Open burning requirements for Coos, Douglas, Jackson and
Josephine Counties:
(1) Open burning
control areas:
(a) The Coos Bay open burning
control area, as described in OAR
340-264-0078(2)
and generally depicted in Figure 3 Coos Bay Open Burning Control Area of OAR
340-264-0078, is located in Coos
County;
(b) The Umpqua Basin open
burning control area, as described in OAR
340-264-0078(4),
and generally depicted in Figure 5 Umpqua Basis Open Burning Control Area of
OAR
340-264-0078, is located in
Douglas County;
(c) The Rogue
Basin open burning control area, as described in OAR
340-264-0078(3)
and generally depicted in Figure 4 Rogue Basin Open Burning Control Area of OAR
340-264-0078, is located in
Jackson and Josephine Counties.
(2) Industrial open burning is prohibited
unless authorized pursuant to OAR
340-264-0180.
(3) Agricultural open burning is allowed
subject to OAR
340-264-0050(5)
and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire
Marshal.
(4) Commercial open
burning is prohibited within the Coos Bay, Umpqua Basin and Rogue Basin open
burning control areas and within three miles of the corporate city limits of
Coquille, Reedsport and other areas that meet the standard in OAR
340-264-0078(1),
unless authorized pursuant to
340-264-0180. Commercial open
burning is allowed in all other areas of these counties subject to
340-264-0050,
340-264-0060 and
340-264-0070 and the
requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire
Marshal.
(5) Construction and
demolition open burning is prohibited within the Coos Bay, Umpqua Basin and
Rogue Basin open burning control areas and within three miles of the corporate
city limits of Coquille, Reedsport and other areas that meet the standard
within OAR
340-264-0078(1),
unless authorized pursuant to
340-264-0180. Construction and
demolition open burning is allowed in other areas of these counties subject to
340-264-0050,
340-264-0060 and
340-264-0070, and the
requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire
Marshal.
(6) Domestic open burning
is allowed subject to OAR
340-264-0050,
340-264-0060,
340-264-0070 and section (7),
and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire
Marshal.
(7) Slash burning on
forest land within open burning control areas not regulated by the Department
of Forestry under the Smoke Management Program is prohibited, except as
provided in OAR
340-264-0180.
NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
340-200-0040.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
340-264-0170
DEQ 27-1981, f. & ef.
9-8-81; DEQ 21-1991, f. & cert. ef. 11-13-91; DEQ 4-1993, f. & cert.
ef. 3-10-93; DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from
340-023-0090; DEQ 21-2000, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-00;
DEQ
7-2015, f. & cert. ef.
4/16/2015
Stat. Auth.: ORS
468.020,
468A.025,
468A.575 &
468A.595
Stats. Implemented: ORS
468A.025,
468A.555 -
468A.620,
477.515 &
477.520
