Assessment Methodology
The Assessment Methodology for Oregon's 2024 Integrated Report Cycle will include updates for inland, estuary and marine waters.
The draft 2024
Assessment Methodology Document currently includes inland and estuarine waters. DEQ's Water Quality Assessment Program is holding a separate public process for assessing marine waters in the 2024 Integrated Report cycle. In collaboration with a technical workgroup, DEQ has developed draft assessment methodologies to assess the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia on marine aquatic life.
The public comment period for new marine methodologies for assessing impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia is now open and will close on July 7th, 2023. Detailed information about the updates can be found on the
Assessment Methodology Updates page.
Informational webinar
DEQ will provide an informational webinar on June 8, 2023, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to present new 2024 assessment methodologies for marine waters.
Register for the webinar.
Call for data
Marine waters only
DEQ will hold an open call for data from June 15, 2023, through August 14, 2023, for a total of 60 days. DEQ does not expect to extend the data solicitation deadline. Information including data submission templates, video tutorials and submission can be found on DEQ's Call for Data web page.
Inland and estuarine waters
DEQ completed a separate public process for inland and estuarine waters for the 2024 Integrated Report. The public comment period for the Draft Assessment Methodology for Oregon's 2024 Integrated Report was open from Jan. 5, 2023, through Feb. 21, 2023, for a total of 47 days. DEQ provided a webinar on Jan. 12, 2023, for the use of the 2022 Integrated Report tools and 2024 methodology updates. The public call for data was open from Feb. 6, 2023, through April 7, 2023, for a total of 60 days.
DEQ plans to release a response to comments document on the full 2024 draft assessment methodology prior to the release of the draft Integrated Report in late December 2023.