Draft Rules

Pretreatment Program (OAC Chapters 3745-3 and 3745-36)

Comment deadline - 5:00 p.m. on July 20, 2011

The draft amended rules are available below. Notice has been sent out for interested party review. After considering comments and making changes, if necessary, to the rules, a public hearing and another public comment period will be scheduled in late summer 2011.

 Background

Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapters 3745-3 and 3745-36 provide the administrative requirements for the development and implementation of pretreatment programs, regulating industrial discharges to publicly owned treatment works.  These rules are also known at the Pretreatment Rules and IDP (Indirect Discharge Permit) Rules.

The rules under OAC Chapters 3745-3 and 3745-36 have been reviewed pursuant to section 119.032 of the Ohio Revised Code.  Ohio EPA is required to review its rules every five years to determine if the rules need revisited.  At this time, amendments are being considered for seven rules and no changes have been identified for four rules in the two chapters. 

For more information about Ohio's pretreatment program, visit the Pretreatment Program web page.

Available documents

Letter to interested parties - June 20, 2011 [PDF 53K]

Fact sheet - June 2011 [PDF 32K] 

Draft Rules

Text being considered for deletion of struck through; new test being considered is underlined.

OAC Chapter 3745-3 Pretreatment Rules - Regulations for industrial discharges to public treatment works.  See the currently effective rules here.

OAC Chapter 3745-36 Permit Program Regulating Discharge of Nondomestic Wastewater into a POTW - Permitting requirements for indirect dischargers.  See the currently effective rules here.

For additional information or to submit comments

Please submit any comments you have on the draft rules in one of the following manners.

If you would like further information about this rulemaking, please contact Ryan Laake at ryan.laake@epa.state.oh.us or (614) 644-2134.

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