Or. Admin. R. 629-625-0600 - [Effective 1/1/2024] Road Maintenance
(1) The
purpose of this rule is to protect water quality by timely maintenance of all
active and inactive roads.
(2)
Operators shall maintain active and inactive roads in a manner sufficient both
to provide a stable surface and to keep the drainage system operating as
necessary to protect water quality.
(3) Operators shall inspect and maintain
culvert inlets and outlets, drainage structures and ditches before and during
the rainy season as necessary to diminish the likelihood of clogging and the
possibility of washouts.
(4)
Operators shall provide effective road surface drainage, such as water barring,
surface crowning, constructing sediment barriers, or outsloping prior to the
rainy and runoff seasons.
(5) When
applying road oil or other surface stabilizing materials, operators shall plan
and conduct the operation in a manner as to prevent entry of these materials
into waters of the state.
(6) In
the Northwest and Southwest Oregon Regions, operators shall maintain and repair
active and inactive roads as needed to minimize damage to waters of the state.
This may include maintenance and repair of all portions of the road prism
during and after intense winter storms, as safety, weather, soil moisture and
other considerations permit.
(7)
Operators shall place material removed from ditches in a stable
location.
(8) In order to maintain
fish passage through water crossing structures, operators shall:
(a) Maintain conditions at the structures so
that passage of adult and juvenile fish is not impaired during periods when
fish movement normally occurs. This standard is required only for roads
constructed or reconstructed after September 1994, but is encouraged for all
other roads; and
(b) As reasonably
practicable, keep structures cleared of woody debris and deposits of sediment
that would impair fish passage.
(9) Where needed to protect water quality, as
directed by the State Forester, operators shall place additional cross drainage
structures on existing active roads within their ownership prior to hauling to
meet the requirements of OAR 629-625-0330.
(10) Other fish passage requirements under
the authority of ORS 509.580 through
509.910 and OAR 635-412-0005
through 635-412-0040 that are administered by other state agencies may be
applicable to water crossing structures, including those constructed before
September 1, 1994.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 527.710(2)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 527.630(3), 527.765 & 527.714
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