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House updates groundwater law to prompt earlier action and local‑agency coordination; passes on third reading
Summary
Senate Bill 11 54 passed the House. Sponsors described the bill as a modernization of Oregon's Groundwater Quality Management Act to promote earlier agency and local response to contamination, require agency assessment and public‑health response plans, and establish a green/yellow/red planning framework; Representative Bobby Levy sought and read
The Oregon House passed Senate Bill 11 54 on third reading, a measure described by sponsors as an update to the state’s Groundwater Quality Management Act to prompt earlier, locally led and agency‑informed responses to groundwater contamination.
Representative Helm, who carried the bill onto the floor, said more than 80% of Oregonians rely on groundwater for drinking water and that aquifer contamination is costly and difficult to remediate. The bill requires development of agency assessments and preliminary public‑health response plans, clarifies roles for agencies and local partners, and establishes a “green/yellow/red” planning framework: monitoring in “green,” voluntary early action in…
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