Water Quality Management Plans
(Clean Water Act Sections 208 & 303)
See the December 6, 2006 News Release [PDF].
November 29, 2006
Governor Taft has certified a major update of the State Water Quality Management (WQM) Plan, including elements of areawide waste treatment management plans (a.k.a. 208 Plans). The plan was formally certified and submitted to U.S. EPA on September 1, 2006 and U.S. EPA approved the Plan on November 14, 2006 (see Recent Correspondence). The package included 208 plan updates or amendments prepared by 5 of the 6 Areawide planning agencies in Ohio.
Ohio EPA sought public input on the Plan in several ways, including soliciting updated facility planning information from local communities, holding informational meetings and having a formal comment period on the draft Plan. Comments submitted and the Agency's Responsiveness Summary are available upon request by contacting Dan Dudley.
Local officials, planners and the public are encouraged to browse this Web site to learn more about the State WQM Plan and the 208 Plans. Our goal is to create clear and concise plans that protect water quality throughout the State.
Major highlights of the State WQM Plan that will be of the most interest to local community leaders are listed below.
| Highlights of the 2006 State WQM Plan |
| Issue |
Where to find it |
| Big Darby Creek storm water permit; lifting sewer moratorium in western Franklin County (ESDA) |
Appendix 9-1 (see individual county sections)
and
Appendix 9-3 |
| Other revisions of 2002 Central Scioto Plan Update, including lock-in and opt out requests |
Appendix 9-1, Franklin County section |
| Other emerging water quality issues in Central Ohio, specific prescriptions for local facility planning |
Chapters 8 and 9
Appendices 8-1 and 9-1, especially noteworthy are:
Champaign County
Fairfield County
Licking County |
| Erie County, formerly part of TMACOG regional planning |
Appendix 9-1 Erie County section
and
Appendix 9-4 |
The documents listed below are recent Areawide Agency 208 Plan updates incorporated into the 2006 State WQM Plan.
| List of Updates to Areawide Agency 208 Plans |
| Agency |
Date |
Title / Content Note |
| ERCOG |
Varies |
Amendments to Area Water Quality Plan, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio / Facility Planning Area boundaries, wastewater prescriptions and amendment process, per General Policy Board Resolution #s 024-2001, 058-2001, 046-3003, 033-2004 |
| MVRPC |
N/A |
None at this time |
| NOACA |
06/2005 |
Areawide Water Quality Plan , 2005 Update to Clean Water 2000 Plan / per resolutions 2005-030; changes to Chapter 4 -Wastewater Management Facility Planning; five (5) FPA boundary changes; updated sewer planning options map; certified community-level population and employment allocations |
| 09/2005 |
Clean Water 2000 Water Quality Management Plan
Facility Planning Area Boundary Change / resolution 2005-042; changes to Greater Mentor / Painesville FPA |
| NEFCO |
07/2005 |
Clean Water Plan Ohio River Basin Update Water Quality Management Plan, facility plan updates for Twinsburg and Akron, and Ohio EPA addendum / comprehensive update to 208 Plan |
| OKI |
11/10/05 |
Amendment #30 Regional Water Quality Management Plan / Facility Planning Area updates in Warren County |
| TMACOG |
10/2005 |
TMACOG Areawide Water Quality Management Plan / comprehensive review and update of 208 Plan |