Solid Waste Management District Clearinghouse

In 1988, Ohio's legislature passed House Bill 592, an ambitious piece of legislation that significantly strengthened Ohio's 20 year old solid waste law and that set in motion a planning process at both the local and state government levels. The main goals of this planning process are to ensure adequate and environmentally sound management capacity for Ohio's solid waste and to increase the efforts of Ohio's communities, businesses and industries to reduce and recycle solid wastes.

This page is intended as an information clearinghouse for SWMD's and their associates. If you are interested in a more in-depth discussion of SWMD's please read this special summary of solid waste management districts.  If you are interested in more information on the State Solid Waste Plan, please visit the State Solid Waste Plan page.

If you do not find what you are looking for on this page, please be sure to contact the Planning Unit representative responsible for your district.

Plan Update Schedule

To determine when preparation of your SWMD's draft plan should begin, when the draft plan is due to Ohio EPA, and the date by which you must have an approved plan, read the document titled Plan Update Schedule available on the documents menu below. You also may want to obtain copies of the Facility Data Report, the Solid Waste Management Fee Summary, and the Summary of Solid Waste Management in Ohio to help you in preparing your draft plan. If you need to obtain disposal information that is not yet available in the Facility Data Report, please contact the Planning Unit representative responsible for your district.

Quarterly Fee Reports

To obtain a copy of the current quarterly fee report form, please download the document titled Fee Form available on documents menu below. Please be aware that what you will obtain is a blank copy of the form. Information that was submitted for previous quarters can be obtained by contacting Andrew Booker.

Completed quarterly fee report forms are to be submitted to Ohio EPA based on the following schedule:

• 1st Quarter (January 1 March 31) due May 15th
• 2nd Quarter (April 1 June 30) due August 15th
• 3rd Quarter (July 1 September 30) due November 30th
• 4th Quarter (October 1 December 31) due February 15th

SWAC Meeting Dates, Agendas, and Minutes

SWAC is required to meet, at a minimum, four times a year (once every quarter).  SWAC meetings are open to the public and all interested individuals are encouraged to attend. See the document titled SWAC Meeting Schedule for the dates of currently scheduled meetingson the documents menu below. You can also find notices of SWAC meetings, along with agendas, on the menu to the right as the meetings approach.  Ohio EPA prepares formal meeting minutes for each SWAC meeting. These minutes are available in the documents menu below. Contact Matthew Hittle if you have questions, comments, or suggested agenda items concerning SWAC.

Ohio EPA/SWMD Workgroup

In 1999, a workgroup was established to enable enhanced communication between DSIWM and SWMDs. The Workgroup is intended to provide a forum for Ohio EPA and SWMDs to discuss issues of mutual interest. Ohio EPA hosts this workgroup about once every three months. All SWMDs are invited to and encouraged to attend these workgroup meetings.  You will find notices of workgroup meetings, along with agendas, on the menu to the right as the meetings approach.  Contact Kevin Shoemaker if you have questions, comments, or suggested agenda items concerning the OEPA/SWMD Workgroup.

Format

A copy of the District Solid Waste Management Plan Format (Version 3.0) can be found in the documents menu below.

ADR Form

A copy of the current ADR form is available in the documents menu below. Please be aware that you will obtain a blank copy of the ADR form.  The "Status of Plan Implementation" table for your particular  SWMD that is attached to the version of the ADR form you are mailed by Ohio EPA can only be obtained by contacting the Planning Unit representative responsible for your SWMD.  Upon request, DSIWM will send you an electronic copy of the "Status of Plan Implementation" table for your specific SWMD.

The complete ADR form and "Status of Plan Implementation" table must be submitted to Ohio EPA no later than June 1st of each year.