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What are my responsibilities and timelines? <br /> Within 20 days after the TMDL is issued as an Order, DEQ will send notification letters to all DMAs. That <br /> is when your timeline starts. <br /> Requirement Timeline Expectations <br /> DMAs develop/submit 18 months, as Per guidelines in the website information. See <br /> Implementation Plans to indicated in the httn://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/TMDLs/TMDLs htm. <br /> DEQ. DEQ notification . <br /> letter. <br /> DEQ acknowledgement, Within 30-60 days DEQ will provide feedback on your plan and inform <br /> review and approval of after receiving you if your plan has been approved. DEQ will also <br /> your Implementation your plan.' provide specific recommendations if your plan is <br /> Plan. not adequate. <br /> DMAs undertake actions As described in This could include continuation of existing actions, <br /> to implement their plans. plan. developing new ordinances, enforcement, outreach <br /> and education efforts, etc. <br /> DMAs submit annual- Due date will be This could be a summary of an annual status review <br /> status reports. based on date plan with DEQ and/or a brief written statement of status <br /> was approved.2 of actions,taken. <br /> DMA reviews and As necessary. Adaptive management through review and revision <br /> revises the plan if data or results in pollution reduction. <br /> other information <br /> indicates the plan is not <br /> adequate to achieve <br /> pollution reduction <br /> goals. <br /> DMA submits five-year Serves as the Fifth Written evaluation of effectiveness of plan relative <br /> evaluation. Annual Report. to pollutant reduction goals as can be demonstrated <br /> by existing data and/or qualitative reports (i.e., does <br /> not require data collection), and description of <br /> changes that will be made if necessary. <br /> DMA and DEQ Following DEQ's Per guidelines in web site information. <br /> collaborate on. plan reevaluation of a <br /> Review and Revision. TMDL. <br /> 1. If DEQ is unable to complete within this time frame, DEQ will acknowledge receipt of plan, and clarify the date <br /> when DEQ will complete review. <br /> 2. The precise date will be one mutually agreeable to DEQ and the DMA and can coincide with other reporting dates <br /> <br /> to DEQ, such as in MS4 or other permits. <br /> n[O~nci <br /> <br />