(1) The Department of Environmental Quality may issue a permit to discharge shrimp and crab processing by-products into the waters of an Oregon estuary under ORS 468B.050 or 468B.053 for the purpose of enhancing aquatic life production. The permit shall impose the following conditions:
- (a) No toxic substances shall be present in the by-products discharged.
- (b) The oxygen content of the estuarine waters shall not be reduced.
- (c) The discharge shall not create a public nuisance.
- (d) Other beneficial uses of the estuary shall not be adversely affected.
- (2) The department shall consult the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and obtain its approval before issuing a permit under this section.
[Formerly 468.777; 1997 c.286 §7]