OAR 340-264-0150
Columbia County


Open burning requirements for Columbia County:

(1)

Industrial open burning is prohibited unless authorized pursuant to OAR 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits).

(2)

Agricultural open burning is allowed subject to OAR 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide)(5) and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(3)

Commercial open burning is prohibited unless authorized pursuant to OAR 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits).

(4)

Construction and demolition open burning:

(a)

Unless authorized pursuant to OAR 340-264-0180 (Letter Permits), construction and demolition open burning is prohibited within three miles of the open burning control areas of Clatskanie, Rainier, St. Helens, Scappoose, and Vernonia and any other area that meets the standard in OAR 340-264-0078 (Open Burning Control Areas)(1);

(b)

Construction and demolition open burning is allowed in all other parts of Columbia County subject to OAR 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide), 340-264-0060 (General Prohibitions Statewide) and 340-264-0070 (Open Burning Conditions), and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(5)

Domestic open burning is allowed subject to OAR 340-264-0050 (General Requirements Statewide), 340-264-0060 (General Prohibitions Statewide) and 340-264-0070 (Open Burning Conditions), and the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(6)

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 (Letter Permits).
NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040 (State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan).
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 340-264-0150’s source at or​.us