Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board sent this bulletin at 04/01/2024 09:06 AM PDT
House Bill (HB) 2010 is a bill from the 2023 legislative session that directs OWEB to establish a program to provide grants to water suppliers for the protection of drinking water source areas. In July 2023, the OWEB Board authorized rulemaking for the new Drinking Water Source Protection grant program. The program will provide grants to water suppliers to protect, restore, or enhance sources of drinking water:
A Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) was formed to assist OWEB in developing administrative rules to define program requirements. The fifth RAC meeting will take place virtually: Date/Time: April 4, 2024, 9:00 am-12:00 pm Meeting agendas, materials, and minutes will be posted for each meeting on OWEB’s website. OWEB welcomes public comment on the development of the rules for the Drinking Water Source Protection grant program. Public comments may be made in two ways: Written Comments Written comments should be submitted through the Public Comment Form. Written comments received by Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 12:00 pm will be provided to the RAC before the meeting. Verbal Comments Verbal comments are limited to three minutes and will be heard during the public comment period at approximately 11:35 am. Anyone interested in providing comments will be asked during that time to alert organizers of their interest by using the raise-hand function on Zoom. For more information, contact Eric Hartstein at eric.hartstein@oweb.oregon.gov |