as non runoff. contaminated the regulating of hopes in CAFOs for permits Information Textual for Bibliography 1. http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/tmdls/docs/willamettebasin/willamette/chpt1overview.pdf 2. Laboratory Division. Pgs. 1 http://www.deq.state.or.us/lab/WQM/docs/OWQISummary06.pdf 3. Floodplains in the Willamette River http://www.fsl.orst.edu/pnwerc/wrb/Atlas_web_compressed/PDFtoc.html 4. Oregon State University. 5. ral Heritage Information Center, Oregon State University, Portland Oregon. 100 pp. http://oregonstate.edu/ornhic/2007_t&e_book.pdf 6. the Willamette River, Oregon 7. http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/tmdls/docs/willamettebasin/willamette/chpt14wqmp.pdf 8. partment of Environmental Quality. IMDFactsheet.pdf 9. mixingzones.htm 10. ODEQ. 11. willamettebasin/willamette/appxctemp.pdf 12. willamettebasin/willamette/appxabacteria.pdf 13. willamettebasin/willamette/appxbmercury.pdf 14. tmdls/docs/willamettebasin/willamette/chpt10upperwill.pdf 15 FIFRA: Final Rule 16. EnfQuery.asp 17. or.water.usgs.gov/projs_dir/marmot/index.html 18. http://www.wetlands.com/regs/tlpge02e.htm GIS Data: for Bibliography 1. Report. Water Years 1997 lab/wqm/docs/OWQISummary06.pdf 2. NPDES facilities with permitted mixing zones to the Willamette River. Lower, Middle, and Upper. www.deq.state.or.us/wq/wqpermit/mixingzones.htm 3. lamette Basin TMDL: Overview willamette/chpt1overview.pdf 4. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. MarketAssessment/Appendix_D.pdf 5. mit Database. 6. Database. 7. http://jollyroger.science.oregonstate.edu/dem/ 8. 8/01/2006; 9. Corporation; 2/03/2006. National Hydrography Plus Dataset (NHDPlus). nhdplus/extensions.php?filter=17 10. Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. Riparian and Wetland Habitats in the Willamette Valley Valley Willamette the in Habitats Wetland and Riparian the within were widespread prairies wetland Valley, Willamette the in Historically River Willamette farming and hunting for vegetation out thinned which summer burning, prescribed late floodplain. river the of areas over larger Act. Species Peacock larkspur, rock White sidalcea, Nelson's lupine, Kincaid's paintbrush, Howellia, White aster, Wayside larkspur, ESU), River Columbia (Lower salmon run), Coho (winter run), Steelhead (spring salmon butterfly blue Fender's create to as well prairies, as wetland and upland the of is left what conserve order to In Wildlife National Valley Willamette the land, agricultural oversaturated from new prairies plant native with by seeding prairies native restoring actively are complexes Refuge refuge their within systems hydrologic wetland the on controls and placing species mitigation a wetland is there Complexes, Wildlife National the of boundaries. Outside the recreate to developers forces that government federal the by developed system of goal the with during development destroyed are that wetlands mind. in wetlands USACE: the by adopted a wetland of The definition and frequency a at ground water or surface by or saturated inundated are areas that prevalence a support, do conditions normal under that and support, to sufficient duration generally Wetlands conditions. soil saturated in for life adapted typically vegetation of areas. similar and bogs, marshes, swamps, include quality water River. The Willamette the feed that corridors major riparian 12 There are River. Willamette the of quality water overall the to critical is riparian areas in these
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Grove Dissolved Oxygen supporting for necessary is that quality water of element a key (DO) is oxygen Dissolved supply natural the on demand oxygen an put in wastewater pollutants Many life. aquatic to used is BOD, and or demand, oxygen biochemical called is This oxygen. dissolved of sewage the from effluent the If working. is plant treatment sewage a well how measure more demand will it ammonia, or solids organic of content high a has plant treatment other and fish to support oxygen less with water the and leave water the from oxygen life. aquatic Pesticides or Toxics repel, destroy, prevent, to intended substances of or mixture substance any is A pesticide and fungicides, herbicides, to refers also pesticide However, pest. any or mitigate pests. to control used substances other various of time the at pollutant a is not pesticide a because residuals leave may that application discharge due effects The ingredients. active 771 include which are registered, products pesticide known is little since concern of great are streams in of pesticides combination to the effects. combined their about Turbidity inorganic both by is affected turbidity of water, clarity the represent to used A measure of terms in is quantified turbidity purposes, regulatory For solids. and organic causing turbidity of source external primary (NTU). The Units Turbidity Nephelometric water storm solids are runoff water surface as such sources nonpoint and point of types multiple solids are side stream of reduction or the removal to due erosion bank and stream events or abrading, by smothering, productivity primary decrease can Turbidity vegetation. and deposit can material particulate fine Excessive organisms. shading photosynthesizing reducing and space habitat in filling by lifeforms macroinvertebrate impact adversely and amphibian fish harm also may material particulate fine Excessive supply. oxygen newly emerging trapping eggs, smothering surfaces, respiratory covering by communities efficiency. feeding visual decreasing fry, and hatched largest communities with a population of greater than 100,000. There are six Phase 1 1 Phase are six There 100,000. than greater of population a with communities largest and area metropolitan Portland the of portions covering Basin, Willamette the in permits within jurisdictions to are issued permits MS4 2 Phase Eugene. and Salem of cities the the of part not already are which greater, or of 50,000 populations with urbanized areas area, metropolitan Portland the of portions cover permits These program. permit Phase 1 area. urbanized Corvallis entire the and urban areas Eugene and Salem, a built include to permits for practice common It is currently is feet, 300 to from 5 size in varying zone, mixing A of water. body receiving the within the enters facility from a discharge wastewater where stream a of area the as defined the of size The standards. quality water current exceeding levels pollution at water body “ or drinking habitat critical to in relation discharge the of standards, location quality facilities permitted Not all body. water receiving the of flow or and size water intakes, River Willamette the along zone dischargers mixing permitted The zones. mixing have occur. discharge allowable their above exceedences when heavily are fined termed action an is Act Water Clean the into Amended lawsuits on are imposed fines Heavy them. against lawsuit a pending of facility the notify unnoticed. have gone would times often that compliance of process this through violators a long takes it that is process TMDL the maintaining effectively with struggle One major time of period effective. fully become Basin Willamette the within parameters TMDL Major Temperature where areas operations, dam major of downstream occur temperatures stream Altered is water where sources point at and vegetation, side of stream loss been has there the in temperatures, stream Elevated devices. factory to cool used being dumped after 23°C during species fish of coldwater death cause temperatures elevated subbasin. These cause and widespread common most The day. one to hours few a lasting times exposure or of decreased effects interactive to attributed is mortality fish induced thermally of increased behavior, or reproductive growth feeding, for energy metabolic of lack (impaired supply food decreased fungus), and bacteria (viruses, pathogens to exposure macro termed mortality, induced thermally of mode This species. (18° temperatures elevated of onset the after months to weeks occurs and delayed, more or mid 23°C C to Bacteria and E.Coli causing humans, in problems gastrointestinal cause and carry pathogens can Bacteria 30 The health. to human or harm impairment determining for TMDL the in concentration target the as used was criterion 100 milliliters rates illness to relates most directly criterion This a waterbody. of capacity the loading an currently is There recreation. for of water use beneficial the on impacts and potential water of violations occasional in results that River Willamette the to load bacterial excess This basin. lower the in violations frequent and upper basin, the in standards quality water waste runoff, agricultural urban and source nonpoint from results load excess discharges from direct river, and the of upper reaches and middle the in plants treatment used to analyze the effects of river flow on the transportation of effluent from its entry entry its from effluent of transportation the on flow of river effects the analyze used to by then must DEQ, it the by created TMDL is initial the Once body. water into the taken. is action further before (EPA) Agency Protection Environmental the approved by or a region within parameter a specific for EPA the approved by is TMDL the Once that for violation in or subbasin region that within 303(d) streams the of subbasin, all are delisted parameter specific placed be will is created is list 303(d) next the when violation in be to found stream is made. can be TMDL the to changes so that 303(d) list the back onto EPA In 2001, approved TMDL. have an to subbasin first the was subbasin The Tualatin approved Tualatin for 303(d) list the onto back put were subsisting Tualatin the in streams few 2006, a mature most the of one considered TMDL is subbasin Tualatin The toxics. and pesticides Valley. Willamette in the and mercury, bacteria, and covers approved has been TMDL Basin Willamette The entire Mollala the and Yamhill, Tualatin, The subbasins. the of all for temperature TMDL. Basin Willamette the within parameters other any for included not subbasins are Mollala the and Yamhill the Both mercury. besides parameters other cover all TMDLs created and approved within the Willamette Basin 1. phosphorus a, pH, ammonia, chlorophyll solids, volatile settleable 2. turbidity dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, dieldrin, enters type pollutant each of much and how kind, what where, of track keep order to In permits discharge source point for permitting responsible DEQ is the the waterways, as (NPDES), System Elimination Discharge Pollution National The NPDES permits. called permitting of responsibility the Oregon of state the gives Act, Water Clean the in created point of concentration the discharge, and of amount the facility, of type the on vary depending the discharge. DEQ approved TMDL, the the with accordance in changes wide basin enact order to In upholding and creating of task the (DMAs) Agencies Management Designated assigns non lower to Plans Implementation goals reaching for timeline a loading, pollutant to reduce strategy management a include use land state with compliance of as proof well as monitoring, performance through legal have that agencies government or local state, federal, DMAs are requirements. Land of U.S. Bureau the Service, U.S Forest the counties, cities, as: such authority non the upholding for responsible DMAs are The USACE. the and Management, 100 than More annually. DEQ the to reports submit must and allocations source made changes the to enact DMAs as are designated Basin Willamette the in jurisdictions TMDL. 2006 in the Point Source Discharge: the of size the on both based permits water of storm types different two ODEQ assigns Bureau. US Census the by as defined area urban an within location the and community the to issued are permits (MS4) System Sewer Storm Separate Municipal 1 The Phase Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Maximum Daily Total setting for (ODEQ) is responsible Quality Environmental of Department The Oregon Oregon within levels pollutant is body or water stream the parameter, given a for limit threshold the over be to is found Water Clean the within as stated bodies, water impaired of 303(d) list the onto placed is initiated process TMDL the list, 303(d) the onto body or water stream a placing By Act. its to back body water or stream the bring will that limits effluent establish to in order are variables many that meaning is iterative, process TMDL The level. acceptable establish and factor each evaluate to equations complicated numerous within involved the as is defined body water a of capacity loading The capacities. loading realistic water violating without carry can body water the that a pollutant of amount maximum are: capacity TMDL loading into built factors four ODEQ. The the by set standards quality non 2) the allocations, load waste source 1) point the decrease to in built buffer 4) a safety and allocations, load background natural before entirely dissipate not do pollutants the of Many pollutants. surplus of possibility is modeling Computer stream. to the contributed are discharges pollutant additional • Turn off the faucet when you wash your hands, clean dishes, or brush your teeth.
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Failure Failure to maintain pH range by Failed to comply with Schedule A The City had an E.Coli sample that was reported as • Support legislation and policies that protect and flood on record occurred in 1861 and and 1861 in occurred flood on record 320,000 than more of area covered an the for a delineation acres, providing 100 to obtainFailure DEQ approval to prior discharge; Albany has the longest flow gauge record record gauge flow longest the has Albany greatest The River. Willamette the on Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment NPDES — — — - By their nature, nature, their By
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Av. Portland, OR 97201. (503) 273 Failure Failure to comply with total Coliform Limits. Class 2 Violation. Fecal Coliform;, Fecal and TSS for Feb. O6; TSS for March 06, 10/1/1999, 11/1/1999, 12/1/1999, 12/6/1999, 3/1/2000: 6/1/2006 6/27/2000 9/5/2007, 9/11/2007 Lane Gettings Creek rest area, I 5/30/2001, 6/12/2001: Exceeding permit discharge limitations
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1964 180,000 3. Oregon Metallurgical Corporation 530 34 Violations: Violations for exceeding permit discharge limitations. Class 2 Violations. Municipal 1. Woodburn, City 2815 Molalla Rd. Woodburn, OR 97071. (503) 982 Violations: 1PH ofUnit less established in an NPDES permit. Class 3 Violation. 2. Sweet Home, City 201 Pleasant Valley Rd. Sweet Home, OR 97386. (541) 367 Violations: Limitations. Failing to comply the conditions of NPDES permit. 3. Monmouth, City 151 West Main St. Monmouth, OR 97361. (503) 838 Violations: being 1300 Oreganisms/100ML. This exceeds the permit limitations by less that 5 12/9/2002 4. City of Adair 6030 NW William Carr Avenue, Adair Village, OR 97330. (541) 745 Violations: 1/15/2006 and Fecal for 06.April Acronyms: Effluent for Definitions CBOD5 TSS NH3 Ag As Cd Cr Cu Disclaimer: The Corvallis Environmental Center and the Institute for Water and Watersheds used many information sources on this poster, and we our best to properly and correctly use data from them. Remember, however, that the data, related information, and graphics are for illustrative purposes only, may not have come from legal documents, and are not intended to be used for legal purposes. Although the poster has gone through an extensive review process, the Corvallis Environmental Center and the Institute for Water and Watersheds can give no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, utility, or completeness of this information. Only the original data source can do that. Thus, please use this map for general education purposes intended use. 16. Metropolitan Wastewater Commission Eugene 410 River Avenue Eugene, OR 97404. (541) 682 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: thermal loading, NH3. Monitored Effluents: temperature, ammonia, nutrients, bioassay, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, total cyanide, priority pollutant, effluent flow, organics. Violations: average effluent concentration of 10MG/L for TSS. During the month of May, your average TSS concentration was 12 MG/L, which exceeded permit limitation by 20%. of NPDES Violations Other Major by the DEQ Documented Permits Industrial 1. Smurfit Newsprint Co. 427 St.Main Oregon City, OR 97045. (503) 742 Violations: Requirements: $96,280; 6/13/1999 limitations. Water Storm 1. Oregon Department of Transportation 355 Capital St. NE. Salem OR 97301 Violations: 178.2, exceeding the maximum daily flow for onsite wastewater treatment system. Class 2 Violation. 2. Willamette Industries, inc/Weyerhauser: 1300 SW. 5 Violations: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Violations.
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Sandy Dam, on the Little Sandy River, is scheduled to be removed in be removed in to scheduled is River, Sandy Little the on Sandy Dam, to return will streambed the term, long the In 2008. of summer the the below temperatures stream summertime and state, its natural Sandy and Little Sandy The decrease. to expected are dam site and fish anadromous for and habitat access Rivers provide organisms. aquatic other the streams, various efforts have been attempted or proposed. For example, since early early since example, For or proposed. attempted been have efforts various streams, the promotes that tower withdrawal selective a place in Dam has 2005 Cougar same the at reservoir depth a from water withdrawing by selectively temperatures stream. receiving the as temperature the basin in installed been have also dams small other Over 350 purposes. irrigation for agricultural primarily of passage the interrupt and morphology stream dams alter longer are no that old dams Removing species. fish migratory stream, the of rhythm natural the increase to way a great needed is the dam that case the in environment safer a create to as as well Sandy the on Dam Marmot example, For flow. high to due fail would Little The 2007. in October and removed decommissioned River was dams were built. built. dams were Basin: Willamette in the Dams Major by the United Flood Control initiated by the Willamette Project operated States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and 1969 1941 years the between USACE the by constructed were dams major Thirteen Willamette the 1935, in Beginning Project. Willamette the called was what through Project newcomers of and its inhabitants of betterment social and economic the for watershed there settle may who large in precipitation winter and snowmelt storing by is performed control Flood generation. and hydroelectric recreation, irrigation, for are accessed reservoirs which River drastically Willamette the into tributaries major 12 the from flow water Controlling for and allows months winter the during reached flow high of peak levels the reduces the to proximity closer within development urban and expansion greater agricultural river. flooding winter decreasing flow, drastically on river control a as act dams These USACE summer base and increasing of number (with production power hydroelectric for suited are dams thirteen the (2), Dam Dam (1), Cougar (3), Dexter Dam Point (2), Lookout Dam Creek turbines): Hills Dam (1). Cliff and Big (2), Dam Detroit Dam (2), Peter (2), Green Dam Foster Since the establishment of large permanent population centers beginning in the the in beginning centers population permanent of large establishment the Since mid the along dikes and levees, came revetments, settlements permanent With altered. undercut erosion. Resulting of bank effects the counter to corridor River Willamette a created downstream, propagate meanders as erosion stream to increased banks, due areas. many in land farm valuable of loss to due event flood a during increases channel river the within carried Stream sediment surface of amount increased the and capacity) (carrying velocity flow increased the both Willamette the As events. peak precipitation the during runoff fine floodplain, the onto flow waters flood the as decreases velocity water the bank and these of composed floor are valley the on Soils deposited. are particles soil grained clay nutrient in occurring floods major other with years, 4 to 1 every occurred have historically events of Corps Army States United of construction the After 1907. and 1901, 1903, 1881, 1890, flood (USACE) Engineers were they as upper Willamette the in elevated as nearly not were events during flood levels flood recorded all and 1997 1996, 1948, 1943, 1946, years The 1800s. during the the floods before to the compared way no in they but damage, property did cause that Changes in the River Channel and Floodplain and Channel River in the Changes during high typically over time, changes a river of course The natural bodies. water or as wetlands visible are that form lakes oxbow off, cut get meanders - Receiving Water: Mixing Zone Width: Receiving Water: Mixing Zone Width: Receiving Water: Mixing Zone Width: Receiving Water: Mixing Zone Width: - - 6219. (541) 766 - Monitored Effluents: flow, pH, BOD5, TSS, temperature,
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allowable discharge by 3%. Class 3 Violation; 5/8/2006 permit contains a maximum daily discharge limitation for TSS of 6,750 lbs. On May 8th you discharged 19,579 lbs of TSS. This exceeds the permit limitation by over 50%. Class 1 Violation. Monitored Effluents: chlorine residual, nutrients, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, bioassay. for the January composite sample was 8053 lbs. The effluent flow at the of dischargetime was 14.63 MGD. Well above the dilution factor of 2. Class 2Violation; 1/15/2008 sample was >2450 COL/100 ML. The reported value exceeds the permit limitation by a factor of 6.0; 5/23/2006 maximum discharge limitation of 2,900lbs of T.S.S.. On May 23, 2006 you discharged 3,330lbs of T.S.S. This exceeds the permit limitation by 14%: $5,080; 12/30/2001 Class 3 Violation. 14. City of Corvallis 1304 NE Second St. Corvallis, OR 97330 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: Monitored Effluents: ual, nutrients, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, Cyanide, Bioassay, temperature. permit limits. Class 2 Violation. 15. Fort James Operating Company/ Pope & Talbot, Inc. 30470 American Drive Halsey, OR 97348. (541) 369 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: trichlorophenol ammonia, phosphorus, Cu, Zn, WET testing, trichlorophenol, pentachloro- phenol. violation of schedule A, A.1 of NPDES permit NO. 101114, which allows a daily maximum discharge of 500 lbs. of BOD. This amount exceeds the 11. Wah Chang 1600 NE Old Salem Road Albany, OR 97321. (541) 926 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: Nitrogen, Thiocyanate ion, Methylisobutyl ketone, oil and grease, total residual chlorine, acute toxicity, pH. carbon, ammonia nitrogen, thiosyanate ion, methylisobutyl ketone, and oil grease, total residual chlorine, Cr, Cu, Cyanide, Pb, Ni, Zn, Titanium, TSS, Conductivity, Bioassay, molybdenum, radium Violations: waste water dismissed: $21,600; 1/25/2000 Penalty NPDES Penalty Assessment NPDES Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment NPDES 12. Weyerhaeuser 2812 Old Salem Rd. NE Albany, OR 97321. (541) 812 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: temperature, pH, Zn, TDS, NH3 Phosphorus, acute/chronic bioassay. Violations: discharge limitation for B.O.D. of 3,500 lbs. On June 20th you discharged 3,950lbs. of B.O.D. This exceeded the permit limitation by 13%. Class 3 Violation. 13. City of Albany 310 Waverly Dr. NE, Albany, OR 97321. (541) 917 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: 9. 2301 Wynooski Road, Newberg, OR 97132. (503) 537 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: Monitored Effluents: Coli, total residual chlorine, Nutrients, total phosphorus, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, Cyanide, iron, Priority Pollutants 10. City of Salem 555 Liberty St. SE Salem, OR 97301. (503) 588 River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: Monitored Effluents: E. Coli, pH, chlorine residual, temperature, Nutrients, Metals, Cyanide, Iron, Whole Effluent toxicity, Priority Pollutants Violations: standards: $7,800; 2/28/2001 Permit Requirements: $1,440; 11/2/2000 Violation. 92 95 91 78 95 53 stu- connects OSU, at tivities 59 81 93 95 64 57 77 93 93 95 89 87 94 95 95 94 93 86 78 29 62 37 84 71 80 79 82 86 85 87 87 87 88 90 93 76 65 66
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Monitored Effluents: Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, Cyanide, bioassay Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: 8. City of Wilsonville 9275 SW Tauchman Rd. Willsonville, OR 97070. (503) 682 River Mile: pollutant testing. Monitored Effluents: Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, Cyanide, Total Phenols, bioassay, priority Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: River Mile: Receiving Water: 1480 NE Territorial Canby, OR 97013. (503) 266 7. City of Canby tion; tion; 12/28/2003 sulfuric acid. Wastewater discharge into Willamette River. Class 2 Viola- cury, cadmium, copper, lead. Violations: Monitored Effluents: whole effluent toxicity, mer- Limited Effluents: Temperature, Turbidity. River Mixing Zone Length: Mixing Zone Width: River Mile: Receiving Water: 419 StreetMain Oregon City, OR 97045 6. Blue Heron Paper Company increased flow overwhelmed the wet end effluent sump and overflowed to the mill sump, which reached the Willamette River. Class 2 effluent toxicity, priority pollutant scan Violations: Limited Effluents: Monitored Effluents: River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: 5. West Linn Paper Company 4800 StreetMill West Linn, OR 97068. (503) 557 Violations: Limited Effluents: Monitored Effluents: River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: 4. Blue Heron Paper Company 419 StreetMain Oregon City, OR 97045 chlorine residual, nutrients, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn, Cyanide, total phenols, toxics removal, whole effluent toxicity. Limited Effluent: Monitored Effluent: River Mile: Mixing Zone Length: 3. Tri 15941 S Agnes Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045. (503) 557 River River Pump Station #1; 5/5/2000 6/30/2003 standards: $5,400; 8/1/2002 Violations: Violation; 12/4/2006 Monitored Effluents: residual, Nh3 Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: 13750 SE Renton Av. Milwaukie, OR 97222 River Mile: 2. Oak Lodge Sanitary District Violations: $3,400. ammonia. residual, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, Cyanide, total phenols, bioassay, E. Coli, water temperature, molybdenum and priority pollutants. Mixing Zone Length: Limited Effluents: 11525 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR 97222. (503) 794 River Mile: 1. Kellogg Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (16) Mixing Zones in the Willamette River River Willamette the in Mixing Zones Major Point Source Permittees with with Permittees Source Point Major
This table lists various monitoring stations, their river mile, and the OWQI since 2001, since OWQI the and mile, river their stations, monitoring various lists This table by river. highlighted are They 1997. since trend information with 80 Numerical ratings: ratings: Numerical as a thick blue river line. line. river blue thick as a season due to increases in precipitation and stream discharge. Each of the 2006 OWQI OWQI 2006 the of Each discharge. stream and precipitation in increases to season due shown stream sampled associated their along map located cover the on shown are scores greater confidence level level confidence greater and 2006 by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. When sufficient data is is data sufficient When Quality. Environmental of Department Oregon the by and 2006 or 80% an trends, at or decreasing increasing significantly for analyzed is a site collected, 1997 between taken from samples calculated were below table the in shown The results caused the number of monitoring sites to fluctuate. to sites monitoring of number the caused phosphorus (TP), and E. Coli (fecal coliform prior to 2002). There are currently 144 144 currently are There to 2002). prior coliform (fecal E. Coli (TP), and phosphorus have constraints but budget network, stream Willamette the within sites monitoring score. The variables used to compose the score are temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), oxygen dissolved temperature, are score the compose to used variables The score. total nitrate, (TS), ammonia and solids total demand (BOD), pH, oxygen biochemical produce a numerical score of water quality. Ten is the worst score and 100 is the ideal ideal the is 100 and score worst the is Ten quality. water of score numerical produce a that variables quality water of a set as defined (OWQI) is Index Quality Water The Oregon The Oregon Water Quality Index (OWQI) Quality Water The Oregon Marys Peak and on the valley floor, receives around 43 inches of annual precipitation. precipitation. annual of inches 43 around receives floor, valley the on and Marys Peak peak, receives 150 inches of rain annually; Corvallis, a town a few miles to the east of of east the to miles few a a town Corvallis, annually; rain of inches 150 peak, receives valley, particularly for valley areas within a peak within areas valley for particularly valley, range the and Range Coast central the in Valley Willamette the Peak, bordering over, causing precipitation to fall as either rain or snow. This orographic effect results in in results effect orographic This or snow. rain either as to fall precipitation over, causing the within precipitation low relatively peaks, and the on precipitation high relatively mountain ranges bordering the western and eastern side of the basin force clouds up and clouds up force basin the of side eastern and western the bordering ranges mountain precipitation in the basin is generally greatest between October and March, with July and July and March, with October between greatest generally is basin the in precipitation The precipitation). annual total of 5% than (less months driest the being typically August Annual Basin. Willamette the drivers within climatic main the are elevation and Season Willamette Valley Climate Information Climate Valley Willamette