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Division of Surface Water Environmental Mitigation and Special Permitting Section



Environmental Mitigation and Special Permitting Section

The Environmental Mitigation and Special Permitting Section has three responsibilities:

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  • Review and follow-up environmental mitigation required as part of the final issuance of all Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Isolated Wetland Permits
  • Review and issue Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Isolated Wetland Permits for all Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) projects
  • Review and issue Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Isolated Wetland Permits for surface coal mining projects

For questions about this Section, contact Ric Queen, Manager (614) 644-2872.

For other Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Isolated Wetland Permit issues, go to the Section 401 Water Quality Certification/Isolated Wetland Permit/Wetland Ecology Section page.

Recent Activities

bullet The draft Section 401 Water Quality Certification for Corps of Engineers' regional general permit for Ohio Department of Transportation projects is available for comment. The comment period ends June 4, 2009.
          News release [PDF 37K]
          Public notice [PDF 24K]
          Draft certification [PDF 54K]
bullet Draft rule revisions addressing the Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program are available for review and comment.
 

Environmental Mitigation

Once a Section 401 Water Quality Certification or Isolated Wetland Permit including mitigation is issued, a period of five or more years of reporting and follow-up site visits is required.

Send your mitigation reports to:

Ric Queen
Section Manager
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049

E-mail: ric.queen@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone:  (614) 644-2872
Fax:  (614) 644-2745
Coordinate your follow-up mitigation site visits with:

Jeff Boyles
Mitigation Reviewer
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049

E-mail: jeffrey.boyles@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone:  (614) 644-2012
Fax:  (614) 644-2745
 

Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Permitting

Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Isolated Wetland Permit applications pertaining to ODOT projects are reviewed by this Section.

Send your ODOT project application to:

Ric Queen
Section Manager
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049

E-mail: ric.queen@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone:  (614) 644-2872
Fax:  (614) 644-2745
Direct specific questions pertaining to ODOT projects to:

Art Coleman
ODOT Reviewer
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049

E-mail: art.coleman@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone:  (614) 644-2138
Fax:  (614) 644-2745
 

Surface Coal Mining Permitting

Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Isolated Wetland Permit applications pertaining to surface coal mining projects are reviewed by this Section.

Send your surface coal mining project application to:
 
Ric Queen
Section Manager
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
 		 E-mail: ric.queen@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone:  (614) 644-2872
Fax:  (614) 644-2745
Direct specific questions pertaining to surface coal mining projects to:

Rachel Taulbee
Surface Coal Mining Reviewer
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049

 E-mail: rachel.taulbee@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone:  (614) 644-2494
Fax:  (614) 644-2745


Steve Cassidy
Surface Coal Mining Reviewer
Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049


E-mail: steven.cassidy@epa.state.oh.us
Telephone: (614) 644-2007
Fax: (614) 644-2745

Guidance Documents

The following guidance documents are for use in the Coordinated Application Process (CAP) for surface coal mining applications.
 

 

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Street Address: 50 West Town Street, Suite 700 Columbus, OH 43215
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