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Panel and utilities urge lawmakers to fund statewide water‑reuse team in HB 21‑69
Summary
Testimony from utilities, environmental groups and state agencies told the House committee that House Bill 21‑69 should be funded to create an interagency team at DEQ and OWRD to coordinate, provide guidance, and expand beneficial reuse of treated wastewater across Oregon.
The House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water heard a broad, mostly supportive public hearing on House Bill 21‑69, which would require the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) to form an interagency water reuse development team to encourage and expand water reuse in Oregon.
Multiple speakers from municipal utilities, conservation groups, irrigation districts and state agencies urged lawmakers to pass HB 21‑69 and provide stable funding so DEQ can continue work begun under 2023 funding. "HB 2,169 will require state agencies to work together as a team…
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