DEQ's Water Quality Permitting Program

Permit Issuance Plans

Water Quality NPDES Individual Permit Issuance Plans

• Federal Fiscal Year 2026
  
• Federal Fiscal Year 2025
  
• Federal Fiscal Year 2024
  
• Federal Fiscal Year 2023
  

5-Year Issuance Plans

• Water Quality NPDES Individual Permit 5-Year Issuance Plan for 2026-2030
  
• General Permit 5-Year Issuance Plan
  

Annual report

2024 Annual Report on Oregon’s Water Quality National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program

Current water quality permit fees

The Environmental Quality Commission delegated approval authority to DEQ Director Leah Feldon who adopted rules to increase water quality permit, license and certification fees by up to 3% in 2025 for fiscal year 2026, as provided in ORS 468B.051. The amount of the increase may not exceed the anticipated increase in the cost of administering the program or 3%, whichever is lower.

DEQ will begin receiving the increased fee revenue on Nov. 1, 2025.

Individual and General NPDES and WPCF Permits:

• Oregon Administrative Rule 340-045-0075 Fee Tables 70A-H (Effective Nov. 1, 2025) 
  

401 Dredge and Fill Fees

• Oregon Administrative Rule 340-048-0055 Fee Table 1 (Effective Nov. 1, 2025) 
  

Wastewater System Operator Certification Fees

• Oregon Administrative Rule 340-049-0065 Fee Table B and C (Effective Nov. 1, 2025) 
  

Onsite Septic System Permits:
Oregon Administrative Rule 340-071-0800 Fee Tables 9A-9F and Oregon Administrative Rule 340-071-0220 Table 1-8 (Effective Nov. 1, 2025) 

DEQ's Stormwater, UIC and 401 Certification programs moved to a new electronic data management system called Your DEQ Online. For those programs, you can set up your account and start submitting notifications and pay fees electronically. Visit Your DEQ Online Help page for training materials and guidance documents.