OAC Chapter 3745-5
Water Quality Trading

The following is a complete list of the rules in Chapter 3745-5 of the Ohio Administrative Code. The documents are in the Adobe Acrobat™, PDF format*.

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Download the entire Chapter 3745-5 here (PDF 114k), or download individual rules below.

• Table of Contents (PDF 8k)
• 3745-5-01 Definitions: as used in this chapter (PDF 17k)
• 3745-5-02 Purpose and applicability (PDF 11k)
• 3745-5-03 Prohibitions and restrictions (PDF 10k)
• 3745-5-04 Water quality trading: general requirements (PDF 13k)
• 3745-5-05 Water quality trading: general requirements for a water quality trading management plan application (PDF 9k)
• 3745-5-06 Water quality trading: requirements for a water quality trading management plan application (PDF 13k)
• 3745-5-07 Requirements for water quality credits (PDF 8k)
• 3745-5-08 Water quality credits and pollutant loading calculations (PDF 8k)
• 3745-5-09 Determining water quality baselines (PDF 10k)
• 3745-5-10 Water quality trading: trading ratios (PDF 8k)
• 3745-5-11 Water quality trading: incorporating trades into individual NPDES permits and general permits (PDF 10k)
• 3745-5-12 Record keeping, reporting requirements, compliance, enforcement, and oversight (PDF 11k)
• 3745-5-13 Public participation requirements (PDF 9k)
• 3745-5-14 Ambient water quality monitoring requirements (PDF 8k)

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