Report: DEQ making progress on permit backlog
Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno released a report Wednesday showing the Department of Environmental Quality has made progress toward implementing the recommendations made in an audit report released last year, “Department of Environmental Quality Should Improve the Air Quality Permitting Process to Reduce Its Backlog and Better Safeguard Oregon’s Air.”
“Additional work is still needed to fully implement the remaining recommendations,” Clarno said.
“This includes developing additional permit writer and applicant guidance for all types of permits, creating a permanent data system that consolidates the tracking of inspections across all regions, and taking additional steps to begin succession planning across the agency.”
