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Last Updated: Tuesday, 29-Jul-2008 10:28:38 EDT

Draft Rules

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Permits to Install and Plan Approvals for Water Pollution Control (OAC 3745-42)

Comment deadline - 5:00 p.m. on September 2, 2008
The draft 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 2008 or early 2009.

Background

At this time the Agency is soliciting comments on draft rules addressing administrative and technical requirements for obtaining a wastewater Permit to Install (PTI). This rule package consists of five rescinded rules and four new rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-42.

The changes being considered include formatting changes to make the rules easier to understand, adding isolation distance requirements to ensure adequate setbacks are maintained from waters of the state, removing requirements on the use of filter sand, and adding restrictions on the approvals for sewage holding tanks. See the fact sheet below for more information on the changes being considered.

For more information about Permits to Install and Plan Approvals for Water Pollution Control, visit the Wastewater Permit to Install (PTI) Program Web page.

Available documents

Letter to interested parties (PDF 93K)

Fact sheet (PDF 33K)

Draft Rules
For a rescinded rule, text is left unchanged and “To Be Rescinded” is at the top of each page of the rule. For a new rule, all text is underlined.

Rule # Rule Title Action
3745-42-01 Definitions (PDF 9K) Rescind
3745-42-01 Definitions (PDF 68K) New
3745-42-06 General permit to install requirements (PDF 11K) Rescind
3745-42-06 General permit to install requirements (PDF 42K) New
3745-42-08 General isolation distance requirements (PDF 6K) Rescind
3745-42-08 Isolation distance requirements (PDF 19K) New
3745-42-09 Requirements for filter sand (PDF 5K) Rescind
3745-42-11 Holding tanks (PDF 18K) Rescind
3745-42-11 Holding tanks (PDF 116K) New

For additional information or to submit comments

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

   By e-mail:  elizabeth.bailik@epa.state.oh.us  
   By mail:     Elizabeth Bailik
                    Ohio EPA
                    Division of Surface Water
                    P.O. Box 1049
                    Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049		  
   By fax:       (614) 644-2745  

If you would like further information about this rulemaking, please contact Elizabeth Bailik at the address above or by calling (614) 644-2039.

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