Section 6111.60 | Issuance of Npdes Permits.
Effective: September 30, 2011 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 22 – 129th General Assembly Before issuing a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit for discharges from a publicly owned sewerage system, requiring and approving a long-term control plan for wet weather discharges from a publicly owned sewerage system, or enforcing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act […]
Section 6111.99 | Penalties.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Whoever purposely violates section 6111.04, 6111.042, 6111.05, or division (A) or (C) of section 6111.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than four years, […]
Section 6111.50 | Credible Data Definitions.
Effective: October 21, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 43 – 125th General Assembly As used in sections 6111.50 to 6111.56 of the Revised Code: (A) “Credible data” means scientifically valid chemical, physical, or biological water quality monitoring data concerning surface waters, including qualitative scoring of physical habitat characteristics and the sampling of fish, macroinvertebrates, and […]
Section 6111.51 | Criteria for Three Levels of Credible Data Related to Surface Water Monitoring and Assessment.
Effective: September 17, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 3 – 130th General Assembly (A)(1) The director of environmental protection shall adopt rules that establish criteria for three levels of credible data related to surface water monitoring and assessment. The rules pertaining to each level shall establish requirements for data assessment, sample collection and analytical methods, […]
Section 6111.52 | Level Three Credible Data Activities.
Effective: October 21, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 43 – 125th General Assembly The director of environmental protection shall use only level three credible data to conduct any of the following activities: (A) Developing, reviewing, and revising use designations in water quality standards; (B) Developing a statewide water quality inventory or other water assessment report; […]
Section 6111.53 | Water Quality Monitoring Program to Collect Levels One, Two, and Three Credible Data for Surface Water Monitoring and Assessment.
Effective: October 21, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 43 – 125th General Assembly (A) The director of environmental protection shall establish and maintain a water quality monitoring program to collect levels one, two, and three credible data for surface water monitoring and assessment. In the same manner provided in division (A)(2) of section 6111.51 of […]
Section 6111.54 | Submission of Surface Water Quality Data.
Effective: October 21, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 43 – 125th General Assembly Each state agency in possession of surface water quality data shall submit the data to the environmental protection agency in a format designated by the director of environmental protection. Each such agency shall submit the data to the director at the same […]
Section 6111.55 | Computerized Database or Databases Composed of All Credible Data.
Effective: October 21, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 43 – 125th General Assembly Following the adoption of rules under sections 6111.51 and 6111.53 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall establish and maintain a computerized database or databases composed of all credible data in the director’s possession and shall make the data […]
Section 6111.56 | Determining Source or Sources of Water Impairment.
Effective: October 21, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 43 – 125th General Assembly (A) If the source or sources of a pollutant causing an impairment of a water of the state are unknown, the water of the state may be identified and listed under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. However, the […]
Section 6111.33 | Dredged Material.
Effective: October 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in sections 6111.32 and 6111.34 of the Revised Code, “dredged material” means material excavated or dredged from a federal navigation channel during harbor or navigation maintenance activities. (B) No person shall use, manage, or place […]