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Wa te rs o t e S ta te
• Wetla nds
• Perennial or intermittent streams
• Tida I bays a nd estua ries
• The Pacific Ocean (3 miles out)(not the beach)
• �a kes a nd ponds
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Materia
• For Fill, anything organic or inorganic
• For removal, only inorganic
Note: vegetation remova I is not regu lated u nder
the Remova I-f i I I �aw.
Exem tions-t ere a re ma n
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• Forest Practices
• Agricu Itu ra I activities
• Cu Ivert replacement, remova I
• Certa i n vol u nta ry ha bitat restoration activities
• Maintenance activities
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Vio ations
• U na uthorized activities
• Permit Non-compliance
• Non-com pl ia nce with a n enforcement order
• Provid i ng fa Ise i nformation on a n a ppl ication
U na ut orize Activities
• Complaint driven
• DS L m u st p rove
• About 200 cases a yea r
• Half in Wetlands, half in other waters
T ica I Com la i nts that a re violations
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• Fill in a wetland
• Re-routi ng a strea m
• New structu re i n a waterway
• Dredgi ng i n a strea m
• Construction of a da m across a waterway
• Excavati ng a pond i n a wetla nd
T ical Com laints
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• Remova I of ri pa ria n vegetation
• Sma I I a mou nt of work done by ha nd
• Drainingawetland byexcavatingaditchor
blocking overland flow in uplands
• Discha rgi ng stormwater i n a wetla nd
• Stockpiled material falling into a waterway
• Ma ny forestry or agricu Itu ra I activities, u n less
a la nd use cha nge is i nvolved
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• Too much time has passed and the evidence has
disappeared
• The evidence is weak with respect to resource
identification, especially with wetlands
• Identification of the alleged violator is problematic
• The alleged violator no longer owns the property
• The alleged violator is an LLC or other business entity
that no longerexists
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• Gather i nformation
— Location, location, location (lat long, TRS taxlot,
detailed description)
— Identity of the alleged violator (property owner,
contractor)
— Evidence (photos of removal/fill, photos of dump
truck logos, signage on property)
— Volume estimates (how much removal or fill, how
many truckloads)
Contact DSL
• By Phone, fax or e-ma i I
• Resou rce Coord i nators by Cou nty (consu It ou r
Website for latest county assignments)
• Coord i nator on ca I I(Sa lem reception at
(503)986-5200)
• Anonymous? Yes ! We won't put you r contact
i nformation a nywhere i n the f i le.
W at a ens next?
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• DSL i nvestigates-ou r bu rden to prove
• I nvestigation ca n ta ke months, especia l ly if
wetla nds a re i nvolved.
• We ma ke a violation determ i nation-goa I is 2
months after the com pla i nt.
• I nvestigation ti me is d i rectly related to the
quality of the complaint information.
I nvesti ation
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• Sta rts with col lecti ng resou rce ma ps
• We i m med iately try to contact the a I leged
violator, usua I ly by certif ied ma i I
• I nteragency site visit
— Data collection (wetland determination)
— Violation determination
— Resolution discussions
A ter we eterm i ne a vio ation
• We try to reach cooperative agreement (80%
or ou r cases)
• If that is not successf u I, we issue a n
administrative proposed order
• The a I leged violator may req uest a hea ri ng
• If no hearing request, we issue a final order
• Ti mel i ne goa I for proposed orders, 2 months
from violation determination
Fi na Or ers
Agency Key Performa nce Measu re:
Resolution in place within
12 months of the com pla i nt
Civi I Pena Ities a nd Corrective Actions
• We a Iways assess a pena Ity
• In a cooperative agreement, we may reduce
the penalty upon compliance
• Corrective actions
— We consult other agencies, especially ODFW
— Site restoration is a priority, but not always
possible
— Specific timelines
Fi na I Resol ution
• May i nvolve wetla nd del i neations, m itigation
pla ns, other reports a nd stud ies
• May involve monitoring over several years
• May take years...and years.....
• May i nvolve mu Iti ple orders, I iens on property,
lawsuits
Fo ow u wit Co m a i n a nts
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• DSL does not routi nely keep com pla i na nts
i nformed on status of cases
• Co m p I a i n a nts ca n ca I I t h e Co u nty Reso u rce
Coord i nator for a n u pdate
• Records ca n be req uested
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