Funds And Resources For Drinking Water Source Protection - Department Of Environmental Quality Page 14
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28Information on local management plans and your area’s ODA Water Quality
Specialist can be found at:
ans.aspx
More information on the regulation and use of pesticides can be found at:
Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Analytical and Response Center (PARC)
The Pesticide Analytical and Response Center (PARC) was created by executive
order in 1978. The program was reauthorized under the Oregon Department of
Agriculture (ODA) as ORS 634.550, in 1991.
PARC is mandated to perform the following activities with regard to pesticide-
related incidents in Oregon that have suspected health or environmental effects:
Collect incident information, mobilize expertise for investigations, identify trends
and patterns of problems, make policy or other recommendations for action,
report results of investigations, and prepare activity reports for each legislative
session.
PARC does not have regulatory authority. Their primary function is to coordinate
investigations to collect and analyze information about reported incidents.
Investigation coordination includes collecting reports produced by member
agencies and consultation as necessary with a toxicologist with Oregon State
University. Member agencies conduct most of the investigations and take any
necessary enforcement action(s). The eight member agencies include the
following:
Oregon Health Authority
(OHA),
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife
(ODF&W),
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ),
Oregon
Department of Forestry
(ODF),
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OR
OSHA),
Office of the State Fire Marshal
(SFM),
Oregon Poison
Center
(OPC),
Oregon Department of Agriculture
(ODA).
To report a pesticide incident that has impacted people, animals, or the
environment, contact: Theodore Bunch Jr., PARC Coordination Team Leader at
503-986-6470 or toll-free at 844-688-7272
PARC@oda.state.or.us
Christina Higby, Citizen Advocate Liaison at 503-986-5105
chigby@oda.state.or.us
Department of Agriculture
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
SWCD Program and Water Quality Program Manager: John Byers, 503-986-4718
The Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Program provides services to the
45 Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Oregon (list current as of
.
6/16). SWCDs are local government entities that have authorities to address soil,
erosion, and water quality issues.
Page 14 of 28
Last Updated 6/2016
By: Sheree Stewart
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