Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

Lead Organizations:
Ohio EPA, Spill Control Association of America
Education Programs
Educational Materials
Ongoing
Description:
Ohio EPA, Ohio DNR, County SWCDs and TMACOG circulate educational materials
promoting water quality and the need to prevent toxins from entering the drainage
system.
Listed are some of the fact sheets that Ohio EPA has available in hard copy or their
web site (www.epa.state.oh.us):
Storm Water Phase I Fact Sheet (September 1995)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention for the Home (May 2001)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) Checklist for Construction
Sites (May 1995)
Construction Site Inspection Checklist (2000)
Municipal Storm Water Phase II (June 2001)
In addition, Ohio EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention keeps numerous fact sheets on
various topics from marinas and automotive repair to different areas of the home.
Also available is Rainwater and Land Development: Ohio's Standards for Storm
Water Management, Land Development, and Urban Stream Protection (1996)
prepared by Dan Mecklenburg, ODNR. This manual describes the design,
maintenance, and operation of various BMPS to address runoff quality both during
and after construction. Controls used to comply with Ohio EPA’s General NPDES
Construction permit must meet the standards of this manual.
Pollution Control Agencies
Comprehensive Permitting Programs
Ongoing
Description:
Ohio EPA has taken the lead in management of toxins through comprehensive
permitting programs. The NPDES storm water program requires permits for storm
water discharges from industrial facilities and urban communities.
City of Toledo Environmental Services Industrial Inspections
Ongoing
Description:
The City of Toledo Environmental Services conducts rotating industrial inspections,
during which they look for good housekeeping and BMPs regarding storm water
discharges.
Ohio EPA Training and Workshops
Ongoing
Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
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Issue 4: Urban Runoff