DEQ’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement issues civil penalties and
Department Orders on behalf of DEQ’s director, who has been delegated to do so
by the Environmental Quality Commission. When DEQ assesses a civil penalty, it
calculates the amount of the penalty using criteria set forth in Oregon
Administrative Rules Chapter 340, Division 12. Base penalties range from $100
per day for each Class III violation with a minor magnitude, to $12,000 per day
for each class I violation with a major magnitude. Base penalties may be increased or
decreased depending on specific factors according to Division 12.
For more information, see the full rule in the Oregon secretary of State
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