OAR 340-012-0097
Dry Cleaning Classification of Violations

(1)

Class I:

(a)

Discharging dry cleaning wastewater to a sanitary sewer, storm sewer, septic system, or boiler into waters of the state;

(b)

Failing to have a secondary containment system under and around each dry cleaning machine or each tank or container of stored solvent;

(c)

Failing to report a release outside of a containment system of more than one pound of dry cleaning solvent (approximately one cup if perchloroethylene) released in a 24-hour period;

(d)

Failing to timely repair the cause of a release within a containment system of dry cleaning solvent;

(e)

Failing to immediately clean up a release or repair the cause of a release outside of a containment system of dry cleaning solvents or waste water contaminated with solvent;

(f)

Illegally treating or disposing of hazardous waste generated at a dry cleaning facility;

(g)

Transporting, delivering or designating on a manifest, delivery of hazardous waste generated at a dry cleaning facility to a destination facility not authorized or permitted to manage hazardous waste;

(h)

Failing to use closed, direct-coupled delivery, by a person delivering perchloroethylene to a dry cleaning facility; or

(i)

Failing to have closed, direct-coupled delivery for perchloroethylene, by a dry cleaning operator.

(2)

Class II:

(a)

Failing to place or store hazardous waste generated at a dry cleaning facility in properly labeled and closed containers;

(b)

Accumulating hazardous waste beyond the specified accumulation time period;

(c)

Failing, by a dry cleaning owner or operator, to prominently post the Oregon Emergency Response System telephone number so the number is immediately available to all employees of the dry cleaning facility;

(d)

Failing to immediately clean up a release within a containment system of dry cleaning solvent or hazardous waste;

(e)

Failing to remove all dry cleaning solvent or solvent containing residue or to disconnect utilities from the dry cleaning machine within 45 days of the last day of dry cleaning machine operations; or

(f)

Failing to timely submit an annual report to DEQ, by a dry cleaning owner or operator.

(3)

Class III: Failing to notify DEQ of change of ownership or operator or closure at a dry cleaning business or dry cleaning store.

Source: Rule 340-012-0097 — Dry Cleaning Classification of Violations, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=340-012-0097.

340‑012‑0026
Policy 340‑012‑0028
Scope of Applicability 340‑012‑0030
Definitions 340‑012‑0038
Warning Letters, Pre-Enforcement Notices, and Notices of Permit Violation 340‑012‑0041
Formal Enforcement Actions 340‑012‑0045
Civil Penalty Determination Procedure 340‑012‑0053
Classification of Violations that Apply to all Programs 340‑012‑0054
Air Quality Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0055
Water Quality Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0060
Onsite Sewage Disposal Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0065
Solid Waste Management Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0066
Solid Waste Tire Management Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0067
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0068
Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0071
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0072
Used Oil Management Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0073
Environmental Cleanup Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0074
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0079
Heating Oil Tank (HOT) Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0081
Oil and Hazardous Material Spill and Release Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0082
Contingency Planning Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0083
Ballast Water Management Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0097
Dry Cleaning Classification of Violations 340‑012‑0130
Determination of Violation Magnitude 340‑012‑0135
Selected Magnitude Categories 340‑012‑0140
Determination of Base Penalty 340‑012‑0145
Determination of Aggravating or Mitigating Factors 340‑012‑0150
Determination of Economic Benefit 340‑012‑0155
Additional or Alternate Civil Penalties 340‑012‑0160
DEQ Discretion Regarding Penalty Assessment 340‑012‑0162
Inability to Pay the Penalty 340‑012‑0165
Stipulated Penalties 340‑012‑0170
Compromise or Settlement of Civil Penalty by DEQ
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 340-012-0097’s source at or​.us