(July 8, 2024 -Portland and Umatilla County, Ore.) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday for the…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Environment Quality (DEQ)
Unified Command concludes response to tar balls and oiled wildlife along Oregon Coast and southern Washington Coast; Cleanup complete, No re-oiling, Investigation into cause continues
(ASTORIA, OR – June 7, 2024) — The Unified Command is concluding its operation to address the presence of tar balls on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts. As we wrap up, we…
MYSTERIES FROM THE SEA: Tar Balls, Oiled Birds and Beached Whale – Report from Oregon DEQ Incident Response Team 5/27/24
Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like oil washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south of Waldport, OR. To date, no source has been identified. However, analysis…
Tar Balls Continue to Wash Up Along Oregon, Washington Coasts; Unified Command Urges Coastal Visitors to Avoid Contact
(ASTORIA, Ore. –May 25, 2024) — Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like substance washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south…
OHA, DEQ announce Oregon beaches to be monitored for bacteria in 2024/2025; Seven Beaches in Tillamook County – Short Sand, Manzanita, Rockaway, Twin Rocks, Oceanside, Cape Kiwanda, Neskowin
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria during the 2024 and 2025 monitoring seasons. The list was created based on…
Participants Needed for DEQ Built Environment Information Gathering Sessions in August
The Department of Environmental Quality is gathering information about how coastal community members view their built environment, and would love to hear from you! The purpose of the listening sessions is to…
NETARTS-OCEANSIDE SANITARY DISTRICT: Sewage Spill in Netarts Bay Tuesday, Dec. 27; Bay Closed to Commercial Shellfish Harvesting
The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District experienced a sewage spill at its Netarts pump station early in the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27, 2022. The Oregon Department of Agriculture closed Netarts Bay to commercial…
Air quality advisory for Columbia, Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties; Many areas with unhealthy air quality
QUICK FACTS Location: Columbia, Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties End date: Friday, Oct. 21 Smoke source: Nakia Creek, Siouxon and Cedar Creek fires The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Columbia, Clackamas,…
OREGON DEQ: Weather inversion causing unhealthy air quality in Portland metro area, Columbia County
(Oct. 18, 2022-Portland, Ore.)— Portland metro area counties, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas, as well as Columbia County, are experiencing unhealthy air quality this morning due to smoke from the Nakia Creek…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 10/11/22 & DEQ Air Quality Advisory in Deschutes and Lake counties, remains in place for Clackamas, Douglas, northern Klamath, Lane, Multnomah and Washington counties
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Weather Well, as has been the case for some time now, a high pressure ridge continues to dominate the…