Local Projects

DEQ's Northwest Region is continuously engaged in a wide variety of local projects. We work in conjunction with local governments, community volunteers, and other organizations to solve environmental problems. Listed below are just a few of those projects.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Projects

• Bradwood Landing LNG

Air Quality

• Asbestos
• Business Assistance
• Employee Commute Program (ECO)
• Education and Assistance
• Portland Air Toxics Assessment (PATA)

Water Quality

• NWR Stormwater information
• Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL):
  • North Coast Basins
  • Sandy River Basin Temperature
  • Tualatin
  • Willamette Basin

Land Quality

• Lakeside Reclamation and Compost Facility
  Information about the Lakeside Landfill permit; the compost facility permit and new DEQ rules for compost facilities; the remedial investigation to evaluate landfill runoff impacts to groundwater; and stormwater issues at the property.
• H.G. LaVelle Landfill
• Columbia Biogas

Environmental Cleanup

• PECO Manufacturing:
  Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) Database Site Summary -
  Report Site ID 1973
• Portland's Development Regulations and Hazardous Substance Cleanup Projects
  Information Sheet PDF
• Portland Willamette River Sediment Investigation
• More Cleanup sites

Hazardous Waste

• Technical Assistance
• Toxics Use and Waste Reduction Program

Tanks Program

• Residential Heating Oil Tank Information
• Underground Storage Tanks
• Tank Information

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