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The Environmental Compliance Program manages City wastewater and stormwater systems through 15 distinct programs focused on protecting assets, meeting NPDES permit conditions, and ensuring water quality compliance. FY 2026-27 budget totals $9.5M in expenses versus $1.3M in revenues. Key programmatic changes include $49.7K in restored overtime for 24/7 duty officer response, $100K for a required Local Limits Study consultant, and process streamlining for stormwater facility management.

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

$49,700 increase for Spill Protection & Community Response 24/7 Duty Officer Overtime to restore previous budget cut and support after-hours pollution complaints and sewage overflow response (p. 781 ↗)
$100,000 required for Local Limits Study consultant per NPDES Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Permit to determine allowable pollutant loadings (p. 781 ↗)
Stormwater O&M Recording and Fee Payment Process streamlined with PP&D; SFI now responsible for recording and fee payment to Multnomah County ($27,000 net zero) (p. 781 ↗)
FY 2026-27 total program expenses of $9,455,002 with personnel costs at $8,251,912 (largest expense category) (p. 780 ↗)
Program regulates impacts to City's wastewater and stormwater sewer system through 15 distinct programs with objectives of protecting City assets and meeting NPDES permit conditions (p. 780 ↗)
$2,560 revenue increase for City's participation in Manufactured Stormwater Treatment Technology Vendor Review (p. 781 ↗)
$14,000 increase in DEQ state shared revenue for ISW due to DEQ permit fee increase (p. 781 ↗)

Amounts: $1,333,650 · $9,455,002 · $8,251,912 · $751,077 · $409,513 · $42,500 · $49,700 · $100,000 · Programs: Environmental Compliance Program · Spill Protection & Community Response · Duty Officer program · Industrial wastewater permitting and compliance · Industrial stormwater compliance · Commercial wastewater and stormwater compliance · Parties: Bureau of Environmental Services · City of Portland · Planning and Permits (PP&D) · Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Del Prog - Env Compliance

Source: PDF pp. 780-781 ↗ · raw: 780 · 781

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Bureau of Environmental Services > Del Prog - Env Compliance Del Prog - Env Compliance Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $1,552,777 $1,613,990 $1,311,000 $1,333,650 Grants Fund $212,220 $188,443 $0 $0 Sewer System $1,340,557 $1,425,547 $1,311,000 $1,333,650 Operating Fund Internal Revenues ($82,652) $0 $0 $0 Grants Fund ($82,652) $0 $0 $0 Grand Total $1,470,125 $1,613,990 $1,311,000 $1,333,650 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Capital Outlay $0 $0 $42,500 $42,500 External Materials and $414,839 $614,179 $282,513 $409,513 Services Internal Materials and $614,084 $634,508 $664,284 $751,077 Services Personnel $7,301,376 $7,704,686 $8,605,575 $8,251,912 Grand Total $8,330,299 $8,953,374 $9,594,872 $9,455,002 Program Description and Goals The Environmental Compliance Program regulates the use of and impacts to the City's wastewater and stormwater sewer system through the implementation of 15 distinct programs with the common objectives of protecting City assets, meeting NPDES wastewater and stormwater permit conditions, protecting water quality, and overseeing compliance of system users. The Program performs the associated activities of developing codes and rules, permitting private dischargers, investigating complaints and illicit discharges, inspecting commercial and industrial facilities, establishing and implementing user charges, and enforcing codes and rules. 780

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget This program is responsible for protecting the City's storm and sanitary assets, watershed health and local water quality through compliance inspections, investigations, technical analyses, data collection and management, program evaluations, and policy development. Services Industrial wastewater permitting and compliance; Industrial stormwater compliance; Commercial wastewater and stormwater compliance; Environmental Enforcement; Spill & complaint response; SSO Response; Extra Strength Revenue; Code & rule development Equity Impacts In support of the bureau's Equity Goal 2 (Equitable Service Delivery and Business Practices) the Environmental Compliance Program has a direct, mandated responsibility to ensure that environmental programs and permits result in positive equitable outcomes for all communities. The work performed in this program provides significant benefit to underrepresented communities through code and rule development and the inspection and enforcement process and is particularly critical to those communities near industrial facilities and those relying on direct contact with surface water (for example, through subsistence fishing). • Provide support to various program efforts that deliver equitable services to customers • Actively participate in ensuring recruitment strategies support a diverse workforce • Encourage activities and trainings focusing on equity outside of the required trainings • Provide operational and management support services to programs and activities that provide direct benefit to underserved populations • Participate in and support equitable outcomes in program delivery through budget analysis and organizational development activities Changes to Program Programmatic changes in FY 2026-27 include: • Increase of $49,700 for Spill Protection & Community Response 24/7 Duty Officer Overtime. This restores previous overtime budget cut from FY2024-25. This non-discretionary overtime is required to support the bureau's Duty Officer program, which responds to after-hours pollution complaints, sewage overflows, and system infrastructure impacts. • In accordance with the City held NPDES Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Permit, Industrial Permitting is required to conduct a Local Limits Study with each permit renewal, or upon significant changes (i.e., STEP) to determine allowable pollutant loadings to the treatment plant. This study requires the use of a consultant at an estimated cost of $100,000. • Beginning in the 2026-27 budget, Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) has collaborated with PP&D to streamline the Stormwater O&M Recording and Fee Payment Process for developers. Stormwater Facility Inspection (SFI) will now be responsible for recording the O&M and payment of related fees to Multnomah County. SFI is reimbursed for recording fees by the contractor via PP&D internal transfer; $27,000. Net zero request. • Increase of $2,560 in revenues for FY2026-27 in Codes, Rules, Manuals for the City's participation in Manufactured Stormwater Treatment Technology Vendor Review. Fee increase. • Increase of $14,000 for DEQ state shared revenue for ISW; DEQ increased permit fees. 781

Parent: Retired Program Offers. . . . . . . . . · PDF: pp. 780-781 ↗