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Department of Environmental Quality


Got an Environmental Complaint?
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DEQ has a new environmental complaints system that includes a toll-free hotline (1-888-997-7888) that Oregonians can call to report environmental problems or violations. You can also access our easy-to-use online complaint form.

Issues about such things as excessive smoke, odors, stormwater runoff, septic problems, pollutants in waterways and dumping of solid waste make up many of the complaints DEQ typically receives. People may call DEQ's environmental complaints hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week, leaving a message on non-business hours. To report a spill or environmental emergency, contact the Oregon Emergency Response System at 1-800-452-0311.
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Meet Director Dick Pedersen
Director Dick Pedersen
Comcast newsmakers interview Department of Environmental Quality Director Dick Pedersen about the agency's approach to solving environmental problems.
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Join Our E-Mail Update Lists
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Receive e-mail notifications and updates on a variety of DEQ projects. Select from a menu of topics that interest you.
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DEQ Issues Air Pollution Advisory for parts of Eastern Oregon
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is issuing an air pollution advisory through Monday, Feb. 6, due to stagnant air conditions over the entire North Central Oregon - Lower Columbia Basin, the Blue Mountain Foothills, the Columbia Gorge east of Hood River, North Central Oregon, including Prineville but not Bend, and the Grande Ronde Valley. DEQ asks residents to voluntarily limit wood heating.
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Phone Books Weighing You Down?
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Trying to minimize your environmental footprint in 2012? One of the best ways to reduce your footprint is to reduce stuff—especially unsolicited stuff that's delivered to your door.

DEQ estimates that in 2003 there were 6.45 million sets of white/yellow pages published and distributed in Oregon, and there were only 1.33 million households in the state. And that was nine years ago. Nationally, only about 20 percent of phone books are recycled. The rest end up in landfills or are burned.
DEQ Office Closures
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For notice of inclement weather closures, check the Office Locations and Hours page.

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